The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11
Hints that Bishop Admins
tered the PoisOns.
HER GOOD CHARACTER,
A Teetotaler, Good Templar, Faithful
Wife and Christian
MRS. WATERWAYS STORY.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

NORWICH, Jan. 10. 1879.
The searching cross examination Of Mrs Cobb was
resumed at nine o'clock this morning. Whatever re-
manning hopes the State Attorney might have nad
that she would break down were not realized. She
was as cool this morning. as selposscssed as ready
with her answers and as accurate as she hao oecn
when in the hands of her own counsel yesterday.
She preserved throughout her impressive counte-
mace never manfestng the fantest truce OF confusion
or embarrassment from first to last. Her lace
was PALE and overshadowed by her black VEIL the
front thrown up her hat and the sides falling on
either side, framing in funereal black the marble
like features. Her eyes remained bent with STEADY
unwaverng upon the face of the State Attorney
not bold stare, but rather that of intensified in
terest. On but a single occasion did those eyes
change, and that was during part of the testimony
regarding her husbands last moments. every fea-
ture remaining unmoved, and there was not culver
of the eyelids but the tears weed up and trickled
in two great drops down her cheek.
rapid touch of the handkerchief in the
daintily gloved hand and Kate Cobb was
herself again. Her testimony, if anything may be
judged from expressions IN community strongly
prejudiced against the woman. has had some effect
It has the merit being straightforward and being
mistaken by four hours of the most trying cross
examination to which witness ever subjected.
Subtle questions failed to lead her into any excepting
the most immateria contradictions. and rapidty did
not confuse her. In all it one OF the most won
derful exhibitions of nerve witnessed in crimi-
nal trial.
WHICH TELLS THE TRUTH?
the weight to be attached to her testimony 1t
assuredly should not be less than that which has
been attached to Bishops. The testimony of the two
is directly contradictory and it is puzzing to deter
mine whether it is Mrs. Cobb or Bishop. or both,
that have lied If BOTH her lie is as strong in behalf
of her life Bishops is to his own and destroy
that of his paramount. One thing was sought to be
made evident throughout her testimony-in-
chief, and the same drift was evident
in the cross-examination; that was, that.
as the lover Of the woman, Bishop had secretly
worked Cobbs destruction, not daring to confde it
to the wife, and that he induced Cobb to take the
arsenical powders the purpose Of getting feshy.
and then gave him doses of solid arsenic whenever
he had opportunity. The presumption was made
quite plain that he had succeeded in doing this
through his friendship for Charlie Cobb and Cobb's
confidence in his (Bishop's) knowledge of drugs
KATE GOOD CHARACTER
The afternoon was devoted by the defence mainly
to Offering testimony to prove Mrs. Cobb's good
character, both q wife, a church member and Q
worker in the temperance cause, and that her rela
lions toward her husband were unmarked by any I'M
pleasantness calculated to furnish motive for
the deed with which she is charged To
do this the defence called many with whom
she had been most intimate. including several men,
bers Of the Order of Good Templars. An effort to
break the effect of their evidence by securing an adj
mission that the members were bound by their oaths
to stand by each other dismal failure. One Of
the Witnesses sprightly. little. married woman
was hopelessly cornered by the State Attorney and
the best witness for the defence Kate Cobbs
mother, an elderly woman, whose brow is marked by
time and care, and whose devotion to her daughter
was marked in every word and sentence Something
gained by the defence during the day in substan
TALLY proving the whereabouts of Mrs. Cobb ct times
when Bishop swears she walking or riding with
him. and this may help to secure a disagreement,
which is about much as the defence can hope for,
judging from present appearances.
MRS. COBB EXPLAINS FURTHER.
Mrs. Cobb resumed her place on the witness
stand and her cross-examinaton by State Attorney
Waller was continued A remark made on the
18th of February that eff people would mind their
own business do mine there wouldn't be so
much trouble between neighbours in ref
erence to neighborhood quarrel and had no
reference to my acquaintance with Bishop;
previous to Charles death 1 called occasionally at
my mother-in avs, but not after; know of
eral persons who have heard my husband call me
'Pet" but do not recolect that he ever called me SO
in the presence of his parents; January 80 did
not meet Bishop, he has testified on the 18th OF
the same month attended a ball of the 90 d. One"
social club and started home alone; l
met my brother and atterward Mr.. Crary;
and Il was not later than haif-past nine;
left my husband at the ball. Mr.. Crazy went to
within one block OF my house. and met no one else
before reaching there: knew that the hand mirror
which Bishop purchased for me had not been in
cluded in the weekly grocery bill. because ii not
larger in amount than usual 1t ought to have been
couple Of dollars larger but cannot recollect just
what the average weekly bill was; my husband
Bishop brought for Charlie TO try. to make him Sick
and he was not sick for two three days later;
which he three times day. he was often seized
with and vomiting: do not think Bishop
had any opportunity to put anything in TINS medi-
cine between the time my husband brought it home
and the time he took IL ~ a medicine.
WHAT WAS TIP
On the forenoon of the day of my husbands
death. when found him chewing something that he
sS DSnop mao before the nry any
thing about this matter Of chewing; again deny
that ever read the article on arsenic in the Bulletin
OF Marcn ID as sworn to by Bishop; Charlie sub
scribed regularly, but did not always
read it; my husband went to yolunseswn
moved some OF her furniture TO our house on that
day, but no chairs or bedding or anything of that
character were placed in the front chamber which
had been cleared out until after my husbands re-
turn. Bishop swore to occupying this chamber for
improper purposes.l The only conversation over
had about divorce was with Bishop and his wife and
my husband, all being together; IL was wholly play
full, and such was the character OF my remark TO
Bishops wife, IL have no grounds for divorce, but
perhaps you may have"
COINS USE on ARSENIC
had no talk with my husband about arsenic as a
poison prior TO the time / discovered his arsenic
powders secreed in the box except in January. when
discussed with Bishop and his wife the death of
young lady from arsenic taken to improve her com
plexiOn; the occasion of the hnding OF the box
with the powders he took the powders saying that
they were poison and threw them into the fire. this
in April. and early the following month he
spoke frequently Of II, once before mother
and some one else that / cannot recollect; mother
~ also unable remember who was Witness was
1ntcrrogated at considerable length rs to who this
person was aud what conferences she held with her
mother the subject but witness did not vary from
what she had said 1 have seen Charlie eating
arsenic powders; il was during May; L saw him once
twice daily hc explained that lie took the pow
dcrs Ito fatten him." ho did not mention
what physician prescribed the powders;
j had heard from the physicians
anybody else that there suspicious
of lead any other kind Of poisoning; he thought
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