The times., 1898-12-03
MRS. CODY ON THE STAND.
Continues Her Testimony in the
Gould BlackmailinE Case.

NOnItnueB AAA ssAN
Gould BlackmailiEE Case.
Albany, Dec. 2-When the court opened
this morning shortly after 10 o'clock for
the beginning of the fourth day OF the
trial of Mrs. Cody on the charge of black
mail preferred by the Gould heirs II was
apparent that the case would not go to
the jury before tomorrow. Public interest
in the trial has increased day by day, and
il was almost impossible to get into the
court room after court opened today.
Mrs. Cody took the stand and resumed
her testimony, being in the hands of De
Lancy Nicoll, of the counsel for the
Gould heirs. When the court adjourned
yesterday Mrs. Cody, who had been on
the stand for over four hours, was tired
out and extremely nervous and the court
adjourned earlier than usual on that ac-
count.
2 Mr. Nicoll tried TO show that Mrs. Cody
had been engaged in working up claims
against the Fair and other estates, but
Mrs Cody, in answer 10 questions wheth-
er sne had engaged in such work, said =
don't remember -.s
Didn't you help Mr.. Wood, of 22i West
Twentieth Street. in New York city. 10
work up claim against an estate in Eng
land?o asked Mr.. Nicoll Did you write
a letter 10 Mr.. Wood asking for a power
of attorney"
No. SIR Mrs. Cody answered
Ibid MIR. Halligan. IL stenographer in
Rouse's Point write anonymous letters
for your
No, sir.
You knew John W. Mackay?"
The witness hesitated and did not an
swer.
when you were arrested on this CHI rye
didn't you ask the detective if Mackay
made the CHARGE" asked the lawyer.
mo, SIR" was the answer.
Did YOU not write Mr.. Mackay let e :
saying you would charge him with ths
murder of a number of miners, who were
burned TO death In Sand Hill Mine, un-
less he paid you a sum OF money Inc
letter was produced.
II don't remember was Mrs. Cody 5
reply.
The letter read that ii was harder for
a rich man to enter heaven than n cames
to pass through the eye of needle. Mrs
Cody said that she remembered writing
a letter to Mackay asking him for SlUo.uVJ
which he had caused her to lose, p'S-
garding her. Mr.. Nicoll questioned MIS-
Cody regarding other estates and veal
thy men, with Indifferent results.
Mr.. Nicoll asked Mrs. Cody where tw
letters were which had been written 10
her bv Mrs. Pierce, and which were not
among those produced on this trial. Mrs.
Cody said that she supposed they were
among her papers.
Have you a copy of the mafria-e GER
tifcate showing the marriage OF Jay
Gould and Mrs. Angeil?'
mo, sir.
Have you ever had such certificate
NO, sir
The testimony of other witnesses pre-
ylously was that Mrs Cody had told
them that she had had a copy of suen a
certificate Mrs. Cody said that sic mad
never received a copy of the marriage
certificate from Mrs. Pierce, as Mrs.
Cody had asserted several times.
Mr.. Nicoll read Testimony OF Mrs. C1dy
adduced on the trial to establish MIS-
Angell's dover interest in the Gou'd es-
tate, when Mrs. Cody testified that she
had a copy of the marriage certificate.
......rt.e is that certificate? ne asked
II have no marriage certificate. These
questions were never asked me- Mrs.
Cody answered.
isn't this copy of the marriage certiii-
cate the one given you by Mrs. Pierce?
.sNo. sir
MIR. Nicon tried to show that the whole
! conspiracy against the Goulds was based
| on the alleged marriage certificate which
! Mrs. Pierce said she had. Mr.. Nicoll read
+ letters written by Mrs. Cody tending tt
show that she has begun proceedings
1 against the Gould heirs on her own ac'
/ count. but the witness denied this.
a ietr written hN Mrs
! Angel before she went TO Rouse's Poin
/ in 1895 TO find the mother of Mrs Pierce
| in which Mrs. Cody referred to Mrs
Pierce's mother as Mrs. Angel.
Now, did you know the name of Mrs
! Pierce's mother before you reached
Rouse's Point?" he asked.
| y don't remember" the witness replied
Mrs Cody also said that she did not re
| member writing his letter. Mr.. Nicol
read from the testimony in the other tria
where Mrs. Cody identified this letter, an'
asked Mrs Cody If she had so testified.
NO, | did not. ! did not have m.
glasses at the time and could not havt
identified the letter
Mr.. Nicoll read from the official stem
ographer's minutes Mrs. Cody's testimon!
in the dover suit which Mrs. Cody de
MED giving At this point Mrs. Cody
showed signs of collapsing and asked fo
permission to get a breath of fresh r
as she said that she was faint. MIR
Nicoll objected to this and suggestei
that the court appoint a physician TO eS
anime her and report on her physical con
dition.
Judge Gregory and the attorneys hell
a hurried consultation, and the result wa
that the court at 11:35 o'clock adjourned
until 80 o'clock this afternoon. Judg
Gregory designated Dr. William Z. Mi
bank to examine Mrs. Cody during tn
recess, Mr.. Nicoll being of the opinion
that she was feigning. When on tn
stand yesterday Mrs. Cody was rathe
sharp in her replies, and she was out
voluble. Today there was c9mp.et
change in her attitude. She was les
talkative and not SO fiippant.
When court re-convened Dr. Milban
stated that Mrs. Cody was suffering fro1
nervous prostration. The defense had n
more witnesses and the case was adjourn
ed until Monday, when Mrs. Cody WI
| probably resume her testimony.