The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-19
MR.. BISHOP AND MRS. COBB.
THE END or THE HUSBAND OF ONE
IND WIFE or THE OTHER
Mrs. Elizabeth Cobb Telling OF her Sons tn
G,tuntion-Mrs. Bishops Jeaiousy, and her
Husbands Threats rrevIou. to her Death.


NORWICH, July 1s.-1hc trial of Wesley
W. Bishop. in the CObb-Bishop poisoning casc,
was continued in tho City Court to-day. Tho
first witness called was Mr. Jacob i. Mcrshon.
who testified to listening to tho secret rs di-
vulged by Bishop in the banqueting hall con-
corning his purchase Of arsenic for Mr.. Cobb.
He corroboratcd the testimony Of Mr. Brewer.
Of the previous day and added that Bishop con-
tradictcd himself by first saying that he ex-
pcctcd that arsenic would be revealed by the
analysis. and aftcrward that he thought that
such would not hc the case.
IL has boon tho object Of the prosecution
throughout to prove that there had been Grim
inal intimacy between Bishop and Mrs. Cobb.
and the testimony of tho next witness called
seemed almos; conclusive in proving that point.
1t was Elizabeth Cobb the mother of the muir
dercd man. She IL frail. delicate. wrinklcd
old lady. with bent form and feeble step. Hor
face bears the deep seams Of care and suffering.
and she spoke hardly above whisper. She was
dressed in deepest mourning. She tottered to the
seat in the witness stand. but her voice could
not be heard five feet away. and she was placed
among tho lawyers nj the tables. She re-
hoarscd the story Of Mr.. Cobb's sickness and
death. and then entered on the important point
of her testimony. Although not syllablo of
her voice reached the great gathering outside
the rail. every ear was strained and every eve
was bent on her fncc. There was intense still
moss. and tho cold, cxpressionlcss fac Of
Bishop took on n shadow of anxiety MS no
leaned forward in his scat She said.
In r,trunry charlie AMI ME vito s,ui tc ,,pss
Win "A. n as h.ior, Ire ma t.art ,,J nocr he n,h
II Nrs BISHOP / said charlie have hoard str inec
rumors oonccrnng VIZ bishop which don't think nrc
TN. was said In the ircsncc Of IN, lau.hor 10 law.
"Wrc, ftis tn"v i,,t ttrr ~ y INN ro,rr ri,ti rs
I,"'SSG B.o s"I AMI NJ. co char .Si ' Si hs
thnuLht % N,tN strange. Tor her aud bishop were
such as friends and bad been acquainted ~ ons Noih
~ lDt' wa. sail mat nsht on NC ,nW'gi Az uh,
,n t , ~, s'", !" mS ,3 h ,'i iva,
lounge 30 his room I wa tikins with linn III. Vie
came into the rootn and bidding me good c,cuu- qua ,y
added Ti'a, t'Sge would ateni to TIER own li,i.
"tui" ri1" N."'i ~" ni''n m nv, ahs WAN II
notic,d wesley Bi.hon. erry waaon .tiins IA front
vent into the .thns ro'n AMI found her ntilc child
,Nu. 4, Tith M m,a,,s on ihe ia zone g' IS
u'' a." t va , ' slvr ' Ga. 90 @ ,is
5ccm and iaS.sd f.fs @smsni IN 'Ss 8S.6oid l,s,i
,p; u, ss s s seSm,r s91 , eSn ,eS 5o ''
modiacl, The OUTSIDE door oicncd hastily shut
and saw wcsley M,hop pa,s down thg walS az mount
,"ins IN ran'r vac az sei., aiiiHmu n9 az,
dat me ny SOM. family We're the only oscusa,. d
| cny tor lodging rooms Judge that Mr. Cohu and
hi,op wefc w. stairs alone ten minutes after ai h, u
to discard BISHOP company had os ~, coss n nam ham '
an hour in Charic' absence
| -rho.,o,,rsai t,- en-, ,,rts,,or so,or,l,, cross.
| ! u' 'NiiiStl ~ w pIlsuhrl seN,tr'S 49,
| examined the witness. Tut were unable 10 snake
| h1r uslIinony IN any particular ,n. .,., l.,
! =, III lh' "tcrut,Vu u"oIse a, HiltlSi wv y ~
thestore Of c. II; Hurlhut. in which Bishop was
| employed t'stIlru thhl on various uN'nlu%S H'
had seen MR.. CoDb come 70 tne siotr' s1inc'
| tim'S WIN anu sometimes Wllnoul Ut nH1I
| hand, anu engage in long conXersauons WIZ
| bishuI. twice ne hud sen bsnIp sevaN.l,
| rul hp'es INTO heI halds' ai'et WHICH slo "o"
away n w. .,t -.,,,. ,,.h .
| =, Asalh Is. lyung; rctltcl cohuA NJ w,
,iN,s opposite the Sonn resliehcc. 'ySl,Iieu IN
| NE mao loh- i'rtl'eu th", uumerYHs utu l,hElh
ened VISITS OF Blshop 10 Mrs I9pp ~ her none
blshop Wa nrcHs,oinei 70 an on In II en-, nn
klvtctI WAGON NY vt siN tl,"vS el' oiii ~