The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-04
LOVE, RHYME, AND POISON.
THE HOERIDLE STORY rom mr. BISHOP
on fIfE STAND As UITNESS.

C.u.pi,irs with Mrs. Cehb 60 KIN hi. wife |
aud her Husband - Visits. Presents, ahd |
Letter. 4 Cool Narrative or How the !
Deed, were Done-An Astonishing story.
NoHwIcH, Conn. Jan. Skate NJ. Cobb |
ras driven down from the Jail this morning in
,hodashiu. cutter and behind the spirited horse |
Of Taller Bcckwlth The mercury was Mt zero, |
shorp cuttin. bnsts swept down from tho !
norh and wien the prisoner entered the court /
rnon, and took her accustomed seat at the side
NJ bcr counsel. Col. Wait her face was tinged
wiharosy flush. Tho jury loungcd sccpiy
I'm their chairs the Judges reclincd luSuriousy
in their cushioned seats the audience oungcd
on their hard Pine benches. Fifteen tedious
minutes passed. and at 9.2O o'clock the court
was opened.
pr Paddock recalled. said that Cobb came to
him on juno for professional assistance; that
Accomplished Of drop wrist" pain tho arms
that he had partial paralysis OF the arm that
hewis uncertain in his stop; that he had 40
lost The power In his fingers that he could not
write his own namo. There was a rough
,caly appearance OF tho legs below tho
knees Il suspected poisoning by lead"
IN, Doctor continued From tho subsequent
developments in the case the post-mortom ex-
animation and the analysis Of Prof. Doromus
Ihayc no doubt in the world that It was arsenic
that kllel NNNIltb II. 0ODD. JF. uOn DellcNO
In the theory that persons can habituato them
selv.s 10 arsenic eating. don't believe that
theStyrlan mounialpe"rs can or do take arsenic
At ~ +. NJ. Or. Paddock left the witness
stand, largo wicker basket containing pres.
ents. love tokens. and other things that passed
Ga,s Of criminal love was passed over SS ths heads
oi the people who stood about the Judges
bench In n solid wall and dropped on the table
Of the LAWYERS At the same moment State At
torn.y Waller called in n loud voice:
Wesley ". Bishop. take the witness stand"
Bishop. who had been driven to the Court
House m the custody OF his Jailrr. at once came
out u an adjoining apartment. As his tall.
dense crowd 10 the stand tho audience rose en-
massc o. catch n glimpse Of his face He was
Witch his spotless shirt front shone In strong
relief In tho huttonholc OF his coat was tied
iae Go9a r"mprlarc I 9Se d ribbon The geld
from hs watch chain HIS sallow face
was a eqbrT rszcI rec over rem tho nSgense
The Say e9 OF epSs s cEin s WI, wGs I'M IN
story n crime in Il cold pas ionless voice that
Tey'r quavcrcl - the end. During the entire
reoiiaih e mover onnc looked at Mrs. Cobb who
away. She showed no trace of emotion but her
sharp hard eyes, shone through the thick vail
yerhrr taco. and were rivrtcd ON the face OF
the witness from tho beginning OF the story TO
rs end AZ the outset he said. in answer tQ
questions rs the States Attorney. that he had
told hs story voluntarily aud bad been infu-
Gq'cd hy no hopcs or promises held out to him.
81 know Kate NJ Coth. knew her fourteen
years aeo before Sas married: Ny, wiie's
Fob, 4 1873. Ny acquaintance with Kate NJ.
Cobb became moro intimate In the summer OF
1877 than ever before. IN the spring Of 1876
called ut Cobh's house to secure his trade for
the grocery store ior which | drove market
wagon. Cooh liy~i- a. Ann and Pearl streets
with Kate her husband. and my wife at a mas
querada ball In Breed Hall We sat in the gal
lary until the unmasking then we went on the
floor. lNluNnl IN then a.
Will Kate During that winter Kate accompa-
MED me and ny wife TO five enterta inments.
Her husband WIS with her all but one time.
the ,neiehborhood in which Kate lived. l
the week. either TO deliver goods or tako
orders from a family who lived in the same
dwelling. did n 4 deliver goods 10 her nt that
that time Used to see her when called. and
the last Of May 1871. | began to deliver goods
T. h"r She would stop me and talk with me
Our relations became more intimate as time
summer OF IT was at her house three timrs n
day on an average Sometimes was there hvo
and went on three excursions. and once she
and went down tho rivrr in n sailisoat gave
mirror. gave 1t to her in the back hall Of her
house. and told her 1t was token OF my friend
ship that my motive was good. and she A.
cepted and thanked me for the present Soon
nlTwnrd l wrote her letter explaining my
our "iher corresponden,e' was burned. VI
usually burned our letters in her stove. / re-
celNrd an answer to my letter on Aug !. Sh'
enclosed short poem, marked IN various
places and with su stltutions by her Of th'
word his in place OF the original word her.
The States Attorney offered tho poem In ev
den'e. and read II to tho Court. 10 the grea
amusement Of the spectators. IL roads:
siuec have known her love MAS mine
How biigt the stars above me shine,
Though awake as though dream
SSr Gs., GG sG s.y S S:: VI; Won sun
Aud lite has grown bliss divine.
Since have known her love was mine
Since have known her love was mine,
No longer need my soul repine
for love is Heaven and Heaven islovs
This Is no longer earth To me.
Tof lite has grown a hiss divine
Since have known her love was mine.
During our acquaintance" Bishop con
tlnucd. we probably EXCHANGED about hfiy let
na hcr s sG2n a hang RS mrTSr
pencil don't think that Charlie Cobb knew o
Hny presents 10 her. Kate told me that h,
had given her the pencil before she went away
Yrs passed between VI US during her absence
Sng Te'GEaSd in September and gave %e TN
after her return from Troy. she placed
hhsr hands on my head and kissed me
At socias IN in the h'G neighboThood. Up to TIN
lall had never been 10 her house Of an even
lnG IN her hushHnde absence. In November
che gave me ask handkerchief. On Tues
day evening In October | called at her hous'
while her husband WAS away at the Odds
meeting. After this | visited her s"vera
nights in October and November. while he
husband was either at his Masonic lodge or n
meetings Of the Grand Army. stayed usually
IN hour or more. At these meetings we Away
Kissed and embraced each other. and frequently
got In each others laps. At one Of our evening
mrotinSs IN O'tnhcT. while she was sitting II
Wy ldp. asked. Katie. do you ever expect e
J." mineY She answered. Yes. J. do
hss"d her whom She said / don
know | asked her how she expected II 10 b
brought about. and rem nded her That We wer'
,"h married. She said she didn't really SCI
now u WIS 10 be done. but y would come out al
tshi som" way. In the course fthe converse
non she said that II II were not for tho childr
-" would eope with me. | said | couldn'
hl'ld thW, as ! WIS not In very goo'
'lt umtWnncs ! then suggested THAI W
y-t divorce. and Katie said: No. couldnt
nay" no grounds for it, ! asked her II sh
@udu $50 conduct herself that Charlie wOul,
ihe her She replied that she didn't thinl
pNh' would eay" her under any circnmstAnrG
'l her do what she might | spoke OF m
lorm'r habit of drinking. and said thai Nigh
I'EuW' u anl so conduct myself tnat my WI!
Illsnt sue for divorce. Katie said:
non know Of but one way by which | coul
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