Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-17
Visits Scene Of Alleged
Murder at So. Windsor.
| Long, Cold and Tedious
Journey for Entire Party.
The Trial Will Be Resumed al Ten
O'clock This Morning.

While there was no session of the
supreme judicial court Friday, much
ground was covered by the new jury
impanelled to determine the guilt or
innocence of Mrs Alice +. Cooper of
South Windsor, who is charged with the
shooting and killing of young Charles
d. Northy. Court suspended for the
day in order that the new jury might
be taken to South Windsor to view the
scene of the alleged murder and long
and tedious day was put in by the
members OF the panel in fulfilling the
instructions delivered by Judge Pea
body just before court adjourned
Thursday afternoon.
A few minutes after . o'clock Friday
morning, the l. jurymen were brought
from the grand jury room in the court
house, in which they pass the time when
not in the court or in their rooms in
the hotel. and given seats in specially
chartered electric car which was wait
ing on state street The jury was in
charge of Sheriff Ham and the two
deputies, Mcssrs. Bucklen and Robbins,
in whose care the jury will remain un-
| til the conclusion of the trial. The
party was accompanied by Attorney
General Hamlin. and the defendant
Mrs. Cooper. and Mcssrs. Heath and
Goddard also went along with the jury,
| exercising the right ordained III the
statutes that an accused person shall
| be allowed To be present at any hearing
or transaction of business that affects,
| either directly or indirectly, the case in
hearing.
| The trip to Togus was made quickly
and Without any unusual event. Mrs
| Cooper occupied q seat IN the corner OF
the car next the door ana her counsel
sat between her and the jurymen who
| remained i'll the front end.
When the end of the electric car line
was reached, at the National Home
reservation in Togus the party took to
sleigns. each drawn by two horses.
which were waiting The iurymen
went first i'll company with their keep
O.. Sheriff Ham, end III" attorney
general followed, ana Mrs. Cooper,
Mcssrs. Heath and Goddard and a
driver ended the procession in a large
double sleigh The roads between
T"cus and South Windsor were in
bad shape and il several places high
drifts were encountered in the roads.
The horses found the footing very
bad. and the journey vas considerably
DELAYED because Of this fact.
| The party arrived at the Cooper
home i'll South Windsor before noon
ana Il view OF the dwelling house. the
ell III which is located the kitchen that
will figure prominently in the evidence
in this case. the barn aud the black
smith shop in which the husband of the
accused woman plies his trade. were
taken. After this view was taken TO the
satisfaction Of the sheriff and the
counsel the jury was taken within
doors ard Il survey of the several
rooms i'll the house, including the
Kitchen and the dining room where
young Nnrthy is alleged to have been
don" 10 death Was taken Mrs Cooper
did not come in contact with the jury
during the whole proceeding. but at her
direction and that nf her counsel the
sheriff pointed out To the members Of
the Jury tho objects and locations that
viii +" referred to in the evidence from
time To time rs the trial progresses
| EdlIy in the afternoon the return
tHlp was Ecgun, ANA the special car
winch had conveyed The party out i'm
| the ln"rninG met the Slcigha at ToguS
ana returned with the jurymcn and tho
others to this city. arriving at tn.
county court house shortly after 4
o'clock. TIL" members Of the Jury then
retired to their quarters in the build
lngs. and save for a short exercise in
n" evening and when they went across
| Inc street to retire for tho night they
did moi lcav" tho building again.
some excitement was occasionad soon
after the rarty left Togus, when the
sl"iGh containing Attorney General
Hamlin ana Sheriff Ham was drawn
through particularly high snow drift
and the vehicle was overturned. depos-
Ting the officers into snow bank. The
SI"isn was soon righted and neither of
the gentlemen suffered anything more
fright and the slight delay.
County Attorney Leigh did not ac-
company the party Friday but he noti-
hcd the states witnesses who had been
instructed to be in attendance at court
FRIDAY morning that they would be
further excused until Saturday morning
at 10 O'Clock when court win re-convene
and the trial will begin in all its grim
| earnestneSs.
Mrs. cooper withstOOd the trials of
the trip to her home Friday with re-
rkable fortituda and although she
expressed herself as being somewhat
tired when she returned to Augusta.
she looked cheerful and bright.
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