Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-21

Given9' letter box The attorney gen.
| eral brought out other circumstances
| winch. he argued, supported his thec-
rles. and that finally Mrs. Cooper deter
mlred to kill the boy of whom she was
| so jealous. He made use Of the famil-
lar quotation of Hell hath no fury like
a woman scOrned." and upon this he
based 4 goodly part of his closing ar
grment
What can We say of the person who
| does wrong and hides this wrong do
ing under the cloak of religion? People
wno day after day are living lives of
lies and hypocrisy. hope that there is
no man on this panel who is prejudiced
against circumstantial evidence. They
are things which indirectly. if not ii
rectly. point out the commission of a
crime"
Attorney General HamIin went over
tn" evidence in the ease. He claimed
that the government had shown that
the motive WAS present and fhe exclu-
sivc opportunity for tho commission Of
such crimes was hers The speaker ad-
mltted the possibility of making mis-
takes in circumstantial evidence. Cen
eral Hamin asked the jury to keep
forciHly in their minds this question:
Who bought this revolver" Upon
that question depended a great deal OF
the case in his opinion, the attorney
general said.
1T is very difficult to prove the in
innate relations existing between this
woman and the young man. They were
together at some public occasions and
doubtless Il great deal in private. We
will admit that in the carly stages OF
this acquaintance young Northy played
NTH the Cooper children. but later
gave more of his attention to MRS.
Cooper. Upon completing his term OF
employment with Mr.. Cooper. young
Northy returned to his home in White
field. He continued to come to the
Cooper home very frequently. especial
ly during the latter part of last sum-
mer On these hueberrying trips, we
do not claim that there was criminal
Intercourse between the two people. but
their actions as regarded by Mrs
Dr. ke. witness whom you all heard,
must be believed. You must read be
tween the lines. When the two little
Cooper children came in to testify.
did not cross-examne them. Did l do
pearcd to you that those two little
children told their stories rs if they
had learned it before coming into court
Their testimony was intended to re-
tute the testimony of Mrs John Drake.
What motive did Mrs. Drake have for
not telling the truth?
II ask YOU, gentlemen. to consider
what an opportunity this woman and
alone Think of the night that John
Dugey saw them. Read between the
lines. What motive would John Dugey
have against this poor woman. Is there
any reason that you can think Of why
this man should lie? But. think of the
template for this woman to deny
John Dugey's testimony. If any one
told lie was it John Dugey or was it
this respondent?
ct is for you to say who told the
truth and who the lie.
When this woman found out that
this young man was infatuated with
her, why did she not stop it there and
then? Does any married woman have
any trouble in maintaining her proper
position and rejecting the attention of
any man other than her husband"
General Hamlin attacked the story
Of Mrs. Cooper's decision to go away to
the Taunton Insane hospital to escape
young Northy's attentions.
zone word from Edwin Cooper would
put an end to any improperly" said
the attorney general
The story Of the late night visit of
Charlie Northy to Mrs. Cooper on Sept.
20 WAS attacked by the governments
chief counsel and he doubted the verac-
ity Gf the prisoner regarding this point.
a greater portion of the main section
of the attorney generals address was
devoted to an attack upon the story
given by Mrs. Cooper on the witness
stand. He questioned her innocence of
intent in buying the revolver. but he
did believe. he said. that she would use
the weapon to make the young man
do as she wished or else he must take
the consequences-and the next day he
died. The pistol purchased by Mrs.
Cooper was the agent through which
Charlie Northy went to his death.