Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14

episode. witness said that the ham,
mock was hung up by Charlie and
Falma got into the hammock but soon
left it. Mrs. Cooper said she sat in
the hammock and remained there
about three-quarters of an hour.
Q-"Mrs. Cooper, did you put
Charlie Northys arms around your
neck?"
Al did not"
Q-"Did you say to him: You don't
know how to lie in Il hammock with
woman"
A-"No. sir"
Q-"Where was Mrs. Drake all this
time?"
A-"She was off picking berries
Q-"And Valma and Lore
A-"They We're off picking berries
too"
The witness described to greater
length the meetings between herself
and Charlie Northy last summer.
Along this line of inquiry, no material
evidence was brought out except to
snow, according to the testimony Of
fered by the witness, that there was
no intimacy or undue familiarity eX-
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Witness remembered the occasion
when she sat in a hammock at Henry
Cooper's place, with Charlie Northy.
Witness said that her own children
and those Of Henry Cooper We're play
ing about there.
Odd Northy have his arm
around you?"
A-"NO, sir
Q-"Did you have your arm around
him."
A-"No, sir
Witness told of several other occa-
SionS when she sat in Il hammock with
Northy at her own house.
The witness told of her attendance
at the Moody anniversary party and
her story was substantially the same
as that given by her husband.
Q-"When you went walking with
A-"Yes. sir
Q-"Frequently?
Ayes. sir
Q-"Did he ever walk arm-inarm
with you?"
A-"No. sir
A-"Did he ever kiss you?"
A-"No. sir-except at the party
Q-"Did he ever try to-"
A-"No, sir
Q-"Did he ever ask you to?"
A-"No. sir
Q-Leaving out the last days of his
life. did YOU ever kiss him."
A-"No. sir
Q-"Wcre you ever jealous of Marion
Carey?"
A--"No, sir"
Q-"Do you contradict any of the
statements in the report of your inter-
view with Detective Martini"
A-"No, sir
| Q-"WaS there not some understand
| ing that you were to sign it "
Ayes, SIR
Q-"And it was never returned for
your signature. was it?'
A-"No. sir"
Q-"You would hhave signed it.
would you not?'
AYES. sir
part of this statement was read to
the witness and she identified it and
affirmed its truth and accuracy.
Witness said that after having a talk
with Charlie one the evening in Sep
tember she told her husband that she
| was a little afraid of Northy. She told
| him of his moody attitude and spirit of
| melancholy. Her husband said, accord
| ing to the witness, that he thought
Northy was foolish"
Counsel Heath brought out in his
reading of the statement made by Mrs.
| Cooper to Detective Martin each part
which would tend to show that Mrs.
| Cooper had expressed fear of Northy
and had mentioned the subject to her
husband and to Mrs. Henry Cooper.
Q--"Did he ever make any improper
| remark
A--"Never"
| Q-"Did he ever make any remark
suggestive at all?"
| A-"Ncvcr."
Witness told of writing to the Taun-
| ton Insane Hospital intending to leave
South Windsor for a few weeks to
| escape the growing and unwclcome at
tentions of Charlie NOrthy. This let
ter was mailed on September /. last
and its writing was inspired by an ad-
vertiscment in Bangor newspaper by
| the hospital authorities.
| AT this point the usual mid-scssion
| recess was taken.
| At o'clock the direct examination of