The times., 1899-03-09
MRS. ANGELL never
MARRIED JAY GOULD
She Never Told Mrs. Cody That
She Even Knew Him.

She Never Told Mrs. Cody That
She Even Knew Him.
The Trial at Albany Getting Very
Snltry for the Accused.
Jurors Take IL Hand in Questioning
Hcr-hnother Bunch of Incrim-
mating Letters Produced.
Albany. y. Y. March S.-Everyone inter-
ested in the second trial of Mrs. Margaret
E. Cody. the alleged blackmailer of Miss
Heller NJ. Gould and George J. Gould ap-
peared in the county court at an early hour
this morning. Long before the doors were
| opened large crowd. including many AL
bany society women. was waiting to be ad-
mitted.
/ Contrary TO expectations, Mrs. Cody was
recalled to the stand and questioned by her
attorney p. e. Dugan. The II. More
/ head letter OF September IS. 1895, was
| shown to her. and she said that she did
not dictate it, Mr.. Dugan then asked Mrs.
| Cody how many letters she received from
Mrs. Pierce up to March .. 1856, in addition
| to the eighteen Pierce letters that already
| had been put in evidence. She did not
know positively but said that if there were
any more she had given them to newspaper
men and others.
J,.. ~.
what information she had that justified her
in conveying to Mrs. Pierce the impression
that she (Mrs. Cody knew anything about
Mrs. Pierce's mother
Il don't remember, was the answer.
| The witness said that she relied upon
the advice and Instructions OF Mrs. Pierce
and Mrs. Angel more than the advice and
instruction Of her attorneys.
This statement Mrs. Cody qualified later
| by saying in answer to District Attorney
| Dyers questions, that after she discovered
the faisity of the Hanna marriage certi-
| fioate given her by Mrs. Pierce she no
| longer relied upon Mrs. Pierce, but upon
Mrs. Angel only.
Mr. Dyer inadvertently called Mrs. Cody
| Mrs. Beebe.
Don't call me that" said Mrs. Cody.
NO; l have too much respect for Mrs.
| Beebe" replied ne District Attorney
to the jury a letter from Mrs. Cody to Fam
| ME Walker. an aunt OF Mrs. Pierce. In
it the statement was made that Jay Gould
had said TO Mrs. Angel that his marriage
to her void, because she. a Roman
| Catholic, was married by n Presbyterian
minister. MIR. Dyer asked the witness
| where she got the information. She an
| swered: In letter from Mrs. Pierce
Mrs. Cody to Mrs. Becbe.
Mr.. Delaney read to the jury letter
| dated Rouse's Point June 9, 1895, and
sent 10 Mrs. Beebe by Mrs. Cody. Mrs.
Cody reported progress in this letter. She
said that she had met man to whom she
paid 500 and had received a whole lot OF
| information therefor. Before 1 gave it
to him." the letter reads, ne didn't know
| anything, but afterward he knew more
about the case than | did In letter
! TO Mrs. Beebe dated June 20, 1895, Mrs.
Cody said that she had spent the funds
intrusted to her very judiciously.
The District Attorney and Mr.. Dugan
then announced that they were thro Ugh
with Mrs. Cody. She had just left the
stand when Juror n. Graw sent word To
the judge that he would like to ask Mrs.
Cody question. she was recalled. Mr..
Graw then said:
Il want you to explain how it was that
when Judge Brown told you that Mrs.
| Angel said to him that she never had
been married to Jay Gould you never con-
tradicted that statement in Mrs. .ingell S
presence"
Well" replied the witness. evidently
very much perturbed Brown said that he
was going home that night and that he
and Mrs. Angel would excuse me because
he wanted to have "A private conversation
with Mrs. Angel. He did not give me
time to contradict him in Mrs. Angell's
presence.
Juror McDonough interposed: DO you
know whether Judge Brown was in New
York before he went to Rouses Point"
| No"
Did you continue your correspondence
with the Pierees after your interview with
Brown?''
Il did
Mrs. Cody then left the stand
Chester Penfield. an insurance agent OF
Oswego, cousin OF Mrs. Cody's first hus-
| band. MIR. Goodnow, gave unimportant tes-
timOny.
The defence then rested, apparently hav-
ing decided not to call Mrs. Angel.
Looking TIP the Marriage Record
District Attorney Dyer called William
Frazer, a Presbyterian minister of Cham
plain in rebuttal He said that Mrs.
Cody told him that she was looking for
the recOrdi of the marriage of Jay Gould
and asked him to examine records She
said the minister the Rev. Mr.. Yates
No such man bad ever been in charge OF
that church. ! found. however. that a
Mr.. Leighton had been in charge Of the
church at that time. She took Mr.. Leigh
tons address, and said that anyone who
helped her in obtaining what information
she desired would be rewarded hand
somey; that there was half million in
it. | told her that | was afraid of being
accused of slander and excused her from
the house"
Mr.. Dugan cross examined Mr.. Frazer.
Could it not have been Laytes instead
of Yates?''
Il don't think So
"Of course private records are taken by
a minister when he leaves his charge
Yes, sir
What you mean is that you found nc
record of marriage in the public record?'
Yes. sir"
Were you summoned here by the de
fence" asked Mr.. Dyer.
Yes, sir
Attorney Stearns, of Rouse's Point wa!
recalled and said that the power of attor.
ney of December Z. 1895. was in his pos
| session for two or three weeks before i
was executed.
Mrs Angel refused to sign the docu
| ment in the absence of Mrs. Cody.
Mr. Delaney then read to the jury let
ter dated November q. 1895 and writer