Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-22
The Norwich Potsouiuy

NIX. klPLEI RECTAL OF LOVE STORY IN
VoLYlNG TWO CASES OF DEATH,
A telegram from Norwich. July 10 saws
The city court room was again densely
crowded this pOrning. Bishop came into the
Judges room before the opening OF the court ire
He chatted with the lawyers and his acouaint.
ances as he smoked fragrant Havana, and
often laughed at an amusing incident His
step was light his air unconcerned and cool,
but the restless glance of his cod blue eye
never ceased in its watchfulneSS. lie came
into the court looking boldly around aud
grlmly smiling at the curious glanceS cLSt AT
HIM from every side. Mrs. Cobb WAS driven
from the jail 10 the courthouse. and police
afhcer assisted her tottering Steps up the stone
stairs and into the trial room. She looked
palcr Than usual, and her eyes showed traces
VI tears. She was dressed in deep mourning
and had added To her attire a thick back va
That reached below her waist, and nearly con
led her features. She sal within six feet of
kl>h"p, but their eyes never met. Her mother
a by her side.
IL will be remembered that the prosecution
tested their case last evening. The defence
pat in no evidence and simply argued their
case on its merits. Prosecutor Ripley pre-
scented the case for the state in an h UIr'S
speech. He reviewed The singular sickness of
Charles II. Cobb from its beginning. its SuS
piCIOuS features and the strange death that
follow ed quickly the analysis of Prof. DuremuS
and the discovery of fatal traces of arsenic in
the vitalS; the reStleSSneSSs OF Bishop and his
sudden anxiety TO communicate 10 his friends
The simple request of Cobb for quantity OF
arsenic. Then he went fully into the history
OF the unhOly passion that had sprung up
between Bishop and Cobb'S wife. Bishop.
he said, instead of spending his leisure in
his home, passed not only that time but
lime that belonged 10 his employer in the
company of his friend wife. He goes there
at early morning, and he is visiting there
h' urs al a time while Mr.. Cobb is away. He
grows nolder and holder, and at length is
found one morning by C0bb'S mother in
chamber OF the house with his paramOur. Even
before his wife died this had been going on,
until at length Mrs. Bishop, in sheer deSpera-
non, speaks angrlly 10 her husband about il.
Then Bishop threatens suicide, but the intima-
cH goes on. Next, Bishop and Mrs Cobb are
passing notes candeStinely. Soon after these
turbulent scenes between Bishop and his wife
tie vile dleS-dleS mySteriUuSly, and no DhYS.
clan can explain the cause of her death. Only
one person now stands III the way Ii is ChaS
Cobb He must be removed. He is suddenly
and mySterlOuSly attacked but his wife in her
Indifference to her husband, leaves him almost
dylng and goes To an appointment with Bishop
al 10 clock at night on the street. The argu-
ment was strong and logical and produced a
sensation In the court room.
The prosecutor was folio we'd by S ;. ThreSh-
er, Gardner Greene, Jr., and Col JnO. L. Wait.
whose arguments for the defence were labOred
and SOphiStical, and produced little effect
Judge Kellogg then said that he had fully
made up his mind.that the evidence warrant
ed him IN committing the accused persons to
the jail to await trial by the superior court.
i he words had hardly escaped his lips before
faint applause began, but the rafting gayel
restored order and The crowd were hustled
out.
This ends the case until it comes before
the superior court next September. Mean
While The feeling against Mrs. Cobb and Mr.
Bishop increases steadily. Old friends have
fallen away from them, and persons who a
week ago, strongly insisted that both were in
nocent, and would not listen to an arglIm mt
against them, now as freely express their con.
VicliOn of their guilt.