Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-01
AFTER FORTY YEARS
Buffalo Bill" Divorce Case at
 North Platte.
"DID NOT ATTEMPT TO POISON HIM"
Wife of Former Indian Fighter and Scout Gives History of Long Mar ried Lffe-Clatms She Did Her
 Duty and Loves Him Still.

Scout Gives History of Long Mar
 ried Lffe-Claims She Did Her
 Duty and Loves Him Still.
 NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. March 1.--In the Cody divorce case here Mrs. Louise Cody took the witness stand in defense Of her character and good name, which had been assailed by her husband. w. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill). in his petition for divorce. Mrs. Cody emphatically denied that she had ever attempted to poison her husband or that she admin isteRed dragons blood or any other poison for the purpose of getting con- trOl over him.
 The hearing was held behind closed doors.
 Mrs. Cody testified that she was mar ried to Colonel Cody at St. Louis forty years ago, when she was twenty-two years of age
 At the time we were married" she said. "Colonel Cody was employed on the plains of Kansas as teamster and shortly after became engaged as d buffalo hunter for the 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.
 Tn 1868 we moved to what was then Fort McPhersoA Neb.. where Colonel Cody became a scout for the govern ment We lived at Fort McPherson for several years. We were poor in those days and did what could to assist in supporting the family by taking in sew ing. Colonel Cody and did not have 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 1893 we pur- chased our residence here in town This was fixed I'D in good style and I prepared to welcome my husband home from England. where he had been tour ing with his show
 Mrs. Cody, did you ever administer drug to Colonel Cody or any liquid that would injure him.
 No, sir. I never did
 You doctored the colonel when he suffered with minor ailments. did you not?'
 Yes. sir; I doctored him and gave him 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 women less?'
 No, sir, and I don't know what dragons blood is. I never saw and never heard of such d thing" Did you ever give the colonel any thing to make him sick?" to''No, sir =.a .,
 Did you ever poison himT'
 "No. sir
 Mrs. Cody denied that she was ever intoxicated. as had been testified by witnesses for the plaintiff. She never drank liquor except for medicinal pur- poses. she said. and never used profane or obscene language.
 Do you still love Colonel Cody:" asked the attorney.
 "Yes: he is the father of my children, 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 &C., cusation.'
 Would you be glad to see him now?"
 Yes. I would gladly welcome him home"
 Did you ever complain to Mrs Boy CT about the conduct of Colonel Cody:"
 No, sir"
 Did you ever tell her the names of any women with whom you thought the colonel was intimate:''
 No. sir"
 Mrs. Cody recited the incidents of the funeral trip from Spokane to Koch ester. N. Y.. when they buried their daughter Arta.
 Did you at that time or at any time threaten to denounce Colonel Cody at the grave of your daughter as bis being her murdererT'
 No. sir
 A pathetic scene occurred here when Attorney Wilcox introduced letter and asked Mrs. Cody to identify it. Tears streamed down her cheeks and between her broken sobs she said if was a letter from her daughter Arta three days before she died.
 Among other things written by Mrs. Thorpe tArtaI was the statement that the bringing of the suit for the divorce by her father had broken her heart. Hyde VIII Not sell Shares.