The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-11


ing Tor breath until she got through.
, Mrs. Cobb had risen 70 lcqye the stand, when
Juror hcesoborough. the tall farmer with long
black beard and purple wristlets. asked whether
her husband had eaten OF the tomatoes Bishop
brought him; Tho witness said that he did,
that he ate freely Of them. Bishop brought
cans Of tomatoes three times. Two OF them
were unopened. The first can was opened her
sick
At 1898 the prisoner gathered her skirts
OF the counsel, Her face wore q look II relief.
natural enough after the exhaustive wOrriment
woman in n Jaunty Alpine hat. with gold chain
and n locket around her neck. came up and
time a smile appeared on the prisoners care
worn but attractive face Then her white
haired counsel congratulated her on her adj
mrable bearing on the witness stand. whcreat
she blushed modestly and smiled again. in
touching. fearful sort Of way. The two Judges
chatted together, and the court room soon be-
came filled with the buzz Of conversation.
Calvin Willis, next door neighbor To tho lato
impropricties between Mrs. Cobb and Bishop
Mrs Dir. Leach and Mrs Louisa Trojan testi-
He'd 10 the good character OF Mrs. Cobb. Mrs.
no matter what she heard.
Mrs 1S9S ,Stsss TNry lady est S
between Mrs. Cobb and Yves Bishop.
Miss Ella LOOMS. an ingenious young lady
in black sacque. with curly auburn hair
velvet trimmed hat, with red feather in 1t. cor
rOborated tie testimony as to Mr. aud Mrs
Cobbs affectionato bearing toward each other
The witness was questioned an Unfortunately
long time about n certain pOlonaise made 10y
Mrs Mrs Cobb fof herself On certain 9ccasi2n
| he couldn't FOR the life OF him make out what IL
had 70 do with the case.
| full habit. Sunday School librarian and Worthy
| Shief OF Norwich Lodge OF Good Templars
tory Of the temperance moyement in Norwich
| and OF his connection with II. He knew Mrs
Cobb and Mrs. Bishop before they were mar;
| ricd Both couples after their marriage acted
toward, each other In perfectly proper man
nrr: re never saw any impropriety between
ment between either Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb or Mr..
| and Mrs. Bishop.
Mrs, Lee swore that on Jan. 10, the evening
| the prisoner at her house. Mrs. Cobb was at the
lodge meeting until IL o'clock. Mrs Cobb
and o'clock. while Mrs. Cobbs mother WAS on
visit 70 New Haven. Didn't know where she
| The Cohbs and the bishops were VERY intimate.
Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Bishop wero together half
BENJAMIN Peckham and Mrs. Peckham testi-
| He'd To the good character 81 the prisoner. Both
| belonged e. the same lodge with Mrs. Cobb
| Victory Loige-the members Of which were
| sworn 10 aid one another in sickness and in
| health. Mrs. P'ckham had heard Charlie Cobb
call his wife Pc" in the lodge. Believed tnat
she told Mrs. Trojan Of Charlie calling his wife
| Pet" but was not certain about II.
NJ Waller tmnrS ssyely Naiam can yoa swear that
ms called the prisoner PET" until you heard her
aboutit
Great importance Is attached to this word
| Pet on the presents alleged 70 have exchanged
between the prisoner and Bishop, the defence
| endcavoring 70 show that in the case OF the Gun
and saucer Mr.; Cobb knew nothing Of II, and
| that the word Pet on the tQothptck was placed
| there By herself. and that she intended TO pre-
| sent II Ia her husband.
Mrs, Charles Tracy, q. pretty little brunette In
| tall Swiss hat testified in low voice TINT Mrs
| Bishop was At her house on the night ~ June 4.
yhen Bishop asserts that she was with him.
| She stayed there until the Otis Library opened.
| On the cross-examinaton Mrs. Tracy said that
the prisoner told her that the last thing Charlie
| said TO her when she left that afternoon was.
