The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-16

until suddenly she sees by the papers that two
she remembers about these mysterious arsenio
powders. At first she says no one was by when
marley confessed TO this habitat habit OF which
not admitit to his father or mother Then her
mother. Mrs.. Waterman. comes in and reminds
spoke Of Il, and that yet a third person also
heard II. Tho third person hasn't been found,
and the story. so incredible in every way rested
entirely upon the word OF a woman fighting for
her life. and OF her mother. who was fighting
with her; Even Pr. Jewett who was summoned
by the defence themselves said this story OF
Styrian arsenic eating was against his reason.
D i whether styrians wore arsenic proof or not
had been introduced to show that people born
ana bred In this country could eat 1t in fatal
In order to render the presence Of poison in
the dead mans stomach clear and beyond dis
Rute. the State had summoned two experts.
testing OF the chemicals. tho process OF detect
ing the poison, and all that had taken up tho
greater part Of Iwo DAYS. and had been trans
acted before Their eyes. IL WIS said that OK
perts always found poison but in two murder
cases in which precisely the same chemicals
no poison; In Charles IL. Cobbs case they found
poison. Why2 Because he was murdered by
H. But they say that the woman would have
stains as large rs those on window pancs. Tho
jury had seen Mrs Cobb. They had seen how
keen aud bright and Intelligent she was. Was
II likely that she would have been 40 clumsy as
TO use quantities that would kill and arouse
doses the same end could DO attained, and in n
much safer way Tho liver. stomach, and
heart had been subjected to repeated tests. and
arsenic found in every one Of these. Marsh's
test, Wrench's test. the sulphur test. the gall
yanic test. and still nth had beon employed.
nine. a poison 50 occult ana so sure that its in
fernal ability was greater than that OF almost
sonic not only in tho stomach. tho tissues. and
| the liver, but in the brain. where IL was not
necessary to ind It TO prove poisoning. but
| from the brain whose inllnitesimal proportions
excited the counsels ridicule.
| But do not ask you TO convict tho prisoner
on Bishops testimony IL IL only where that
testimony is oorroborated by responsible per-
| sons that / ask you to give II weight Every
thing. her constant association with him. the
visits. the presents. proved her TO be the guilty
| her and forced himself upon her. how easily
this woman OF commanding nerve and ready
| wit could have rid herself OF him. One look.
make that poltroon crawl out OF the house with
bringing steps; No she liked him. She chung
| to him. even when her neighbors demonstrated
with her and finally forsook her. and her
| mother-in-law spoke TO her about II. Twelve
presents in ten months between these persons.
| and yet not word Of affection between them.
| In March, with all this horrible gossip anoat
| about Bishop numbering his wife she braves
She leaves her dying husbands side two
nights before his death TO walk with him
| In School street. What could prompt such
an act with this man. whom she says she never
cared fer and never encouraged? I'm so
| lonely. Kate. were the last words OF this dying
| husband; yet She forsook him TO stroll in the
suburbs with her paramour and fellow MUIR
| derer. Four witnesses swear that she was with
him that night in School street. one OF them
| Mr.. Dodge, testiiyng 70 II ut the police court
| before no ever knew II was part of the case ="
| The counsel stopped at IL OP NJ Throughout
| the recess the court room remained filed with
| people, hungry. but afraid TO leave their seats
Tor , fear q losing them ,n There were no sand
hungry had TO sit it through until evening
without nourishment. Getting into the court
| A solid phalanx Of women Of all ages. clamorous
| for admission. blocked up the private door
main entrances. persons within thirty feet Of
| the threshold considered themselves fortunate
| free fight. and the wonder WAS that some OF the
| women and girls were not tramped under
foot The black-yeiled prisoner and ner guards
| were Iostled aud hustled as unceromoniouslY
| as the ordinary spectators. Before reaching
her seat Mrs. Cobb had to pass through a
crowd Of 200 women. all OF whom scanned her
every look and motion. For just an instant her
| lip quivercd. but she recovered her self-pos-
| session. and resumed her seat with her old dig
| nifty and calmness. Those ladies had better
| sit down, shouted Janitor Eas TO a squad Of
about one hundred women squeezed in between
| The obvious impossblity Of the fair visitors
sitting down. except on the floor. elected loud
| roar OF laughter.
The Judges took their seats. and Mr. Waller
| continuing. reviewed the testimony as TO the
| pencil. the tooth-pick, the cup. 30. claiming
that the chances We're intiniteslmal and practi-
| callY impossible that these things could have
| occurred and yet had no connection with each
| other. Her manner OF accounting for them
showed the straits she was driven TO and her
desperate defence. Even the little girl on the
| stand spelt out tho Pet that Bishop had put
| on the cup he gave % her mother. Tho fat
was that this woman was infatuated with
| Bishop. She contaminated his marriage bed
| with adultery, She fed on garbage ana threw
| the pearls Of her love and beauty before ~ me:
What made Wesley Bishop confess ~ jail and
under tho shadow Of the gallOwsf The stinEs
OF conscience-et harder 10 bear than those
Of tho Spanish nquisition. His father had
been a clergyman, and the memory OF his early
religious training had come over this weak,
miserable wretch N his prison cell ana forced
him 70 confess. y was me woman who was At
the bottom Of il, who Ike Eve. tempted him TO
eat OF the forbidden fruit and. Ike I've, she
should be punished equally with him Mr..
Waller closed With nm impressive peroration,
in which h. bcsought the Jury 10 DO their duty
at all hazards.
The noise Ia the court room during tho ten
minutes recess recalled an opening night with
the Count Joannes. Laughter. shouts. loud
calls for room by men and women who were
being squeezed In the throng. roso above the
D Mr. Wait rose ss atl1sP NJ to make the final
summing up for the prisoner. lie said that
Bishop was a wretch. a villain Of the deepest
dye. upon whose lying tongue no dependence
was TO be placed. In his first confession 20 the
Masons he had lied repeatedly. and now he had
consummated the sum Of his perJuries by this
atrocious attempt TO take the life OF an innocent
woman. Every incident Of her life that could
be twisted into anythi nR questionable had been
brought against her by tho infamous
the Court TO charge that the burden Of proof
was upon tho Public Prosecutor, and that he
must make out n case which excluded every 9th
or reasonable hypothesis consistent with the evil
dence before they could find her guilty. The law
presumed her "a be innocent. and gave her inc
full benefit Of that presumption until II waa
destroyed BY the two witnesses 10 the murder OF
their equivalent. In direct positive. reliable tes-
timony, and not by the confession OF this loath-
some ami blOOd-staiucd murderer and pcrlurer
| Bishop. Whose statement bore the moro alb
solute impress Of truth; his or hers
Which was the most consistent with the past rec
ord and character OF the parllesI Her manner
on the stand was open, honest, and Yomanly
| while that 81 the sneak and assassin who con
fronted her was cold, cunning, and revengelu
There was nothing in hor evidence. absolutely
nothing to shake their confidence in her lnteg
rity She had moi. like her accuser. told three
or four different tales, abandoning them one
after the other ms he found they would not SUIT
Why. II he WAS to be believed. she had given
| her husband half an ounce OF arsenic
$40 grains. in less than n monih-more thal
eleven grains "A day, double tho amount th4
the Styrians took and yet the doctors, win
their patent appliances found only hail gran
in the part Of tile body they examined Bshopt
story didn't hang together. Then there Were
the experts. Prof Johnson said that Dr. Dore
mus s testimony wasn't sufficient The coun
sci has quoted France and Italy said Mr.; WAIT
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