The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-14
KATE COBB'S TRIAL.

WHAT BISHOP SAID TO HIS PASTOR, AND WHAT
HE EXPECTS HIS FATE TO BE-FRuITs OF HIS
CoNvERsIoN-THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NORWICH, Conn.,. Jan. 10, 1879.
The trial Of Kate NJ. Cobb for poisoning her hus-
band will be resumed tomorrow. The defence have
few witnesses to testify before the State puts
in its rebutting testimony. Among the remaining
witnesses for the defence will be the Rev. Hugh
Montgomery, of the Central Methodist Episcopal
Church. where the Bishops and the Cobbs have found
their spiritual consultations. On the Saturday night
before the trial began the pastor called at the Jail to
pray with both the prisoners and to prepare them
for the ordeal OF an appearance in court.
MORE OF BISHOPS CONDOLENCES
Bishop confding-in fact, he always is con-
fding-and he made bold to tell his pastor how he
loved Kate saying. 81 love Kate much that
would be willing to die natural death to shield her
from this roube and he talked of his future pros
poets. saying to the clergyman, II do not expect
be hanged, but hope to go to the State Peniter-
tiary." These things will probably be art OF the
evidence of the defence to show what pretence he
made of glove for Kate and how base by contrast
in the hope of saving his own neck from the gall
lows. His testimony will give fur exhibit Of this
BISHOPS CONVERSION
Bishop has 80 completely won the confidence of his
Chris ian ailer that he said when asked if Bishop had
been allowed to go from the court to the Jail attended
only by boy, There 10 no truth in that, but
far his trying to escape is concerned would not
be afraid to trust him to go the ground alone
his four statements the result of the abors
of a number Of clergymen and an uncle who is q
deacon in the Congregationalist Church here.
Bishop swore that he told his story without any hope
of mercy for doing, but his story to his pastor
shows he has not done ptrjuring himself even yet
There is determination here that the woman shall
not escape, and in an official capacity affirmed
Saturday that Bishop would never be tried until
Kate NJ Cobb had been convicted. This persistence
and bitterness against the Ia for other p,r
pose than to Bishops neck, and cannot believe
District Attorney Waller is to be influenced in the
way some OF Bishops most ardent friends desire.
SAVING BISHOPS NEcKs
Were Bishop on trial there is no doubt he would
be speedily convicted OF murder i'll the first degree
and convicted all the this side of Hadcs
could not save his neck. Every movement that can
be made quietly to him IL being pressed with
energy, and among the mos. prominent efforts is a
petition largely circulated ana generously signed in
Eastern Connecticut tor the abolishment of capital
punishment in the State. Should this have the effect
desired in the present Legislature Bishops desire
"to die natural death for Kate will be satisfied.
WHAT AN FAIRLY RISER
The witnesses for the prosec tomorrow will
probably establish the fact that Bishop came out Of
the Cobb residence in January 1875 while Charles H.
Cobb, Jr., in Troy N. ", at four O'Clock A. NJ
for there is still man in that alarm clock neishbor
hood who up in the morning and turned his
lantern into Bishops face to who he was. A
woman who knew Kate q resident of school street,
also will swear she saw and recognized her on that
street on the Tuesday evening BEFORE the Thursday
her husband died II is also said an adult witness will
be produced who has seen the cup marked Pet
THE TRIAL WILL. CLOSE.
1t has been agreed by counsel that the evidence
shall be finished and two pleas made on Tuesday. If
evening session is required to do il. Two more
pleas will BIO made on Wednesday morning and the
Judge will charge the jury ON Wednesday afternoon
and the be submitted An idea H. very prevalent
that disagreement of the jury will be the result Of
the trial.
ARRIVAL OF JUDGE CULVER.
Judge Culver arrived tonight, and the trial will be