The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-12

the sides of a mountain which rises out of the sea,
is not more romantic in its situation. As stood on
the plateau below the Court House and gazed on the
two rivers which meet at the bottom of the hills
could not fail to recall Stedman's lines included In
1.ongfeows "Pocms of Places" and feel how delight
tul it must be in summer time to
idly wander where
shetucket flows meandering, or Yantic
Leaps through the cloven air.
Why anybody should build city here unless Ind
ian tradition and the spirit of Uncas. whose
everywhere about. was the incentive to it. is
than can conceive although the more practical
reason that here the head of tidewater may have
had something to do with it, Let this be it may,
very much impressed with the capped
beauty of the crested hills, with their lines Of ter
raced New England cottages dotting their sides.
When met Katie Cobb--being introduced to her by
her senior counsel Congressman Wait-it of these
things spoke to her. and she became thoroughly
restrained in manner, II not absolutely enthusiastic.
led her dilate the natural beauties of Nor
witch.
There are some delightful drives in the neighbor-
hood" she said "and in the summer there is not
more beautiful town anywhere in New England"
COBB
II a fortunate circumstance for me that had
been much impressed with the beauty of the place
and that this was a subject on which Mrs. Cobb
naturally responsive, or should have made q sorry
of the interview, for although had especially
sought IL I stammered like schoolboy attempting
his first defamation, and. finally. in the midst of my
laundering. Numbered upon congonal topic to both
of u.s. The allusion evidently was pleasant to Mrs.
Cobb. Her face lit up with genial smile and
pleased intelligence looked out of her eyes.
While she spoke had time to study her
contour. and l may say just here that
for a New England woman she stood the inspection
well. Tall and thin, she is not angular, and in
softer climate she would have developed into maies-
tic womanhood. Her face is not beauiful-her fea-
regular her chin is too square. and her
mouth is too large and straight cut for beauty. But
there intelligence and apparent candor in her
looks that rocompense for these physical imperfec
tons. Then she is natural and unaffected in her
conversation and easy and self poised in her
ner, with the shadow of great crime hanging
her, that at her best she cannot fail to be
fascinating, and Wesley Bishops infatuation is
not = matter of such great surprise
IMPRESSIONS OF THE DEFENDANT
To give my interview with Katie Cobb in detail
would be impossible. II was rambling CONVERSE
ton, jumping from theme to theme and from place
TO place without any connection consecutiveness
There mention of Bishop. OF course. but in
everything Mrs. Cobb said the mind of the listener
would naturally to some allegation of his
either in his confession or his testimony. When she
she talking a subject which would have
been agreeable to her il Bishop had never ex-
listed. and her manner showed that she was
entirely oblyious of what I'm my mind
Bishops story Of driving with her. Then
she spoke of Troy and the Mohawk
Dutch" referring TO those worthy Knicker-
bockers somewhat disrespectfully. and accompany
ing the remark with neat little gesture of detesta
tion. strangely enough. IL was to Troy she went
when Bishop says she corresponded with him and
was in such haste TO get back to him. and
II at Troy where Charlie Cobb was
when Bishop claims he spent whole nights
in Mrs. Cobb's company. But the remark
was drawn from her the sequence Of observa-
ton Of mine, and do not believe she thought of
Bishop for the moment suspected that was think
ing OF him: was anxious 10 catch glimpse Of the
woman amoment of forgetfulness of the ordeal
is undergoing and either succeeded or she is a
much better actress than think she IL. As I was
turning away her little daughter up 10 her to
take leave of her for the day. and she
kissed the child in an easy. mothcrly way
that had trace of the that is impending
both of them. As left her she bowed and
smiled family and sadly. 'Can IL be possible"
asked myself as walked away that this woman. so
seif-possesscd in her extremity aud yet free from
everything like overacting, should be criminal as
determined and ferocous the worst character
French fiction has derived from tho Imagination Of
Gsboran -
LIKE aABonrASs HEROINE?
Up to that moment had never thought of the Cobb
murder in connection with ''Thc Mystery OF Orcival.
Then the parallel came 10 me with striking force.
Gaboran's heroine was u fend; her accomplice was
avillan and coward-just such coward and villain
Bishop has shown himself to be in his confessions.
About him had could have doubt As he
sat in the witness chair during the day. clam
mily unfolding his tale of overwhelmingly
trying to evade the gallows by fixing the guilt
Of murder upoa the woman whose paramount he pro-
tesscd to bel had ample opportunity to watch and
study him. In mental grasp and in moral perception
be is simply what he is In personal appearance
cleared. cunning. shutting and angular. In every
attribute hs is what would be called very common
man among corumon manly impulse would
be impossible TO such nature. though secret and
unreasoning passion might bind and hold him. Self
confessed betraycr, poisoncr and liar. he can
only be regarded something too fnonstrous for
contact with his kind. Is II possible that woman who
could boldly plan and calmly and persistently exc
cute such a murder rs he charges upon Mrs. Cobb
could love such man? II she could. bliud indeed
she must have been 10 his dcets-meutal, moral and