The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-22

She ran at me and grabbed me by the arm
did not have my pistol in my hand. After
| Perry Gibson came out | went back to my
fathers house and went to bed. ! was rest
less and got up, going out into the road in
my bare feet | went to Elijah Kels and got
a ladder and placed it against the side of
Gibson's house and looked into Maggies
room through II hole in the drawn curtain.
| Coale was in one bed. and Maggie was in
the bed on the floor. | went back again at
/ 1890 and they were in bed together. | went
| home but couldn't sleep. In the morning |
went over to ask her why she treated me so.
| was craZed, and don't remember pulling
out my pistol or firing the shots. Didn't
know had shot her until my father told me
| | had done it, got my gun and went back
with the intention of shooting myself. Maggie
asked me what | was going to do, and
when | told her, she said for me not to kill
myself. was fixing my necktie(so | could
shoot myself. told her - h had been the
cause of this she said don't kill yourself on
account of me- | stayed around. and she
told me to go away and she would let me
hear from her.
Lemuel Jones also told me to go-to get on
the Pennsylvania railroad, and get into Penn
sylvana and go to New York. | went and
stopped at Columbia. | got gun, and if
she was dead, intended killing myself.
Didn't kill CoaIe because | didn't have an
idea of killing anybody. Didn't say anything
about killing rabbit. Didn't remember of
talking that way.
Upon cross examination Cooper, stated
that Harry Coale was the only company she
had besides himself. She had gotten some
times three letters a month from Coac
One letter addressed hero as my dear Love-
Maggie told me she only wrote to him to
pass away time. | had demonstrated with
her She told him that he could depend
upon her, therefore he didn't object to her
having other company. Was not suspicious
that day until she had put down the window
blinds. He stayed in the house that night,
he said, to pay a little joke on her
''MURDER-FIRsT DEGREE"
Cooper was given Il fair and impartial trial
at the March term Of Court last, and was
convicted of murder in the first degree. The
jury was composed of Messrs. T. B. Lack
land. Foreman, II. Harry Jones, T. Harry
Clark W. T. Spear, William Hunt G.. l..
Bennett, W. II. Hughes, William Richards,
A. r. TrimbIe, Jehoiakim Brickley, W. D..
Dunbar, c. a. Heatzig.
The prisoner was defended by Albert Con-
stable. ESD, assisted by John c. Cuttings,
Esq. States Attorney \. l.. Crothers, assisted
by John Z. Wilson. Esq, conducted the prose-
cution.
The jury retired on Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock and on Thursday morning re-
turned their verdict. 1t was learned upon
good authority that on the first ballot one
furyman stood for manslaughter. the vote
being: Murder first degree. 7: second degree,
1; manslaughter /.
Many thought the verdict would be murder
in the second dgree, for which the prisoner 5
counsel had fought detcrminedly.
Judges Frederick stump and Joseph A.
Wickes presided at the trial.
ARGUING FOR NEW TRIAL.
The counsel for the prisoner Immediately
filed motion for new trial on the grounds
that the evidence clearly showed that the
prisoner was guilty of murder in the second
degree, and not Of murder in the first degree.
Mr.. Constable ably argued the case before
the Court on Friday.
MOTION ovERRULED SENTENCED TO BE HANGED
The motion for new trial was overruled.
Judge Wickes delivered the judgment of the
court that Horace COOppr he taken TO the iail
from whence he came and from thence to the
place of execution at such time as the Cover
nor of this state shall appoint and there be
hanged by the neck until dead,
REALIZES HIS POSITION.
The prisoner realized his position and
showed signs of emotion. None of his rela-
tives were present when sentence was pro-
nounced.