The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09

NJ p,l,I Etoxv Mr. Ooh Il fei
rbnrslav jnne a. Kate NJ COBB called at my house
~ ~ T,,s,,s, ayenina hetore when got home at
twenty minutes past Six and LETT shortly after eight
.ai r. sa;d ne was ao;ng 10 Otis library which
1osad ~ ha,f-nast eioht. do NOT know what time
RisSon cot away from business: the families came
80 ~ h0,se one ava,ip, 10 NAV cards I met them
~ hn,b R,shon's and coIbs'. Mrs Cobb did not APP
lar 70 he am axnert-dd not know great deal about
pear 70 Do an oApoi'"N' i "
the s game; n,.,.o ,os.,ssa.-r rssae IN Norwich.
knew Charles III. Cobb; had a talk with Charles II.
Gnhb reoarny his sickness in the fore part of May
eopo esa uiiH hIs . -, i1 49, ~ ~ -, ,,1
~ w Wiaot;,', nc ~, Iat,sr nsrt of Nav had talk
Win him rasarIing his heinz able TO 90 Decoration
nav i, Eobrnarv ne, smoke fo me of takiny Atwood
i;t y t ;,ts has,r" and they had almost killed
him. ne nskeJ me ..yyhat do Won suppose there was
in those bitters?'
- 1rnss axa,nirat;o, Ar Cohh had n heavy heard.
Int b o1d me- after his sckness II dropped ont so
he had nd to- shave it Off
mrs conn neyh4as Was M No dow after his
death. saw Wesley w Rishon there in the door
uea a sI I We, , w. Ms ryb, hanaed him some
i is W s.ao ooa as a H., - no yonl ha kind
anonah to ash how lone the ticket was good
KITE ADMITS IIsHop STAYED LATE
NJ, NJ 49, tast;and ~ am the sister of
charias II Chr Tn hava M other brother or ais.
tar had n ,.Ir With Kate NJ coih the lsth of Feb
,narv 1919. to,J har hoard Rshon was seen leav-
ruary io's loia nel neai ,,o sn IL %%s unrn;n
,u W.. Gbar:w Was IN Trav She said Gle WAS here
Int did not STAY as late * said II hone YOU will
NOT think T have anv malice?'' she said III do not
no ' .hin Inn nav. any "aid noone faiS.d and She
,,id Nv tha,,, metnin ~ tall, ahomt. when She
otnrnal FROM Toy she SAID she had found pencil
% thn hoat sau hand mirror and She fold me it
,as ,rosent. T ~evar saw the c,,n marked ..pet
Crossexamined~i spoke to my brother about it
a. Years before thew had been yerY intimate. bnt
Charley said Of late aey he could not
Dt.i ,;hn VIE varv ;ntnate Friends until left
th ;tv t, v"ars snco tia week of tbe fair in the
fall Of is77 Kate told me she found the pencil on the
no conroalment. fhings looked very neat in her
house. was not witness ia the court below: was
in Coinmnus
~ Charas Wh;,,t.r testified -r reside in Norwicb.
am acnna;nted with Wesley w Bishop. did not know
Kate n Cobb. was in Slr. Hurlbut's employ with
n;snon wa driver and solicitor in the west side
district Tnesdavs and Thnrsdays. never called at
Cobbs: called for orders at family m the house;
discontinneJ to call early in Anril 1877 Mr. Rishop
Told ma IL was unnecessary for me to cali al
that house further: I discontinued and bishop
went or bis ronte Tuesdavs and FRIDAYS
W. ven o.tena -" Tint cnstonar. left the store
in January 1878: / used to meet Bishops
team aud have seen him ut Cobbs house on Tuesdays
aud Erd.vs he uant fnll hale mile ont of his way:
have aeon Mrs Kate M Cobb at the store converting
with Bshon. when She came TO the store she did her
hrs;noss VII R;shon. when Kate M Cobb and Mrs
Rishnn were there / have seen Kate and Bishop talk
a.;a. when nv Cohh was there he often went into the
"ice and left the ladies with Bishop the converse
ton WINS General
Observation-Disclosures had special customers who
dealt entirely with me. carried no goods out OF nv
str;ct unless IL was inconyenient for the regular
Jr;vnr 1AA'0' - vas
sNorurp wrrNrss WHO THOUGHT COBB HAPPY
Alter recess o. some tha dafenca and testicd 10
,ras nc ;nt;m.to with Mr. Cobb as anyboty except
his own family. until he moved from my neighbor-
s ~ 49,, 80 s;Jo. ,vhar Charlav was in file shon
Iii, T CIV, hi,,, Mrs Cohh and Mrs Bshor were
ary ;nt;mata and Charley told me that
h ord R;.hon were very intimate: Charley
i no anu Dsot VIII Tic Lcynse 70 snend q
.uo.u avo,;no. the ladies' conversed to-
pa.h"r and the nentiemen engaged in PLAYING cards
d; -, a. 1;tad nc 20 Come IN their house and
Mrs bshop qua a ~ csrds at the sno"estion
sPemu al WY Svi.cd them to NV house and thew
W -. "a ,,i,va1 .,anction witch in 1876 I went TO
t t, a,t p;Yo Snont - week with Mr. Cabins
tanv at bis soicitation saw much of the family
they lived happily MI o hsd ot
80, y, f thr.s vears. we had many Jokes at the ex-
,nsa Of h;s Ieanness. he had excellent control of
P:,s ~ dd ,,ot d;scern That he was over sensi.
