The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10

put on this broom case was Hope, and did not
intend that it should have any particular significance;
il was the least significant of affection OF all the mot
toes that worked; Bishops statement that he read
TO an article in the Norwich Bulletin last February
arsenical poisoning false; ii Is also false that he
called upon me in November ls77 when my husband
all That time and was attending her.
VARIOUS MEETINGS DENIED.
On the night OF the 4th OF June, 1877 afer VISIT
70 the library and my way home. met Mr.. aud
Mrs. Reynolds and after some conversation went di-
rectly home; neither Bishop that evening nor
mother was ut home when arrived; bishops state
ment that early in May he met me at Mrs Douglass
was at her house later in May, but did not see
Bishop that evening; about the same time visited
Mrs. Towne one evening; did not 20 on drive with
Mr.. Bishop that evening or any other evening; the
statement that Bishop was at my house ON the "a or
May that he concealed himself in cellar way until
some of my relatives had gone and then nad I'M
proper intercourse with is wholly false; the front
chamber, in which he alleges this occurred was not
furnished the time. the furniture having been re-
moved the evening previous to another room; this
room to be occupied by my mother. who was TO
move in the next day. and there no bed. carpet
or furniture of any kind; ON this evening my mother
and brother remained until after ten
"PEr" TooIHPIcK.
l never gave Bishop any neckties; I bought the
toothpick marked pet the l4th of May 1877, for
my own use; had it marked Pet because that
the name my husband called me. Here the witness
burst tears.) Some days later Bishop examined
the artice said hehad had like it; he slipped it
into his pocket, and have never seen it since;
Bishop never gave me a cup and saucer marked
"Pet:" he knew that my husband was in the habit
of addressing me by that name; never told Bishop
that / would not wear deep mourning after my hus-
bands death. and his death was wholly unexpected;
never wrote private note to Bishop nor received
one from him during all our acquaintance had
nothing that cared to write about; however, Bishop
had frequently taken my notes to his wife and
brought back answers; often met Mrs. Bishop at
the store where her husband was employed; it was
meeting place for us, but never received any note
from Bishop there nor gave him any; papers We're
handed to by Bishop ut times, but they were
merely circulars OF new kinds of goods, with no
writing them Bishops statement that at one
,tt,,,v, ht foil int
closet and kissed is false; the table located
that people seated there faced the closet and there
NEVER EVEN KISSED KEN.
! repeat that there was never any such thing as
kissing or undue intimacy ut any time never re-
ceived a message from Bishop alter my husbands
DEATH but my mother received one and answered,
ut is impossible;" haven't the note, but 1t re-
questcd my mother and myself to meet him ut his
mothers house; few days after Bishops wife was
buried said to him that would like some meinento
OF Hattie; he mentioned ring that could have.
but he brought it; never mentioned plan to
Bishop to kill his wife by poison in medicine to be
given to procure an abortion; Mrs. Bishop joined
Victory Lodge at my request. and Bishop had moth
ing to do with it, she had previously been connected
with temperance organizations; my husband usually
met at the temperance meetings and escorted me
home; the night of the 18th OF January both Mr.
and Mrs. Bishop came to my house. Bishop last but
both went away together and if he had been con-
cealed anywhere knew nothing Of it.
Recess taken until two o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The testimony OF Mrs. Cobb resumed at the
afternoon session; The remainder OF the tea that
my husband drank the night of his first attack
threw in the fire, and the tea in bulk that was left
after my husbands death gave to my mother The
witness identified poem, ''Snce Have Known Her
Love was Nine" as that she had cut out of y
Ware,iey Magazine and semitic Mrs. Bishop, and
continuing, testified Bishop and his wife spent
every evening at our house just before
went to Troy, and the evening that learned to
play casino Mrs Bishop put her hands Oh my
lve;" did not change the personal pronoun in the
poem entitled Beyond the Bright Clouds; was in
of these poems now produced never saw before
the poem, 1.-The Water Mill" sent to her because it
alluded to phrase often used between us, We'll
never miss the watet till the well runs dry
cRoss-ExAMINATIos
,hras M ana state Attorncv Waller bracsd him
self for strong effort, the testimony of the wit
this point compelled admiration Tor the ready
astonishing. Mrs. Cobb testfed:-My husband in
our ten years Of married life, addressed
any time; / did not know that his sickness was
due to poisonng Bishop never had any unpleasant
feelings toward my husband except on one OCCASION
at our house, and spoke to my husband about It,.
but Bishop wanted his meals at q different hour
the result a refusal; Bishop remarked that he
would never ask another favor OF my husband;
have been dances that Bishop did not attend
and at dances where he was present and did not
dance with him; occasion he asked mo
three times to dance and l refused; Bishop
having - previously purchased at various pa.es he
came frequently. sometimes twice or three times o
day, once as often as six times, nearly always on
business; / never counted how many times he came
the house without any visible of business;
he did not make such q call every day; his visits
averaged fifteen minutes. and my husband was
often present; sometimes he stayed an hour but do
not think he made three such visits in week.
WHY ALL THESE VISITS?
.What business enticements would keep this
grocery clerk at your house for an hour when your
husband was absent 2?
work and he would sit stand around he bothered
me. and once told him that If he didn't keep away
1 would speak to his employer and also to my
husband about the annoyance; 1 told him this
in February. several months before my husbands
neighbors were talking about his visits and were
making scandal about it; l must have told him
several times to keep away. and finally told my
husband and my mother about it, after this he dis
continued his visits for about week for other than
business purposes, and then he renewed them; re-
proved him again a few weeks after the first re-
proof, and this after had complained to my
husband; / insist that never held out any in
had any correspondence with him during this time
my intimacy with Mrs. Bishop had been very close
and used loving terms toward her; while away in
Troy sent her tho poem beginning. "Since I've
known her love was NINE, as an expression Of my
affection. and the date July l6 marked it, indi
and il refers to nothing else: the mirror given
me in August; ibid not know that Bishop bought
the mirror July It, rs shown by the dealers books
nor that he gave II to me on that date.
state Attorney Waller read lines from one of the
poems and questioned witness as t9 the sentiments
with which it overlooking. But when he asked
her whether she wished to say those things to Mrs
Bishop she replied with some humor. Il didni
compose the poem" Continuing she sad:-I had
sent such poems to Mrs. Bishop previously; asked
Bishop to buy me a hand mirror because knew his
taste was good. for he had dealt in such
articles; I in town every day. and
could have bought myself; when
found that charge had been made in the
grocery bill for the mirror inquired what his
motive was. and hc said he wished to accept it
atoken of friendships told my husband Of the whole
affair." but talked with any other person about
it; Bishop gave me the pearl gold-tipped pencil
before went to Troy, and never knew that about
that time Bishop purchased one; / repeat that
found IL on the Hudson River steamer wher
nearing Albany; IL found ON the lower deck
wrapped in paper (witness produced the pencil
which she had ON her watch chain; / wrote
my husband that had found one, and he may hay,
told Bishop reaching Albany called Mt jewel
ors asked the value OF It, but cannot tell wher,
~ was: never sent the poem, ''Consolation in All
sence," to Mrs. Bishop or Mr. Bishop or anybody
else and the paper pasted on the back Of 1t is dheren
from any stationery that ever used while In Tro,
received two letters from Mrs. Bishop
one / now have. but I destroyed the othcl
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