Litchfield enquirer., 1839-01-31

head, and left II there sticking-robbed the
house Of SLIGO in paper money, and seventy
Or eighty dollars ia specie. He kept the pa
per himself aud gave the Indians the silver.
Cook then went to Apalachicol0 Bay, and
from thence 10 Bainbritge, Decatur county,
Ga. and in company with virginia., with
whom he had b&'n travelling ia II Stage and
he had mDncy. at Cook s instance,
walked to the spring, there killed the Virgin
ian. threw him IN the river, and robbed nm
Of $tii9-two SIC pieces Of gold and three
smaller pieces. This crime was committed
i'm Dec. 1886. From Baiu5rdgc he returned
to Columbus, Ga. his rcs ;dcnce.
In Tallahassee. Florida, he saw il traveller
pay his bill. Discovering he had money, he
tcld the stranger he was travelling his route,
and as it was dismul road, he would be
glad of his company. The stranger thanked
him, and they travelled about seventeen
miles, when Cook proposed they should drink
together, and while the stranger was drink
ing out of the bottle, Cook shot him through
the back of The head, and robbed him Of
about $685.. sss asEa
$ Cook and his brother in-law, Charles Hol-
lis, killed the ferryman Of st. Johns river, on
the Augustine trail, Frenchman, and robbed
him Of ~ or $500 and turned the fiat loose
to avoid the possibility of pursuit.
Cook murdered man not far from Talla-
hassee and robbed him Of $b2,4OO.
He then went into the Indian country, and
purchased pony and stole IL more, and hi
red an Indian to assist him. When he got
into the white settlements, he then made the
Indian drunk and cut his throat.
Cook and Captain Minny, celebrated pi-
rate, went to Snake Island. understanding
that vessel was coming from Key West
murdered the crew, consisting of Z or men
and three ladies-plundered the boat of
$4,000 in specie, scuttled & sunk the vessel.
Cook was then taken in irons to Tallahas.
authorities, and the irons knocked of. The
names Of his friends are Augustus and Willis
Austin of Texas. ra s'# 'F'
Cook and Capt. Minny came across vtss.
sci going from St. Marks to AlmOny Lake,
laden with provisions murdered the white
persons on board, sold the provisions and
seven negroes which were on board and sunk
the vessel. Capt. Minny died at st. Marks
last winter.
Cook then left for Columbus, Ga. his resi-.
dence, where he saw traveller pay his BILL
headed him, took deliberate aim ut him his
gun snapped, which the stranger h'sard and
fed. heirs . sl5I sTa4l 8&ag III iisms
Cook met with an acquaintance from Tex
as in May or June last, in Clark co anty, Ala.
whose name was VIM. Green, tol a him that
his old friends Augustus and Willis Austin,
were then in Texas, and were sInxious tina,
Cook should 60 there, as they particularly
needed his services. 8augaj M aaS
Cook thought there was no 'Aaore harm in
killing man than there wasi n killing a hog
did not believe there was either hell OF
killed and robb ed 40 or so men,
and would this winter nurier and plumber
as many more.
Cook is between % a'Sd so years old,
weighs about l4O pounds, fEas keen blue eyes
and Is very narrow between the eyes; his
face and hands are badly SCARED with dirks
been stabbed through tire muscle of the arm
twice, with dirk, also in the hip his hair
is sandy, and one Of his fingers is broken.
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FEMALES A. TEACH " illiam II Sew.
ard, Governor Of Ne W. York, ranks high as Q
politician and stateS man, but holds d still
more enyiable ranl. among the best scholars
thinkers and write re- in our country. The
following eloquent and just tribute to the pc.
culiar merits and qualifications Of woman is
from his pen - cs!H aA .aa'4!f ds;i,a
''He, it seems, ITO me is dull observer, who
y As0s SvHv en~SsA tuut lucy 0gG CQu"uy 4uoN-
fed with the tk,oer sex, for the study Of the
or cation around us and equally
entitled to the, happiness to be derived from
its pursuit; tG1d still more blind Ii he, who
has not lear'0'ed that it was the intention OF
the Creator 10 commit TO them higher and
greater por6ion Of responsibility in the education.
Of youth Of both seres. They are the natural
guardians of the young Their abstraction
from the ts'lgrossing cares of life affords them
leisure tNJth to acquire and communicate
From them the young more
willingly receive II, because the severity of
discipline is relieved with great tenderness
and af6 seton, while their more quick appre-
hensiWl, enduring patience, expansive bene-
volenc e, higher purity, more delicate taste,
and elevated moral feelings qualify them for
excel lence in all departments of learning,
exec pit perhaps the exact sciences. II this
be rue, how many Q repulsive, bigoted and
ind client professor will, in the general inn
pr Jvement of education, be compelled TO re-
sign his claim to modest, assiduous, and af-
II ,ctionate woman? And how many conceit-
d pretenders who may WELD the rod 10 our
common schools, without the knowledge of
human nature requisite for its discreet exer-
else, too indolent to improve, and too proud
to discharge their responsible duties, win be
driven 70 seek subsistence elsewhere o. 'sl
-iFt'' &tt35e% $3.50 ft@ o3f# Ht'lAH
A You've HusBAND.-A lovely young dam
sci. with health blooming on her cheek, and
hope sparkling in her eye, stepped into book
selling establishment a day or two since, and
addressing handsome clerk behind the
counter, said, III will thank you for a Young
Husband sir l"-meaning, of course, DIR.
Alcott's late work. The clerk gazed for a
moment on the vision of loneliness which APP
peared before him-then, laying his hand on
his discriminating a low bowie CALAMITY
replied. "if you wish for a young husband.
am at your service, Miss" The poor girls
bushes betrayed her confusion at this unex-
pected reply--but she dampedrthe ardor and
hopes of the youthful aspirant to her hand,
hY stammering nut--M I'll want ona for