Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-23
THE STORY OF THE TRIAL.
Summary Of Proceedings Since Mrs.
Cooper Was Arraigncd, March 7.

TIL" trial Of Mrs. Alice f. t.""rcr of
South Windsor for tho murder of
Cha:!":; H. E"rtiry. II. on Oct"!,rr 10
last. began at the opening nf the
March torn of the. <;,iTrc.r" judicial
Cct:"t. with AEsociatc Justice Henry G..
Peabody of Portland presiding The
case was prepared for the government
by the county attorney Of Krnnebec
county, Thomas Ieigh-an able and
very energetic attorney of Augusta.
who has enjoyed an extended and very
successful experience as prosecuting
officer of this county. In the work of
investigation and collection of evidence
IN the case. the county attorney was
assisted by High Sheriff Frank ]. Ham,
who in turn was assisted by several
deputy sheriffs, the most active and
productive Of this latter corps being
Deputy Sheriff Willis A. Pnkham of
Windsor, in whose territory the traG-
edy occurred. 1t was he who first
arrested Mrs. Cooper three days after
the death Of Northy, and all through
the case he has been active in pursuit
, of the object of the government
! Alice +. Cooper was arraigned in
the supreme court before Judge Pea
body on the morning of March last
She was represented in court by Hon
Herbert M. Heath, senior member of
the law firm of Heath e. Andrews of
Augusta, as senior counsel. and by An
son NJ. Goddard. a well known and
successful attorney of the same city.
The government was represented by
its chief legal representative. Hon.
hal T.
of Maine, and by Thomas Leigh. the
county attorney. The indictment,
charging the prisoner with murder,
was read by G. w. Jones, the clerk
of the courts, and for n plea, the pris-
oncr said that she was not guilty.
Following the usual custom, Judge
Peabody assigned Heath 6, Andrews
and Mr.. Goddard as counsel for the
defendant, it being represented that
she was without sufficient funds to
engage counsel on her own account.
| The total expense of the trial is borne
/ by the county OF Kenncbcc.
The entire first day of the trial was
consumed in securing a jury 10 try the
issue. About 60 jurors had been sum-
moncd and when court adjourned that
day the panel had been completed and
1t was as follows:
| r. G.. Carson of Monmouth
| p. r. Hussey of Sidney.
| J. w. Norton of Benton.
| +. l.. Pray Of Belgrade
| f. ]. Bishop Of Winthrop.
c. c. Lawrence Of South Gardiner.
| G. w. Bailey of PittSton.
Julius Abbott of Winslow
| w. a. Tanner Of Sidney.
| G. II. Stevens of Readfield.
+. r. Staine of Winthrop
Ami Cassavant of Augusta
Mr., Stevens was chosen foreman.
The next day. Thursday. March s,
the jury was taken to South Windsor,
| where it viewed the Cooper premises.
the scene of the tragedy While on
TINS trip. c. G.. Lawrence. one of the
members Of the jury. was overcome by
iiiness. and upon the return of the Jury
!" thls city in the afternoon, he was
: attended by physician. His condi-
'.oh iaPiuiy became worse and towards
, c'lns II was apparent that he would
1--we 10 he sent home for treatment.
/. court convened in special session
o'clock and the jury was dis
'n"rseo' TINS being the only procedure
open to the court.
t became necessary for new venires
70 oe ISSUED and court adjourned the
,, day. "e'''ieS-
| On wednesday, March II. court con-
Nened again and the trial was taken
up lot the second time. The entire
oay was spent in examining jurors
ana the panel was not completed Tho
Jury was finally secured the next dav
however. and six of the members Of
the old jury found places in the new
panel upon re-afHrming their oath. that
they had no opinion that could not he
~ changed reasonable amount of