.ii'o.,, a. s;ht nTrs r,ohh left NV house suy
atd r. she was Going TO the library she must 20
een9tII, - !. ~. ,,nr,ar ,ost o;uht o,cIocL
qulckly: as u wAs I9s -, pas a. racnt;o q. ,h
UD! ts;,n IN thew evidonce ut this noint of the
tr;a, and were sustained by the Court.
IRA anu VIZ TO-. tha yprnsecntnnI tncx his
~ 80 Ya1I;,a Ont vear before he ett tLe shon
to take the collectorship. three years ao he
ri Ill xvh;skors and his mustache ran into them.
Iau sue d @ c ~ this nnt the trial
spoke 70 osunes i 49, as a. ;d;nt;n, . ne
ocaiu uipPPas ,o ~, Sua,aw Smi4h I:ooran
wo, - oti,ars IN tbe shon. never saw nnvfhin,,
;a r ist,yss,, Mrs Cobb and Mr. Bishon. think
trlpI rps so'..;,.."I;,,ad t.nr;,,,
VIC 49, W.. - n1srop can ro :. rrrrow rrrnK
NJ rharIas whitaker recalled Inv the prosec ution-
Mt. Sna mS n,ara .oget,sr a. co-c,crks
1lsnop ah" n,ortbs thn hour for .Io No
smo 10 nine o'clock: the drivers were given
ans 40 aveninos hotb remaining saturday even
cIosad at abont haf.past nine o'clock SATURDAYS at
to have NO Inowiedye Of Bishop heinz away fonr
oo,,.oant;va n,,,ts. he coud not have been absent
s..hS,,. ~ ,rdsrat,nding with me
A.. ,,ct;n, ,vas raisad ~ tbe witness beno oues
.,onS as ~ statemcnts made by Bshon off the stand
cd out of Conrt unless II Was 10 DENY some fact
a tatod Nv him ne witness
IT, yyosanuton maintai,ad the right 10 show the
,.;p E.,yaan Tho famiIies 40 nnno.ed 70 P;shon's
tatarne,t That h. and Kate reyniated the meetinos
Tha Court rnied in favor ~ the nrosecntion
Mr Whtaker OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES told me in June
ao'I tir e;n,ns, averv niobt. afr Mr. Cohb's
49, 5.h ~ 80 VIII mo and FOLD hin, rbonoht be
aa - h,as,a Cor IN. rmmors abroad. he said ar
. -, an5 ,aIt,nn w;th tho woman had hrught n
srpt lie ,vas t blame 90 FAR as anv criminaI rela
49, x WI hstwaen me- and Mrs Cobb Kate is as in
1919. ne az nnhorn haho ;,
s 49, M hv The ,rosacutionI WINS telling him
g. - ~ Az rr,nors .hrnaJ ahout tho t;no his
go, ,sos AZ Cobhs and his frcnuent visits. after
.hu, J.th snnLo ora;r ~ tha rnmoro aoainst him
~ o,,actior viii, nfrs a,o,h and the ,orrIer aud
80 80, III, @ ..Ea,a 10 az in,,n..n, a. an ,,,bnrn