Smyrna times., 1877-10-24
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contains long account of VIM. r.. Cooner's
career, as detailed by Capt. Lees, a detcc.
tive. His account is full and correct to the
letter, and we copy such portions as may
be interesting to our readers. 1t seems
that after Cooper got out of Movamensiur
he went to New Orleans, where he obtained
employment as Il solicitor for Il Life Insur.
ance company. In this capacity he went
TO Columbus. Mississippi, where he again
entered upon course Of crime. Saws the
Bdeha:
Soon after his arrival there he formed the acouant
% nnct oi th9 fey joseph B. Cot'rll and profSScd to
tended interest far that he ,tatcj ms infnn
tion 10 devote his time To the study Of tbcnIe a.
HlS tlie Ilere was residing at Columbus very rsti
nabe widow lady-NIrS. Green T IIII-wbn va! ,yoil
hLoWl ana respected by every who knew her
Shc was woman of refinement and a tlcvotrl mr,n.
her of the Methodist Church Mrs. Hill nrnr ~
C9operS advent, had lost her son. over which She
stleNed very much. and was therefore Il frcqutIit
NlSltoF at the house of her pastor Mr. Cottr II was
uiIer me roof of Mr. Cottr that She made Cooprrs
aeIualhlance He being very pleasing and plausible
Young man, and apparently devoted to irrIi',i'JIS
matters soon won the confidence of Mrs Hill Their
Isl. They lived there some time annarCnfI! . 81.
ana eontented when, in an evil hour Coonrr ,L,ti3
ms true character, ana by one way and anOtbnr
her former husband. ms VIZ -!
HOW HE COMMITTED \ FORGERY IN COLUMNS
o, Inc few minor crimes and n,,lcmeanors which he
committed while in Columbus it is not necessary i
being the following. ~N- III 'li''' cl'E
1t was his habit 10 visit that ,,,r,,, Of ,I 1,,
NoluIhpus outside of the counter allotted To cI,tn
ers f In this way he managed 10 get possession of n
sheGS> OF the bank leucr-heaiS and some enyr-
ropes. lie then visited the IUStotce M which Tioc.
~ was wen acquainted, and pushed the hands Of The
suIlc twenty minutes ahead of the correct tinr
-htGrWardS the postmaster not being aware IF i,
llldde up ms mail 10 forward 10 the trno WGnn ~,
iieeiser OF the bank arrived with his letters he
WAS informed that he was too late for mar l i c
ny ny oulik letters were placed upon the f1bIr-tLr
usual usual piice-to be forwarded by the uryt mail
cooper succeeded in purloining tic cffrrS from H.
Ipit one OF which was addressed 10 thc Cashier f
room locking himself III broke The StaI " mi i -,"lc
Ieau the contents and copied the letter ir1itatine. ~
naII"rltlhS oi the cashier OF the Columns I1n.
st,ldr ~ ny pIak ShcctS which he had previously
S1iCn Acr forging the signature thereto he na~ci
az thecks and bills contained in the original ctfT i'm
me original letter. Cooper stated thar tbc RSI,i VI VI
Iva r. ~, ~ i t,laI u'H sG!d toa Mr Sloan Il sight
,,r',I M .iI ltlle mobile Bank for SISWD. He then
pFocttdci 10 make this forged Irutt f,r 1IS nI -,
80, .7 e - >ilsHNtur% GI the Columbus Bank The drait
letters 10 the Mobile Bank also >tat, tbat i Mr. Si
iInIiti,,i T. would be unnecessary require
.lDii IN Mobile But for safety and iieutif
cation they enlo>ed SloanS signature ibis nri,,iI
siSua'uiG was put upon one corner of Inc Irrfrr
1l men replaced the letter the table i'm thr
Fo>oihee and II was forwarded To the Mobile Eant ny
DH @ tne next mail In the meantime Cooper procured
morse anu rode some thirtt en- miles 10 tbr i raii
ROAD leading 10 Mobile. the station at ITbrb ''tt H.
Stopped being Artcsia. Fortunately for Conner the
tIal was several hours behind time Whom t5rr;,. @
ne bought ticket for Mobile and goin~ intn - csr
tnreW himself in one corner souchinr 6is bCt & C"I
e!eS lie arrived at Mobile after The bank had
HE DRAWS THE NoNEY-DISCovEEY or rur ropc,r,.
AND CuOPEES ARREST /
& IIeAt ~ Gay ne Presented the forged draft Gr
CI T, "Ilch ne had advised them I'm b. tnr,aj
1GuSr Inc bank officers paid him s,;iGi in ri 5T'
@ niiis MN New York drafts for the remainder 4Trr
III t u34e iils tht sum being large Tor thr a.
