Smyrna times., 1877-10-10

bonds and stocks to the amount of SO Coo hovo boo
SGt DE me Associated Press from san Francisco wa,
arrested here Cincinnati yesterday He arrived in
the morning, and, after Guiding the detectives nil o,-
was caught last evening He had shipped per express
70 TINS place from san Francisco box inc
SO0o0 in bonds addressed to Sister Mary Frannr,
Cassidy, of Cedar Grove Convent this CITY This ives
also captured. 1t contained thirty shares of Tho Con-
Solidated Virginia stock 100 shares of the Conson
ted California four United States gold bonds &I500 in
EoId notes ana $500 III grecnbackS Cooper is accom-
panied by his wife and child To-day he tiIrncd co
an ms property for the benefit of his creditor. and has
Bill always would do it. lie commenced
1t here III his native town about TWENTY-FIVE
years ago, when quite Il little boy. and
| heeps Hght on. Money drawers here suf.
tered by him, by the time he was ten voors
old, and finally he was arrested for ro6bing
the safe OF Jos. II. Primrose. (now of WI
mlngtonJ but it couldn't be proved ON him
Other tricks were brought home to him.
however, and quite frequently, but generally
consideration for his devoted, higl.spirii.
ed, highly respected mother (n0w doad)
would save his bacon. During the war.
"heh he was claiming to be one Of the
most Southern Of SouthcrncrS. he turnnd
up mere III navy uniform and war paint.
we think lie was an Ensign, and n hand
some officer he was. He wrunr RIGHT il, ot
Washington, as he was well able to do. and
married the daughter of the gentleman
abOvenamcd. But he was arrested nt
Broad and Prime depot, in Phiadelphia.
IN G1, whilst on his wedding tour to
Europe, with his Young bride at his side,
for robbing the u. s. Treasury Of $4,000 ar
moro, by the use of fraudulent drafts or some.
thing OF the kind. He got five year, in Nova.
menslng prison and Hon. Mr.. Dufrecs cot
Il divorce for his daughter She had bSon
married hardly twelve hours when tLn
shock came upon her. While in prison he
became model man. as he had many
times before, and charmed the kccpor, and
inmates by his conduct and Lrilliancy.
Rev. John Ruth, the Chaplain. also a
Smyrnian. got him appointed Secretary to
the superintendent, and six months taken
oil his imprisonment lie was released in
49,, and after that we think he became a
baptlst minister in North Carolina. But
aoout year ago one Of oIr citizens, =. 4.
liazeil' whilst in Mobile, Alabama, learned
tnat ne had Just gotten out Of Jail there.
where he had been confined for forgery, or
something OF the kind. He charmed the
lallors there as he did in Phi!a.; 50 tbnv
informed Mr.. II. He was a craat SUNDAY
school man when he first went TO NobiIn
and soon attracted attention by his aood
attalnmcntS and fine address. lIemalrind
but his Mobile wife, like his WASHINGTON
one, was soon brought to grief by his {.
SWlndHng propcnsitics We thiuI; ho /.
bought his way out down there by securing
some almost worthless State securities at > .
triiling cost and Offering them to the STATE
as payment of his fine The State couId
not refuse its own bonds: 50 he manaond
TO thus pay out. After this Alabama cpi.
'ode he seems to have attracted little or
no attention until now. But when he does
claim attention we find him still in tI,n
'amc old rut. We have known Conner ~
DC one Of the best fellows that ever lived
intl his character slipped, as it wa, sure to
10. lie was always considered ",uart "
handsome, cOmpaniouablc and attractiyo
n ms manner. and he could convince tho
most astute person of his honesty Of nur.
'urpose,-the very thing he lacked. He
vas IN every good word and work If il worc
omcthlnG that attracted public attention.
o. lor the same reason, lie would take part
n things OF 4 questionable character. lie
ways liked notoricty and money. and wos
lever Sciupulous as to how he got either
me thing seems to be especially noticeable.
.e has never travelled under an assumed
anne, 50 far as We know. He was aIwav.
roud Of his family record. as we'll Lc
night and for this reason appeared always
nNlous to hold TO the name that ha w..
D willing to tarnish.