The New York herald., 1870-01-15

Tho sensation OF mystery jet remains around
the clerical scandal. "Interyewers,u professional
and otherwise, exhausted their Industrial resources
yesterday, but their assiduity was rewarded with
lIttlo more than conjecture and their Erccd for q
sensation has been completely biulKed. Tue smalls
est crumbs OF incident connected with the elope|
ment would have been thankfully received by thcs0
anxious nquirers; but any Information on the yeH
great Unknown and comparatively unexplored basaE
ground OF conJecure--namcly, "Wherc Ia Mr..
CooEr' and "Where was Mr. Cook and Miss Joan2
son during tho four dayss' was sought for with
avidity, but answers TO these questions at pre-
sent among the thin gs not generally known.
THE FEMALE PRoDtGAL.
Miss Johnston is ut her fathers house. suffering
still from the reaction consequent upon the excite
at OF the week ana the notoriety She has 50
unwit:ngly obtained. All who have known herJ
either as q fellow school teacher member OF
the church and congregation. speak OF her madenlT
modesty and the unlkelihood OF her being d
temptress 10 her clerical adviser. Mr. Jobnston'G
family Is greatly respected by the society ana con-.
gregatlon OF the Seventh street Methodist
church, ana MISS Matte was the last young
lady in the church whom any one OF its members,
would have suspected or an cscapadc Of
this kind. All the prominent male members OF tho
church whom the HERALD reporter saw yesterday
we're uniform IN theis testimony OF Miss Johnston'S
aniabity and Innocence. Matte does not obtaif
irreproachablc testimonial from her "sister''
friends. Femme oyeliness, when attracts TO Itself
the passionate devotion OF prominent, dlstin-
g',ished and handsome man, especially when that
man Is gushing clergyman. ls a sure incentive TO
the arousng or woIaan's green-eycd jealousy and
consequent nuendos and hints that the errlng sister
could not be any uctter than she should be- II must
be a source Of great consolation 10 the Tribune that
stu NJ ..lr,t will ~
greatly appreciated by all the old and young women
OF the Seventh street Methodist church.
Nothing would convince OF the Methodist
aisterhood whom the HERALD reporter had the mis-
fortune To come across during his pursuit OF know.
ledge on this delicate inquiry, that the depraved
divine was not begulied anu bewitched by this
youthful Eve. and that but 'for her forwardncss
and her pushing herself upon him pastor would
not have been carried away by her arfu devices"
One OF these ladies' who certainly had long since
passed the years wnere the maiden and the woman
meet was withering IN her pantomInc sncers at
Miss Johnston beng described very young and
SO very innocent. Young, indeed why she Will
never twenty any she knew what she
was about Innocent, indeed l should like to
know what sbo went TO his study for, unknown 10
his WIFE" And 20, by inuendoes that may mean
anything nothing, take their little revenge upon
poor Nate FOR being so unfortunate as to take 'our
TnE .noGusn CORRESPONDENCE
Those who are likely 10 be best. nformed on this
matter OF opinion that the bogus eXtractS
from "bogus cuneSDondehce given IN morning
contemporary came igoin this ianlnine source. 1t ID
a fact that no correspondence between Mr.. Cook ana
Miss Johnston on eitaer side has pean shown to any
one: ana II any portion OF this correspondence Is
producibe has mol seen the light Of day since Mr.
Cook and his late companion returned. All extracts
from letters are SO many recolleciions OF heated
feminine memory excited by Jealousy and ycxatiou
AT tae loss OF their g0ol-iooking pastor.
- - THL iafERdEGSuM.
The filing up OF the period from Saturday to Tues
day by statement that Mr. Cook ana Mss Johnston
went 10 RAILWAY, ~ j., IRON Phldel ohia receives
no confirmation froin ner friends though 1t Is not u-
kely 10 be correct Miss Johnston seems to have had
very little OF the society OF her clerical adnirer from
the time they let New Yore, and thc evident indn-
ference SHOWN by her as 10 Mr. Cooks whereabouts
l. strongly coiicnatory OF her innocence. With rne
present limited knowledge OF how Mr.. Cook and
MISS Matte spent The four days the ONLY satisfactory
conclusion TO arrive at Is thai Miss Johnston has mad
very narrow escape aud that she has been the VIC
tim OF youthful passion whlcn LED her into . very
serious iudlscIeti0n
WHERE Is Mr.. cooK7
Yesterday evening Mrs. Cook had no more idea
where her truant husband was Than any other In
haOtant OF the city .. New York From the night OF
ms return 10 last nighG she had never seen MN
nor heard any hn. more OF him than that which has
been communicated through the newspapers. AL
that either any OF hts or her friends knew was that
when he left the i0mb5 Il young man, one oi ms
members Of the church, went VITA hun to Broad
way restaurant ana there breakiasted together. on
coming out MI. Cook said To his young friend,
| 'Now don't want you 10 80 with me- ana.
putting ont his hand, he bid the young
man "GoJdby.u The latter went OH To
lns place OF business but has rot the
| slightest IDEA OF wnere MI. Cook went. When they
parted nc supposed Mr. COOK would 30 70 his home.
TO his wife ana Taat nc dd not do this Is very
certain and hs departure or ms hiding AVA leaves
very large margin Tor conjecture and all kndS 6f
stories are anoat Each IS quite as reliable IS tho
otler and ali crualy alike unworthy or belief.
Those who know Mr.. Cook best are Convinced that
be = not like.y TO have come TO an untmely end.
aEd they believe That he WIN ''turn upf in tho
course OF few days q melancholy repentent prodi-
ga Worn out by the stngs OF remorsc and outraged
CONSCIENCE.
THE ISFATuATroN OF PASSION.
Were 1t not an every day occurrence for man TO
blight The aifcst prospects On eordsr that "a MASTER
passion may r,de trGmphanty like iu2gernaut
over his entire moral uanrc. lt would have been
d marvel that Cock should nave been SO blind 10 bf5
own earthly interest as 10 do what ne has done. H6
was the idol oi his church and congregation. ltc
was admired and respected, and THIS adm.rltion and
respect TOOK the substantial form OF
salary OF s2ooJ, Parsonage, coa., wood,
gas, and other perqusiIes besides church
fees that yielded a very Respectable addt-.
ton to the salary. HIS church was increasing
in the number OF It's members: he was IN the middle
OF "a revlvain IN tue society anu outwardy all was
wei. THIS canCerous, eserng spot oil an Illicit love
has blchtcd all and. for time. has doLe harm to
Cooks congregation speak highly of his preaching.
His sermons were attractive, and were enjoyed by
all classes OF nis hearers Tne only noticeable fea.
turc has been tnat OF late there has been want or
| spiritual tone IN many OF his sermons though nos
/ go marked Is " provoke much remark.
MRS. COOK.
Mrs. Cook, With her 40n Baldwin, who Eeeme
clever boy, Of about sixteen years OF age LETT the
! parsonage yesterday afternoon for her motner'S
mouse at Williamsburg. The church does Not inteno
| 10 desert ner. A subscription his pcen eal.sus
which has met with very locral response anu lot
time, at lease, Mrs. Cook VIII be placed III posi.
ton that VIII prevent her from seeking any oulslqe
assistance beyond that Of her friends. IN Tue Ineans
| time IL Is hoped that her misguided anu Ipiatus
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