The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-17
MR.. CO0PER'S CHALLENGE
Ching UpON iNTHONY COMSTOCK To
iPOLOGIIE or EIGHT.
A Dramatic Scene In the American Trace
society y buiidiug The Chniiengcr's Indiss
Club "A sharp Policeman on the ynich.

A Dramatic Scene In the American Trace
socirty's building The Challenger. uudi.s
CLUB "A sharp Policeman on the watch.
About O'Clock yesterday morning Henry
Cooper a lawyer. proceeded to the on ro Of An.
thony Cumstock Special Agent of the Post Ofncs
Department swinging an Indian club, and do-
man1ing to soc Mr.. Constock. Mr. Comstoch
was out. but Detective Biilon was there. and to
him Mr.. Cooper addressed himself Then. no.
cording to what a SuS reporter could gather.
about the following conversation cnsuedJ
Grasping his lndnn club with both handa
and holding It over his shoulder, Mr. Cooper,
when asked what he wanted. exclaimed. Il
want to see Comstock.' 4
Mr. Britton RET lied that Mr.. Coms;ock was out
Mr.. Cooper then turned to small boy who was
behind him and said. Boy hand him thai
card." Mr. BrittOn declined t. receive tho card
from the boy and Mr.. Cooper snatrhcd it and
presented It himself. On the back Of il was
writ, n:
nlul1aiyc ~ fsht
L. this a challenge ?" aoked Mr. nrit,on.
"l"s.' WIS the reply. and | want him to
apologize or I'll XIII him
About half an hour later Mr.. Cooper returned
and asked # Mr.. Constork had como vet nd
ding tlir at. in cu-c he dii not apologize,
Promising to return again later in the day he
then uf 4itNnv
Masier fr,d Dali-an WHO was the challenge
n.nr"r. ana nom Who's Stat .iu"nts nIush oi tue
nb We account rs derived IT, Office hoy Tor firm
ui uWy,I- 40 1870 Nassau -ir'o;. ia whose Office
Nh Cooper formerly Lgl a deSe. He says thai
the In linn club WIS taken from tho lnck OH 80 Of
the lawyers mentioned upon whom Mr.. Cooper
Wien Mr. Comsi,ek learned the above facu
h' had warrant prepared for the arrest of
Ciy Hal police TO- wait in Mr Con-,o 5 Office
for the ,nai.t ngcrs r"mrn. I'll" officer re::
o'clo' hut Nj. Cooper inlrd 10 PUT IN an ar-
ponrnn'.
Upon being pre--nl for an explanation. Mr..
Con.-io K said: " lhc matter l. simply thisi
Yesterday afternoon two rson- unknown to
me. entered one 4 my rooms here and boz
gan to inspect the doors and iasteninsH.
o1ice, sad. - wei, gent'mcn. what do YOU
want here Tho nr.cr one replied that it was
added. showing h.s friend, around. and ihey
Wg4 my room AMI i,at ifthsy had no il.incss
here. = thry appeared 70 haNr none. would
IN. Them T. x away. ne, Hfsrr nan sald
told him th,i | had haen in this buiiling for
ilnr., ycats. and knew that il was not bis room,
'rrrcG m Gdm M oG oat. Gai RcS n dcno 'l @ to aud
painting tNcmSrlN"- IN tnc corridor between the
away Tncn. without layiu- hands On thom. I
p....a tt'n to i"ayr.'
Was thnr' any fore, usoly'
and showed tlnm my authority and that they
Wrrr on my premises and they went
And VS. that aliair the cause OF the chaA-
lcngr sent this mOrnlugf
don't wish 20 -ly anything about that"
The person who was with Mr. Cooper whom
h" WIS ordered out uf the room 10y Mr.. Com
- 'n WIS Mr.. Charles Whitlo X. Jr.. "a lawyer.
also oi 10 Nassau street He said yesterday
that he would not explain why Mr.. Cooper and
himself wcre IN Mr.. Comstcck's rooms. and he
spoke bitterly Of the latter. About the challenge
and Mr.. Cpopcr'- threats, he said lie knew no
thing whateV r. but hc added; II there WAS any
Challenge and CONS, }ck met him. Cooper could
shoot the head of Of him.