Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-22

ErOuh tEe NV ANAa 49, -
The city is excited over the re-
appearance Of the Reverend HOF-
Zee Cook. He laid 4 deliberate
rap TO ruin one Of the young and
innocent lambs Of his flock, Miss
johnson but, after getting
,er into his power, and enticing
ler from her home, his courage
him, and his conscience
yoaded him, and he brought her
back, and, perceiving what a fool
be had made of himself, he now
attempts to take refuge from pub
lie scorn and Reproduction in sim
insanity, just as the triple
assassin Buckhout does, and with
the same i'll success.
The simple truth Of the matter
is, that the Rev. Horace Cook is
now, and for long time has been,
q most designing and atrocious
scoundrel. His letters to Miss
johnson conclusively show these
facts.
In those letters which have been
real by more than one person,
and which can be produced at any
time, occur such expressions as
these II will not be satisfied with
yoa saying tina: you like me
sou must say that you love me-"
In another letter he says; My
darling, deares: Matte, my
own love, l cannot live without
YOU; you must be mine" And
again he says: My own dearest,
II you cannot bid me hope, my
life will be yalueless to me, and
shall destroy i. You must save
me-
Imagine such letters as these
and there are many Of them-ad'
dressed by her pastor 70 q sensi
tive school girl, who looks up to
the writer as her religious guide
and not only that, but the letter:
supplemented by passionate voca
appeals and protes;ations, pressed
! home % the child's heart with al
the skill Of internal ingenuity ant
yophistry, and what wonder tina
ne should succeed in inducing he
. elope with him:
The Rev. Horace Cooks letters
10 Miss Johnson are in safe hands
and will he published in due tint
for the benefit of the conference
which is 10 IVY, and, were it no.
Tor these letters, acQult him.
The San mas got ct the bottom
OF The p.pe.laying, which has al
ready been Sc: in motion in Ger
:a.n quarters. 20 secure the acQult
tai Of the Rev. Mr.. Cook at th0
coming conference, aad tic pipe
layers vii! be defeated.
All Of Cooks statements as t,
his fl Lht are false. He has beer
tracked clear through. He wen
first % Philadelphia, where he lei
Mss johnson in safe keeping
anil lien .ushel back to Ney
York, % complete preparation
which lie had left unfinished. o
arriving in New York, he becam
alarmed Tor the safety Of Mis-
Johnson, AMI rushed back t
Philadelphia. Finding Miss John
son where ne lad left her, h
l.o..L; her oa 70 Railway, o
Monday, wh g he LEI: her, an
. ssa:n cal-e % New York. Her
he sea:l the gossip about hi
e,opc:Aeni, and On Tuesday mori
IN ne read the whole story. Thi
Nl:ei viva. little courage he ha
left, anil, after running aroun
own .Jg several hours, lie WEI
:. hack - Railway and brougl
Miss Johnson - this city, an
.clt her AZ the Everett, House, o
Uai5n Square. From thence, O
W4lncs lay morning, IN annony
nous note vas sent 20 her tathe
anil nc called al the Evere
: House and took his daughtt
home.
, TIE Rev. Mr.. Cooks behavit
while IN Philadelphia and Rahwo
= was a sort of compound betwee
tina. u a gay L)thario and a col
! weed sinner on the anxious SCI
I a. g Methodist revival. At OF
moment he would protest undy
! ing love, and then would breG
! into Il SWIVEL OF repentance, an
TAX about the thunders of Slna
aud tue wrath of an avengin
God. lie was, In short, hunger
}. ing for q taste Of forbidden frui
: but stood in mortal terror of I'll
{ old man watching the tree. O
l. finding the piiiable condition
!, which he was placed before Il
public, Mr.. Cook went home an
: began 70 play the lunatic but
did il poorly. He then attempte
: 20 commit an assault upon Il
+ Hon. David G. Croley, the hu.
Il band OF Jennie June, and Il
c managing editor of the Worl
was taken 10 the Beekman sire
!. station, house, and thence to ii
n Tombs, yesterday morning, whel
e he was discharged, as no con
e plant was lodged against him.
d When your representative cal
II ed at Mr.. Cooks residence,
II Seventh street, yesterday afte
moon. overvthin0 n in conf