New-York tribune., 1879-01-04

gave him some bsmuth powders next visited inc MOUSE
June g. after Cobbs death up TO this tinc ne ndu ong
snsnec;ed an accidental poisoning aud had never sue
ges.ed Intentional poisoning, either III ME- |oo0 f
DR. Carleton testified that the authorities regard from
grain OF arsenic upward afatal dose IN ains are
generally sure but there Is no definite maximum hho"
CONFESSION or WESLEY W. BISHOP.
After the noon recess Dr. Paddock was brieny cross
examined and then came the great SENSATION vi 'ne
trial, in the appearance on the wi'hess.s'ahu -, "
Wesley W. Bishop the alleged paramour OF mIs' Nouo
and her accomplice the double murder OF ChareS H.
Chh apd Mrs Hattie B,shop He dressed in fault
less costume and wore prominently attached 10 AIS
watcl-chain charm said TO have been gwen hhu ~
Mrs Cobb He also displayed conspicuously III MS
button.hole knot OF blue ribbon, IN sign OF MS 'o
abstinence principles. lie said he knew mat De was o'
obliged 10 testify and crImnate himself and that DO III
ducements had been held out to him to lead MN 10 e
tifv He had known Kate NJ. Cobb fourteen years Dut
his acquaintance became more intimate ia the Inte W
and frconentiy danced with her His business was driy
ing grocer's delivery wagon Sn ana .ons ne hensc
with her, so that be saw her '1ree sson of Giving
him ordcrs and he used 10 see her several times day.
sometimes as often as five times. July 16 1871,
he gave hand mirror, telling her II was tJKee oi
frendship and that his motives we're pure regard she
accepted It, Next week he wrote her letter explain
ing his feelings she answered 1t Si oye ay day'S
piece poetry the last verse OF which was as oAo"s
NolonseI need my soul repine
Mjth III Y above
For love is heaven and heaven is love.
NE We dsr 32 SnSST aGTs s1frn ini soTy Po sea;
For lie has grown bliss oiyine
He probably wrote ner fifty letters, all destroyed, ana
received many from her He gave her era goG,s9pe" gs9p
pencil IN ATEs tS6 S See tonnd an she he pcnc Cha did
know OF the presents or the letters sne on once
In the Autumn Of is77 he visited her often, while her
husband was away. They kissed each Other ahu en-
braced at these visits and sat in each others lap lie
Oh horn nj
SAID yes he asked ner how she SAID sne ddn knoW;
but that 1t would all come Ent asne n @ He sod
he couldn't afford that, and suggested couple OF VI,
have no gronnds for H." lie suggested that she make
grounds. She answered that her husband would not
leave her let her do what she might that she Knew OF
only one way OF becoming free and that was by buyinS
At inns point several other poems which had been
sent him were introduced. They wero mostly OF The
The NEXT mOrnng they again talked over the sugees
ton Of burylng husband and she said she would do
il he would help her They discussed various kinds OF
poison lie suggested strycnnlne, aconlte and NOR
pGine 1t was settled that she was TO become
free ny burying her husband, @ ana :. ,Isr,e ne pa
Trov and witness spent his evenings with Kate
during Charities" absence they agreed to marry OH
Christmas Before Charlie went to Troy, Kate said
" hope something will happen TO hun, to save me the
trouble OF giving him poison" by her request witness
got eight grains OF morphine, to have 1t ready u
!" Charlie caine back all right. Dung " Charies
absence in Troy witness spent each nlght WIN hdte
aud they passed the time IN kissing and embracing
During this time witness treated his wife badly that
She actually began talk OF divorce the lst OF FcO
Tuary SAID she bad mixed mOrph ne with her nus
bands tea, and made II bitter that lie would not
drink it. Witness then got morphine, ana with IL maze
some pills. sle representing that che could get her nus
band to take them. He made three pills, with three
grains n each, and also got ner liquid ounce OF aco
nite telling her that ten grams would Eli her nus
band. she gave him some. but II had no
house and she said. "It won't do for YOU
TO say around here long tonight I've given him big
dose Of accnite and has raised the devil with hlm"
He had gone Dr PcTkinss sOOnaitcr and got morphine
Tor her to put in pudding; witnesses wife died
February 7; after gave Mrs Cobb some JcWeiry;
her husband asked where she got IT. she SAID she had
been making herself present. On March l3 an article
in The Buetm on poison suggested arsenic; got some
the day; she to give II while witness was Oui
of town, but company prevented her; when ne came
back she came TO his house; she her husband arse
uc coffee but il produced no eject every two or
three DAYS she gave hln sOmc she sad one day shc
thought he must be pOlsonproof, and added thdt she
would give him enough To Kill him in time; her mind
was made up, and she would succeed anyway: In
April she gave him morphine aud the next
dav she said he lay trembling all night; !;
so she could not sleep. May 1-Got more arsenic ana
gave il an 10 &" Charlie" Next day saId she
getting out Cf arsenic got her cents worth Of NOR
phine. She mixed some OF 1t whlskey and some in
AtwOod's Btters. He took some of it Juue 4. DR..
Paddock ordered him to take some medicine contain
ing strychnne; told her to put more strychAine INTO
the medicine; got some and gave ii TO her. This was
two davs before " Charles" death.
At this point the Court adjourned until O'Clock to-
morning.