Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

given in our report of the forenoon
session. In redirect examination, Mrs.
Cooper said that she supposed that the
governments counsel referred TO the
| occasion when she, as little girl ol
| II, was shot
| Witness was asked about her several
| trips to skating pond near her home.
did you ever go there WIN
Charlie Northy alone?"
| A-"No, SIR
| Q-"Who went with you beside
| Charlie?"
A-"Some of the neghbors and
some of my children"
The witness was required to clothe
herself once again in the dress which
she wore on the afternoon that Northy
was shot. Mr. Heath told the witness
not to put on the waist for fear of en-
larging the tears in the sleeve, thus
destroying evidence.
| Q-"What was the appearance Of
| Charlie Northy's face that afternoon
when lie was sitting and talking to
your
A-"His face was flushed.''
Q-'And how did he look when he
was standing by the door?'
| Ale was pale
| Q-"Did he ever know Of the Taun-
ton Insane Hospital letter and of your
plans to go away"
| A-"No, sir"
| The redirect examination of the
witness was concluded at 10 o'clock
and she was excused.
| The next witness called was Mrs.
| Henry ID. Cooper. also called Mrs. Rosa
NJ. Cooper, and wife of the proprietor
| OF general store at the Windsor Four
Corners. The witness said that she had
| been. and was, IL very close friend of
the accused woman and her husband.
| Witness said that she was acquainted
with Charles d. Northy, Jr, for
| about two years.
| The witness offered testimony cor
roborative of that given by Mrs. Alice
| Cooper relative to the home life of the
| Cooper family during Charles Northy's
membership in the home circle. Wit
ness did not remember of ever having
seen Northy and Mrs. Cooper walking
alone save on one occasion when the
two occupied the hammock at Henry
| CooperS store. Witness did not see
them in the hammock but knew Of it.
1
Endeavor meeting at the Coopers Mills
church on the Sunday evening before
Northy's death, and she saw Alice
Cooper and Charles Northy there.
They were talking together and witness
heard Mrs. Cooper say:
why didn't you come over Tues
| day. Witness also heard her say:
Il have taken a Sunday school class: I
| took ii today"
| Witness heard no more of the con-
versation.
| Witness heard Mr.. Coopcr'a talk with
his wife on the way home that night.
and she cOrroborated the testimony of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper.
Coming down to the day of the
tragedy, the witness said that she saw
Mrs. Cooper standing in t.ae roadway,
| clasped in her husbands arms. Wit
ness said that Mrs. Cooper appeared to
be greatly excited and, to ase the ex-
| preston of the witness she mad "nerv-
lous chills." Witness said that Mrs.
| Cooper said to her, "Oh. go get a
doctor: get doctor. Why don't some
body go up to the house and help that
poor boy"
| referring to the visit of Dr. SmitI,
| to Mrs. Alice Cooper on the evening
of the day of the shooting. the witness
sWore that Mrs. Cooper replied, in an
sWer to a question from DR. Smith: |
shall never say anything against Char
lie
Q--"Arc you sure that you heard
those last words, against Charie:"
| Ayes sir, l am certain"
| This statement corroborared the tes-
timony of Mrs. Alice Cooper and is in
direct contradiction of the testimony of
DR.. Smith.
The direct examination of Mrs.
Cooper was concluded at $50 O'Clock
and County Attorney Leigh conducted
the cross animation.
| Q-"Did Alice Cooper ever tell you
that she loved Northy?"
A-"No sir"
| Q--"Did you ever tell anyone that she
did :"
| A-"No sir"
| Q-"Did you ever make q statement
to anyone that Mrs. Cooper was in
fatuat"d with Charlie Northy?"
Mr.. Heath objected, and the question
was put in different manner
Q-"Did you not tell me SOP
| Mr. Heath objected and the question
| was ruled out by the court.
| Witness saw Charlie Northv and
Mrs. Cooper sitting together at the
Moody anniversary, but could not tell
how long the two We're together
In his ross-examination the county
Iattorney prOpounded a number of o,Ies
/ tionStionS to which Mr. Heath OBJ
jected on the ground that they called
for an opinion of the Witness The
court excluded the questions
The county attorney asked the Wit
ness if she ever demonstrated with
Alice Cooper because of her conduct
with Charlie Northy. Mr. Heath OBJ
jected and the question was excluded.
Did you ever see Charlie Northy
and Mrs. Cooper riding together"
Ayes. sir"
Q-"Were they alone?"
Ayes, sir"
Q-"And how many times?"
A-"Once. think"
Q-"Are you one of Mrs. Alice Coop