The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-12

and then closed his disclosure to his Masonic brethren
! with the words That is all.
THE ARSENIC POWDERS
| 1t was out of this allegation that the theory Of
suicide originally sprung. but was soon abandoned
as untenabe. The reason assigned by Cobb for want
pear. however. that he ever poisoned any of his
neighbors' CANNES aud Bishop very soon pro-
e rhs s dsenee however, the s
two days Of the trial has evolved out OF it
theory that is not the least startling feature of the
case. In the last year of his life Charlie Cobb
was so thin that he was nicknamed skinny His
associates used TO laugh 1t him about it, and he
very sensitive in regard to it, He was anxious to get
fat; and his wife that he took arsenic powders
for that purpose 1t is a singular story and it may
be true, but he was not the less poisoned by some
other hand than his own for all that.
DEMEANoR OF THE TWO PRISONERS.
Bishops disclosure was made previous to the ex-
hot June days, and as was intended it all came out
during the investigation: Bishop evidently believed
the galiows, but from tho necessityof under
going formal trial even. Accordingly he
was almost gay ana gns ms hearted, When lie
ease. looked round him naturally aud almost non
chalantly and even bowed aud smiled when he reeog
nized acquaintance in the crowded room. In
marked contrast with such conduct was Katie Cobbs
behavior When she came into court the first day she
showed that she had been weeping, but outwardly
she preserved the appearance of calmness in re-
markable degree. She fixed her gaze the floor and
scarcely reno we'd during the whole tme seeming alb
sorbed in her own thoughts As the examination pro-
crossed she became completely broken down, and
tottered rather than walked in and out of the court
room. One day she tainted and for long time lay
III swoon. That same morning Bishop came down
the hill toward the City Hall with Officer Bowen,
smoking cigar and chatting cheerfully with his
companion 1t was in these conditions-the one buoy
ant the other despondent-hat the two persons went
back to Jail to spend the weary months which must
intervene before their trial.
BISHOPS FIRST CONFESSION.
Once permanently housed within the prison walls
Katie regained her composure and securely closed
her mouth and her heart against the world. An
equally marked change came over Bishops manner
face and he trembed. Death had u terror for him
which he could not Withstand He sought for soace
in religon but religion has no soace for such as
mis- first thought was TO free himself by
hanging the woman. As he had made up his
as well be hanged for two crimes as one and SO he
charged her with poisoning not only her own hus-
band but his vile. 1t was after much hesitation and
doubt that the first of his socalled confessions was
made. He narratcs with great particularity the
poisons he purchased for Mrs. Cobb and her
OF administering them. The motive of the crime is
also explained-loye for HIM, and, he says. II
completely carried away with her. He tells the
story Of the way di IN which ashs the intrigue
story it is He danced with her at a ball
and ''she seemed very affectionate.' During the
winter he met her at five six other balls and the
affection grew apace. At the same time he dev
ering groceries in the other part of the house where
and would stop and talk with her. After that. he
says when she saw him she always took pains to
cognize him. and one day when she was out riding with
Betsy Gardner he hitched her horse for her to agh
and helped her out of the vehicle. "She threw her
weight on me-. he says. land put her arms round my
neck, but only for an instant She spoke to me
about this afterward. and said she could not
help it," On another day as he was driving by the
house "the door was open and she threw kiss ut
me-" In this way the unsophistcated Wesley Bishop
became infatuated with the designing Katie Cobb,
and was finally led to the heroic declaration that he
would do anything he could for her. and IL necessary
would die for her.
NOT VERY LIKE PLAY.
| The rest Of the Bishop drama may be formulated
KArrE-If you die don't want to live.
wEsLEY-where is all this to end?
KATIE don't know
WEsLEY-Do You ever expect to be mine?
KATIE--I do.
WEsIEY-When?
KATIE-Some time before long.
WEsIRY-How is this to be brought about? We
cannot go away and get married as have not money
enough to take you and go away.
KATIE-H it was not for my children would do it,
WESLEY with great wisdom)-I know of only one
way, and that is by a divorce.
KATIE-Hattie could perhaps get divorce, but I
couldn't. have no ground.
wEsIEy-You conduct yourself in such way
that Charlie will leave you.
KArIE-Chare would not leave me and the chill
prem on any provocafion.
WEsLEY-How, then do you expect to be mine?
KATIE only know of one way.
| WEsLEY-What way is that?
KArrE--By burying the one live with.
The foregoing is the exact language of both, as
quoted by Wesley Bishop in the confession, and fol-
lowing these last words in which the man tries to
the crime is this, which to many minds will go far to
knock over all his accusations:-
II then asked her If she willing to bury Charlie
in order TO become mine. She said she would think
of il and let me know tomorrow night. The next
morning. at her house. asked her IL she was ready
to answer that question. and she replied. will tell
you Knight agreed In the evening called on
her arranged, when she answered the question by
saying she would De Wiling To Dury charlie IN order
to live with me-"
Then the poisoning began.
FRENCH CONTRAST.
nap Wit md "a ~ n
scene from the novel to which have referred which
have taken the trouble to dramatic for the sake of
they make up their minds to poison husband for
a lover. This is the way the French Katie COBB put
the subject before the French Wesley Bishop
wEsIEY-We must be patient ind wait.
Naturalization what? Till he's dead?
WRsLEY-Dont speak so.
KArIR-Why notI tgoing up to HIM. He has only
q few hours to live. See here. drawing vial from
her pocket This is what convinces Inc l am not
WESLEY becoming livid and unable to repress his
horror)--Oh. poison!
KATIE lcalmiyl-Yes. poison.
WEsIEY-You have not used ii?
KATIF--I have used IL.
WEsrEy-You will not use il again. Turns toward
the door, This very night shall quit this house
KATIE estopping hip,=Rehect before you act.
Sho Will tsen believe are not y s
plice? (She looks at him. He trembles.) Speak
Betray me IL you choose. Whatever happens. for
happiness or misery, we shall no longer be separated
Our destines will he the same.
BURYING CHARLIE.
How like and yet how unlike is the story Bishop
tells As Charlie hard to bury he repeatedly i'm
plore Katie. he says to stop. and suggested that
he would go away.
III you want to kill me" he says Katie said lido
so for cannot live without you You have become
part of my very life."
He again tried to induce her to desst but she
answered, mo, have promised to be yours aud I
want to be and shall bc-only have faith in me and
trust me a little longer" So he kept on getting
more poison and she persisted la administering it,
but Charlie wouldn't die and one day Katie said she
thought lac poison proof. Then he told her his
getting much poison would get him into trouble
rhey will not think IL all for one person.. argued
Katie, according to Wesley. Let me try more =
that he not altogether poison proof.
SUPPLEMENTARY CONFESSIONS.
In his first confession Bishop said that Katie sug
gested that he should give bis wife morphine. but
that he threw 1t in the re. A few days aftcrward he
made . supplementary confession IN which he said 1t
was Katie who administered the poison to Mrs.
bishop, and the following day lie contradictcd
both statements and said, IL now state that gave
my wife Hattie f. Bishop powder of morphine of