The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-26

recollect anything else" Cook then
identified watch, a chain and COM
lass as the ones left by him in his vest.
A box of matches was shown him by |
Mr. Williams presumably having been
found in the vest. This Cook did not |
remember to have left in the vest
Mr.. Williams-"Did you use matches
that night at the Tontine?"
Cook-'Yes; sulphur matches"
Mr.. Williams-"Can you describe
them in any other way?'
Cook-"No."
Mr.. Williams-"Do you remember
where you got them?"
Cook-"No, I don't remember. They
were loose in the small watch pocket
Mr. Williams-'What time did you
leave the Haines house that Saturday
EVENING""
Cook-'At 1890"
MIR. Williams-"You took trolley
carp
Cook-''Yes, a Hclyoke car"
Mr.. Williams-"What time did you
get there?"
Cook-"I don't know the time it takes
to go over. Probably it was about IL
o'clock
Mr.. williams-"w did you do
them"
Cook-"I went to the City hotel and,
engaged a ROOM
Mr.. Williams-"Did you register?
This question was objected to and
withdrawn.
Mr.. Williams-"While you were there
in the hotel in Hodgdon's room did any
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Hodgdon?"
Cook-"Yes."
Mr.. Williams-"How do you know"
because I heard some one
knock at the door"
In response to q request by Mr.. Will
liams, Cook then explained that the
bedroom opened out of sitting room
which opened out of the corridor.
Mr.. Williams-"What took place after
the knock?"
Cook-"Captain Hodgdon closed the
bedroom door and went out to see who
it was 1t was the housekeeper Of the
hotel"
Mr.. Williams-"How do you know?"
Cook-"By her voice"
| Mr.. Williams-"What them"
| Cook-"She came in and seemed to
| have been away and just returned and
wished him a Merry Christmas She
asked if Mrs. Hodgdon was there. He
| said no and she, by the way she spoke,
seemed to doubt it."
| Mr. Williams-"W there anything
said at any time after you had been
here and set the fire as to what you
| should do after you left Springfield?"
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leave Springfield"
Mr. Misunderstanding said about
the fire?"
Cook-"Yes. Captain Hodgdon said
that he had grudge against White,
and would get me out Of it.
Mr.. Williams-"An said as to
what the trouble was with White?"
Cook-"No."
Mr.. Williams-"How long did you
| stay in Holyoke?"
| Cook" Saturday night and Sunday
night. Monday morning I went out at
o'clock ! left pair of rubbers at
the Tontine"
| Mr.. Williams showed a pair of rub
bers and Cook identified them and they
were offered as exhibit 8.
At this point court adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning, when the direct
examination of Cook will be resumed
Although Mr. Chase's motion to have
Cook identified as to his sanity by the
experts it is thought that later in the
trial the experts will be put on the
stand TO testify as to the result of their
observations of Cook while he was on
the stand, and it is possible that he may
be examined by the experts. The de-
Tense has on hand large number of
witnesses and it is thought that the de-
Tense will spring some surprises when
it opens it's case, which may be this
afternoon. Before the jury came into
court yesterday morning Mr.. Chase
moved to have the two counts against
Captain Hodgdon separated holding
that a man canont be tried on two of
lenses at the same time. Mr.. Williams
said that this matter was to be left to
the discretion Of the Judge and that he
did not care to nolle one count at that
stage of the trial. but he would consid-
er such action after some of the evil
dence was in, IL it was shown that one
could should be nolled. Judge Roraback
denied the motion and said that if the
| jury Drought IN a uouDle Vefdlct ne
would fix the penalty accordingly, but
added that if any complication should
rises during the trial he would direct
the state attorney to nolle one count.
The drawing of the jury occupied three
hours, twenty-five of the panel having
been examined. The jury is made up
as follows: Andrew T. Doolittle, Beth
any: Alonzo Adams Cheshire; George
R. Johnson, Cheshire; George L. An
drews, Hamden; Eli Bronson, Middle
bury; Charles Hawkins, Oxford: D.
Walter Patton, North Haven; George
s. Jeffrey, Meriden; John T. Clark. Or
ange; Samuel A. Nettleton, Milford: f.
B. Harger, Oxford; George R. Griswold
| MiddIebury