Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26

WeTeu me tnat Ndy pclore. He never
did anything he shouldn't tell ANYBODY.
and l said then, Does that concern
Marion or l." and he said. No" |
said. Are you going away with Marion
tonfght-are you going to see Marion.
tonight" And he said. No" Then
said, ''Ot course, / don't want Ia know
any of your private affairs, | didn't ask
it in that way. He said he knew I
would not. | said. Now Charlie this
is to be our last talk on this subject"
l am telling this as near as can. OF
course, what | say now is going for or
against me.
Continuing witness said that she had
some more talk with Northy about not
coming to the house any more, and she
finally said it was time to saw Good
bye" She said that the young man
got up and put his arms around her and
kissed her Goodbye" She said that
prior 10 that time she secured the re-
volver which she had purchased in Au-
gusta the day before and in embracing
her NOrthy felt the heavy pistol in her
dress pocket, where she secreted 1t. He
pulled it from her pocket. Mrs. Cooper
stated, We both grabbed it. and it
must have gone Off" This occurred
when the pair We're struggling in the
kitchen. Mrs. Cooper thought that she
was hit by bullet after hearing the
gun discharged. She stated that she
became more frightened and ran out of
the house toward the blacksmith shop
and upon seeing her husband screamed
Charlie has shot himself
The statement covered 80 closely
typewriter pages and contained what
was practically a crosS-eXamination of
the witness by detective Martin,
During Witness Lees reading of the
statement. the usual recess WIS taken
and witness did not finish until Ills
O'Clock. Some questions We're put by
Counsel Heath for the defence. but
not in the nature of a cross -eXamina-
ton.
County Attorney Leigh asked witness
If Mrs Cooper was treated fairly and
With all due consideration by Detective
Martin and the other officers, while the
statement was being taken, and also
If she had been warned that she had
best say nothing that would tend to in
criniinate her as it would be used
against her, and witness was about to
answer when Counsel Heath objected,
the objections being based on the
grounds that the answer called only for
an opinion of the witness and there
fore was not admissible. The question
was withdrawn before a ruling was
made by the court.
Witness did say that Mrs. Cooper ap-
10 hn nd fo1
but that in most cases her answers
were clear and intelligent and she gave
every answer willingly and evinced no
desire to hold back anything.
During Witness Lees examination
Mrs. Cooper displayed the greatest in
tercst, as did her husband. who sat be-
side her. and frequently the two whis-
percd together, evidently discussing
some passage in the statement which
was especially interesting to them.
When the mention of young Northy'S
conversion to religion was mentioned,
Mrs. Cooper wept, but that was the
only time during the forenoon that she
displayed great emotion.
After Witness Lee left the stand, Mr..
Martin was called. Witness testified
that he WAS employed as assistant su-
pcrintendent Of the Boston Office of the
Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
and that he had been connected with
the concern for seven years. He said
that he was engaged by the officers of
kcrncbeC county to investigate the
murder of Matte Hackett at Rcadfeld
and it was while on this case thai ne
was requested to so to South Windsor
and take A statement from Alice +.
Cooper. He said that he went to Sout h
Windsor i'll company with Coroner
Piummcr, Deputy Sheriff Willis Pink
ham and q stcnOgraphcr. Nr. Lee),
and took a statement from Mrs. Coop
or Al tn: home of Henry Cooper.
Direct examination of the witness
was very brief and rnss-examination
by Nj. Heath followed.
0-You say YOU went through the
| home Of Edwin Cooper, also. Mr.. Mar
tin?
Ayes. sir
Odd you 20 into the dining room
where young Northy was found?
Ayes, sir
wall?
/ H-No. sIl.
Q-Did you look for them?
A-No. sir.
Q-What? You men to say that you
arc q detective employed by "A great
detective agency and that YOU did not
even notice the blood spots OH the
wall?
Al did not see them.
Q-How do you account for not see
| ing them?
Al was not engaged to investigate
| the death of Northy; only to take Mrs
Cooper's statement. | did so and re-
turned to Augusta on the same after
noon. l don't think that / was in
South Windsor more than three hours
| did not attempt to make any inveSti-
CATION, and my examination of the
room in the Edwin Cooper house were
only of Il superficial character.
Q-Mr. Martin. are you in Augusta
A~o Vac