The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-20
THE NORWICH POISONING.
Mr.. nipleys Recital OF IA Love story Invoiv-
Ing Two Cases of Death.

NORWICH, July 19.-The City Court room
was again densely crowded this morning.
Bishop came into the Judges roonnbeforc tho
opening n the court. He chatted with the law
yers and his acduantances NJ ho smoked a
fragrant Havana. and often laughed at an
amusing Incident. His stop was Aht his air
unconcerned and cool. but the restless
glance Of his cold. blue eye never ceased
ia It's watchfulness. Ho came into the
court looking boldly around and grimly
smiling at tho curious .eances east at
him from, every side. Mrs. Cobb was
driven from the Jail to the court house, and
police officer assisted her tottering steps VI the
stone stairs and into the trial room. She looked
paer than usual. and her eyes showed traces of
tears She was dressed in deep mourning. ana
had added 10 her attire n thi k black ven that
rcnrhrd below her waist and nearly concealed
her features. She sat within ak feet Of Bishop.
but their eyes never met Hcr mother sat by
Ii viii be remembered that the prosecution
rested their casc last evening. Tke daienco put
il merits. Prosecutcr Ri9fcy prcsoftsd the 5
c9se Tor tho state IN an hours speech. llo re-
Cobb from its beginning, lts suspicious features
and tho strange death that followed quickly
the analysis Of Prot. Doremus and the discovery
o: fatal traces Of arsenic in the ials tho rest
lcssncss Of Bishop and his sudden anxiety to
communicate to his friends the simple request
w went % f%ly i int" tho history Of The unSoy pas.nn m
@ Gobbs wfc spBf Bsfor Re sS % nstcad diTfH of IHpenI "t
ing his leisure In his home passed not only
tina, time but timo that bolonged TO his en-
ployer in the company ~ his friends wife. Hn
goes there at carry morniqg ma ne IS ylsltlng
He grows bolder and uoldcr. and at length If
found one morning Oy Col's mother in "A
chamber Of the house with his Iaramour
Even before his wife died this had been
going on, until at length Mrs Bishop. in sheer
desperation, speaks ankrily to her husband
about it. Then Bishop. threatens suicide. hut
the intimacy goes on. Next. Bishop and hIs.
Cobb nro passing notes candestln"y. soon
after these turbulent scenes helNctn bish'p
and his wife the wifo dies dos my-lrrioUs ~,
and no physician ran explain the ,"0Sc ~ her
DEATH. only one person now Glands Ia me way.
II Is Charles Cohh. He must 10" removed lie
is suddenly and mystcrlOualY attacked. but his
wife, in her iniinrreur to her husband, leaves
him almost dying ani gprs O. an appointment
with BishOp ut lOO'rlurk a. nignt On the strort
The argument was strong Had logical and pro-
duced a sensation in IN" court room.
The Prosecutor was followed by :. 5. Throsh-
er. Gardner dreenr. Jr., and Col John Y. Wait
whose arg m"nts FOR tho defence were labprel
and soph istcal, and produced little ellOcl
Judge kellogk then said that ho had fully made
in committing tho accused persons t. the Jail TO
nwall trial by tho Superior Court. Tho words
had hardly escaped his liDs before faint ap-
plause began, but the rafting gHyol re5tOr0d
order md the crowd were hustled out,
This ends the case until 1t uumoa before the
the feeling against Mrs. Cobb and Mr.. Bishop
ineroheos steadily Old frlonis have lallon
away from them, and pUrSons who. n week ago,
strongly insisted that both were innocent faEd
would not listen 10 an argument agnlnst them.
now as freely express their conviction Of their