Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-01
BUFFALO BILL
DIvORSE CASE.
Wife of W. F. Cody Takes Stand
and Denies That She Attempt
ed to Poison Husband.

NOANiI1 1I-AI II, -Ncb., MElfCH In
the Cody divorce case here Mrs. Louise
Cody o the witness stand in defense
of her character and good name, which
had been assailed by her husband. w
F. Cody C'Ruffalo Bill"D. in his petition
for divorce. Mrs. Cody emphaticaIly
denied that she had cvcr attempted &c
poiSon her husband or that she admin.
listered dragons blood" or any other
POISON for the purpose of getting con
troll over him.
The hearing was held behind closed
doors.
Mrs. Cody testified that she was mar.
ried 10 Colonel Cody ut st. Louis forty
years ago, when she was twenty-five
years OF age.
AT the time we were married." she
said, Colonel Cody was employed ON
the plains Of Kansas as Il teamster and
shortly after became engaged rs Il
buffalo. hunter for rhe railroad con-
tractors on the Kansas division of the
Union Pacific. He killed thousands of
these animals, which were used by the
graders for meat.
In 1865 we moved Ia what was then
Fort Mcpherson, Neh.. where Colonel
Cody became Il scout for the govern
Iment. We lived ut Fort Mcpherson for
several years. We were poor in those
lays and | did what | could TO assist In
supporting the family by taking in sew
ing. Colonel Cody and l did not have
serious trouble during Il residence at
Fort Mcpherson. The colonel went on
the stage in 1874 and shortly after this
Ihe took us to Rochester. y. y, where
I'VE lived for four years.
AT the expiration of this time we
camc back to Nebraska and located
here at North Platte. In 1893 w pur-
chased our residence here in town.
This was fixed up in good style and /
prepared TO welcome my husband home
from England, where he had been tour
ing with his show"
Mrs. Cody. did you yer administer
drug to Colonel Cody OF any liquid
hat would iniure him.
NO, sir. | never did"
You doctored the colonel when he
suffered with minor ailments, did you
Inot:"
Yes, sir: | doctored him and gave
| lim different kinds Of medicine for his
troubles when he drank"
Did YOU ever administer dragons
blood for the purpose of making the
! colonel love you more and other m
jicss:"
NO, sir. and | don't know what
| dragons blood is. | never saw and
leyer heard OF such Il thing"
Did you aver give the colonel any
| hing to make him sick?
NO, sir
did You eve poison him.? %
"No. sir"
Ms. Cody denied that she was eve
intoxicated. as had been testified by
witnesses for the plaintiff. She never
drank liquor except for medicinal pur-
aoscs. she said, and never used profanc
" obscene language.
DO you still love Colonel Cody?'
asked the attorney.
Yes; he is the father OF my children,
md | love him still"
.his rimc:"
"YoS. | do. but | think that the col
Ipnel ought to retract the poisoning &C
'Usation."
Would you be glad to see him
now
Yes, / would gladly welcome him
Ilomo.''
did you ever complain to Mrs. Boy
4r about the conduct of Colonel CodyT'
NO. sir"
Did you ever tell her the names OF
any women with whom you thought
lie colonel was intlmate:"
"No. sir"
Mrs. Cody recitC1 the Incidents OF
he funeral trip from Spokane to Roch
astcr, n. Y, when they buried their
laughter Aria.
Did you at that time Or at any
line threaten to deaounce Colonel
Cody ut the grave of your daughter Ms
lia being her murdcrer:'
NO. sir"
\ pathetic scene occurred here when
Attorney Wilcox introduced IL letter
and asked Mrs. Cody to identify it.
Tears strcamed down her cheeks and
between her broken sobs she said 1t
was Il letter from her daughter Arta
Ihree days before she died.
Among other things written by Mrs.
Thorpe t.Arta) was the statement that
1.-The bringing of the salt for the divorce
lby her father had broken her heart.