Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-01
MRS. CODY ON STAND
The Wife of Buffalo Bill" Tells
Court She Still Loves Her
Husband
WOULD WELCOME HIM BACK
Asks Only That He Publicly lletract
Statement That She, Tried to Poison
Him--Many Of Sensational State
ments Made in cody's Behalf Are
Denied by the Wife.

North Platte. Neb., March Mrs.
Louise Cody Tuesday took the witness
stand In defense of her character and
good name which have been assailcd
oy w. f. Cody QBuffalo BID in his Pc
tition for a divorce.
Mrs. Cody emphatically denied that
she had ever attempted to poison her
husband and that she had administer
ed dragons blood" or any poison for
the purpose of securing his love or
raining control over him.
The hearing was held behind closed
loors in the law offices of Mrs. Cody $
attorneys.
Mrs Cody testified that she was
married to Col. Cody eat ST. Louis forty
years ago, when she was % years of
age.
at the time we were married" she
said, "Colonel Cody was employed on
the plains Of Kansas as a t,aamster,
md shortly afterwards he became en-
gagged as buffalo hunter for the rail-
sion of the Union Pacific. He killed
thousands of these animals, which
were used by the graders for meat. In
1865, we moved to what was then Fort
Mcpherson, Neb., where Colonel Cody
became scout for the government.
We lived at Fort Mcpherson for sever
n years. We We're poor in those days
and did what could to assist In sup
porting the family, by taking i'll sewing.
Colonel Cody and did not have any
serious trouble during our residence at
Fort Mcpherson. The colonel went on
the stage in 1874 and shortly after this
he took US to Rochester, N. y, where
we lived for four years.
"At the expiration of this time, we
came back to Nebraska, and located
here at North Platte. In 1898 we pur-
CHASED cur 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"
Was this home coming the occasion
of The big banquet rendered by the
SiStHSHS VI A>OACli lNllS W Vic W.
onel?" asked Mr.. Halligan.
Yes, SIR
No Drug Administered.
Mrs. CoCy, did you ever administer
a drug 10 Colonel Cody or any liquid
that would irjure him."
No SIR, 1 never did"
You doctored the colonel when he
suffered with minor ailments, did you
nos"
Eyes cir. l doctored him and gave
him different kinds of medicine for his
lit.ls tr ubles when he drank
Did you ever administer Dragons
Blood for the purpose Of making the
colonel 1cve you more and other wo-
mel less ~
mo sir, don't know what Drag
on's Blood is. never saw any or
heard of such a thing"
"Did you ever give the colonel any,
thing to make him sick?''
mo"
Did you ever poison hinl?"
mo"
Mrs. Cody declared she had never
told Mrs. Boyer Ia witness for the
plaintiff) or any person that she had
ever drugged her husband to make him
love her or to gain control over him
so that he would sign certain papers
for her. She also denied that she had
ever poisoned any of the coloners dogs
Intentionally.
Il told the men at the RANCH" she
explained, to put out strychnine or
other poison for the rats, which were
getting bothersome, and accidentally
the coloneTs dogs got some of the poi
son. One of the dogs in particular, of
which the colonel was very fond, and
whom liked myself, for that reason was
killed and 1 felt very badly over It,"
Mrs. Cody acknowledged that she had
punished her children "whenever they
needed It," and had occasionally casti-
gated them with a small riding whip.
Mrs Cody denied that she had ever
been intoxicated, as testified to by
witnesses for the plaintiff She never
drank liquor, except for medicinal pur-
poses. she said. and never used pro-
fame or obscene language.
Old Love Not Dead.
DO you still love Colonel Cody?''
asked the attorney.
Yes. He is the father of my chill
eren, and / love him still"
do you. desire a reconciliation at
this time?"
Yes, I do: but think that the COL
onel ought to retract the poisoning ac-
cusation"
Would you be glad to see him now? ?"
Yes; I would gladly welcome him
home"
ibid you ever complain to Mrs. Boy
er about the conduct of Colonel Cody 2"
NO, sir"
Did you ever tell her the names of
any women with whom you thought
the colonel was intimate?"
mo. sir"
Mrs. Cody recited the incidents of the
funeral trip from Spokane to Rochest-
er, N. Y, when they buried their daugh-
ter. Arta.
Did you at that time or any time
threaten to denounce Colonel Cody at
the grave of your daughter as being her
murderer"
No. sir"
Did you ever send him threaten
n fo1nrron, in with the