New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-05
MIR. COOPER AND TIE CIPHERs.

A CARD FROM MRS. JOHN P. CoYLE-HER VERSION
OF HER CONVERSATION WITH MIR. COOPER
CHARLES +. MCLEAN's MANY VISITS TO Mr..
CoYLE-MoRRIs X. KING's NAME BROUGHT IN.
TO me razor or The frfouhe
SIR: The appearance of my name In print
this morning In a card from Mr.. Edward Cooper, com
pcls mo TO explain the OF my business in that
VISIT, aud Its CONSEQUENCE
s,rcc Mr. Gamer. nomination for the Mayoralty,
have been paned 10 witness the effect produced upon
ms husband by the repeated annoyances OF seekers r
information for what connection Mr.. Cooper hau Win
the cipher kilograms Our home has been IN
yaded day and night, nor has Mr. Coyle Oeeh
able 10 go out 10 business but that lnterNie"ers
and even editors have endeayorcd TO provoke some rev
citation which they might for their own purposes
Thus harrassed home lost lite quiet and Its peace
Fully UNDERSTANDING as do the political relations
which existed between Mr. Cooper and my husband I'M
known 70 Mr.. Coyle called upon tbs gentleman Rhu
sent up my card, which Mr. Cooper can douDtesS pro-
duce with these words On important business 10 you
and the National Democratic Committee VIII call Mon
day. $50 a. M"
Mr. Cooper ia ont OF town. the servant informed me
on nv frat visit left the card and called again on
Monday I was Immediately ushered into his pres
ence Briefly 1 laid before him the annoyance
10 which We wero subjected on MS HccounO
and begged Of him for my sake 10 put stop 10 theso
inquiries which running my domestic peace anu
added
gentlemen whose names have been mentioned nave re-
fired from public view aud appeal to you not to per-
nit Mr. Coye longer bear the onus OF the MISTAKES o
the party he should leave the city yes tue country
said
Leave the country" repeated Mr. Cooper, nervousy,
twisting piece OF paper in his fingers ana MOI RAISING
his eyes " my face IL would bring suspicion upon
me-"
"E1euse me Nr Cooper" reioned, " had you not
better consult with Mr. Hewitt and other frendsi do
not come here to advise you a. pohtolah OF W
view you as a newspaper correspondents OUT US hi'
Coyles wife, "a woman the quiet OF "nose nouns nas
been destroyed by these, as you VOL know unjust anu
slanderous attacks upon him."
Apologizing for calling then withdrew. On WedneS
day morning note came TO the house III Mr 0oyos "p
sence which opened. II contained these WoruS'
"Mr DEAR CorLEi Please let me see you at once on
important interest Yours truly N. n niHO.
Mr. Coye went 10 acc Mr.. King who told MIN they nao
heard he (Mr Coye) intended to make an amua'' mas
ing Cooper with knowledge OF tho cipner aspatone'
Thus again provoked by these Irritating suspicious %f.
Coyle repudated any such intention. anu Auuou '"@s
such remark was offensive You kno" as wen 10
do Mr. Coopers connection with the cipher dispatches
on leaving. Mr. King told MI CoSle tha' nc "O"'N -
from Mr. Cooper before night
In conformation OF these words, the next morning
Thursday, Mr.. Charles +. MaoLean called on NIL
Coye In Mr. Coopors interest After snort lhter'e"
he left calling again IN the afternoon MOI nnuhs H
CoyIe st home he left note requesting MI ooye 10
meet him at the Westmoreland Hotel "r. Noyio
AID not do 40 Mr. MacINan called third time and IN MI
covs,. ah.eno. reauested TO SOC He succeeded In
drawing from me the substance OF what Mr. Coylo had
tven N Ia, Herald interviewer. We had respite from
these waits until Friday evening, when he called again.
ON Saturday at 10 O'Clock another visit from Mt.
MacLeau, during which he proposed to Mr. Coyle TO
IOin Colonel Peiton and have consultation WIN