The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-10

word her ia tho lines whenever it occurred.
ma bon changed 10 his" These were the
Witness recognized tho poem Beyond the
Bright Cloud, nnd said she gave that 10 Bishop.
nit"r his wfe's DEATH and that sho made no
with the line And heckon the dear ones whore
itho hrieht star The Witness also recognized
the pom, tlHngelpss.' and said she cut " ont
" the Norwich morning Buii,tin and gave it TO
Bishop after his wiie's death and subsequent
To the time of giving the first poem, This poem
was nlso read. Ii concluded. /" Heart calls to
heart as deep to deep" Witness said that IL
was an expression OF her feelings in relation to
th. loss of " her dear friend
The " Consolation in Absence" poem she had
never seen heforc, nor over had In her possrs-
had meyer seen before. The ever now ques-
ton sh" had never seen before neither the
%,nas p9n Ind 2E" rfrn gy i@T hGS ,hG
to Mrs; Bishop. shs freJu'ntly. svchan,a;c
" Too late" verse was unknown to her. Tho
" Water Mill'' witness recognizrd "a having
sent to Mrs Bishop. There used to be- q pct
miss the water till tho well runs dry" and It
was N tlinkng 81 lis that she cut ont and
Mrs. Cobb continued: In regard to any
alleged remark TO my mother-in law when shr
inys sh. spoke oi n gossip about mo and
Bishop that, people had better mind their own
business IA | do mine | did make such arepiy.
but II was caused 10y a bit oi neigh horhood gos-
SID that had nothing whatever to do with
Bishop. and was not suggested 10y any relations
with him. | went on sundays sometimes to the
Central Methodist Church mil sometimes To tho
Hroadway Church attended tho West side
IAhntnacle on sunday afternoon. Both my
family. and that Of Bishop attended the same
States Attorney walor began his cross-ex.
animation Mt 2A o'clock. and closed at o'clock.
Mrs. CODb camr out undauntod almost un-
scathrd, from the encounter. giving no cvi-
dehce OF perturbation. the only marx uf excite
ment b sn- "a faint flush on her rac cheek. She
canlc lightly down rom the witness stand. aud
NJ she parscd out of court she seemed rather a.
be- supporting her Iailer than needing his as
si-thucr.
Tn' cross-oNaminuiion drew out general
denial Of nll charges Oi intimacy of u criminal
nature with Bishop, all corrrspondrnce with
him. all rides at night with him. md any
knowledge Of the poisoning of her husband
Sho acknowledged that Bishops visits to her
house in the summer and fall oi 1877 ami in the
winter and spring of 1873 might nave averaged
i've or siN "a day. and thor duration might have
bocn from ten minutes B! an hour. Iherf were
! NO eutir"ni.!i- t. call him g. her house. Huu
| she often told him that II he did not rensc hi,
| frequent and ptol. ngc ralls she e1ould inform
! her husband and Nr. llurhuft. hIs employer
! She did complain 81 her husband. and for
week or more Bi~hup did not cnll 30 frequently
! 81. did not sueaS 10 Nlr. Hurlburt.
! Nhrn asked concerning the poem. COnsola
| ton in Absence That Kate alleges WAS sent {,
| Mrs. Bl-hop from 4 COY, and which was mark".
! July l6. II the mark NIX was not inspired boy
| the receipt OF hhni tsrror from B,ahop. on
! that date. she said u wN@ -. l. WIS inspired o.,
the fact that on july 10 Mrs. Bishop. uit'r ih'
! card game ~ cas no. hat ulaecd her hand
| on her lknto'~l shoulder aud assured her OF he
! love. She explained her frequent presents I,
| Bishop and his return In gifts 10 her 10y affirm
ins that these prescnts were al known to hc
| husband. and thHt ho and Mrs. Bishop cx
| changed similar tokens Oi friendship. She re-
! peAted the story Of the manner IN which Bshol
| gut the toothpick. aud added. "Allthis happened
! in tho prU sence Of my husband. who simpl
| said lok.ngly, that Bishop WAS great gOb
| bier"
She explained ono visit to bishops hous
! while his mother WIS away in New Haven b.
| saying that she went there 10 l;et n shirt tha
| Bishop desired to have repaired. IL was neccs
! sary tu get the shirt that evening because sh
WAS going to have her washing done the mex
| day. and wished 10 wash the shirt at tho Sam
| time. All the other visits she sharply denied.
Great amusement was caused hy the answe
| Of Kate when tho lawyer asked her whcthe
| Bishop over kissed her. Her reply. No. sir !
| WIS given with much spirit. and with an air a
| thorough wOmanly indignation and in!uro
| dignity.
She said that Bishop once told her that h
| would sue the gossip who connected his an
| her name together with the poisoning OF Cuhl
! During the latter davs Of Charles Hines,
| Bishop once brought some whiskey for hin
| and whom she told him that The whisk y WAS r.
| herself. he told her that he WAS glad that III
| had told him. She never susuccted WcSlo
| with having anything TO DO with Charles dcatl