The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-02
TRIAL IS NEARING A CLOSE
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was from the Boston Globe. It stated that Cook had been arrested in Boston for trying to burn the Tontine hotel in New Haven and had said that he was hired to do the job by Captain Hodg- don. It further stated that officers were after Captain Hodgdon and asked the correspondent to interview the cap | tain. | Witness stated that he was arrested just after he saw this telegram. Did you know that the old kerosene can in the hotel had been replaced by a new one then?"
 "No. sir, didn't know that they had a new one in the hotel until yester- dav."
 Did you see Cook talking with any one else on December PAP" NO, sir"
 Did you see Cook go out of the din- | ing room?" "No. sir.''
 Did you know where he went after he left the dining room?"
 "No. sir" "Did you go in to supper after Cook did and leave the dining room before he left it?"
 II think did"
 Did you tell him in the dining room to come back or to write you?"
 No, sir"
 You were particular about that on October Il, weren't you?"
 T don't know that was"
 Haven't you said that you wanted him to write then and let you know where he was?"
 "Yes, sr.''
 why didn't you want him to let you know where he was after December PAP"
 There was no reason why I wanted to know I had no work for him to do about the hotel them
 You say that now you have no mall ice against White?" Some Any against Cook?" "No, sir" MT. Chase then asked Captain Hodg- don if people employed about the hotel were allowed in the office. Witness re- piled that they were after they had finished their work MT. Chase-"Did you have any con- trol over Cooks actions after he had finished work at night?" "No, sir"
 And you did not restrict him from going to any part of the house?"
 No, sir"
 In answer to question by Mir Chase Captain Hodgdon said that on the eve ming of January "A, when he left the Haynes house to go to the depot and take train for New Haven, he went down Main street from the hotel until he got to the postoffice and then cross ed over and continued down the right side of the street until he came to a side street that led to the depot. Earlier in the afternoon In the course of the cross examination MT. Williams asked the captain if on the evening of January "A, after he left the hotel, he did not go down the street to the river and throw bundle into the river. In answer to this witness said that he did not go near the river that night, and that he had not, at any time since his arrest, thrown anything into the river. MT. Williams then asked him if he did not throw the painters trestles owned by Cook into the river. Witness replied that he did not. Early in the afternoon MT. Williams produced a letter written by Captain Hodgdon to Henry s. Johnson of this city. The letter showed that the cap tain had failed to pay bill due MT. Johnson because he had been hard pressed for money. The letter contain ed also this sentence, T lost about s10,000 by that Tontine deal, and I hope to live long enough to see some one else lose twice as much" In response to MT. Williams query Captain Hodgdon said that he did not know whom he had in mind when he said he hoped to see some one else lose twice as much" He would not swear that he did not refer to MT. White. Just before court closed in the after noon MT. Williams again referred to this letter and asked Captain Hodgdon | if he referred to MT. Johnson !n that sentence. Captain Hodgdon replied that he did not know that he did refer to John son. He said: 1T might have referred to combination.
 "A combination between White and Johnson?" Tt might not have been" Might there have been?" "Yes, there might have been" How long before you wrote that let ter to Mr. Johnson did you receive the last letter from him?'' q don't remember"
 Did you feel any malice towards Johnson?"
 "A little"
 Have you traded there since?"
 "No. sir
 Had you thought that he had in suited you in a letter."
 "Yes, sir"
 How long after that did you pay the bill?" II do not remember"
 "Why did you mention the Tontine in that letter."
 Lust to show why did not have the money"
 Did you think that Johnson had anything to do with the Tontine deal?"
 No. sir"
 At this point court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. It is expected that the defense will finish it's testimo- ny to-day. A few witnesses will then be put on in rebuttal, and it is proba- ble that the case will on to tbo i,,,,,y o,,