The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-02
TRIAL IS NEARING A CLOSE
HODGDON CASE WILL PROBABLY GO
 TO THE JURY FRIDAY.

hOOGOON CASE WILL PROBaBLY GO
 TO THE JURY FRIDAY. Cross Examination of Captain Hodgdon Yesterday by State Attorney Williams- Says He Invited Cook to Supper at the Haynes House December 24-Jurors De- laysd by storm.
 The sixth day of the Hodgdon arson trial closed yesterday with Captain Hodgdon still on the stand undergoing cross examination by State Attorney Williams. Owing to the severe storm of Monday night several jurors were delayed in reaching court yesterday morning and consequently 1t was 12 o'clock before the trial could be re- stunned. At 3:30 in the afternoon, just after the recess. Captain Hodgdon was excused for few minutes in order that Charles B. Seymour of Springfield, a witness for the defense, might ba sworn and his testimony taken in time for him to catch an early train to Springfield. MT. Seymour stated that he had resided in Springfield forty four years and was in the boarding livery business there. He had known Captain Hodgdon since a year ago last March. He was asked by MT. Barbour If he knew the captains reputation as an amiable man and law abiding citi- zen in Springfield. He stated that he did and that the captains reputation in Springfield was the very best. Mr. Seymour was then excused without cross examination and Captain Hodg- don was recalled to the stand He tes- tified in response to questions that he saw Cook in the Haynes house on De- cember 24 and asked him to stay to supper.
 MT. Williams Did you ask Cook to spend Christmas with you at the hotel?"
 No. sir"
 Did Cook tell you that he was going to New Haven that night?''
 No sir; he told me that he was go- ing south.'
 Did you notice any baggage that Cook had on December 24?n
 No, sir. I did not see any"
 Do you know where Cook was on December 19, whether he was in Springfield or in New Haven ?'
 No, sir"
 Did you have a Boston Globe of De- cember 19?" @
 No, sir; because never buy that paper"
 Did you see a Boston Globe in the office of the hotel that day?'
 T don't remember that I did" s'
 Captain Hodgdon also stated that he did not remember whsSher or not he had Sunday World of December 19. He had known of the employees buyings those papers. He would swear ti1at-heS did not have the two papers of Decern Der 19 in his possession. He did not observe that Cook had those two pa pers when he saw Cook in the billiard room on December "A. Witness said that he never took papers to his room to read
 A copy of the Chicago Record, the paper that was offered by the state as an exhibit on a previous day of the trial and not admitted as evidence was shown Captain Hodgdon. He locked at the label on the paper and thought that was the way the paper always came directed to the Haynes house. MT. Williams again offered the paper as evidence, but again the defense ob- jected on the ground that 1t had not been proven that the paper was found ill Cooks telescope bag which was left at the Tontine. MT. Williams explain ed that he desired to offer the paper as an exhibit to show that the labels on the Chicago Records which were sent x to the Haynes house were pasted on that portion of the paper from which a piece was torn out in the paper found and proved to have been found in Cooks telescope bag. The court re- fused to admit the paper as evidence MT. Williams then handed the paper to Captain Hodgdon and asked him to read the label. The captain did so and read Haynes House, tf'' He said that he did not remember on what part of the Chicago Record the label was usually placed. MT. Williams again at this point offered the paper as an ex- hibit on the ground that he did so to show where the label was placed and it was admitted as exhibit A.
 MT. Williams-"Did Cook register st your hotel on December 24?''
 T don't know that he did.''
 "Is it the custom for your guests at the hotel to register?'
 "Yes, sir"
 Did Cook stay to supper on Decem- Der 242'
 "Yes. sir.''
 "How is it that he did not register?'s
 "I invited him to stay"
 "How was it that he did not sit at < the same table with you?"
 'He went to supper before did''
 You invited him to stay to supper and yet did not eat at the same table with him?''
 'Imerely invited him as an acquaint- ance'
 When did you first hear of Cooks story as to your getting him to set this fire"
 MT. Chase objected to this question on the ground that there was an as- sumption of fact, but the objection was overruled and witness replied: T don't remember just when it was; 1t came out in the newspapers"
 About when was it?"
 "The first of the week?''
 "What week?"
 "The week after the fire"
 srTn what naner did ynU read If 2"