The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-02

rrdins In Giving Arsenic {" Mrs. bishop
,nd ,,r cobb The tonfc,>iun Given to n
Uro,her Mason. who Gnve II To the States
.uorne,-Iti.. Mrs. Cobb snSs. u Foul Lilo.
NorwIru. Conn, Oct. 1. This city was
,hrorn into intense excitement ut o'clock this
afternoon iy the announcement that Wesley W.
pishop had made detailed confession OF his
completely in the poisoning Of Charles II. Cobb.
Jr. last june.
Aboutn a year ago Bishops wfc died sud
sopiv in Intense agony after a sickness OF less
,ban twelve hours. Hardly two months after
wsrl Mr. Cobb was taken sick. the symptoms
bsne similar to those that ended in Mrs.
pishop's death. For days his malady confined
b,n 10 the house. and then for many successive
I,vs he seemed - be- perfectly well.
MANY physicians werc called. but none OF
them could give any reason for his
,,knoss or afford him any relief On
tho DAY u his death he was apparently in
bis usual health At dinner his wife handed
him a CUT - tea and after drinking II he said:
Il feel strangely. | am hot all over. Take me
10 the l,uage" His wife led him to n sofa. and
he sank down exhausted In u few minutes he
was dead. An autopsy was held. and tho ply
sicians said that the remains ought to he sent
toa chemist. They were subsequently sent to
Prof DDramus of New iurk, who re-
ported that he found large quantities Of
arsenic IN the stomach and vitals. Then.
At the request of Bishop. tho remains
o,his wi,c were cXhumcd and examined 10y
Prof porrmus. who reported that he found
traces II ursenir On Prof porcmuss t'sti-
mony tho Coroncr's jury rendered avcrdict that
Mr. Cobb came TO his death hy poison admin
isterrd 10y lis wife Katie NJ. Cobb. aided RnA
Astel ly Wesley W. Bishop. The accused
persons were subsequently arrested. and at tho
preliminary examination held last July they
werc fully committed for trial
AT IN pre lminary hearing The Stnto intro
ducei witnesses t. provo TINT Il shop had spent
a great Heal IT time at Cohb'S house when Cobb
was not at home. AMI that th';r VISITS to Mrs.
Cobb had been noticed AMI had mad" trouble in
both fnmilies that Mrs. Bishop before
her death had become violently lealous. and
that Cohl's mother had excited the displeasure
o. her dnughter-in-aw 10y advising him in her
hearing not to have anything more To- do with
Bshop. ~ there were strange reports anpat;
them IN the lodge room. before tn" result ~ the
analysis in Cobbs case WAS known, that poiso
would probably hc found. ~ Cnhb had taken
medicines containing IL; also that h. Ind hin-
self bought small quantity ot arsenic Tor Cobb
The news Of IN" confession was first brought
70 the city by Chief Justice Parse. who had Just
come from conference with MaYor Waller 4
prosecutor in the Cobb Bishop case. Judge
farke while in New Loutou. was shown the
confession. which covered several fooscap
pages aud though II hal been made 60 so-rallcd
friends AT the lgil on sunday last and yesterday
under the bonds OF secrecy. the Judge on his
arrival IN this city made no -errrt II the IN t.
and communicated many points I'm relation To
the, crime disclosed. The news sprsad RAPIDLY.
and what WAS at first whispered cnutiou-iy y
among cliques Of lawyers and knots Of Bishop :
friends, was soon boldly talked of and dis russed
All the bitter feelings against the murderers II
Charles Cobb were awakened nfrrsh. md the
particularly AGAINST Bishop was rrdoubled
The suns correspondent at once visited the
who was returni from an interview with his
client. Mrs. cobb. Mr.. Wait was thundcrstruck
when The fat Of. ne confcssip,p was made
known 10 him. II is impossible he said.
