Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-04-21
Mr.. Heath's Closing Argument.


Court convened at . o'clock, a half
hour earlier than usual, and Mr.. Heath
resumed his closing argument. Be
fore entering into presentation of the
evidence and the arguments thereon,
he made another reference to the doc
Urine of the presumption of innocence
until guilt was proven beyond a real
sonable doubt.
Taking up the history of the case,
Mr.. Heath began at the point when
Charles Northy first came to the home
of the Coopers. He referred to the
vanity Of Mrs. Alice Cooper and. he
said. that ii was this vanity which
misled her. He referred to the grow
| ing friendship of the two and said that
| neither Mrs. Cooper or her husband
| realized at the beginning to what ex-
tent this mad infaluation of young
Northy would go. lie said that when
it was finally made apparent that the
affair had gone too far. Mrs. Cooper
WAS willing to leave her little home
dear, aud go to an insane hospital to
work. that she might rid herself of the
attentions of the boy without eter-
\ ilinN 'lISSIdtllIS HlIIl. ne uNtll uDOll
the story of young Northy's night visit
To Mrs. Cooper at her home, when Mr..
Cooper was absent at the odd Fellows
meeting, and he said that that was the
only time that young Northy had ever
compromised her. or she had allowed
| herself to be compromised. Ed Coop
er is a SLOW moving man-but | think
| that you observed him on the stand,
ana he is a man, who when aroused,
would be terrible. And wei he might
have been aroused had he heard of
the insult that had been offered his
wife's honor
Did this woman buy this revolver
to do murder? Well. she looked at
revolvers in a store where she traded
for years and did not buy because they
were too eXpensivc-would a murder
ess do that? And when she finally did
buy one in another store. she did so
| III the presence of uniformed police
officer and she knew that he was a
policeman"
Counsel Heath went over the ground
covered in the testimony regarding the
visit of Alice Cooper to Augusta on
the day before the shooting and Of the
incidents of the forenoon of the day
| following.
And is this a woman who had muir
der in her heart?" he asked. "The
government has tried to build up a
case upon foundations as tall as
those great buildings of San Francisco
which but a few days ago reared their
tall heads proudly to the blue sky
and which now have gone down into
desOlation and ruin. while little chill
dren roam through the fire blackened
ruins calling aloud for those who have
gone forever-as the government
would have these little children whom
you saw here-weep for the loss of
this fair woman
Mr.. Heath referred to Edwin Cooper
the husband of the prisoner. as
representative of the ancient knights
of chivalry. He is great and strong
and faithful. magnificent man-God
bless him
Referring to the afternoon of the
tragedy. Mr.. Heath told of the last
fatal interview between Alice Cooper
and Charlie Northy. Speaking of the
father of the dead boy, Mr. Heath said
that he was the most honest, truthful
witness of all-''and I honor him for it y
said Mr.. Heath. Frequent reference
was made by the counsel to the gov
ernment's counsel.
What did the this woman say on
the stand? She told twice as much
about her follies and vanities as the
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