The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-11-25
Our New York Letter.
Regular c0rresp0ndence Of ADVOCATE.

NEW 1ORkJ NOV. ZlJ 1907
Applications from inmates of insane
asylums for their discharge continue
with undated vigor until one almost
gets the impression as if every person
confined in such establishments we're de-
tanned there unjastly, at the instance of
heartless conspirators. AT the same
time efforts are being made almost daily
to sepd people to the asylums, whose
friends are convinced that they ought
not to be at l,rge under their own guild
ance. The most notable case of this
kind is that of Henry Prouse Cooper, the
fashionable English tailor, about whom
the lawyers, a referee and Sheriff's jury
have been H.puzzling for somo weeks.
Now, have met Cooper about town a
great deal within the past seven or eight
months, and although he was generally
spoken of as "a d-ds fool. yet no one
believed that be was insane. My own
candid belief is, that if some pugiiistic
artist, like Sullivan or Billy Edwards
were to give him sound drubbing,
which would not hurt him dangerously
but enough to lay him up for at least
month, they would do him more good
than all the physicians of Christendom
combined, Cooper was first class tail
or, an artist in his way. But the trouble
was that he made money too fast This,
to use the inelegant but none the less ex-
pressiye language of the variety theatre
people, set him "off his k.base.' He
took to liquor and fast women, aud ut
neither was he success. He drank not
w.sely but too largely, and not being en-
dowed with that desirable accomplish
mont OF being able to carry much, got
drunk. Not as gentleman but as a
wretched parvenu. In his cups he want
ed to smash things so that he would get
chance to pay for them. and show that
he had so much money that it was of no
value to him. The result was that men
steered clear of him. So far as the
ladies of easy virtue were concered, they
did not even care to help him towards
getting rid of his money, he was such an
utter conceited ass. 1 do not know, but
| am informed that he made extraordin-
ary efforts to ingratiate himself with not
few shining lights of that world which
the Frei ch term the 'demi-monde,' but
both himself and his money were spurned
This summer he took to racing thinking
it to be one of the fashionable methods
of spending money. Finding perhaps
he could. not lose it fast enough by bet
ting he determined to own horses him
self, and like all greenherns who go on
the turf he paid high price for an ord
mary race-horse. He bought Woodcock
from M. Cecil Devereaux Holmes for
81. 200. Mr., Holmes is young British
officer who could not live the pace lie
was led abroad as he had but a slender
income of his own, and has to wait fol
the demise of an elder relative before he
will be able to live in ease and comfort
His accomplishments outside of his man.
ners and education consist solely in bis
knowledge of horses and his ability to
ride. Coming of an old hunting and
racing family his ability in the pig-skir
was noted on the other side as we'll as IN
Canada where he served for time, Thii
, year he became distinguished at Jerome
Park, Sheepshead Bay, Monmouth Parl
: and Saratoga. for his skill in the saddle
fairly outriding Mr.. Arthur Hunter, tn,
+ acknowledged crack American Gentle
3 man Jockey, and his talent in this respec
= enabled him to keep in funds. He wol
/ one sensational victory at Jersme Parl
; with Woodcock. the horse being thel
! owned by Capt. Stanley Williams. Tn
e horse ran in all thirteen times this year
a but he only gained one additional victory
!, and that WAS in steeplechase where h
= was in with very light weight. Th
G horse passed into Holmes hands last fall
and it was indeed a lucky speculation fo
/ him to pass him off at such figure
a Cooper. During the testimony in CooI
er's case it CAME out that Cooper at on
l. time wanted to kill Woodcock and stu
n and place him in his window as an az
I. vertisement. This was regarded as a
E. evidence of Insanity. Racing people al
d inclined to look upon this as a stroke
is genius. although at the same time the
IN might feel sorry for Woodcock at Tia
I, attempt of depriving him of bis cham
is for gaining glory at some time by breal
W ing his neck between the Aags when N