The times., 1899-03-10
A DUNGEON YAWNS FOR
RECKLESS MRS. CODY
Guilty of an Attempt to Black
mail the GouldS.
The Accused SwOOns When the
Jury Renders Its Verdict.
Imprisonmcnt Five Years the MnNi-
mum Penalty for the offence
Mercy Recommended.


Albany. March 9.-The second trial of
Mrs. Margaret E. Cody, the alleged black
mailer of the heirs OF Jay Gould. came to
an end today. Mrs. Cody was found guilty
tonight after the jury had deliberated for
four hours. Mrs Cody tainted into the
arms of her counsel Court officer Dayton
quickly revived her with water. During
the enactment of this scene the foreman of
the jury stated:
Your honor We recommend mercy"
The usual motion for stay will be made
tomorrow. Mrs. Cody will be sentenced
then. The maximum penalty for the crime
of blackmal is five years Imprisonment.
The minimum sentence is within the dis
erection of the judge.
Miss Helen NJ Gould, who has been in
constant attendance upon the second trial
of Mrs. Cody as well as the first, which
took place in December last and resulted
in disagreement of the jury, was not
present in court when the jury returned
the verdict.
/ The last day of the trial found a larger
number of spectators than ever assembled
/ before in the Albany County Court room.
I After Judge Browns testimony on the
former trial had been received in evil
dence, Mr.. Dugan began his summing Up
for the defence. He said that he Ctood
before the jury in behalf of a poor woman,
against whom was arrayed the influence OF
millions He asked the jury to follow him
closely he recited the case of his client
step by step. Mr.. Dugan had proceeded
but few minutes when Mrs. Cody leaned
forward and resting her gray head on her
right hand wept copiously and audibly.
She removed her colOred spectacles and
sat wiping her eyes with her cotton hand
kerchiet. Miss Gould sat immovable, her
eyes fastened fXedly upon the speaker.
{ Mr. Dugan said:
The Assistant District Attorney had no
/ business to tell you when he delivered his
| opening address that this case was differ
ent from the last-the first trial" Turn
+ ing to Mr.. Dyer and holding up the in
I dictment, he said: rs not this the same
/ indictment on which this poor woman was
/ tried before?"
/ Continuing Mr.. Dugan said: You will
remember that the Assistant District AT
torney told you in his opening speech
/ that you had to a certain extent the power
i of the Almighty. l sincerely wish that
/ you had. | wish you could see through
! the cloud that surrounds this woman and
/ read her heart, which believe is innocent.
The question fer you to determine is not
I whether Mrs. ANGEL ever was married to
! Jay Gould. You are 10 determine whether
: this woman is guilty Of blackmal as charg-
! ed in the indictment. You are to determine
! whether in the letter of February II. 1896,
| which she wrote to George J. Gould, there
| is a demand for money. There must be
! threat to extort money or there is no
blackmail. | submit whether she is guilty
of blackmail when she carried out the in
structions of her attorneys and others in
terested in the case. The old woman has
I been in Jail since May, 1898. with this
power turning to Miss Could keeping her
there.
Where are the INSCRIPTIONS lawyers s.
| ased Mr.. Dugan, that urged Mrs. Cody
on? Not one OF them has dared come here
and offer her any assistance. Not only
that, but they have turned over to the
prosecution all the papers and letters in
the case. They betrayed this old woman
into the hands OF the Goulds."
Mr.. Dugan then rehearsed Mrs. Cody S
connection with the matter of looking up
the parentage of Mrs. ]. F. Pierce the
alleged daughter of Jay Gould and Mrs
Angel. beginning with the first Pierce let
ter written by her on October 3. 1894. He
said that Judge Brown, an eminent men,
Der of the bar of Wyoming had followed
along the same line of research az Mrs
Cody, and he iptimated that if Mrs. Cody
were to be condemned the same punish
ment should be visited upon him.
There is no evidence" sad Mr.. Dugan
that Mrs. Cody mutilated the baptisma
record. You must take the evidence o.
the expert for what it is worth. Speel
was tracing the record up for months b..
fore, with eight men helping him, in this
, action of Angel against Gould. ThaI
; mutilated record does not furnish any
proof that Mrs. Cody was guilty OF back.
mail. Was it Mrs. Cody that started thi!
! gigantic scheme to blackmaii the Gould.
/ when Speer had been looking up this mat.
ter months before Mrs. Cody came East
Judge Brown was hired by Mrs. Pierc,
away back in 1894
After a recital of Mrs. Cody's visit t.
Mrs. Angel at Rouse's Point, Mr., Dugal
referred to Mrs. Angel as an "old dog,
reprobate," liar" and "perjurer
Mrs. Angel gave evidence that she un
derstuod what the words implied She sa
, perfectly still.
| She knew she lied when she told me sh
never went by the name of Sarah sal,
: Mr.. Dugan at another time. This remarl
produced sarcastic smile on Mrs. Angel'
| face.
! Mrs Cody's action in sending for Parke
! and Speer to come to ROuse's Point afte
Mrs. Angel had told Judge Brown that sh
never had been married to Jay Gould Mr.
Dugan characterized in this way:
That is an index to the mind of thi
l old woman. 1t shows her righteous hear
and integrity of purpose. She wanted he
lawyers to know all. Parker Speer
: Sterns-these three lawyers-here is thi
! poor old woman being offered up as a sac
rifice to save their skins. They should b
here in place Of her. | appeal to you =
;. men of heart to respond to your duty a
: men and save this old woman from suc
an ending. DO not let her end her life il
felon's cell while these young, lively
, and smart lawyers go unpublished. .
i Now. gentlemen, if Mrs. Cody is guilt
why is this great array OF New York talen
here? Why are not these three Distric
Attorneys enough? Why have these NeI
York lawyers been consulted Throughout
u this trial? Gentlemen. these question
should be answered by you"
/. Mr.. Dugan spoke an hour and forty min
utes.
In summing up for the prosecution Dis
, trict Attorney Dyer said: Gentlemen.
Il have listened with admiration to the adj
s dress of my learned friend. He says tha
you should find this woman innocent
s say that she is guilty"
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