II YOU knew how lonely was YOU wouldn't
Several other witnesses testified that they had
seen Mrs. Cobb. and that she had passed some
| time in their company on evenings when
Bishop claims that he was alone with her.
| George nslow testified that Mr.. Cobb al
| ways took Mrs. Cobb home from the lodge. and
that the laiters Standing WINS A No. /.
BisSop confessed while in iaif sw9rs t6nt sew sew
| eral statements made by Bishop on that occR-
sion were not nut IN writing. In his statement
him once and astei him ' to buy ars St0 foI
him. At that time Bishop said that If any poi.
son was found IN Cobb's body God only knew
| how IL came there
Miss hrumpholH, demure liitla mics OF -
said IN a timorous manner that Mrs. Cobb had
called at Mrs. Ford's her employers house In
| Washington street on the Tuesday night before
| Cooh- death, az about O'Clock. This was an
' John Waterman. brother S q Mrs Cobb. swor,
| positively that there was no bed IN the upstairs
| chamber on the % ot May. when Bishop claims
he was in the room with Mrs Cobb. Mr. Water.
'",re! several times. Witness had locked NJ
| the door Of the upstairs chamber at O'Clock
| on the evening Of the day mentioned.
Mrs. Betsy i. Waterman. mother 81 the pris-
resemblance 10 Mrs. Cobb, spoke in a low. weak
voice. She corrohornied tho circumstan 'es
under which she gave Bishop the silk hanlker
chiet also the story NJ 20 tho bringing Of tht
first tea By Bishop and the drinking II IL. whici
caused the fret attack q sickness. she corroh
Grated other details Of the prisoners testimony
regarding the presents. kc. In the fall or win
ter Of ls77,s she was III. and Kate Mrs. Cobb
was at her house every evening, sometimes II
the daytime and sometimes she stayed nj
night and returned at about Ga o'clock in th'
morning. The witness corroborated her daugh
ter's statements in regard 10 the conversation
on arsenic, at which Mr.. Cobb mentioned hi
idea Of taking arsenic to make him fat.
-whatdid Kaie ~ to thar -" Why. Charlie.
Piled know i, bat The doc,ois often siye Il in sm,
durins his sickness
Mrs Waterman was subjected to rlgorou
cross-eXaminnton hy Prosecutor Waller. who
IN his oagorncss. used the word Madam
moro tre9nep1ity tean over; The point IN re- re-
which had made Mr.. Cobb sick in February wa
warmly contested.
Mr. Waller with cmphass-Madam. isn't It = fac
Madam. III February, Immediately after Charlie la
takcnitf
Wiiness-No sir; no. cir The tea was given to me b
June, AMI drank n without bad r1Dct
| Mr. WHler-IAiut you hear your daughter saw AZ "a
'oron.rs inquest that she gave the tea to in fel
Witness tsowlyl-I don't remember that dii
There Is much gossip on the street as to hoy
tho Jury Will stand. II is rumored that two q
them Will hold out in every event against a con
Yicti0u. \ large majority Of them are Repul
leans and Mr, Wait, the CouEressman-clec
has grcnt influence through this part II m
State. The Hntagonism between himself an
the states Attorney is further intensified l.
the fact that Mr.. Waller. who is Mayor q
/ New London. ran for Congress against hir
two years ago and was defeated. Mr.. Wa
ler's conduct Of tho case So far has receive
the highest praise from members 81 the la
and even from tho opposing counsel, IL
, generally conceded thHt he has presented N
case against Mrs. Cobb in the strongest al
} most effective manner. Counsel for the d.
fence assert freely that II Mrs. Cobb Is sent {
! States prison Bishop will be- hanged. tn
I State has promised him no immunity. and hi
| appearance in the case Is entirely VOLUNTARY
| Nobody believes that Mrs. Cobb will be hango
1 In any event. while the safety OF Bishop
neck Is matter Of much doutt. With the m,
: jority OF people here there is but one opinion
| regard % Mrs. Cobhs evidence. she's tryin
. | 10 put the rope around Bishops neck Is III
e phrase in almost evcrybody's mouth. Their
are those who look upon her rs a much abuse
woman. and regard Bishop as the sole mul
Z derer, and perIurer as we'll. but they are