Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-16
Although She Soon Recalls Second Shot Fired
While She Was Rushing From the House
Calling for Husbands Assistance
Her Direct Testimony Seems in the Line OF the Sui
eide Theory-==The States Counsel Now Con-
Quoting the Cross=examination

cral Hannibal f. HamIin opened his
cross-eXamination of the witness. In
the early forenoon Mrs. Cooper told her
own story of the last visit to her home
Of Northy which resulted in the death
of the young man.
The witness, while labOrinG under in
tense excitement and Il prey to periodi-
cal fits OF weeping. retained her COM
posurc for the most part and gave her
story of the tragedy, clearly and con-
Vincingly it appeared She was assisted
by questions from her senior counsel
Mr.. Heath and he referred frequently
to ;he statement made by Mrs. Coop
cr to Piukerton Detective Martin few
days after the death of NOrthy.
Mrs. Copper admitted all-of the ques-
tions and answers contained in this
statement and said in answer to a
9tinn from Mr.. Heath that she did
not care to rctract any part Of the
statement. Her testimony differed in
very few material points from the
statemcnt and when Il disparity was
evident it was upon some point which
the witness had only an indistinct rec
objection.
Mrs. Cooper at first remembered Of
hearing but on" shot on the fatal af-
tornorn and that was when she was
struggling to free herself from
Nnrtny's grasp. She said that she heard
al cXul0Siun and the pistol was
wrcnrhcd from her hand. She then
pushed Norlhy away from her and fled
from the house. AS she ran out through
tn" "ntly door she thought she heard
another Shot and noticed u white spot
upon the door casing beside her which
might hay" been the resting place OF
tht bullet.
Her recollection Of the incidents fol
lowing was very hazy ana she could
tell no more, save that she saw her
husband coming toward her and then
she fcll ia the ground nvercol.ic with
exhaustion and hystcria.
"hro YOU sure that you did not hear
a third shot" inquired Mr.. Heath. 81
Il know | lid not" answered the Wit
ness
During n" latter part of tn" fore
noon session the attorney general in
cros5-"xaInininC the witness. went over
thr ground covered in direct cXamin
alton, regarding the first few months
Of Northy'S stay at tho Cooper home
WIlilc he was apprcnticcd to Mr.. Coop
cr. I" the afternoon the governments
chief counsel continued this line Of in
puiry until court adjourned at 3.lj
o'clock 1t did not appear that the tes-
timony of Mrs. Cooper WAS altered to
any extent. although the cross-cxam-
nation covered "A compare lively small
,f " and
went only rs far as the parties and So
ciaI gatherings attended by Mrs. Coop
CT last summer.
In adioIlrning court at an early hour,
Judge Peabody said that he believed
that everyone connected with the trial
was deserving of rest and that in eXcr-
,.ising his discretion in curtailing the
afternoon session Saturday he believed
that no real loss of time would be oc-
CaSioned.
Mrs. Cooper. accompanied by her
husband and children, passed Sunday
res,tfully with her children at the home
of relatives in Chelsea. The party re-
Turned to this city last evening and
MIS-. Cooper was feeling very well. She
retired early to prepare herself for the
trxing ordeal of her continued cross
examination on the stand today.
Because of the inclemency of the
weather the members of the jury did
not attend church services yesterday
as has been their custom since the trial
began. Instead they remained in the
grand Jury room at the county court
house and passed the day as each de-
sired.
From present Indications it appears
that the trial will be concluded in
about 10 days. There are several more
witnesses to appear for the defence and
this list includes five medical expert
witnesses-Drs. Gerrish, Giddings
Davies Gordon and Johnson. Another
axnert witness summoned is Prof.
knight Of the University of Maine and
II is safe to assume that these wit
ness4s will occupy the greater part of
the present week, if they follow Mrs.
rooper on the stand.