,Ilous pahk 10 draw they tclcgraIhcd Ia CoInInI
,"iH , 20 hoW Il the draft correct The nmSIyr
W. .Hdt 10 such draft had been drawn ana ti w. I
iucSt W;'> hlade that the person who drew fh. -,
caTri y & &%LiIsGH COOPER was at arrested and
L. o'CA 10 columbus. He was there couInittni a
.! 'le magistrate and indicted by the Grand inry-
no" He MANAGED TO GET III, LIBERTY c
tGH gu hcSan TO look To his wife for help ana sc
~ i'liclhs her tnUt it was the tr,t ,ri,n
.rd h ne theh persuaded her that if She ynIIlI
,"a D! MN and get him out on bail tb.v H,tj b
If ~ sb a new L country where he would redeem HIM
NioT4HS ilothlng OF his former crimes ana
oN'IGtion III her devotion to him SId Lnr 3 ,'llt
~. AZ Iet property for the purpose OF IrocIrino Laii
IN. NV sIc succeeded i'll doing They i at ni5co 60
Nv lorH TOOK the steamer which sailed F,ir', iUr
ftair ~ ~ %niLNGu IN san Francisco in March Isl
iGI ms arrival, Mr. IreadWcu ben,r in ,,Ini 30
eTh ~ I9r warehouse advertised for Such - Ir u "
~ 4-ceut! cooper answered the adyertisrInSnt al
~ IGsu!i was that Mr. TrcadWcil cmuIovcd ~, %
iteal"eII then accepted C0oper's s,ry.icas ~ n I'M
u 80 per month He remained in TreadweiI's c,
lo! up 10 year and half ago when h. fri eil-
,aIthtiShlp with Frederick Elliott In fhr t, elt 1
III i may partnership continued for ah0ut - ,ar
ana was dissolved about six mUuhS a, 'Ui IL d year
peculated in stocks on his own arc,,rt7 re theil
In pi,i ~ n H. Mobiles Office He had aIyavS7 L an
leTIectly straight during his counert, i peeil
'elI as far a. the latter could SEQ ,I "ItIl irSau-
i CiOs continued pleasant after ConIer if, TIC r.
rcadweJI in dG dit 10 time he volunteered to assist
iI mn 70 90 50, and was very attentive, IN @
amc attached 10 bi 10 New York Treadwell be-
READWELL ~ WEAK MOMENT Co<rrnrs -r - Is
49, BON TO CuOPER's GAZE 'N st
me gay before Treadwclls departure IN Xo, Vol, ig
otr visited him to see if it was nnssib ~, doIk g
IA n1 any way Ireadweil had paced siI - ~ assIst 'I'
M @ rl.1les IN large tin box and aIlowed C"H ca
ri,'' !. 70 HalAer Co.'S bank and d,osit tii Is
lIlls MS absence. 1t is believed hat mere -
;iteI connection with Treadwel or dTriu his ~ ry
6js w y'tc ~ "a Key 70 This box, that he stopped tn
m Va! y tie bank at some locksmith's ana FbPe3 ~
ne eu 70 IT, and then abstraced Treadlyeli' d b u oc
hen he reIncIi Icie Gay Of silver deposit of sIS00 ui
III a. ~ c4oGAc' the box and deposited il ,vitL In
'.HGI m e. 20 This was May IL lE77 and r WIN -
'I Iel' Ior me East the next day. ' i''"u- an
lheh follows an account of Cooper's San vi
I9ncSco torgeres; but as we have already re re
~. 1?.i9'eu the facts concerning then, we 49, 80
MT lufther mention of them. III u
HOW THE FoRGERIEs WERE DETECTED l."
~ tie meantime Treadwell had returned I'm. hi tIC
vel remained in the city only a few day. is ge
ainrd t atey into the country where he r fro
Ora" from the Trust Company i6c il ~ attempted ly
- ~ "a GhccI tor the whole amount Rut fa T SUI
r, DI the Trust Company refused IN r,. u We ON
" iIcaiWeIl account some 81 2CO6rS Il 5G6 c,1, al
U%iH8 mat On TreadwelPs return he fro'r, so
'nd be discovered as TreadWe had ioIgealeS 49,
Ie banks refusal 10 nav (venf ~ e hoilne1i 'il'
~ I'll Jist. During the two days durjng ,ybh sto
@ The IealHed @ IN san Francisco before going alv
was published few days AGO W was lii"ie' IOf
THE coOPERs AT san JosE De
~ ~ relation to CoOper's visit to San lose tho r. ph
~ ~ IIiluuct was greatly exaggerated lie tooll ~
~ up"h 70 Garden City i'm order IA ,,iyo t ia
o Iecreaton carrying his horses and d5.'s VII ~
~ H. a. was was hla custom wherever he went r. I'LL .t
- 'IG idct pl ms proposed visit to San los ~. NJ
80 -, WIN WiOm ne had become acnunirfo foJ ii. m.
~; oIlG t!at ne occupied desk i'm NoIla dGio 'iis II
lcn hes1cr was, and said that he wished tlt III a
~ ,C{l CI'lll aCiiu ms own wife down Ut tho a.,
M I.I sG "Ouid be company for his wife who ,"aS d
80 ,HeaIln "hie there Cooper did moi in,ii,I, &9 as
; PaIiOh Whatever He has always bcen az a. ~
i,3us man drinking almost absolutely nnfl'it'
Mtsser had always high opinion ~ U'ariiS3
aTser anu was as surprised and indignant M an,
"Heil inc exposure Of the fOrgerics was In9da any
CooPEE's DESCRIPTION.
y u, IeW days reward will be offered for fc arrest Il
W. X cooper. His description is as frlGyso i r
~ ~ D. height , feet inches; hair hlac; a,5I U
\! eyes large, dark and flashing: connievinu i,i,
1,! anu saIlOWi mustache small and black No.
, ~, ID"eI part Of the face thin weak exrressint,
IN die Iouth; features regular and PLEASING. Iourr
: IA, iallls' movements quick and nery0uS. gnlsJ w
no, ma III manner rather cOnscGIential ond stoc
pant, but pleasing. i''''i anu Ssuc ny?
. HIS SOCIAL LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO of n
~ iGn IN ne ilrst arrived here he took ronr,,s with bi
t" VINO lived on Eddy street and tbra,tn,L @ R
,Lo H ac4 4ualnted with some of 4ho Jo.t ,.,o,si
cte1 10y. 9lIs. COOpers sister is 81 iadv a.
ein.atii" 81 )" no know her. woman of rof1c,yyo,