The man lnu-t be crazy, If h. has gone To- tell
ng.su'h stories. Whv. Just left Mrs Cobb.
and she was IN excellent spirits. don't under
stand it at ALL" Mr.. Wait accompanied the
Tonorigr, t. the laii; an was very 81. 81,
grounds enclosing the lofty granite prison. As
be passed up the sea shell walk and placed his
hand on the knob OF the Jail door he paused
some mistake" Then he hurriedly entered
and. Will ui h-eding the Assistant lnilcr, walk
ii mhetrc h"t' nc 'i the call c Of Mrs Go6%6 % Thc depa
ty lal"r refused Hdmittan'c to every one not
CONNECTED " th The case - the cells occupied 10y
b.shopant Mrs. Cobb. He admitted that CON
iession pa seen made. but said that he ana the
laer Mr. B-okwlth. and the At"r,s wife had
been parties To- the confession and had been
sworn l., ,,y nothing about H. Mr. Beckwith
wm then 10 Nnw London. whittier he had gone
with james Greenwood and Rufus NJ. Ladd,
Nj. Wait. after his, nteryiew with Mrs. Cobb.
wont DIR to the office OF the Mcssrs. Thr shrr.
wAo have hcrn counsel for Bishop. He said
that Mrs. Goth received the announcement OF
Bshop's 'onf"ssion with the utmost coolness
aud without exhibiting by the quiv"r Of a nerve
ihN ID" was unexpected or terrible. She
Know nothing OF the coniession said the cOun-
seAor. ana was the first 10 break the news 10
her She sat very quiet for moment and then
shswerei evolly, II Is tho foulest lie that was
ever toIl.' then looked her sIuarely in the
NftyV f.afNV fttft
yourself Nud God j. THIS confess true 2 She
replied -oiemnly. II is "A base lie from begin
nlng - end. | never took poison from Bisnop.
hni, before God. never gave any poison 10 my
.us,ant.' she said very little besides except
10 s,oi d9hy IN NE most emphatic terms That She
ever hai any unlawful intercourse with Bishop
os Sas c"h'"rned n any manner with the cause
OIL her husbands death"
On r"a'hlng the ficc q $. 5. Ihresher. the
senior couu7e for Mr.. Bislop. Mr.. Wait was
e!Qs"t"I Wi't that gentleman for nearly an hour
IN earnos, conyersntlon. Mr.. lnrcsher had
Lpl heHrl y the confession before. His asso-
ela'" -Hll last evening, after the conference
WIN Mr.. Wait, that he was not much surprised
Nme. Mr.. lhrosher added that he aud his as
so'lale withdrew from the case several weeks
,,xo on recount Of Bishops neglect 10 pay them
lpr Wrlf services that they would have nothing
Moi't. |' With man who sought, at any cost.
aAl lt ll" ulo7t cowdrdly and unmauly way, 10
taye h.s ,,"u mock by lie about his accom-:
lu", Hi-inp,' he said. has be"n hcguilrd
,pIo ths rs by his uncle. s. j.. BishoI.
n'Fwl'h itH agent. who has probably mislcd
u" inan ln tAe belief that hy turning States
fNlrh,r DE- will eS ape the ealpws; Bishop
A1s w gf 9 swing for the murder"
Dis Nrif" most ~ the confession on sun
NNyahl gave % Mr.. Rufus NJ. Ladd, Il brother
NJ lL Wa. took IL home anl slept with it un-
Vrt h- l.Yw. Mr.. Ladd was greatly excited
- Us .f puose-si0n. and. not knowing what
sa. i-l.'"i with James Gr'guwopd and
i".I f-.uu friends. VINO advised him 10 de-
h,Nvi Mr. Waller the prosecuting attorney,
s1pto NJ mornins he retnrprd the c9n'Is, ,t,
tat-l An at that he had omitted in the first
s'aA,e Then Mr. Ladd amt Mr.. Greenwood
Instl .. aul to-day decided ~ 20 10 New
N1'Dlol H,l the paper.