The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-12
MAIN STREET.
MAPLE STREET.

The house is situated on plateau the heights
above what is known as the cove. Through this cove
the waters of the Shetucket flow. On the opposite
bank and between the Shetucket and the Yantic on
the bluffs and In the gorges is Norwich proper The
Cobb side of the stream is not so imposing as the
other and the Cobb house is about hundred
yards back from the river. II is New England cot
tage villa Of the regulation style of architecture.
There il portico verandah over the front door.
and bay window Pearl street and side entrance
on Ann street 1t Is peculiarly exposed to observa-
ton and Bishops wagon, stopping in Pearl street
many times day. could not fail to elicit remark.
SETGHBoRs SAW
The trial shows that all the neghbors especially
were busy taking notes. Mrs. Brown noted the pro-
longcd visits of Bishop to Cobb's house; Mrs. j..
Eunice r. Cutler counted them and found they
as many as six in one day; Mrs.
Jane Merrill timed bishops call once and
found il was half an hour, and Mr. Asaph Il. Young,
who often on the lookout for him to gave him
orders for groceries, got in the habit Of timing him
two three times weekly. Although the neighbor-
hood thus engaged for year more. and in the
face of much gossip, there was no
went to work again in the afternoon ana came back
in the evening without troubling himself about how
street. Finally, In February. 1875 he sickened- aud
after several similar attacks he died in june During
his illness Bishops wagon came and went
doubt. His physicians suspected poison--both he
and his wife told Of it, and after his death Pro-
fessor Doremns found IL in large quantities In his
stomach. He had been fed on arsenic and he was
saturated with it; he shrunk into mere skeleton;
his hair and beard fell OUT nobody doubted that he
had been murdered. and suspicion pointed naturally
to Kate Cobb and Wesley Bishop.
CHARLIE COINS FUNERAL
When the reports of Charles Cobb's death and its
concomitant circumstances noiscd abroad the
excitement in the village became intense 1t was the
Even the children discoursed on the amours of
Wesley Bishop and Katie Cobb. The funeral was an
imposing affair. II took place ON Sunday, June q.
All the night before it had rained heavily but in the
morning the clouds broke away and the sun shone
out brilliantly The heights overlooking tho were
crowded with dense multitude. all eagerly disc ussng
the one theme. The roadbeds and sidewalks wcro
filled with people. and men and boys even chung 10
tho fences pcrched themselves aoft In the trees
Through Main and Washington streets there were
long lines of idle gossppers gazing an,iously across
the river and waiting impatently for the
ia tho eyes of the villagers, great pageant.
Three hundred Masons in full regalia had places in
the line Following them Were the waursaen Fire ri,
wearing badges of mourning and sprgs Of evergreen
and flowers. Floral tributes were supplied in pro
fusion by the o.. ID. o. and other organizations to
which Mr. Cobb belonged, aud the burial took place
under the auspices of somerset Lodge. Around the
grave were nearly five thousand people. aud when
solved itself into one vast Committee Of the Whole
10 watch the Judicial investigation.
BISHOPS DIscIOeURE.
The preliminary examination took place In the
Court House. 1t a sweltcring week in june and
each day the court room was crowded to srnocation
The inquiry lasted several days. In the beginning
Bishop showed not the terrors Of guilty conscience
but the attempts OF man caught In the nieshes
of crime to be free were apparent from the outset
The day before the funeral he went to Arthur Brewer
who, like himself and Cobb, was a Mason, and asked
whether he would be warranted In disclosing secret
affecting him and Charlie Cobb something tina
could not hurt Cobb and that might help him. Al
the time he knew that Professor Doremus was ana
lyzina the contents of Cobbs stomach. Brewer
thought there could be harm In revealing til,
under the circumstances, but declined 10 lister
TO II himself, and suggested that other Masons b,
asked to hear IL. All who were approached ON thu
subject very reluctant; but, finally. MIR. j. ID
Mcrshon and Mr.. Joseph +. Wait consented TO heal
the disclosure In conjunction with Mr. Brewer stipu
latng that their holding the secret should not tend
to the ncealmcnt OF = crime. Bishop agreed to
this, and then came the lame and impotent conclu
sion;-
About two months ago Charlie exactcd o Masonic
pledge from me- and then asked me to get him some
arsonic--I think half ounce"
Bishop said he looked at Cobb and asked jestingly
why. Charlie you're not going ~ take II yourself
NO. don't want TO take Il myself" Cobb an
swered
Bishop said he got the poison for Cobb at shcwI