Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-06
Two Witnesses Heard Her Tell Young Charlie Nor
thy to Come to Her House on That Fatal
Tuesday or He Would Be Sorry.
Mrs. Cooper Displays Closest Interest in the Tes.
timony, Frequently Coaching Counsel in His
Questions Marion Carey Today.

The former testified to seeing the de-
fendant and young Northy lying upon
the :,round in pasture on Il dark night
last summer He saw them acting
''Suspiciously" on other occasions and
he described these incidents in the full
est detail, admitting with cheerful calm
While under crOSS-eXamination, by the
way, that on one occasion he was Spy
ing upon Mrs. Cooper and young
Charlie Northy.
Mr.. Ellis repeated conversation
passed at his supper table; given by
Mrs. Cooper and her husband when
seated about the hospitable board OF a
neighbor and where they imagined
themselves free from the chance of
criticism or gossip-with friends of
long standing. Mr.. Ellis testified. sub
stantially, that Mrs. Cooper said iii
December, fst4 chat she did not want
Charlie Northy to go around with Ma
ri0n Carey because, she thought that
the influence Of the young girls pa
rents upon Charlie would be bad"
During the afternoon session, a large
number Of young people Of South
Windscr and Coopcr'S Mills were on
the stand and they testified to seeing
Young Northy ana Alice Cooper at So
cial affairs, each in company with the
other and enjoying themselves i'm
moHs"ly. according to the opinions Of
the Witny sscS.
TIL" government scored heavily in
the testimony of Adelbcrt Andrews.
VI no said that while ic was in the
church on the Sunday evening prcvi-
Gus to tine heath of Charlie Northy, he
overheard conversation between Mrs.
Cooper and Northy, i'll which Mrs.
Coop"r said that Northy had best come
over 80 The house Tuesday or he would
be sorry. In rrnSS-cXamination, the
witness did not materially alter this
testimony.
Miss Ruby Doc vas also u witness Of
tn" afternoon and her testimony was
strongly against the Wcmau accused, il
would appear. fr she said that Sh"
heard Mrs. Cooper say the same thing
t. Young Northv and when asked us 10
how Mrs. Cooper appeared. Miss Doc
said that sh" WAS "uSIy."
During all of this sort Of testimony
tn" defendant sat in her accustomed
place just outside the bar enclosure.
Sh" displayed til" closest attention to
every wold uttered by these men and
women who have been her close
friends ANA ncighbnrs for many years
as they trld Of the things that they
knew which were believed To fastcn the
chain Of evidence about the woman.
Sh" prompted her junior counsel, Mr..
Goddard. very frequently, especially
J,irit.o I'M, cyaD,iI1otio nf NJic- Don
anG made suggestions as to how the
cross questions should be put.
During the forenoon session the
county attorney and Mr.. Goddard
clashcd. Mr.. Goddard objected to what
he termed the leading questions of the
county attorney and said that the
county attorney presumably had his
little book Of testimony" on hand and
was prompting the witnesses. Mr.
Leigh apparently became very angry
and ne protested against Mr.. God
ddrd's accusation in strong terms. He
said that the insinuation of the counsel
Of the other side that the government
was conducting its case unfairly and
improperly was "unprofeSsiOnal." etc.
The court interferred and the examin-
alton Of the witness who was on the
stand was allowed to proceed.
A Very large crowd was in attend
ance at the trial Ill day Thursday. It
was anticipated that Marion Carey. al
legged to be the fiance of young Charlie
Ncrthy would 60 on the stand, but she
was not called. It is quite likely that
her turn will come today. but it is not
regarded as probable that her testi-
monv will be very sensational, and no
startling developments in the case are
looked for through her testimony. 1t is
probable that the States case will be
in tomorrow and the defence will then
begin the examination Of its witnesses.
The Forenoon Session.
Court convened at $50 o'clock as US
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