, 1879-01-07

gu HIS VIE 10 acc0HananF MIN 10 tue cuteFtsin-
| mcnt, hns she rci,1tcl. anil told him 10 take
Mrs. Waterman, her mother; Il was very
stormy that night: | saw him Gn by tho store
at alout y ocltrk, as thought, 10 ths enter.
| taInmcnt; wcnt 70 bis fo,se and rnppod at
tic back door. and khte came TO the duor nnti
SAID, at Won't do for yuu TO stay roun,l here
great while Tonight. ! have given Charley
act'1lite, uhd IL Inns raised tho devil with him, -
60 away; wanted to 20 for Tho doctor; but he
exocct he will be brought buck every H1oment;' -
l. left; saw her tho ne1t morning; she said
EhatIey had been 10 Df. Perkins thc n9ht
ne, De,ofc C.. and got % > presentation. but I'D
barn willis I wns converstng with his
vile: correspondence Ut this time wns less
ircquent:~ | purchased norphnc altotlt this
ttinc Tor kalc to put IN pudding; in Mnrch. At
my, my request. she made and rave rnc mirror
mat raw E'rr b7eastpln AMI cafrfn1s after
tic death Of my wife; I do rot think her i1us-
oaitl knew Il ean'o from me; Kate told me tc
noticed the icwcirv on her and elr said. II lIavo
been inokiug myself a present." she eave mo n
bri1stl-tronm case, ornamrntcd with M emblem
bearing tic word "IIopc."
Uu the 18th Of March, 1873, she showed nc an
article in tho daily mortinR Bn''esn Of the 18Th
on arten's, which spoke Of i t"as co'orle.. and
day, haii.ouncc; that Tas The iirst ' srsenlc u
Airs; Kate ". Cobb got from me, and ber lIus.
sana got .he most ; Of Il; about III. tn,e told
mother. Who ., va; there visiting; .he
ne mo- to elve Charley .he Ss4 ar.enc, sc 'S5 10
H. H. VII de L when TOW ste away;" LEFT satur.
flnven to get Bn'tttin to see II la was dead;
when got hotno shs said, ~ auppusc you
arc disappointed, but NC had cofnpany Sunday
and ! Guild not give u to iim;'' my nothcr
Kate t'iat gave us now place to meet; rnvo
her the front door kcy, and kent the KEY to the
hnck door mree'f; she spent four evenings
with nc there nfouc; cur relations were rri:nl-
husband she nut ~ l'ls coEcu; 1t had no appar-
cht elect: khe said she would give him more:
every two Of three days she gave II To him, and
sometimes tbrcc tlnca 'iaity; Katc once eald 10
ean gct enough down hm by aud by to get All
elect"
asked her once or twice, "Why do you not
stopi" She replied, mig tntnd Is made IN,
ani will ss,eceesl;" Chafle* II. Cobb, Jr., had
the :<sl Of March, 1879: sire told me sI1o had
given him so mitch arsenic TINT It had given
him darrl,ea. and shc had been to see DR.. Per
kIus about It: ] met her that ught tAtarch .s3)
on school street, anil We talked sM hour; sile
told tne Or. Perkins recommended aunnc p.l,s,
but she sail sha was going to Elrr him NOR.
phlnc powders, and tell C!,arlcy The doStor or
dercd them size reminded mo It WIS tust ten
weeks t9 a., hour since merphine was given NY
vile, and she would administer Some to Charles
that uigl't; next rnornIug she told nc sue eaYe
her husband thr dose,, and that he had per-
spirttl all night. but Tue poIson seemed to have
no effect; that he 1ay, md trcnt'led on
Charles wns not able 10 ret up .l,at
morning; she invited me up to see him;
went; asked Charles II be wanted .
tl',;tor; lis satd he did; wl,cn j went .lvwn
stairs abc wanted tu know what she should tell
the doctor, aud told her to tell btm xhc gave
l,m auInlne; tie next morning shO told inc ste
told the doctor a. had directed: bcfnre the
doctor cau'e she destroyed what arsenic she had
~ the tUuae; bought ntore arseuic for hcr
about tho lat Of May: ] think Charles Cobb
t.uk The whole OF that; toward tbs last Of May
Sic told tic abe was getting out of RrBcnic, and
bought her some more; in April / bought five
ccns' wurth Of atrYclnfne Tor her; she put part
Of It III some bttters aud some Of 1t into whisky;
kntc told nle he took = little Of both; rot
ss.Fyet,oine twicc, and thcn got more arscn.r;
rot the last arsenic the lase Of May; on tho
night of June | got strycl,nlne. mid Charles
II. Cobb, Dr., died on the 9th at noon; AFTER
Ectt!ng pre1eriptlon from DR.. Lewis Paddock
containing asrYellntno. told her 10 add ,nure to
Ills medicine: slsr SUIT note to ulc thanking
nc for buying the lust strgchnine: received 4
letter frun hrr the morning after Ills death.