The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-04

Il she had mndo up her mind, She said
,,hhcs' providing l would help her, and
poisons. nnincd strychninV and AGO
mite in addition to morphine. l said TINT
morphine WAS somewhat bitter. She asked II |
she could not put morphine in his ten aud
swpeten u 40 that he could not taste IT, II was
settled that night that she was TO hrcome = free
trrc man by getting divorce from my
wife. w, to this point no arrangement had
been mndc when the work should begin. In
the month of November was ut her house OF
an evening, generally two or three times a
gcck., When Charlie WAS ut his lodge or u
Katie. In December. 1877. Katie told me about
the last OF the mouth that Charlie
IN ffr"yt' and Wv we "'% STrSaec d ,ha, "9i
should spend the evening with her, About a
set the time whom we should be married. That
was about the 18Th. a,coupe Of days before my
when was thrty-thrcc years old. She
said she would be- ready Mt that time.
A. tho last Of the, month !. got her
this time l had bcen conducting myself nt home
to lead my wife To get a divorce. paid her no
wife and /. talked OF divorce. In one talk with
my wife she. asked me whit caused my estrnnrc-
mpnt from her | NJ course denied that IL was
caused by my love for Katie. | told all the
CIRCUMSTANCES Of the talk aftrward to Kate.
thing will happen TO Charles when he goes to
Troy. so us to save me the trouble Of giving him
poison She told me might got her some NOR:
phine 30 rs tn I've ready II he came back all right.
got i've grains OF morphine of William Show
and give II TO her Mt her house. About the 23d
OF December she gave me a pocket watch safe.
Sunday morning. 1t WINS birthday present
She gave me. also cigar case on Dec. 20 at her
Christmas Day. Her husband knew not Of
this Interchange Of prcsents. gave her a bot
Shew Kate gave me n china cup and saucer i'm
February During January | visited her ut
evening meetings we always embraced and
kissed each other. Charlie Cobb went to Troy
IN January, and his father went with him.
days While h. was ut Troy was with Katie
each night. stayed from ~ until o'clock each
night We stayed in the sitting room.
spont the time In conversation and EN-
brares charlie got back about the time ~ the
February | treated my wife 50 ~ TO estrange
her and 70 accomplish my own and Kate's pur-
AIRY Kate told me one morning that she had
mixed some morphine for Charlie in his tea the
night before. hut IL was bitter and he would not
drink. and she took the pot and threw the rest
OF the tea In the sink. little later Kate told
mo one morning that in the latter part Of the
winter. or carly in the spring Charlie was In
the habit OF taking medicine. and that II would
get some morphine and make into pills he
would take them. or she could give them
10 him. | got her morphine twice before
made thee" pills. | arranged to make the
was making pictures when / called. and she
had mu' lag" which she brought TO me- She
told me- that Charlie was coming there. and
must make the pills elsewhere. She got me Gaze
knife and took the morphine and muclage
and the case knife and went 10 my store. |
went down into the cellar and there made the
pills. | divided the morphine into three pills
three grains in each. and gave them TO Kate
Pet PSidrd %oT1ins The 66is thTs were made 1sG
On, Feb So T. ,, these pills remained in
Charlie did not take any physic until later. In
February again we had a talk OF aconiia. She
said that while her mother lived over Janman
&seyln's drug store, man was poisoned there
niio Of Mr. sssw. got ono LIQUID
She asked how much g give. / told
her ten drops would bs sufficient 10 produce
and Il had no Effect She H told p me- that " she
re-, month Of rsSFaary: on Inss ais$t
her mother. The night was very STORMY. and /
breia before went to Katie''s house.
wep' up to her The heSsss shSr after
or half past 7. He was going east. ! SUP
posed he was going TO get her mother after
BB@rd pertns Rite was came on to us ,h way doo e2
when arrived there. She, said: IL
have given him bic dose Of ,aconite. and Il has
| rnised the devil with him. He had taken hot
! water anu HheWed tobacco. SWALLOWING tue lulc'
Tor an emetlc. and then had gone To the Doc
tors, and ! must not stay around there.
az sho expected him 10 be- brought home
every moment. then went away saw
her the next morning. and she said that Charlie
had got a prescription from DR.. Perkins for an
yomi,ed ON The way and WAS sT relieved Chara
WAS At The barn nj this time. Soon after got
morphine for her. she thinking she might Put
In the month Of March she gayo me a mat
for my mirror and trimmed i with blue Just
IA Ia Mt nu N "
her. gave Katie some earrings and pin
some. time, after the death OF my wife
And she told him that she had been max ing her
self present, She gave me, also n room mat
Word o Hop " In Mach Fs0 we "t tsleed
house. on tho. morning q the 18Th SIC
on poisohs She spoke OF arsenic being TASTE
less and colorless. and said II she had som,
IT, | got some the next day. /. go
hall ounce and gave u 70 Katie
gave s"n Il to- to her on the iih Of March n,
mother was in New Haven on the 10th. / told
Katie that | was going on g New Haye,n!
some Of that arsenic. 1t will be. beitel
for him TO die while you are away While In
q Bgiic'tn. to sce II It contained notice o.
Charles death. l returned on Tuesday
morning and Katie said that she had had com
Kim the al arsenic. While my mother was in New
Haven, there being no one in my house eX
cept myself. Kate asked for my kew to the
house. and gave II 10 her. She came 20 my
house in the evening tOur or Ave times. Twice
she got thore before did. She WAS there an houI
or 30 at u time" THE witness here confessed
10 criminal intercourse with Mrs. Cobbl The
first arsenic she gave him was in coffee. and
produced no effect. She said she would give
him more. She told me afterward that
every two or three days she had given
him some. She once said 10 me
that she thought that Charlie must BE- poison
proof. and added that she'd give him enough
after n while 10 produce an effect. asked her
once or twice If she hadn't better stop. but she
said that her mind was made up. and she would
succeed any way. He had tsken arsenic five OF
| six times before the 25lh Of March. She weni
10 the doctor in April. She said that she had
given him quite a quantity Of arsenic, and sci
! him into a dlArrhda. / met her when she WAS
returning on Shetucket street. ut about
8 o'clock tnat evening. We agreed e
meet in Pearl street. 80 RS not e
be- observed We met there, and she told mt
OF her visit TO the DOCTORS. She said the
doctor ordered quinine. but she would give
him morphine powders instead. The mex
morning she told me that II would be Just ter
weeks TO an hour. at 10 O'Clock tina
night since Hattie tiny wifel took morphine, and
she was going 10 give Charlie morphine AZ the
same tine. The next day she told me that She
gave him morphine and that he lay trembinl
| all night. 80 that she could not sleep
That day called on him by hsl
request. | asked Charlie II he didn't want Tia,