, 1874-01-05

is about ~ years OF ago. and has been IN Now
le3lco apouG tnIeo " months. LIS ooes NUS 4e1s
no'16n6 o11'o ''oo s1'' u1o4 u4ns'
c.,- ,,x,,.
xaoftie1e Tragedy Ut hou1ss'l.e--
InoHas cooke AAffs kA1s NAotnef-A""
Law Fatally wounds EQis w1Aes ana
Cuts zaa* Own Thront.
From TIE Lou'att<le CourteT-Jou711at, jan 3.
~ 1estefday q afternoon A. nalt-past osl0eh, In
No. 455 Shelby street, - Iludley's Ro", Thomas
Coo:1e killed llls motaeE-1n-aw. stabbed hlh VITO
five times in the back, and cut bis own throat.
Before detailing the causes and circumstances Of
the tragedy, it will be necessary to e1p'aln that
Thomas Cooke Is tha man who some t'ne ago
was arrested charged with setting mo to tue
j. Oakland rope-walss, whereby Squire Willis and
family were burned to death Ih1s caa1Ge not
being sustained, Ae WAS lcleaseo, put MAS suo
seuuently re-arrested for attempting to burn
down the house IN which tue tr1pe murder &C.
CURED, alter pnlnS n1s WIS c4oln4nB anu ta1-
nituro III the middle o. the room and sat1rat1ns
he whole With coa!-oll: ABOUT Two weehs a9o
LIE gave bail FOR ths latter onensc, ana was a.
lowed his liberty. FROM tnese anu otAoI csunes
committed at intervals during the PAST sl1 Yeas.
lIe has oeeome notorious as Ielas ou0 ~ 10
most hardened, Flnulcslse, anu oaFln9 ocspe1a-
does that are known 10 the pouce Au4 couahun'-
ty OF Louisville. ,,-,
On the nlS1t OF the l9tn OF ueeemoet' lo1o
Mary Coo.o, his "!is, came 70 tho clay otreet
Police Station and obta!ucd peace warrant
ttt,.
made out the papers. that he Aad threatened tue
lives OF herself and mother. 3lrs. MarlAa Rut"
ledge, and, knowing Its nature, sue WIS ID coa- 81.
staut fear of his threat being executed: Tie
onlceI ID "uoso uanue 10 49, ~ Hsu 49, 49,
placed maze tnorousn sea1cn - 'no c4ts, ~ -
waa unable TO ind Cooke 10 order to serve II
upon llm- It was thought by many that no hao
lett tue CITY TO escape tic lmPeadln5 tt1ai' auo
tnaI ne Mou!a uot !etaan Ggutla1s, e'r.,
.o enlS su1a1ss. se1.cits' ~ e.. ~ ~ bnr1ar
nono ~ Sa,n a.or ~ ~ b a. IN t,,e roon
taking 70 us w11e, & %ao WIS WIS 9astS ensn s ,a
se"lnemacnnG, a4a W 1aia. t.u@loui' .nd;.s "o "a
lying on the bed. In the :, room. ena sfanalnG @
near us VIE WAS s1l. ~ seAss .. ~ namsa ,,sa
Enen naitan WY uao ~ ps dana ..,4h t,,ar, ~
s:nce morning. ano h@a o4'eo WILL '1en1 @'
noon: ,,na o..rn,od rxo nil, r..
Leaving the Patues mus occupeu' Wy W., WI i,es ~
trace the hn15aise. COOKE auo H16 "tla ~ nsse 10
Dcen matleu l9l snie' teais ~ et,ot ~
tne unlsetsa4 op13'oa ~ slo ae ae.a -. IL,
du1ng thus petaoa sue nsn gaseo ploot .t,n1 10 nlm
aud the community that sho vas MOI as co9Stan1 nl
~ LIZA Us tuel tuatl'a51,,o" 80, 49, ptou p1s1ts ~
tne contrary. IL - sta."a Ia. sua ~ ~ e.
clet5 OF osues meh: onu nio.oytei eus ~ ,o 10
coy those younger than herself INTO tne same a
path "hlcn Is daas; IN our 'et5 ,n!use. !c.'<tP ~
rum Slrls JusI euoon6 nto Tmon wv, .r,'o
ine become 1c9un'eu VII Lca ~. -. ,';io "no
hau separated liot uot Iio.uI. 1 -. "'.io ~
aso hasnS quaFeleu M WIZ nct ~ s+a IT, ~ n to
apPol'lo1 " o ,,0n-, ~ .@cartai..
~ coLsoquepii. i "as .n W ul.oL .uo
CHARITIES OF tne sttec'. s % 1oone ~ 1a.
undertook 70 pfoV!oe nome tot ncl "l!n :n,,a
certain man OF fho!I % mutual acaq'aln,ance: Ane m
9nA Is may oo. We. ~ ieu.lA, ss p.o1.eses "
nave oecn l6horant OF tue "olnAn teal
lntenuon. IN oi9et to eAeG. % tnn Il.auset1et ~
they had coEcluuca 10 80 t2 tue soplosmnne ~
nce near 5ne co1l,o1 u fonien as.a ai",s
streets: ana IL was ~ o1osl ~ aeeonlp ~,
Cooke tnere sna. tne glll o nau ~
the mouse. ~ tnls 1nonas LooAg w. tn.sa, una.o
lie ane", nowo'el, tuas potl nau, sosyytnt, synazt1,
gone to the ball as G4o'e5a hlnA on .'e. 1eat
eTe, which, as Is GehciaHy kEown. a..euaoa a'.,'
only W prostitutes, 1ougns, anu tuo 1aS' soans