The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10
Woman's Innocence Apparent
Says Her Lawyer
THE DEPENDENT SMILES
AS Argument in Her Behalf Is Made
Attorney Heath, in His Opening,
Says State Has suppressed the
Truth in the Case.

Augusta, Me-, April t0.--In hia out.
line Of defence Of Mrs. Alice i. Cooper,
on trial for the alleged murder OF
Charles d. Northey. Jr., Lawyer Herbert
M. Heath declared that all Of the proven
circumstances pointed to the innocence
OF the accused woman, and charged that
the State had suppressed the truth
about the case.
When the lawyer for the defence be-
gan his address the court room was
damned In the audience were Mrs
Leigh, wife of the county attorney and
Mrs Goddard, wife Of the junior conn
sci for the defence.
Mrs. Cooper herself listened to her
lawyer with look of perfect confidence
in the result when her side Of the case
/ is known. She smiled occasionally at
her husband as Mr.. Heath proceeded
and q flush in her cheek showed the
excitement under which she was labor
ing.
II do not want technical verdict,
declared the lawyer. II could ask for
one and get il now. ! propose to try
without the stain of murder on her
skirts.
IF were here simply to clear this
woman, would stop here would
have right to stop. But | am willing
70 20 ahead and give you the truth that
! the government has suppressed because
III believe In this woman, as you will,
when you know The truth.
| you ought to understand why The
State sdppresses the truth and declines
to, let You know how this thing happen
ed. The very position OF the young man
when Mrs. Cooper left the house rem
dsrs absurd the testimony of the States
experts.
AThers is another reason. 1t might
avail in tho trial of rum case. There
il a rude justice in convicting q man in
such case as that, even IL piece of
trnth is, withheld. But hare woman's
life is in question. She il only an UNI
to you, nothing 10 me, when you have
declared the truth and have gone TO your
homes But to You today she is queen.
And has she been treated as suohf
American law and liberty TO suppress
the primary fact in the history of casa.
Why is Edwin Cooper kept off the
standf That he may be cross examined,
and he win be. shall call him as The
last witness and give you the element
of truth that the government refuses TO
give. 4r,.
"Up 10 the present tame have tried
to get the truth have found witnesses
with faulty memories and have by
one way and another, brought their
minds 10 accuracy in some instances.
ut is my right and duty to call your
attention to some parts of the proven
case; to the difference between what
was promised by the county attorney
and what was proven.
"The county attorney said that after
Mrs. Cooper rushed out of the house the
first person to enter was her husband.
EIe found the young man in n chair, look
ed &C him and walked out without an
act or word.
"And vet that fact, stated A fact
is not given in evidence. You, hsve
heard 81 the boy on the floor. With the
burden OF proof upon them to tell you
the whole truth and bring here the first
spectator, this case closes without il.
Z HIafe imprisonment is living death
WORSE than hanging. But the proof
must be az complete today a. il con-
viction were TO send prisoner to the
gallows." 4s.s, s4g
That tho State has failed TO make a
case OF murder against the accused wo-
man is the concensus OF opinion of those
who have followed tho testimony from
the start. Numerous wagers were made
about the courtroom today that the trial
would be either acquittsl or disagree.
ment.
The government closed its side in
the Cooper murder trial at 2.s0 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Marion Carey OF Cooper's Mills,
the sweetheart Of Charles Northy who
was on the stand when the court ad.
Ijourned Saturday afternoon under cross.
examination, was called as the first
witness yesterday. Counsel Heath an
nounced that he was willing the state
should know the name Of the witnesses
who would be summoned by the defence
Miss Caey then resumed her testimony
FAIL TO WRECK BANK.