The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-06
COOKS TRIAL BEGUN.
He Pleads Not Guilty and Stories of Shoot
ing Are Retold.

He Pleads Not Guilty and Stories of Shoot
ing Are Retold.
Immediately after the jury retired on
the Lipgane case, Attorney General
Dubois asked that Osceola r. Cook
might..be put on trial under an indict-
ment found against him in March, 1895,
charging that he, on the 10th day of De-
Gem ber, 1894, committed an assault with
a dangerous weapon to wit, a raw hide,
on David +. Lingane, manager of The
Telegram, and the request was granted.
A jury was empaneled with no diff
Guilty. Attorney L. S. Hopkins, Cooks
counsel, asked no challenges after he was
informed that none of the mem bers of
the jury had heard the evidence in the
trial of Lingane. Alderman Charles {.
Nichols is foreman OF the jury.
The Attorney General state1 the testi-
mony he should Introduce would go to
prove that Cook, the defendant, had
committed an assault on LiDgane on the
date mentioned with dangerous
weapon.
The first witness called on behalf of
the State was Captain Eugene II. Stevens,
who testified to seeing Cook on Weybos-
set street on the Monday previous TO the
shooting, but when the Attorney General
asked him what Cook said to him, MIR.
Hopkins objected as he claimed ii was
not admissible until it was shown the
conversation had been brought 10 the at
teniion of Mr.. Linganc.. The witness
said he never told Lingane anything
Cook had said so the objection was aus
tanned. -
Thomas j. Holland testified to having
warned Lingane that Cox was on the
lookout for him.
ness. He gave the names of number of
Telegram employees who had informed
him that Cook was going TO thrash him.
An article had been published in The
Telegram on certain house kept by
Cook. Witness next described the alleged
attack made on him by Cook. There
we two distinct marks on the witness
right arm caused by the rawhide in the
defendants hands. The information had
been brought to the witness that the de-
fendant was laying for him to do him up
an 1 further that Cook was armed. Mr..
l4ingane then testified to his trip up
Westminster street on Friday the 14th,
and being followed bvCook, the defendant.
He told of his application TO the police
for prots ction, did not get Ii and went
with either Mr.. Holland or Mr.. Quigley
to Judge Cookies, the judge OF the Dis
any protection from him. Judge Cooke
was not in his office so he then went TO
Pope's gun store and bought a revolver.
He talked with a policeman after he came
back from Westminster street. He had
had no experience with revolvers up to
that time and he was taught how to load
Ii at Pope's store.
The trip of witness under the protection
of detective Merrill on Friday evening to
the car and his journey across the street
10 the meeting of the directors Of The
Telegram in industrial Trust Company's
building the -foffowfng. morning were
minutely described. Mr.. Lingano said
he bought the revolver TO defend himself
against Osceola II. Cook.
Then witness got to the description OF
events on Saturday morning just prior to
the shooting. He said he went up wey.
bosset steet intending to 60 TO his bank
i'm the Brownell building ON Westminster
street. He got in front of the Equitab BILE
building and saw Wallace and Cook n
short distance in front or him. He saw
Wallace's lips move and then Cook crossed
over from the inside of the sidewalk,
threw his overcoat back and pulled some
thing that flashed white and bean beat
ing the air with il. This object had been
drawn very quickly. Witness had done
nothing until the white thing was flashed
in his face. The whip was moved up
and down all the time and never side
ways. He felt no pain, but was i'm great
fear and he stepped back and presented
revolver at Cook.
The examination OF Mr.. Lingane by the
Attorney General was not finished when
at 12:i5 o'clock the noon recess was taken.
Previous to the commencement of the
Cook trial today Attorney General Du-
nois notified MIR. Lingane that II addi-
tional counsel was deemed necessary by
the latter he would be very pleased to CO.
operate with such counsel as MIR. Lingane
desired. Mr.. Lingane, however, declined
TO suggest any other counsel I'm the case
and himself took n seat beside Mr.. Dubois
and made occaonal suggestions during
the trial.
After recees Mr.. Iingane again took
the witness stand and continued his de-
scription of the occurrence lie said he
drew a revolver from his coat pocket and
finally fired IL after the defendant had
rushed Mt him with the raw hide and witt
ness was backing into the street.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
In the case of James Beach VS.. Della
Marcia tried before Judge Rogers and
Jury this morning n verdict for s1435 was
given the plaintiff.
APPELLATE DIVISION.
The following cases were heard i'm the
appellate division OF the Supreme Court
today:
Frederick u. Amsden VS.. Simeon Dam
islson. Heard on demurrer to rejoinder
and held for advisement.
John Maper, 81 al, vs.. Edward Waper,
ct al. Decree for PARTITION entered.
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