The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-03
MRS. CODY BREAKS DOWN
AND HER INSTRUMENTATION is
POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY.
Prosecuting Attorney COnfrOnts the
with an discriminating Letter.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 1.-THE cross-exami-
nation of Mrs. Margaret Cody, trial for
the alleged Matchmaking of the Gould heirs,
was continued to-day. She was questioned
infinitely as to her experience in searching
for lost heirs and in collecting evidence
concerning people who were claimants to
estates. Counsel tried to show that she had
not been employed by Mrs. Pierce, the
daughter of Mrs. Angel, but had on her
own volition connected herself with the case
for the purpose of trying to prove their re-
lationship with Jay Gould. She admitted
that Mrs. Pierce had not paid her any
money to come East to secure evidence, but
she said she had been promised remunera-
ton if successful.
She was asked if it was not her practice
to secure money by interesting herself in
matters similar to the Angell-Gould suits
To this she replied that whatever she did
was in the line of professional services.
Counsel asked why she had asked the de-
tective sergeant if the complainant in the
blackmail case for which she was arrested
was not John Mackay, of California This
was objected to and the objection was sus-
tanned. Counsel then read a letter which
Mrs. Cody wrote to Mackay some time be-
FORE stating that she knew who was re-
sponsible for the disaster in the Sand Hill
mine and telling him che had better give
her the money She admitted she wrote it
and said that she had lost $780, 600 through
investments suggested by Mackay, which
rendered her practically a pauper and it
was to compel the return of some of that
money that she wrote the letter.
She testified that Mrs. Pierce did not send
Brown and Jay Gould in New York city in
ISoS She was shown stenograph ic minutes
or her testimony in New York city in the
Angell-Goud case, in which she said that
she had received such a certificate She
could not recollect having given such testi-
mony. She first learned of the identity of
Mrs. Angel about the LIST of May, 1895 She
was to be given certain share of what was
made in the case.
DO you swear positively that you did
not know that you were coming to Rouses
Point to see a woman known as Mrs An
CELL, believed to be a Mrs. Pierce's mother
and the wife of Jay Gould?" asked counsel.
Il did not"
Then how do you account for this?" said
the attorney, reading a letter written to
Fanny walker of Michigan, and signed by
Mrs; Cody, asking if she knew the address
or Mrs. Angel, her sister, who was the
mother of Mrs. Pierce. of Missouri. This
letter was dated February 1895, three
months before the time when Mrs. Codv
Mrs. Angel
Mrs. Cody, who had shown much nervous
ness and distress at close questioning of the
attorney for the prosecution turned male
leaned back in the witness chair and asked
Tor a glass of water. 1t was evident TO
those about her that she was about to coll
lapse; A consultation with Judge Gregory
was had by the attorneys for the prosecu-
ton and the defense as to whether ii was
proper to continue the examination Judge
Gregory suggested that a physician be
called and an examination be made, and
that recess be taken This was agreed to
and the family physician of Judge Gregory
was called and a recess taken until after
noon.
The physician found that Mrs Cody was
sunerlng from nervous proStration When
the court reconVened Mrs Cody insisted on
returning 10 the witness box. but Mr.. Nichol
said he did not wish to cross-examine her
FARTHER In her present condition and il was
agreed between the opposing counsel and
postponed until Monday