The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11


Cross-examined-I have been reminded since yes
terday that she had been to nay house twice; she
to me and another time to see brother
member Of the lodge on business
Mr. waller-Did you say anything different from
said to a friend that could not recolect that she
had been at my house more than once.
Mr.. waller-Did you not say to- some one that it
occurred 10 you that would be better for you to
have our testimony agree with Mrs Cobbs to the
visits? Witness-Yes. did. Sensation in the court
room.) Yesterday, when Mrs. Cobb was testfying, I
could not recollect than visit. but when at
noontime was interviewed by the state Attorney
said twce-and very unwisey-that thought she
best for me- to say other wise, for feared it might
injure her; never intended to lie about it.
THOUGHT SHE MIGHT EouIvocATE LITTLE.
(The witness here burst into tears.)
knew that had to tell the truth; said to you
See me but once: admit that told somebody that
might go upon the stand and tell story to agree
with Mrs Oobbs; thought might equivocate
a little without doing any harm. (Sensation.)
up-tgreat iaughter9-I said / wondered whether
statement 90 as it was rather than to attempt
to correct it; my equivocation intended should be
to anything %ansss fSsn %
stand with flushed and angry face. apparently dis
gusted with the scrape she had unwttingy got into
MORE GOOD CHARACTER EVIDENCE.
Benjamin Peckham testified to the intimacy be-
tween the Cobbs and his family, and that he always
regarded Kate Cobb good and pure woman.
Mr.. Peckham's wife testified to the pleasant rea-
lions existing between Charlie and Kate; he often
accompanied us home from the Good Templar meet
ings and when starting away homeward one evening
Cobb called to- his wife, ''Come along. Pet" This
testimony was produced to explain the use of the
word pet the toothpick and cup and saucer,
which Mrs. Cobb said put on because this was
her husbands favorite name for her, while Bishop
testified that this used because the articles
were for himself or Kate.
Crossexamined-There are no pledges among the
members of the Order of Good Tempars except to
stand by each other in sickness and in health but
not to defend any like this never heard
Charlie call Kate by the name of pet except on this
aiong P s and turning 70 him. jokinsIy.
asked him who he meant Qaughter); 1
knew. of course, that he had addressed his
band about it at the time. but will not swear to it;
quite certain. however, that spoke OF 1t before
heard of this present to Bishop marked Pet" in
the court room. yesterday. when Mrs Cobb testified
to her husband calling her pet REMARKED to Mat
tie REYNOLDS that could verify that statement ted mt.
would not stretch the truth in favor of any person
because member of the Good Templars lodge.
coNrRADIcTTNG BISHOP.
The next witness Mrs. Charles Tracy, rather
pleasing brunette dressed tastefully dark colors
She was also a member Of the lodge to which Mrs.
Cobb had belonged. Witness testihed:--On tho
Tuesday evening before Charlie Cobb died his wife
called on and remained some time, leaving just
husband making presents to Mrs. Cobb; this
visit Kate told me that when she came
have left the house if she knew how lonesome he
was; she at my house couple of hours, being
detained by late supper The object OF this test-
| with her that night.
John Reynolds testified that he and his wife met
Mrs. Cobb about nine o'clock that evening on her di-
| rect way home.
Robert Towers swore that he had observed the
most friendly relations between Cobb and his wife.
The next question related to Mrs. Cobbs illness and
enfeebled condition after her husbands death and up
the time of the Coroners inquest the object being
to explain this ground some slight differences be-
tween brief testimony then and her detailed tcs-
timony yesterday. After sharp tilt between coun-
sci the evidence was allowed 1t was q ''hzzle" how.
| xvbav uiv fOr
did not her till nine days after the death OF her
husband.
depeanor testified to the regular attendance OF Mrs.
Cobb at the Good Templars lodge and that her hus-
| band usually called and accompanied her home
| BISHOPS TRUTHFUL" sTArEMENTs.
Rufus NJ Ladd venerable man, with long white
whskers who went to the jail and obtained the con-
fession from Bishop testified told Wesley that un-
less he was prepared to tell the entire truth did not
wish hear anything from him; the confession after
| being completed, was read to him slowly, and
he said that it was in every respect and
tanned everything important that he knew; the
matter OF riding out with MIS- Goo1 ana their crimi
to the statement he made to the gentlemen OF the
Masonic lodge about purchasing arsenic secretly fol-
peated to me that this true. and that
Cobb told him that he didn't like to buy 1t himself
wife's body he did not know where it came from
the first confession sworn to, and after the last
two confessions were made they were read to him
and signed, he first being pledged with all solemnty
Cross-examined:- II don't know that Bishop was
legally sworn but attempted to administer oath
to him; four persons beside myself heard Bishop say
that he had bought arsenic for Cobb, but it not
put into the written because we supposed
there We're other things talked about that dd not &c
into the confession.
Miss Lena Krumph, q neatly dressed girl of about
sixteen, testified that she was . domestic in the
REYNOLDS house on the evening Of May 81 and left
message; she called ut eight, and again later. bu
witness told about the second visit; knew of the
second visit only by hearsay
Russell H. Fitch corroboratod the evidence Of tn.
previous witnesses as to the good reputation Of Mrs
Charles p. Barstow corroborated the testimony Of
Mrs. Cobb ss to her purchase some time before Mr.
Cobb's death and about nine O'Clock in the evening
of the 31st of May, OF lot OF prunes buttons. thu
object being to prove, in connection with the evi
dence of other witnesses, the whereabouts of Kat
Cobb that night, she denying that she was IL
On cross-examination he admitted that the recort
might have been that of sale occurring at another
hour, and only relied ON his memory.
John T. Waterman, brother OF Mrs. Cobb. wa
called, a medium sized young man with reddish
ness corroborated the testimony Of his sister, tina
on the night OF the I'd OF May, whom Bishop Il
being Grim nally intimate with Mrs. Cobb In an up
Der front chamber of her house. the apartment WA
wholly unfinished. He also swore that Cobb fire
quently called his wife "Pet."
and there was no Other way OF getting into our par
Of the house,
| KATE D MOTHER ON THE STAND.
Mrs. Bessie Is. Waterman, mother of Kate Cobb
was called 1t FIVE o'clock. She il TALL spare woman
about fifty years of age. with haggard carcworn fac
and thin and somewhat irregular features. Durin;
the entire trial she has been in tho courtroom ant
has stood by her daughter from the first with all thu
| earnestness OF mothers love and conf
dence. After relating the Vineyard excursions
she had attended with the Cobbs and Bishops
and that Cobb suggested it. she said IN.
daughter asked to lend her handkerchic
one evening, because Bishop had stolen hers, ant
she angry about It, because II was sent her from
Australia; she later told that he returned 1t, ant
she said to him that II he wanted handkerchief "
badly to steal II she would give him one; on tn
evening when the sample tea brought by BISHOP
to Mr.. Cobb made Cobb complained Il
Bishop that it had such disagreeable taste tina
he could not drink it; l have never missed
the casekniie which Bishop stated he took to max
morphine pills at the request of my daughter; kati
told me about making the mat for ahand mirror 70
Bishop, about going to Bishops house to get hi
shirt repair for him; on the evening that she 90
that shirt she returned to my house about eigh
O'Clock and remained until her husband came tor her
Bishop brought groceries to me. and used to max
rrattv lopp stops for grocery clerk although