The sun., 1878-07-18
THE CoNNECTICUT POISONING.
Arsenic In Mrs. bishop. Body-The Secret
HI.hop Told Go u nrolher Mason.

NORW1CH, July l'-1no NibN OOuII, III
which the trinl Of tho Cobb Bishop poison case
IL slowly going on. was packed with persons Of
both sexes and all ages again to-day. AS soon
as the space behind the rail was filled to the
vorgo OF sufTocation the Judge ordered the
doors TO be locked and there was no escape
until adjournment
Bishop sat In his accustomed seat behind his
counsel tipped his chair back against tho rail.
smiled grimly under his pointed moustache
whenever poison was mentioned and looked
altogether as cool and unconcerncd as the most
dsintercsted spectator His demcanor has
changed 30 radically since his arrest that
II has become n topic OF general discussion.
Prior to his Incarceration he complained OF
nervous prostratlon; he crcpt along tho streets
with woe and detection In his colorless face.
This morning he came down the hill from Jail
TO the court house with light. careless stop.
Havana cigar between hls tceth. and chatted
animatedly with the ofilcer who walked by his
side.
Mrs. Cobb. on tho other hand who wns COM
posed and dauntlcss in her air and looked
lightly at the prospect Of a trial for her life.
seems to have completely broken down. She
tottered into the consultation room Of
the Judge in company with her mother
and her husbands relatives. and sank in
a dead faint on the greer leather-cOvrrcd sofa.
Stimulnnts and restoraiivcs were given. hut she
did not recover sufficiently to arise from her
couch until tho close of the session. by her
side sat her silent. worn. haggard Dyed mother.
who only left her for a moment TO glide like
spectre into her seat in the court ROOM;
At the opening of the court DIR. DOrcmus
was placed on the stand. md he completed his
testimony. He dcscrihed graphically the cxh hu-
nation ot Mrs. Bishops h ldy months after her
burial. and Two weeks aiter Inc analysls oi
Cobb's vitals The grave IN Nnnilc Cemetery
dug SpeR n SSsSSet E' The to bdS ,S
of a woman. whose features were 50 wonder
fully preserved and lifc-lke that she seemed to
be- only sleeping wns uncovered She WINS re-
moved to Aliens Morcue. Her brain and in
t"rnnl organs were nsen out ana carried ny
made a careful Gnnlvsis. following the same
process employed in the examination OF Cobb.
All the internal organs were in perfectly nor
nal condition. This surprising preservation
after 40 long confinement in the ground tho
Professor argued wHs due 10 the press rVattvo
effects Of the arsenic I'm hcr system. The Doc:
tor annlyzcd ten ounces OF tho liver. two and
half ounces Ut the kidney, and two
ounces of the muscles. and found q
from the remains Of Mr. Cobb Hc ncSt exam
incd the TISSUES oi the stomach and intcstinss.
and also brought 10 light traces Of arsenic. He
| believed that enough arsenic was in the system
OF Mrs Bishop to Indicate that IL had boen ad-
minstcrcd In "A fatal dose There was intense
stiffness during the testimony.
Mr. Vim. X. Shrw. a druggist. testified that in
the winter he sold arsenic 70 Mr.. Bishop;
The most important witness OF the day was
Mr. Arthur II. Brewer. n wrll-kuown lumber
| and coal merchant Master Mason OF his lodge.
aud an old friend Of Bishop. Hetestilled
on the day preceding ihr burial oi Chas n Cobb Jr
ard .s1 the s%ag. 'a q, en | H. & To Ssw N SG5A s S To-
rl ,l l"' ~ Mo no ," Mica m s,,s ",
! the Mason. In the PROCESSION that tolowci
greeted him in c.rhAl manner Both N usasrce ihai
It was not al visHhr m view ot the strange rmors ana
| cyc. and IA. frame wa. shaken he .ad ha, va. the
or who h,i treated hm a., human tie alled IN a
nrin % y9's a, Inc erS & . 'i bct u na % 'i in "s
moment ~. manner changed ant he asked me whether
hin~i and Nr cobb, which hat b.en committed 10 hn
Sn Si s Maso.S m srd" hSp he wd"ii no, MAKE It known
e al St e a dy ir n "sah not m 10 SSeg az y
make At known before the result Of the analysis wa.
e9m1&s9 @ m ga tarrH e y hm r.. hsd a"b 'llI hai
IN NE ,Senln; A. Ne sproinied tine ,ol lgrr, Mr
m,-.n me, s.orot 10 t..e erngu~',fu hair u twaas
iis, anl ~ ~ M mop an, , a iN , H. e-g & tr
aud Keep tia rroiouui s'.i'f -aid ,e.. AMI pledged
ms"n H. thcn s.Lci me- Il sou'i hn, ,or Inn ma a
f." &c n, gga1, or .oSr. 90 9'' Ch1re '1 oh n he
s@iss'I Of Mr wm w sheS % The amsnn, @ ~ believe SS
wa. only n,c cent. worth or about ounce That's
only way IN which could account At The TIME tie
.cgIcc,y Which harAe as''Td To- "c,lsge,, be man.
sired the vis'u 20, give y DO ihnt had bitten
he imnutci To- him iid not hink al tho tine that hc
wished u commit suicide. and DO not think So now
an, complci,y Cobb' death ani added that poison
CCobi had tod him that he VA. taking ,ir,chmnc and
| Iho-phonc acid, which had bccn ordered ly his
| ilit siclAns We told him tt Tact OF his having
| been druggist would bo associated in the
| minds of tie people that he was the poi,oncr,
| and he answered, 4 don't know what fatal dose oi
ar,cnic Is Just m, condition am accused Of muir
| deung my best iTsl ani then even of POISONING NY
| WIFE Here he completely broke down nni wrpt He
| added in moment that lie desired that hi-
| Nsifrs body might Doe tNhumcd and examined tor
poison saving hatif any ppison Ma found IN the re-
hc could not account Tor IL lie said that he gave
| her the medicine that She TOOK he explained his ire
quru visits Cohb, house Ia has absence by saying hi,
| business called him there
The case is to be continued tomorrow. Many
startling rumors have been aiioat for many
days and have crept into the newspapers. al
| OF which are in part or wholly untrue.