The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-03

ALBANY, N. Y. Dec. R--The crosS-
examination Of Mrs, Margaret Cody on
trial for the alleged blhoEmaltlng Of the
Gould heirs, was continued to-day. She
was questioned mlnutely a. to- her ex-
perlence In searching for lost heirs and
IN collecting evidence concerning peo-
plo who were claimants to estates,
Counsel tried 10 show that Sho had not
been employed by Mrs. Pierce, the
daughter OF Mrs. Angel. but had, on her
own volition, connected herself with
the case OF trying to prove their rela-
tlonshlp with Jay Gould. She admitted
that Mrs. Pierce had not paid her ann
money to come east to secure evidence
but she said that she had been promise
ed remuneration II successful.
She was asked IL It was not aier prac.
tlce to secure money nv interesting here
self in matters similar to the Angelo
Gould suits. 10 this she replied that
whatever she did was in the line oe
professional services. Counsel asked
why shc had asked the detective SER
geant II the complainant IN the black
mail case for which she was arrested
was not John MackaN OF California.
This was objected to and the objection
was sustained.
Counsel then read q letter which AIRS.
Cody wrote to MRckay some timo be-
fore, stating that She knew who was re-
sponBlble for the disaster In the Sand
Hill mine and telling him he had bet
ter give her the money" She admitted
she wrote It, and said that she had lost
100000 through inVcstments suggested
bv Mackay, which rendered her prac-
4icaily a pauper, and It was to compel
him 10 return some Of that money that
she wrote tho letter. She testified that
Mrs. Pierce did not send her a certiii-
cate OF marriage between Sarah Brown
and Jay Gould in New York City, in
1853.
She was shown stenographlc minutes
OF her testimony in New York City in
the Angell- Gould case In which she said
that she had received such a certificate.
She could not recollect having given
such testimony. She first learned OF
the Identity Of Mrs. Angel about the
first Of May, 1895. she was to be given
a certain share Of what was made in
the cnse.
"bo pou swear positively that you did
not know that you were coming TO
Rouse's Point to see a woman known
MS Mrs. Angel, believed TO be Mrs.
pIerce's mother and the wlte OF Jay
Gould?" asked counsel.
81 did not"
'Then how do you account for this2'
said the attorney, reading q letter
written TO Fannie Walker, Of Michigan.
and signed by Mrs. Cody, asking lf she
knew the address Of Mrs. Angel, her
sister, who was the mother OF Mrs.
Pierce, Of Missouri. This letter was
dated February, 1895, three months be-
fore the time when Mrs. Cody awcre she
first heard Of the existence Of Mrs. An-
gell.
Mrs. Cody, who had shown much ner-
and distress Rt the close guess
tIoning OF the attorney for the pFoseou-
ton, turned pale, leaned back IN tho
witness chair and asked for glass oe
wnter.
II was evident to those about her
that she was about TO collapse. A con-
guitation with Judge Gregory was held
by the attorneys for the prosecution
and the defense as to whether It was
proper to continue the examination.
Judge Gregory suggested that a phySi|
clan be called and an examination, %
made, and that recess be taken.
This was agreed TO and the family
physician OF Judge Gregory was called
and a recess was taken until afternoon.