Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-12-03
GOULD MILLIONS
Will Be Divided If Mrs. Cody
Wins Her Case.
Again Takes the Stand in Her Case
Against the Estare.
sharp Examination and She Looks as II She
Was About to Collapse.

Albany. N. Y. Dec. 2.-The cross-ex-
ainination of Mrs. Cody, on trial TO
he alleged blackmailing of the Gould
neirs. was continued by Delaney
Nicoll. when the case was resumed in
the county court today
She was questioned minutely as to
ner experience in searching for lost
heirs and in collecting evidence con-
cernlng people who We're claimants to
estates. The 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 of trying to prove
their relationship 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 remuneration if successful.
Mr.. Nicoll read letter which Mrs.
Cody wrote to John w. Mackay. stat
ing that She knew who was responsible
for the disaster in the Sand Hill mine
and telling him The had better give her
the money" She admitted she wrote il
and said that she had lost 100000
Mackay.
She was asked if l1rs. Pierce had not.
sent her certificate of marriage be-
tween Sarah Brown and Jay Gould in
New York City, in 1858, to which she
replied, no
Do you swear positively that you did
not know that you were coming to
Rouses Point to see a woman known as
Mrs. Angel. believed to he Mrs.
Pierce's mother and the wife of Jay
Gould?"
Il did not
Then how do you account for this?"
said Mr.. Nicholl. reading 1etter writ
ten to Fannie Walker of Mi chigan. and
signed by Mrs. Cody, asliing if she
knew the address of Mrs Angel, her
sister. who was the mother of hrs.
Pierce of Missouri.
This letter was dateds February. 1895.
three months before the time when
Mrs. Cody swore she first heard of the
existence of Mrs. Angel.
AT this point Mrs. Cody turned pale
and leaning back in the witness C hair,
asked for glass of water.
1twas evident to those about her that
she was about to collapse.
Mr.. Nicoll said that he was not GER
tain that the woman was not feig min g.
Judge Gregory suggested that a Iphysi-
clan be called and an examination
made and that recess be taken.
This was agreed to and DR.. Mflbank
was called and recess taken until this
afternoon.
DR.. Milbank could not be foun and
DR.. MacFarlane was called. Tbs, doc
tor found that Mrs. Cody was s uffer-
ing from nervous prostration al Id he
prescribed medicine that would give
temporary relief and advised til e jail
physician to apply a tiyblister to Mrs.
COdy's neck, tonight
When the court reconvened, Mrs.
Cody insisted on returning to tn e wit
ness box. but Mr.. Nichol said he did
not wish to cross examine her urtner
in her present condition, and t was
postponed. until Monday.
Counsel for the defence, calle VIM.
Mem. Spear, who testified that he saw
Mrs. Cody at Rouses Point w nen the
latter was investigating Mrs. Angel
after he had made similar investi-
cation. Objections by the prosecution,
which was sustained by lle Judge,
prevented him telling the res ult OF his
personal investigation.
The defence had no more witnesses
and Judge Gregory adjom ned court,
until Monday morning, win IN it is ex-
pected Mrs. Cody's condit ion will be
such that her cross exam ination can
be concluded