New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-28
CURIOUS CASE.

lUyYtsS co. MY COURT AND COURT o. SESSION.
TIE Jrly Term II toe COgusy Co-r sud Couf; N
S,e.ors for Queens Ceorty commercet q. Gee Court
House, Ncrts HeCp sesd. yesterday, befeSs the Hoa-
Eiss j. Beech CoGnty Judge, sud Joar Cuusg sad
He sad Pea saI. esqs Juttoes Of tas SESSIONS WA
H. OpJerdotk. esq Dis:iic. Attorney. Tee io,o Wig
rsues sertlsnsnwsrs iups,reled as Gfsrd Juors f,r
tie ,eru, w. EEss HsrGricksoc, Jsmxc. Er.d.
e,ick NJ. Lsvrerce, Flushing; Dsv'd j. fou,g O,s.er
Bay; Glbe,, Wrght, Flushing; John L, Bats,
Herpstssd; Robert "llets, Flu'oi5gi Jossas 7.
Wight Oyster Bsy. Ps:mtnas SGl-a heIpstssd
,IohI b. L.ys er, OJs;erBs7' Abrsnsn ID. o'etoAer,
,Jsmsics; vsieutn. Villa, Norta Hemostesd h.osrs
jackson Heuosteac; Beri. Bergsu, Jsmsi,s Bsr-
bs.Cus Lsnbers, a. tiEs0Igi S.epaen L. HICKS,
North Henp..esd l.-tlert Bergen, No "a hsnp-
stead; John =. Van Nos;esod, Her ps,ssd' ioonss
u. hott'ort, Oyster Bsy JAnes fle'e u ea, nsnP
Abrshsm Bsiey OYSTER Bay; sad B''ocgood
III. Gutter, Hen pstesd; w"c, ,tisr ~ spgroonste
c1slge frou II CoGry Ju re!aNe ~ SAcT oates
.e'Tec &C Ccl"nleucs & e. lsbo-s.
Very httls criminal business was res % 90 On WITH
reveI,tteo. ta,re was 81 rru-Usy iaife sueaoAcce,
IN coasequ.tos Il tee expected tia u tso 0sufes "a
vice tee residents Of the county m'nuest G'rt IN
tersst, viz, An lEd,c'uen, found ssa'ust Lsnusi
els formerly Uuisd stste' Consul a. sc atnsr.7',
Biezh, bu hr ey years pass reeioent OF as'Pi's,
Tor al alleged sessrlt are os'tsry ~i.h ia.vhi u A
Jsco NJ S'oTe, esc., rtssins hes, a'.Vii'; - us
CT February lss. The cr.r lreict chSre.
lIg Mir. Ccoqe AID nl, oougntsr VITA "a assaut saa
battery vita meet to taks tAe LIE 81 1~r. W eds on
tie te.orerre L.oue day. The accused ps.tes were
called upon TO plesd 10 the ircicInsn.; Sod, through
er rep, GIVE course they plssoed not gits, when
The Uis.s we're, vito mGtes Understanding, slloSed
e 70 uHt tie rex; tern ei the CJuf 70 Dc nssd
ir February next
Ire following brief review Of tts siogul.r casa
nay serve 10 rerp-h the memories OF oar resc9fs
tie most IrpV.tLt sIG Interesting pO.Hts oosl.ctet
vita g. c siisr.
Attic time tie ps,tes il cue stor frs. beosn ne
qusir;ec 90 u tsO gears snd a half ago Mr. W elsss
.aay at hOplo couss,ed OF o.nseif eGo bis doGEcter
Lcuiss, sgtd tTenty.tar,e yeaI'-Mts C0Gps csvies
Geo soue ten ytars evion-Tr'!e Miss J@.e Coope,
twin sistef Of 81 IS Louisa Wa in coagent uodet
tie charge OF tie "Lsoies Of TIE Sacred heSt,
q! Pa lsdelphs, ste having been placed there az
an early age, m con sequetce OF beng ct unsou1l
ind and neon potent TO take cars Of der o~a par
scn, or Of detexlIna her own sitasiou. Mr..
