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Show Chickens Cooked in the Courtrooni Novel Evidence Offered in Suit to Uecover Investment in Flrelcs3 Cooking Machine. Special to The Tribune. NEW YOItK, June 12. On thc desk of Magistrate Pool In tho AVest Side court yesterday a chicken was cooked and served steaming hot. Several persons nibbled at the white meat, sliced neatly by former Assistant District Attorney Osborne. Thc chicken was cooked to demonstrate the "marvelous Qualities" of a Urclcss cooking machine. Mrs. Alice W. Price, a wealthy widow of No. 20 "West Seventy-second Seventy-second street, charged James S. McCov, a promoter of No. 1122 Broadway, with having defrauded her out of $6500 by Inducing In-ducing her to Invest In a company for the s&le of the device, and It was when the defendant was being examined that thc chicken simmered. The complaint against McCoy was dismissed. McCoy was arrested on Mav 27 and placed under ball of $2003. He "was rep-leseuted rep-leseuted yesterday by Osborne. Former District Attorney Unger was attorney for Mrs. Price. On April 12, 5902. Mrs. Price said she had given McCoy 2500. which had been followed with other checks until thc amount had reached $6500. Miss Emma Lcmcke of Is'o. 2 East Forty-second street said the cooking Invention In-vention had merit. Mrs. Richard M. A. Savage, the clubwoman, said her faith in It was so strong sho had Invested $7000 and was not worrying about tho money. McCoy Mc-Coy said he had no thought of defrauding Mrs. Price. The company had not bcon formed because a patent case was pending in "Washington. |