Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-28
Wife of Buffalo Bill Says That
She Still Loves Her
Husband.
DESIRES A RECONCILIATION.
She Enters Strong Denial to All the
Charges VI the Plaintld
Against Her.


North Platte, Neb., Feb, 2s.--rhe
Cody divorce case was resumed here
this morning Mrs cody being called 20
the stand Mrs Cody told her story,
which in brief Is as follows: She was
married to Colonel Cody IN st, Louis
40 years ago at the age OF % years He
was then a freighter on the Kansas
plains and later buffalo hunter for the
contractors on the grade OF the Kansas
Pacific, In 1886 they moved to TT Nc
Pherson, Neb., where Cody became
government scout. They lived there Tor
six years and We're very poor, Cody be-
ing away most OF the time on indian
expeditions. In 1874 Cody went on the
stage and shortly after moved his FAM
ily to Rochester, Neb., where they re-
sided until 1879, when they came 10
North Platte and bought their present
property adding 20 1t from time 10
time with the earnings from Cody's
show. The last time cody was here was
In 1901, when he spent Christmas nc
the Cody home and when he went away
he babe wife affectionate farewell ami
kissed her
In answer TO questions. Mrs Cody
said Yes | still love Colonel Cody,
lie is the father OF my children. and |
love him with all my heart
do you desire rocOnCiliatlOnY''
yes, | do; but think he ought to
retract the poison accusation
did you ever give Cody dragons
blood to make him love you more and
other women less ?" NO, | never did
and | don't know what dragons blood
is. ! have never seen any and never
81 .F . a. lsa "A ,V
Cheyenne last week,
did you ever give the colonel any
drug TO overpcwer him or that would
IN any way injure him?" NO sir;
never did. ] frequently gave him teas
| and medicines when he was aitng and |
presume that II was on these occasions
that people thought l was drugging
him"
did you ever toll anyone, and es-
pecially Mrs Boyer. that YOU druggei
the colonel 10 get him to sign papers
FOR your mo. sir; / never did"
Did you ever use profane or vulgar
| langu1Re?"
! mo, | never did
Were you ever drunk2'
| "No"
Ever use intoxicating liquors."
Il occasionally took a mouthful for
! medicinal purposes but / did not like
! IT,"
did you ever use a buggy whip IN
/ chastlslng your chldren?'
mo SIR, ! had a small riding whip
| l used to scare them with occasionally"
Did you ever burn your daughter
Irma's face with a matchY
mo. sir"
Mrs Cody entered strong denial to
! all Of the charges Of the plaintiff She
told of their life since Cody found an
other to love and mentioned what she
had seen and heard with reference to
| Miss lsbel
cody gave me all Of this North
! Platte property and at the time said;
4 give this to you knowing that you
| will keep II for us i'm our old age "
She told Of the funeral trip to Boches-
| ter, n, Y, when Arta was buried and
denied that Col Powell came TO her
| and asked her TO n reconciliation with
COL. Cody She also denied that she
| threatened TO denounce Col Cody over
the grave Of her daughter as her MUIR
derer. She admitted sending a tele-
gram 10 Cody In which she said his
actions In bringing the suit had broken
Arta's heart.
A letter was here introduced and
proved TO be one Of the most pathetic
incidents of the trial 1t was a letter
from Arta, daughter Of Cody and his
Wife, written TO Mrs. cody, three days
before she died and the last letter
written by her In which she said that
the bringing Of the divorce suit had
broken her heart,
examination failed to Dhake
! Mrs. Cody's testimony in any important
particular