Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
THE COOPER TRIAL.
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A. Yes. sir. he came Just the same
when he was not there as when he was:
not so often, for of course my husband
LETT his business.
@. At any time has he ever threat
ened you at all with bodily harm?
a. No, not in words.
Q. Never has?
A. No. sir.
=. Had you ever any reason to fear
him at all?
A. I think l have.
@. State what the reasons are.
A. 1 don't know, really, how to come
at it.
G State what reasons you had for
fearing him. that you thought he might
do .'ou bodily harm.
a. I thought this way, that perhaps
he wasn't always right.
G. You thought he was demented?
A. He was very queer. and some-
times he was more SO; what you would
call Very melancholy.
Q. Is that the only thing that led
you think he might do you some i'll
jury?
A. Wen, yes. l guess that would be
all.
Q. Did lie ever say that he would!
A. Never in words.
G. Only in actions?
a. Only pn actions.
g. And your only reason for fearing
him, then, was that he was melan-
choly?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Did he ever make any threats at
ali. in any way, shape or manner"
A. Not particularly about me; about
himself he has.
q. State what he has said about
himself.
a. He said one night. Il don't think
l shall bother anyone long
q. What called forth Il remark OF
that kind:
A. He wanted more of my attention
than l was willing to give: that is,
than 1 could give and be a true wife to
my husband.
q. Did he ever ask you to 80 away
with him. ,lppc with him, run away
with him?
! A. Well. | don't know as he ever set
any time. but lie has made 1t known to
me--of course. l couldn't allow it. but
he has mace it known to me that he
would do it.
| Q. Did he ever ask you if you would
go a.,2y with him?
A. No sir. I don't think he has for
he knew better than to do that. We
never talked il over in words; he said
once: Don't you think it would have
been better for me if you had gone
away with me-" He was a man Of
. very few words.
q. What did you say to that?
! a. 1 said this. Gould we ever find
happiness, could you ever be happy, if
wds perfectly willing to leave my
/ husband and children" Could we
! ever have found happiness in it-such a
; wrong act?
| Q. What did he say to that?
" He said he didn't know as he
| could-hc guessed not.
@. After that did he ever make any
such remarks at all?
A. Yes. sir; he was at our house one
night am telling more than 1 did
yesterday.
i O. We want the facts of the case.
i A. THE BOY Is GONE AND I
DON'T WANT TO TELL ANYTHING
THAT NIGHT BE WRONG FOR
HIM. He was good boy, and a gen.
tleman. He was at our house one
night. I went after him. We started
a Croquet game in the spring, and he
was on my side. and my husband was
also on my side. We We're to have
an ice cream supper. but it rained, and
he and the others thought we wouldn't
have it. l wanted to have it, and con-
cluded we would have it and we spent
the evening together-the crowd was
all together. In the morning it was
muddy, and he had his best boots on.
so I carried him home; 1 offered to,
and he accepted the offer. OF course,
my husband couldn't leave. He said,
going home, "Now would be a good
time to go away" l said. Yes, guess
it would; but I am not really dressed
for it, and Ed would be after his
horse"
.. That was in the day time?
a. Yes. sir; between . and 10
o'clock.
Q. He had stayed all night at the
house?
A. Yes. he often did if it was
stormy: the same as he would in his
'ioAiN' litl IL tNi't iid u
mentioned he said that; and then he
came up-I guess. two months. when
they were getting ready to build the
schooihouse. My husband. Mrs.
henry Cooper, ard her husband, and
Charlie Northy were there and going
home we walked little ahead. That
; night he was very. very despondent;
so much so that he cried
Q. How long ago was that?
y. About a month ago-perhaps
more than that.
.. In what way did he become
despondent-what started il?
A. He WIS that way when he came.
l said to him, why are you feeling so
bad tonight" He said. 81 have come
to the conclusion there is no hope for
ne. why" said l. And he said.
Because I can never expect to have
you. | said. How can you expect to
have me?" And he said. such things
did happen. l said. "You know. if I
was perfectly willing to leave my hus-
band. which I am not that 1 never
believed in divorces Then / said,