The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-04

HURRY UP
THE TRIAL
NJ
Maine Woman, Charged With
Murder, Controls Herself
MORE MEDICAL EVIDENCE.
Doctor Thinks Paralysis Followed shot
That killed Norhsy Neighbors
TEL Of Berrysng Expe-
ditions.
MORE MEDICAL EVIDENCE

-aNGushis 1e., Apfli 2."-A More reEuarsl.
|ers Of the tragedy, more of the horrors
which she hhs suffered dny after div,
] we're presented before Mr.. Alice Il.
"copper" charged VITA the murder of
Charles ID. Nprthsy. Jr., when III eourt
yesterday She was compelled III rare
sapon the clothing which tile dead boy
wore un the day Of his death when he
sailed upon her
Again the stage was set for THE scene
Lin her sitting room, that Tic physician
witnesses might point out ths blood
spots on the curtain and the wall, spots
which me prosecution maintains arr
essential A. proving points they are Try.
ling to make against the woman.
Mrs Cooper, pale. bit stilI determined
THAT the trial should ~ on, no matter
| hdw VI shattered her nerves. controlled
herself with an effort as she CARED upon
the exhibits. Several times her lips
frightened and her eyes closed, but she
quickly regained her aompcsnrc
The first witness yesterday WAS
Charles N0rthey, father III the deal boy,
who was called simply to identity the
t cap worn BY his son on the day Of the
tragedy.
Or. snkeforth then took the stand ID
testify To the character Of the bloo.l
spots on The. curtaisr tasssI, the section
/ OF wall and NortHg's eokt. ifa said the
blood on the wall aud tassI was d mix
tnre ~ arterial ana yeinous. hssf could
tell Efothrg about that on the coat and
DT. Matthew $. Goodrich OF Water
willie, was next called. He told Of the
exhnming ~ Northey's body on NoveHl-
Der 81, u the severfng Of the head and
lpf the organization he made at that
TIME. lie said he found no traces Of
singei hair or powder marks.
Mr. Leigh questioned him about DIR.
Whittier's experiment with tae needle
and the brain in Snrthey's skull Mr..
Heath objected, and the subject was be
ing discussed when ten minute recess
WAS taken 10 allow the Superior Court
to convene
DIR. Gooirich differed with DR.. SuSe-
| forth in the matter Of the nature Of the
blood -pots on the wall, the curtain cord
and the squirting III blood from the
severed branch III the artery inside tile
skull.
| DR.. Sukeforth had testified that blood
would squirt oue side the wound from this
stery Dr. Goodrich said that in his
opinion ii would mt DR. Sukefofth de
eIarcd that he thought be could tell the
| difference between arterial and yeinous
blood on the wall paper and the cord.
DIR. Goodrich said that the difference
could not be told Dr. Goodrich said
that washing would remove powder
marks. and that washing and friction
would have a tendency to remove singei
hair.
Mrs. Cooper listened in the afternoon
30 the st1Fies OF her nsighbors and
friends, Who testified 10 the number of
times thfy had seen her ia company
with Charles ID. Nofthey, sIr., the Young
man she il charged with killing.
The neighbors told of the berrying
parties in watch Norshey was at the
side 81 Mrs. Cooper. Of how they ware
seen together in hammock In front OF
The Hooper hpuse, and how on the day
that the vaung man died Edward Cooper
supported his wife, with her haig dis
heyeled. on the lawn. and announced
that sNartAey had shot himaelf because
lac WAS fool
Gilbert Aiorang of Chelsea, secoul
cousin of Mr.. CDoperis testified that he
was in South Nine<or ON October To-
last and WAS at Henry Cooper's store
about 2 o'clock.
after | left the store he said, Il
drove down the road toward Edwsnd
L I I'D g.
on the side of the road. Cooper was
holding bis wife. ! asked Cooper what
the trouble was, and he said. 'Northey
had shot himself ] asked hun why, and
he said Because he was a fool he
also sail that Northey was badly hurt
and that be had sent for the chairman
OF the Sclectmcn."
Mrs Phoebe Morgan was next called.
Her account Of the conversation Was the
same as that given BY her husband.
Miss Martha Bryan, who lives near
the Henry Cooper store, was next called.
II went blueberrying with Mrs. Cooper
about the fourth on fftfi Of last August.
| Besides Mrs. Cooper and myself, her
daughter. Nclma, Henry Cooper's son
| and Charles Northey went.
Mrs Cooper Northey and the children
went farther into the berry pasture than
/ / lid, and did not see them until noon,
except velma, who was sent BY her
mother ID SEQ why ! did not join the
others
II saw Northey and Mrs. Cooper in
the hammock near Harry Cooper's store
one night. They were there but short
time. for Lore. Mrs. Cooper's son, fell
from his wheel in the road and she and