New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
THE COURTS.
MR. CooPER's .MEMoRY.
TESTIMONY. or MRS. MARsHALdls FIRST HUSBAND
CONTINUED.

.rvsr,NroNY OF. MRS. MABsHAI4's FIRST HUSBAND
CONTINUED.
The proceeding in the Cooper Marshall case
WIS continued yesterday before ex-Judge Barbour Dur
ing the entire session Mr.. Cooper the stand Al
most every question had to be repeated at least
and sometimes several times Mr. Cooper either did not
understand the questions evaded them did not
member them. Mrs Pitcher the sister Of Mrs Marshall
being still sick, younger woman accompanied Mrs.
Marshall and they sat together near Mr.. Ten Eyck.
Mr. Cooper was examined continuation of his
Thursdays testimony, TO how he 10 employ Mr.
serbner and admitted that reason besides the
augmentation Of friends that he understood that
Mr. scrbner was interested for the Marshas. He had
seen something about the Marshals contest in March
last he could not remember whether not that
before his talk with his sister, He could not remember
VINO introduced the subject that conversation, and
woud not be whether she the fret person
he talked with the subject He employed Mr. Como
yer as his attorney long wraugle 70 whether his
conversations With Mr.. Conover could be admitted
evidence was decided by Judge Barbour in the mega
tive He had seen Oscar Marshall, and Mr. Marshall
told him he would aid him IN obtaining his rights. A
long series questions to the object of the employ
mept Of Mr. ConOver were met with battling answers,
generally that the witness did not understand the ques
tons or did remember and at last to shorten mat
ters Mr. Scribner handed Mr. Ten Eyck the statement
made by Mr. Cooper TO Mr.. COnover.
After recess the questioning the correctness
of this statement Mr.. Cooper asked whether 1t
true and authorized by him. He answered first that it
was not authorized by him, and not wholly true
Being asked point any matter in it that not
true he read it carefully second time and said
did make the Introductory statement see here
AbOnt giving $500. She got receipt for it,"
Mr. scribneF-" Mr. Ten Eyck does want you to tell
him what is IN IT, hut what Is not true" A" can't
bring my memory TO bear thai made any such state
ment TO COnOvGr."
The question repeated several times and he read
The paper third time with result Two three
Tatons Of the question led 20 fourth reading after
several efforts ne said: Wen, the dates bother
little they may be correct and after long delay he
SAID Yes, that's all right" To another question
me same pOint he said " You have got my head all
mussed up, that don't understand your question
think most OF the other statements rue Mr.. Ten
Eyck insisted upon obtaining from him avement that
except the first clause and the dates true
or not After fifth effort Mr.. Cooper said: " You
have got bothered with that don't think is true
Inever made thst statement None of it amt true
There things IN 1t that true No, the state
ments true. Some of them true and Of
them false. sixth and seventh reading followed
with lust little better result, he finding the words
eeived her back false, and ended up with 81 think the
amOre positive answer and eighth reading this time
by the stenographer to Mr.. Cooper. followed Mr.
Cooper then positively that the statements
the paper all true. II have stated anything diff
ferent from it il is false. remember making state
to Mr.. Scribner. always stated that never en-
pOyed Aker to represent me IN the divorce suit That
was the fact, whether stated 1t to him not
Some further examination had to the same point,
and the proceeding was adjourned until to-day