The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-25
PRICE TWO CENTS.
COOPER'S ACCUSING LETTER.
norm MRS SNTTH AND mrs. JOHNSON
SURRENDER TIfEMsELy YES.

Justice Cropsey OF New Utrecht uoids Them
90 Await Developments Nrs. Canper's
Relatives WIN Not Exhume her BODY.
Justice Cropscy of Now Utrecht was away
from home all OF yesterday aud IT was not until
the evening VIE well advanced that ho arrived
at the Town Hall and met Mrs Mary l.. Smith
and hor sister, Mrs Kate Johnson. who had
voluntarily gone there. They were the women
nccuseu IL tho letter left Nv the suicide. William
B. Cooper. OF being cognannt of. II not instru-
mental in. producing tho death OF his wife by
poisoning. Justice CroIscy had felt justified
In issuing warrants for the arrest OF the sisters.
but he did not consider II wise 81 issue n wnr-
rant for thcIr aged mother Mrs. Hnvland. who
was also mentioned In Coopor's letter. Mrs.
Smith and her husband and Mrs. Johnson
reached the Town Hall at about noon Yesterday.
Their counsel Mr.. Alexander r. Carpenter de-
livered them to Constable Drury. who held a
warrant for thoir nrrest. Thoy spcnt the time
until o'clock patiently waiting tho Justices
arrival. At that hour he opened court. The
two women wore not arragned or examined by
their counsel. Mr.. Carpenter moved for their
discharge, IIo said that his clients had bocn
Hrpr,hcndcd simply upon the huspicons OF
suicide and hv tho efforts Of n youth hardly in
his tcOns. There was no evidence against
mnh less s" provtn N iEa Mrs Cooper 2 had SGTiad
other than natural drnth. II" wished the
Court to understand distinctly TINT his clients
had voluntarily surrender a themselves.
Juetice Crupscy replied that hr did not soc
how hc could discharge them. H. thought lie
hui sufficient grounds for hppr"hnnling them
and he had done So. md he would tpke no
further action until hc hoard from the relaivcs
OF tho doad woman in Newark. H. said h,. had
requested them TO eXhunc the body md hnve
an exam minatiOn made. and would wuit until he
heard from them. Rfusing all and refusing
u allow the women 10 spsnd the n. ut win
their mother, with an officer on watch. he sad
h. would bold them nntl this evening and
then, In default OF any developments from Now
ark. he would roleahG thNm.
Mrs. Saith makes. ovcr her hnmc denial 81
the accusations against her. She says that on
the days OF Mrs. Coopcrs sicknrss and death
she was at her own house, l92 Johnson street
several days nit"rward. She shys size saw Mr.
Cooper only four times. and spoke to his wife
were in good spirits ut the Town Hall yestcr-
day. and took Judge Crouscy's refusal to re-
easc them in good part. Th"y ar not outlined
in u cell. and hive full Intercourse with their
friends. MIR. Smith attaches no importance TO
the letters alleged 10 have been written ly hi.
w,in 10 to9rer; saving that shc may nave nirted
Mrs; Charles Mclntlrc md Mrs John D. Nes-
Ter. tho sisters OF the lnto Mrs. William B.
Cooper. reside ut 07 Clinton avenue. Newark.
Mr.; Mclntirc is tn senior member Of the firm
2i M,in,,i =. brneii Hi0 nannlaturns lew1l-
to- reporter for The sun. last evening, that
ho had been TO this city and Jersey City. ycstcr-
Of Mrs. Cooper. He said that he was satisfied
that Cooprr's mind was dcranged nftcr the
death OF his wife, and that all tho relatives were
Of the snmc opinion. % do not believe thai
Mrs. Cooper wus poisoned he added. and
We have no reason 10 suspect that sho
was. II thcrci was any poison given her. 1t is
possible that it was done by Cooper. who was.
In our opinion insane after her death. | know
nothing about Cooper's alleged intimacy with
certain women. but 40 not think they poison
ed her. The charges he made in his letter no
doubt cmanatcd from diseased brain. We did
not ike Cooper. unl had not held intimate in
tcrcourse with him for long time. Nj =. Cooper
was buried in Mount Pleasant Gene cry undor
the name OF hcr 1rst husband. Tyrrcl. Justice
Cropscy wrote us to have the body cxhumed
and examined. but We will not do anything in
the matter. for we have no wcll-foundcd reason
Tor disturbing tho remains.'