Wells, the other hsnd, was q wido~er, about
fifty to ffy.fve years Old. In toe course OF
tie visits OF mr. Wells to the family Of Mr..
Cocpe, he lesrrs6 sore faccs connected with
tie unfortunate si:ratcn Of Miss Jsre Coope.
aid Der consequent singular cordact. In thu month
OF JnusIy last slr Wells announced to Mr. Cocpes
family, he Liercou 20 VISIT Philadelphia, sSd soli-
cited letter of mt, 1ucton from them to Miss sue
Cope, which declined for several 'sert sons.
ore Of WEIGH was assurance, thai the Lsdy onpe-
rior OF the CorverG would al, no gentleman TO see
her. Mr. Wells, however, went to fhladeiphii,
friend Ct Mr. Coope's family, obtained aomi ison and
an interview with Miss Jane; and received letter
iIom her 10 convoy to her father, aud hesIy
before leayinE &c PROMISED 70 sad hei pres
eut. FIR. Coope, On receiving the letter from
Ais daughter, tnIough the necum OF Mr. Wells,
in1s ostey wrote to tie Leoy Superior Of the Con-
ven, eypreSsed bis disapProYal of the visis OF Mr.
Wells TO ns daughter, ana requested refu "a OF ad-
ussion to HIM If auy subsequent visit being
stenpted. Shortly af.erwa'd beautiful cs nehua
soik box wss received q, tbs convert as pres-
ent to Mica Coope from Mfr. Wells. Unser these
circumstance the Lsoy Superior resolyedto oend toe
present and accompanying letters 10 Mr.. Coope, to
make such q dispoesi OF them az he might think
proper. Mr. Wells, by some nle,ns, bee )mDg &C
pIsed that biz elegant pIesent had been sent % nt:
Coose hurried 10 PhIsdelphis and demanded another
Interview with Mss Coope, whom he claimed 20 DO
hs eiisrced bride. He however failed to acc ,mpsh
the object Of his Eissicn, and rtturLed hons, Is
ssid In rather an ucam a5le MOOD and tle Lsdy Sd
Scrior tearing sbat sonetbioS unpleasant might oc-
cur 10 Miss Coope and toe institution uncer her
charge sfouh me young LADY reuain there restored
her 70 tie custody OF her friends, WHO inInedisteiy
placed her ia similar irstituton near this city TN
the ISth dsy of February last, Mr.. Cope and hs
daughter Iouiss started With tao pesent wh.cl nsd
be-u ne6e 20 Mis- Jere, 20 return II 20 Mr. Wols
pobsbly with "s piece Of their m'ud,' in referoce
10 his CONC nc. in the natter. On their way through
ito yillsge 10 their carrsse, they met with
Mr.. Wels, ard S'stec to AIM the OBJ
&c. Of ine:r uisson. Dir. Wells, IN reply,
dec med 70 receive tac box in the street, ara
qleeted Mr.. syG Nis Cocps to proceed to n' bonss,
wEore hs desired to .hom tue subject. AZ coon
MIR. Well gos item irsiee OF ms houee sccord'ng
I. .he ststererts If Mr.. ard Mica Coope ne locked
them r. ard after usi,g TIE most abusive language to
them, ho iirgck beth OF teem several violent blows,
Cre OF Which tnockou DIR. Cope sersese's on .ae
floor, ED fire. seized gun aDlsd II at Dir. o. sns
thTea'eEed to bio" his brains out, aod was prevented
from lrir il 10y the later WHO succeeded N wrench
ing ii ont Of his hspds. On the other SIDE, Mr. Wells
charges Mis- Louiss Ccops with commencing the as
ssut by tnIowltg tho cornelisn woxbox a. his bead
which Was followed by Mr.. &. draGing revolver
With IRE nteron tss is aAeged Of tskingthe life OF
MIR. W.. and WAS only prevented from carrying out
that design by the attes taking up an uol,aded gun
anc pointing i. ST tie &sassp, ~nicn ngalsned lia'