The New York herald., 1878-08-26
THE cooPERsTowN SCANDAL.

MOVEMENTS or THE ACTORS IN THE LArK
TRAGIC FIAsco EVERYBODY INNOCENT AND
vIRTroUs-sr STATEMENTS BIT THE WIFE AND
Mr.. FULLER, her HUSBAND.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD1
CooPEssrowx, ~ Y, August 2s 1878.
No arrests have been made in the Fuller matter
The discarded wife departed last night tor parts
known, 10 fear that her husband would her
rest Before leaving Coopersiown she presented
Constable Moore with the nandsoms silvervno untet
revolver with which shs attempted 10 shoot her hus
baud. MrA L. +. Clark, WHO has figured SO unpisaG
antly In mo affair, Is well connected IN New York.
She still remains her. with her son, youth OF seven.
teen years old, who was witness 10 the assault
Mr.. Fuller rs yet at the Ballard House anu taksi
the matter coolly. There Is no doubt but that MIRA
Fuller's jealousy OF Mrs. CLARK Is uniounded, and
that there has been intimacy between Mr.. Fuller
and Mrs. Clark. MIRA Clark. vartnelsss, keeaiy
feels her position, and s almost prostrated Bs.ors
Mrs. Fuller departed she gave tho HEmALD's CORE
spondent interview and made tue following state
mont
MRS. FULLER's STATEMENT.
have been married " MT Fuller twenty. -four ysarG
Last April was forced 10 leave MN Of his
acts OF cruelty. / heard that he at CoopeTs.
tow In company wilh Mr.. Clark arrived here and
went Lne BALLARD House and registered under the
naine cf Mrs Annie Whitney; found my husband
there and then wont 10 the Csntrai Hole. register.
Ing the name. Wine at tue Ballard House
slept opposite my husbands room. l saw notuing
thore except tnat Mrs Clark and son paid him visis
IN the purior. Mrs. Fuller admitted that sue had de-
tectives watcniug her husband while living at the
Grand Central Hotel IN Midaotown. Mrs. Clark spent
a month IN the same hotel nurscd (sIe conLn ued)
Fuller the battle field ne captain Ia the
l4llh volunteers raised at Corning. He became
consump.ivo ana travelled throusn CaliIornia and
Oregon, and | uurscd him until the latigues
o tho long journeys and the constant watching broke
/
aud Fuller at the s.. Denis Hotel. xnew NY hus-
bsnd VISITED Mrs Clark there; did not intend TO kiu
tim, but came prepared 10 bring ulm nome.
Mrs. Fuiier Is iofty years Old, dark complexioncd
and preposscssibg
THE HUSBANDS srArEMsxE
Mr.. Fuller was also. interviewed. he said that he
had lived happily with his vito until last April, whom
one day she eft Tor paris unkno"n, leaving an eight
page letter stating that sne had lett him for
ever aud ioroioding him ever 10 seek her
She wrote that sue lett him because
she did not entertain any affection Tor him. For tho
last Two Yeas sho always wanted 10 be away from
him. She left one time saying tha. sue was going 10
her Inolher's, but instead If doiag she went 70
Avon Springs ana spent Tho sammor there. having
letters mailed at Union TO her husband, making
HIM beeve that she was at her mothers instead Of
AT Avon Sprngs Sne decided SO mo OF her property
year ago. but her husband has not gwen ner uny
support since she eit him. ho had The greatest love
respect Tor his " ie and gave her every indul-
Eeucc, although lie criticised her conduct Al Avon
Springs He believes her 10 be chaste but OF unsound
mind
Much sympathy Is felt for Mrs Clark. She has been
sunmeriug here inonth o. two, aud not WORD OF
suspicion mas been oreahsd against hcr
ANOTHER STATEMENT FRoM FULLER.
Dir. Fuller makes The following statement to the
press In defence oi Airs. CLARK
Understaudlng that general press report has been
TO the Now York journals bringing the name of
Mrs Clark OF New YORK, the matter Of the assault
made upon me Uy Mrs Fuller yesterday, beg to make
the following voluntary Systematically wtis without
cause deserted me some months aso, iorb dding me
TO visit To write to her, aud havJ letter 10 that
effect IN my possession, aud II necessary VIII produce
H. The assault on me was AZ uususpectcd W u Was
uncaiied for. have her own woras on record that
covering period OF over twenty years. TO promps
this insane action My presence IL CoVperstown WAS
simply Tor recreation and rest from business cares.
Ny D.ins In the company OF Mrs. Clark at
The time Of tho unfortunate ooccurrcnce Is sxplAiuod
by the fact that tho reaLons Dstweea The clark
iAmy ana nyseIf have beeu OF tho most friendly uAe
iurc ana on all Oi the pleasure trips nA1S Oh the
cape Inc Lake or IN this neigbb0rhu1u IN kb8
company Of Mrs. Clark sccoup .uied w gthee
pcrsons. Regarding this unlortunato womahtxho o,pad
sought TO bring innocent lady into uhOalled Joe
prominence havc more pity THAI respect. Never.
theless will immediateiy take such measures ~
tho law permits 10 insure u pon-repctition Of the
disgracoluI a1sir. Z. H. FULLER"