, 1870-01-16
"A Womnnss DefcRce or mr. foote-
Statement by mn anttmate Friend
OF the fAmlIy-The Other Side OF
lAc Story.

INC Story.
Looking a. The multitude OF statements nnda
stlannsx a 9sxata @ 10 ,ns Mes linrse: Cooke sud ~
~s7ter lec!s thut log i.te MT sutton mas been yea
70 ls,r AID unbiased history Of the whole nut
the rcadire pubic is rtven to the WEAKER sex
,lhar lhar L. TIE lsds@ai;nousn, Heaven knovs,
she sealness asats of suatv q suppose t1a;
to The iena;c sex nj ne. snrey in matters or love
ana sinanss sss'inse woman bag proved herze,f tue
an exception, there II DO Ica=oa In being one stsd
ana Elvicg a. t1s Heel se to Che girl.
1ne sv vnnEss aTc " saes Il a. ossn aated that
tnne tnAt y vie aad dreadful 1t ts atrarga teat
tuch could be the case With man VINO for gear5
h,s vie. '@~' '''1e's''A '''
.ussIEn, xCsr LEAVE TIE COUNTRY"
Nothsng ttAnspred 10 eHaken tae suspicious
OF Mfe- Cooke Us tu the yilialuy OF her husnaud
utri The eseEipR Of The slh. wnen Iii. COOKE, en-.
1ellns hs ilonhs 10 ne Rseaie<t stale OF excite
FtIapxe 1raIrer On Ms. CORES inourlns H. I.e .o
TIE Cause. eLe vas Aos 1ercd:
"Heh1ef, must leave Tue country. hhye Tot
Iynsl ss ~ loIo Hoao!e with youug wooaan, md
Nre. Cocke was retderetl nearly distracted by
That II such was t:c ca:e-a.d II it vas rssi1 ~
pad a. tha;-hc should ,a.s ,.er tilsa CooIej w1tn
n a. 1ss W. 1saay 70 to any place ns
nutt n be ne ourg gt'!, 1t he WAS hound In hocos
4LG WIG p'thGFu, HGl uu1INK aN AfHnfQEUt& fall.
bcEg.d hit. u he Lust GO, nor - I.ks the grl
WIN HIN, hut 70 70 Aiote a sno1s time after, ne
let ths hsuse He SAs Eotc couple OF noass
Mr-. Cooke tnas ' ns h.d II made iho'0in o:a.
er arrange msEta and It would not be
seetatd IL he s1ea.ess .gouy of s ,S1. as aa CO ~
RlatLeo of '' troubled fcetag In his head" Ara.
Soose advised r. mt n 70 IL a 19Wn and IN company
cseded 10 the chGFca. where tney listened to a
Lecture. They psn tcaru-y Left Tue noase when
The soiea III e. 7rcn Inc clothes ci5scs, and. cai
Ing Garage, drove from tie house. Mrs. Cooke
returned. ana. nhdibe het husband gone, becaua
unch alarmed About midnight be returned and
4u,eted ber with suue ttory. Ste not mlsslag ILLS
uln1 uril safcrdat norLirg.
FE!eay sl1ei inooE Mss Ass,ie Johnson informed
her te4cttE, OIL lraVlsR SCHOOL, Ibat she d.d not
cafe to take hef n0ots home ~tEh her, As she In
tended mailing visit. a; d did not care to be en-
Tight te te!a,. cd until tLe called fer them. Tas
teacher ro'ed tia. her mu1. ef xaa strange, but
made no Earticuisr roen1on OF tnat fac1
Aiss john st0I did hot re'utn home at tho usual
time. Nothing n4ucn waA thought Of II, rs aae
-xAs IN the cap,. OF Waiting yoaoC lady friend,
bu. tho hours passirg on 10 m,cntxur. the mother
became alarmed, nd kee!rg the house OF Mr.
Stok1 wtn' to. TO- commit as 70
youtg luerd's house, tut aseesta!ned shst Aiss
Ma.tsc -. p.t 1hr.e. TO her a>toslAhln ant. she
lr3. Tue flc: seczueA n rsldcr the heretofore
natterioGs n:s. rec OF her daughter clear, AID
what RED Ucel Hcrt fhtduE COW bIc1Ue suu-
stance.
II WIS then Ioond that previous to MI. Cooke'A
SrinE TO Europ4, MI. Juncat 10, the la;her OF the
JoI.g lady aLd 81 E.det OF The Seventh Street
Church. Ind Dtl:cfd ctEasp aMouot Of ia nlllat-
it5 bel~etc The clcygYg en- a1d his daughter. but
SUD, IL tIplkEa itoet on beinE nlGd Why he did
net "t.us y 10 II al tnai estly DAY." that ae
srsw Mt. Co1he ~as gong away, STD be " Old not
fukpGse fcr'' = as 1ntcn IL i, ttter al"
MIA JoEEttoL'6 Sta .e1 crt may ba taken a. 70
wnc,htr Mr. Ccoke II the "stilatn he Is called or
not She states llat ne TOOK her direct to Pei!a-
dt1pEts+ CERuEta }uu'a at n notsis and shortly
-ajtsrWa.t lei. her, telling Ter that he would re-
turn presently" Fru1n Tint moment she saw
EothlpG more II hir7 tnrl be came 10 hsaog bez
back TO her lone. Il Mr. Cooke had been t1e
wretch he IS IepEesen'ed to hsse been. he surely
would Tot have rakeu tau pans 70 Keep himself
ttola1ed from the object OF Its tu'n1ua:.ou. She
w1B, II 2uythic r, Ieadt and Misunderstanding to
her Own cD.les>cps IN .etttrk-rcldy a1t wiling
to 80 to my place on the lace Of the earth with
him.
There !e no doubt but 1Ir. Coofe has been much
TO blnme; tut The fant GHB NOT been altogether
h,s Tne palmer OF his nant should hhslc tue
stau with hiD. na DO yonEg woLan, born OF
CHRISTIAN raIcItA ard edlcatsd In the city Of
New York, III 20 runitye but knoTS that when
she receives tie sttentiorx Of o married mau
primarily, ETC IS rheus resJonsibts Tor what iol-
10HE.