The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-08
KATE conn AND BISHOP.
Bishop Testiryina san Further Coneeruins
the Relations OF the Two.

Bishop TestIfyina SIN Further Coneernins
the Relations OF the Two.
NORWICH, Conn, Jan. AT quarter
before 10 o'clock Wesley W. Bishop took his
seat In the witness stand. and turned his cold
and chalky -hucd face toward the Hon. John T.
Wait who at once began tho cross examine
ton. Mrs. Cobb came in on the arm OF Jailor
Beckwith moment later. She walked with
naughty and defiant bearing. Her long black
veil nearly swept the floor. She took her ac-
customed seat and fixed her piercing black
eyes. with an expression Of bitter and revenge
full animoeity. on the face Of the witness. At 10
o'clock the States Attorney hurriedy entered
the court room. He had oversight himself and
missed the morning train-so had to drive over
by the turnpike. His toilet showed manifest
want OF attention. and each particular hair OF
his head was pointed at It's own particular anglo.
Counsellor Wait began the croes-examination
with n fusllade Of sharp. aggressive questions.
Bishop refused to answer the inquiry whether
he periurod himself in his fourth confession.
In which he admitted that Mrs. Cobb had TO do
with the poisoning OF his wife. but acknowl-
edged that he lied when he told his brother
Masons that he was innocent Of CobOs death.
Bishop continued:
FURNISHED little coffee hut no tea to the Cobb family
Igave her did have OF Mrs Cobb's hAndkerchiefs
sn NY wife called T ON S S coSb.
twice weekly. was four consecutive nights with MRS
saturday evenings at Mrs warrmans Ny mother went
son Is that i was ia The middle OF The ~Sck She was
gone between two and three weeks ] met Mrs Cobb "a
met her also the Friday night before in the same
talking until 8 'V or hall pas, . O'clock As We
sd she IN, "n on we one d no Az, nne Bh 5ne
% and h we SsSnfSd 70 os; & so, 99S Tn
signed my connection Win the orsaniEAuon 6ceanss
s@otns and ;STs snS Sa els over Ssur store a
w . a, S.ue ana WI n 9n9I o,s M
cause Was DISCHARGED, on the SUNDAY before and
other men drove harb9rs hot-e TO O"s and me
eonnecung me with Mr.. Cobb. death e was after oo.s
handed, me the library books 70 return on the
The note she gave me directed me 10 destroy
the package Of styehnne, and did ~ The substance
Was mat was her warm pefsonsI Trend, that had
& nSr , SI ,9"s uns .b c nj s hn n ss
she knew what they were. II took page and half q
moved to the house q Cobl about fve or prior
s1d cote lived ON he sroaHd aoSl kay gave me- n:
orders Tor her mother usually but there ANYTHING
Re-exsmued ey ststs's Attorney waller Katy told
Wa on nisht When he va. away We we're situne IN
each other, lap she ssti' " never loved Charley aud
She added: 4" have always respected hum Aicr my
Charley into the house and was glad when he We ut
Bishop stepped down from the stand at lOx
| o'clock and WAS taken back ~ the jail. He had
| borne the ordeal well.
William ). Congdon. a lawyer, was the next
witness. He testified that he was member Of
| the Coroners Jury that investigated the death
| OF Cobb. Kate NJ. Cobb WAS a witness batore
| that Jury. She denied all the charges Of i'm
| proper Intimacy between herself aud Bishop.
| ana denied that any correspondence passed be-
| tween them. or that any private visits we're
| the supper and the tea that Cobb had on the
night that he was taken sick also that her hus.
| band was the only one who drank tea that
night. and he drank from cup used by him
| self alone. She said she couldn't tell the store
| that the tea came from. but II was bought by
| Charley. and II WAS his custom 20 purchase all
| the tea. she gave the rest OF the tea 10 her
| mother. rs She could not bear 10 see II in the
house. Her mother ussi IT,
| , Asaph Is. Young and Mrs Daniel Brown testi-
fed concerning the prolonged visits OF Bishop
that OF subsequent witnesses It seemed that the
| entire village near Mr.. CoDb's house stood In
| their dooryards or AT the windows 81 thelr
| dwellings with watches in their hands. and
| timed Bishop as lie made his visits 10 Mrs. Cobh
inside Cobbs house
summer OF 1877 she was friendly with Mrs
| Cobb. and was al her house frequently. During
house. Nearly every time she passed by the
| house his team was there, and when she re-
turned. AN hour or more later. the team was
| stIll there. Her acquaintanco with Kate ceased
| In the fall OF 1877. AT the same time that Miss
| Gardeners did. Once when Bessie Gardner
| and witness called at the house Miss Gardner
went In at the back door and Wesley came out
OF the front door He ran down the walk
leaped over the fence. mounted his wagon. and
| drove away.
Cross-examlned-Mrs Manning said that she
never. in her Acquaintance with the Cobb lam
lily. saw anything TO indicate any sstrangement
or anything but loving relations between Char
ley and his wife.
ke-exami ned-Witness said that she stopped
her intimacy with Mrs. Cobb because she saw
in her conduct reasons 70 suppose that she WA
not true 10 her husband. bhe was led TO THU
course By the frequent visits Of Bishop TO Kate
George Mills aiOrmer clerk In Hurlburts gro
Gerry testified that In the fall OF 1877. one even
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb came into the store
Cobb went to the Office In the rear OF the store
aud Mrs. Cobb remained in the centre OF Tia
store. Bishop either was behind, or went be
hind the counter, and he and Kate began
conversation. They went 10 the end OF tn
counter near the front door. Cobb WAS talkinI
with Mr.. Hurlburt in the ofilco. When the
reached the end OF the counter he passed not
around the edge and under the counter. an
Mrs. Cobb reached her hand underneath an
| took the paper Saw the same thing occur o
another evening. Bat in the office at the time
and saw what was going on through wlndo'
| in the office