Evening star., 1870-01-15
THE COOKE ABDUCTION CASE.
Cooke's WhereabSass Uak ksewn-8e
10 EXPELLED from Hts Church.

Little remains 20 be said in regard u this
mercial OF last evening SAWS " At two o'c,,c'S
this afternoon one of our reporters called at ia
house of the Rev Mr. Coekc. in East Seventh
street. The bras plate lad been removed troia
the door, and IL was only after ringing Tor a lrS
minutes that he Was admitted. The sou uf NJ.
Cooke, bright, Intelligent youth, apparently
about fifteen wears cf age. tn reply q "a
inquiry as To whether his father was then IA
the house, stated that lac had not been there
since last night. and that several persons hal
been hooking Tor him during the day.
The New York Times says Mrs. Cooke, who
has recovered 10 certain extent her sSual
calmnesS, after the excitement through which
she has passed. was occuried during the iay in
taxing up her residence elsewhere. lt n said.
by those well informed. that an arrangement
had been made by which Mr.. aud Mr.. Cooae
viii once more be united. Mis- johnson u az
home, carefully guarded by her parents, who
state, i'm addition 10 what was said Yesterday.
thar the elopemcnt was on her part entirely an
premcditsted up o. the hour oi leaving school,
when Cooke met her. He had for some time
past, II II alleged, hecn working upon her sus-
eeruhllities, and was constantly urging her ID
lt ave her home, hut she persisteutly refused %
yield 20 his solicitations until i'm a moment OF
excitement. and ignorant OF the construction
which would be placed upon her action and It's
consequences. she went with him.
The New York Sun says The regular class
NEE ting of the Scventh-STrcet Methodist Chnrch
was held last night in the basement OF the
cdifice. hut the session wa> devoted almost eN-
clusively to n desultoTy conversation on tine
abduction oi Miss Johnston by the pastor. 0ua
lady vehc cmentlv defended Mr.. Cooke. and de-
nOunced the reports which had appeared IA
some OF the morning Journals respecting hts
previous character. She said that thc congre-
CATION were pleased with him, aud that they
would stand 10y him TO the end. The elders an1
trustees, however, do not appear to share this
opinion, for our reporter Mas informed last
night by one of the members that they met oa
Tuesday evening. privately, and expelled Cooke
from the church. The pulpit will be supplied
10y neM minister next Sunday.
The sun adds - The simple truth OF the
matter IL that the Rev. Horace Cooke is not now,
and never has been. insane. but g. now. and for
"A hong time has been most designing aud afro
cious Scoundrel. Has ietters o. Mss JotHstOa con-
cUsir,ly ShOc fhesc fats. In those lettrs. which
have been read by more than one person, AMI
can Ice produced at any time, occur such eN-
pressions these: II viii not be satisfied with
your saying that ven hte me; You must say that
YOU lore me-" Ia another letter he Saws My
darling, dearest Matte, my own love, cannot
live without YOU. lOu must lie mine" AnI
Vet again he Saws: "My own dearest. IL vou will
not bid me hope, my life will be NalueleSs 90 mc,
and shall destroy il. I0H must NJ
Imagine such letters A. these-and there are
many of thcm-adlressed by her pastor 10 a sem
sItive school girl. who looks up to the writer as
her religious guide, and not only So bat the let
tiers supplemented by passionate vocal appeals
and protestations, pressed home TO the child's
heart with all the skill of internal ingenuity anl
sophistry, and what wonder that he should sue
ceed in inducing her 10 elope with him,
The Rev. Horace Cookies letters to Miss John
eton are IN SAFE hdllu>. ana VIII bc pubtlred ln
due time for the benefit OF the Conference which
l. To try and dwere il not tor these letters. acgut
him. The Sun has got at the bottom of the
pipelaying which has already been set i'm motion
in certain quarters tO secure the acIuittal the
Rev. Mr.. Cooke by the coming Conference, ana
the pilelay,rs will be defeated.
All of Cookies statements a. to his light are
false. The sun has tracked him clear through.
He went first TO Philadelphia, where ne lett
Miss Johnston i'm safe keeping. and then rushed
back TO New York "a complete preparations
which he had left unfinished. On arriving in
New York he became alarmed Tor the safety of
Miss Johnston, and rushed back to Philadel-
phia- Finding Miss Johnston where he had left
her, he brought her ON to Railway on MONDAY,
where he lett her and again came % New York.
Here he heard the gossip about his el0pement
and i'm the Sun OF Tuesday morning he read the
whole story. This wilted what little courage ne
had left, and after running around town for
several hoars, he went back 10 Railway and
irought Miss Johnston 10 this city and lett her
at the Everett Hogse ON Union square. From
thence, on "Wednesday morning an anonymous
note Was sent TO her father. and he called at the
Everett House aiId took his daughter home.