Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14
Mrs. Cooper was resumed by Mr..

mony of George Robbins but never
walked in the section in which Robbins
testified he saw her with Charlie
Northy. Witness did not know George
Robbins and never spoke to or even
saw him in her life.
Referring once more to the Moody
wedding anniversary, witness said that
Charlie Northy accompanied her and
Mr. Cooper. The testimony of the wit
ness was substantially the same as
that given before.
Witness did not remember touching
the toe Of her shoe against Charlie
Northys leg or ankle as described in
the testimony of John Drake.
Q-"Did you ever sit with YOUR leg
under his knee?'
A--"No, sir"
Q-"Not i'll public or privatc?"
A-"No SIR
Q-"Did he ever display his love or
affection or whatever YOU call it other
than by words?"
A-"No, sir"
Q-"Not at all?"
Ale has held my hand"
Witness said that Norhty had imag-
ined himself afflicted with "consump-
tion and spoke about it. The boys
mother died of tuberculosis
Witness said that up TO the time of his
death, Northy was very faithful in his
attendance at the weekly prayer meet
ingS
Counsel Heath referred to the state
ment made by Mrs. Cooper to Detective
Martin very frequently. and asked her
to Corroborate or affirm the accuracy Of
the questions and answers contained
therein. She invariably did so.
Witness said that she first noticed
that Northy was becoming despondent
in August last.
WitneSS was asked when she last
fired a revolver, and answered that
she did so when she was 15 or 16 years
old The revolver on that occasion was
loaded with blank cartridges and was
fired by accident.
Q-"Have you ever since fired re-
volver. Mrs. COOPER"
A-"No, SIR
From the statement. Mr.. Heath
brought out that Northy had displayed
jealousy toward Mr.. Cooper on one oc-
casion.
Q-"Did you talk with Northy during
September about his not coming there
any more?''
Ayes, sir
Q-"How often?"
ACUTE often, two or three times
week"
Q-"And did you talk with your hus-
band about the same matter?"
Ayes, SIR
Q-"Did Charlie make any promises
during September that he would not
Gomez
AYES. sir"
Q-"How often during September did
you talk with your husband about the
Taunton Insane Hospital matter?"
Avery often
Q-"Did Charlie break his promise
about coming to the house so often?"
Q-"Yes. sir.
Q-"Did you ever tell him not to
come at ALP
A-"No. sir
have talk about how often Charlie
Northy might come to the house?"
Ayes, sir
Own hat days OF the week was he
in the habit of coming over to the
house?'
A-"Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday.
The witness told of the last few Wis
its of Northy to the house and of one
night in particular when the young
man came late at night and upon leav-
ing exacted a promise from the wit
ness not to tell her husband of his Wis
it,
Witness said that she was afraid of
Northy that night and after he left the
house, she locked the door SO that he
could not return.
Q-"Did you ever do anything like
that before"
A-"No, sir
Orwell, why did you do it this
night"
| A-"Well | was afraid of him"
Witness said that she was quite i'll
| for q week following this incident and
was compelled to consult a physician
and procure medicine for slceplcssncss
| with which she was annoyed.
Witness said that she never kept
anyt hing from her husband in her life
J save the one fact of NorthyS late