The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-13

his breast-pocket. His friends, ii is stated, took
from him to-day some weapons.
Take him down, and still threatening that
one man who wrote ''that article, and promising
to exact summary vengeance when he had an
opportunity, the still handsome, though much
disturbed, face of Horace Cooke, pastor and the
rest, disappeared down the stairs to a region
at once haven of security and place of
res traint.
"Take care of him" said the sergeant. "You
must drop down there every few minutes tolook
after him. He's too disturbed to bSleft Alone.
HE WANTS TO GET OUT.
After being locked up in the cell, Cooke sent
slip of paper, on which was written the follow
ing:-"Let me out in the passage-way, and will
give you 80" The words we're plainly written
in handsome hand, and did not indicate any
the note, and the man remained all night In the
cell. A number of acquaintances called to see
him, but they were not permitted to have an in
terview with him.
WHY SHE LEFT.
The general belief is now that Miss johnson
was a young religious enthusiast, and that Mr..
Cooke had acquired that singular spell power over
her which, as is well known often results from
the development of an almost fanatical degree
of so-called religious ardor. There is also rea-
son to suspect that the young girl had the mis-
fortune not to have concealed from him the ex-
istence of this fascination which he exercised
over her aots, and that in moment of semi
infatuation he requested her to fly with him, and
she blindly assented.
She stated to her father that Mr.. Cooke went
to the school house on Friday afternoon last
and made arrangements with her to leave I'M
mediately. She obeyed, and they left that even
ing for Philadelphia. Having arrived there her
''flighty" companion went to a hotel and hired a
room, to which he escorted his youthful charge
and instantly took his departure, since which
time until twelve o'clock last night she had
neither seen nor heard anything of him. 1t
may also be matter of interest to the inquisi-
tive to know that there is not the slightest rea-
son to suppose that Miss johnson is not as chaste
young lady as when she left her parents home
last week; on the contrary, 1t is asserted that
she is in no wise harmed save in the matter of
unenviable and unfortunate notoriety.
A reporter of the Times had an interview with
Cooke in the latters cell, from which we extract
the following
COOKIES STATEMENT.
The story told by Cooke was one of boys
love, as follows:-"When l was eighteen years
old l was engaged to be married to girl about
my own age. 1 loved her devotedly and had
every reason to believe that my affections were
returned. An aunt of hers broke the engage
ment how, | do not know, but villainousy. The
girl went to the West Indies and have never
seen her since. Upon leaving this country she re-
turned my ring daguerreotype, letters, and all the
tokens OF affection which had passed between
us. Her image faded from my mind, and when
about twenty years old l married my present
wife. She was and always has been the best
of women, and we have never quarreled during
oui iohS, hi'iiiSu iAO' i'OioiO 1hO
ministry was an actor and for six months was
upon the stage of the Old Bowery Theatre. Up
to the time of coming to New York
my life was happy one, and as
pure as befitted a Christian man and
minister of the Gospel. was never unfaithful
to my wife in the slightest degree, even in
thought or deed and the story in regard to my
visiting places of bad reputc is a fabrication,
basely false. When we moved to Seventh
street ] became acquainted with Matte john
ston. In form and feature she was the coun-
terpart of my first love, resembling her in all
respects. became infatuated beyond control,
and it was utterly beyond my power to re-
sist the temptation to try and make her mine.
But although loving her to desperation, l never
had any criminal intercourse with her; and, so
help me God she is as pure and innocent this
night as an angel in Heaven. Oh / was fool
to do such thing Don't palliate my crime, for
have acted most wickedly and will bear any
punishment that may be put upon me. l in
tended to flee the country, and would have done
terday morning. 1t was clear tissue of lies
from beginning to end, and could not forbear
facing him and seeking vengeance upon him.
But for this l would never have been found out.
1t was this object alone which forced me from
my hiding place. have not done with the
writer of that article yet, and if ever get out of
this place (here the prisoner gnashed his teeth,
and clenching his fists struck them wildly against
the iron bars, adding at the same time with en-
phasis), l will wreak a terrible vengeance upon
him."