The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-10-09

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Dise9loration was the setllu. u 1lpod
II the tissues. Examined rack u the
bullet after portion of ssul aui brain
was removed. Discovered 10 trace II
powder. Witness detailed course Of bullet
substantially a. did DR. Andrews.
Siias Leland OF Skowhegan lesllle to
being coroner Of the county Of Somerset
IN April last aud took charge II thc in.
que5l on the cause Of the death Of Mrs.
/ Cooley. The coroner's jury viewed the
| remains Of the deceased about ] O'clock
on the afternoon Of her death \ care.
! full examination of the room vas made at
me time. Identified the revolver found
IA the room. There was one empty
chamber, the rest being loaded ldeuti-
He'd the bullet given him a. coroner by
] The physicians who removed same from
/ Mrs. Gouley's skull during the autopsy.
saw frank near the left Of the door.
Albert Page explained TO him the posi-.
ton of the trunk icing near the left Of the
door when found by him upon going iu-
10 Mrs. Cooley room on the morning Of
her death.
Mr.. Nose, member of the eoroncT's
Jury, stood upon the outside Of The door
leading to Mrs CooleY's room, aud frOa
this position pulled the trunk up against
l.
the door In the position Alfrc,, Page said
he found it on the first time going to Mrs.
| COoley's room and discovering her dying
The door bound at the top a little.
He further testified to asking Langley
at one time If he was ever drunk and
slept in Norton's shed and lost a revolver
out OF his pocket. lie said he had slept
there but never carried revolver. AT
| forwards witness Welt to store at New
Portland with Langley and Sheriff Jones
to see where Langley purchased his piss
toll
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and that Mr. reoIoy act IL n I.,niov
and had it in her possession up to the time
of the shooting and that she also had a BOX
| of cartridges obtained from Langley. the
same identified bv Mr.. Vile, "a having
his cost mark upon it.
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Saw Mrs. Cooley. Saturday before her
death Monday. poinp ther,. AT the r,uuest
Of Norton. Mrs. Cooley said she Thought
herself in A d, licate condition. At this
time She stated she had a child In 1887.
If the pistol had been fired close to Mrs.
Cooley's head the lacerations of the face
would have been greater than appeared
upon ner face.
Josiah Chase of New Portland, mem
her of the coroner's jury investigating
the death of Mrs. Cooley, corioborated
ti!s testimony al LIZ eernnar given
Thurs lay, the witness stating positively
/ that lie saw no cartridges III The room.
Mr.G Chase also corroiorated the cor0ner's
testimony relative 10 tHt experiment per
loruleu oY one Oh 'lh coroner jury at
tlae ti'he o. piAuii'B 'le 'iunA AKA .u9O the
uool oh Cne IlS'"e' ths juror stthuihS
uutsiue oI lle "ooI' ahu hearty c'"Slue
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S"lhe poSiIloh as louhu ny age upon
enttiihS tle llrsD tlile ilef inc discovery
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INK III ne chaih OF evidence llas>e1 ny
Vne H5atr' bearing upp" t"' Theory c'"!iil-
/ Id that Norton pun me ''uuh a@athS. tue
uoor hilh'ell nom 1be 'uIS'"e Vi the
room
}. I. Vose, member Of The corouel's
| jury, testified to crformiug the expert
'ntnt With the trunk as testified 10 b5 pre-
yiuus mcmbers of the ouruner's jury.
| The prisoner WINGED "heh this testimony
| vas brought out.
Elias Ilutchius. member of the caro-
u.r's iury. corr,borat.d ,he previous te.-
timo6y.
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q Walker. constable If \ run New
Portland testified to hearing y srton 81:
ia Doctor Andrew. when tine ID ,ct.,r was
about to leave Norto, ; house ON the ev-
rninp folloving h.r DEAN, In the u1oruinc.
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words tn thal Eject Walker teok No.
ION from New Portland bsr, tn his house
from the ipou It ON the W.dn. sday fol-
lowing the Irsdgedy. as appears in tie
testimony. Norton drew bunch Of KEYS
from his pocket aud sad = Are you Ma
SOM Can y0u keep a secret: lake
these keys 20 down to Mrs Pea-e's, give
them to her, then take them FROM her
hand, AMI remember 1T wines ull rs
! directed ana afterwards ur"Neitd th,Se
Keys TO Saeriu 'S'@aah,
In the cross examination evidence ap-
peared that they found in one Of the
trunks a small revolver, evidently Mrs.
| Cooey's, and also cartridges.
"D.d the cartridges appear 20 tie suited
TO the small Plstu'!. In-efr' gated Inc
court.
They did
The trunks found in Nr-. Coulev'- room
at her death were unlocked by these Key d,
in the presence of the witness. the trunks
being taken to another room before they
were opened. In two large trunks were
| found Mrs. Cooley's personal effects which
were packed up and placed in tue team OF