Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-27

proceeding in New England than that
witnessed Monday afternoon and the
delicate little woman who stands ac-
cused Of the highest crime against our
laws, was never nearer complete
mental and physical collapse than she
was yesterday while the witness with
the GOODNESS of the professional doctor
and surgeon, explained the wound
which was displayed in the gruesome
bit Of scalp and the skull.
Mrs. Cooper remained during the lat
ter part Of the afternoon session al
most motiOnless in her seat beside her
senior counsel, Mr.. Heath, and never
once did she permit her eyes to wan
der in the directio4s of the witness
stand, where these fNrceful if silent re-
minders of Charlie NOrthy were
thrown with glaring distinctness to
the gaze of the jury and to the people.
Many of the women spectators were
affected by the tragic Sight and not a
few rose in their seats as if
to leave, but fascinated by the terrible
novelty of the sight, sank back in their
seats with Unsurpassed sighs of hor-
ror and apprehension.
Many eyes were turned toward the
been terrible and during the three or
four times passed by DR.. Sturtevant in
his examination OF the scalp for singed
or curl hair-minutes that seemed like
hours-not Il breath could be felt nor
the slightest sound heard, till an cleo
trio car passing the court house sent
its noisy rumble above the street and
into the silent court room and the
strain was relieved.
Mrs. Cooper came into court bright
and cheerful, when court opened in the
morning, refreshed somewhat by the
rest of Sunday and warmed by the love
of her three little ones with whom she
passed that day, but when she left the
building in the afternoon, her eyes were
dimned by tears that could not be sup
pressed and her cheeks were palid
with the chill of the shadow in which
the woman is passing.
Thc: crOSs-eXamination of DR.. StUr-
tevant. which lasted during the after
noon ana which will be continued to-
day. was most searching and severe,
and the able senior counsel for the de-
fence displayed surprising extensive
knowledge of the subjects which We're
brought up for examination during DR..
Sturtevant'S occupancy Of the stand.
Counsel Heath questioned the wit
ness closely on his position regarding
the bullet wound in Northy's skull and
brought out that the witness had
changed hi, opinion since the prelimi-
nary hearing. which was held shortly
after Mrs. Cooper's arrest. and the tes-
timony given yesterday along certain
oria
peared. from that given by the physi-
clan at the first hearing before Munici-
pal Judge Andrews.
Aside from the sensational features
Of the introduction of the exhibits
mentioned, Mondays proceedings were
not of very large interest to the spec
tators. for the language used by the
witness, who was on the stand nearly
all day, was cOuched i'm medical terms
fer the greater part and hard of under
standing to the layman.
Court convened at $50 o'clock as usu-
al Monday morning. At the opening Of
court County Attorney Leigh stated to
Judge Peabody that on Sunday he was
informed by the counsel for the de-
fence that any steps taken by the gov
eminent to furnish expert medical tes-
timony until the examination of Shep-
herd Eldredge was concluded would he
bitterly opposed by the defendants
attorneys and that if the States at
torneys attempted to put any of its ex-
perts on the stand the defence would
offer objections. The county attorney
stated that he knew Shepherd FL
dredge, the witness who collapsed while
or the witness stand last week. to be
very ILL., He called DR.. George r.
Campbell to the stand. and after being
sworn, the witness gave the following
statement:
eat the request Of Mr.. Leigh I went
TO the City hospital this morning and
made an examination of Shepherd FL