New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-19
MR.. COOPER'S TESTIMONY.
TRYING TO SHOW THAT HE is NOT INSANE.
HIS ACCOUNT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE
BEEN NARRATED.


BEEN NARRATED.
The proceedings in the case OF Henry Prouse
Cooper were continued before the Commissioners in
Lunacy yesterday Mr. Cooper was called to the stand.
Throughout the examination he retained an externally
calm deneauor. ms only excitement being denoted
by sudden gesture Of the hand or look OF the eye
The witness began his testimony with an account OF his
trip London and Paris in the summer OF lSsl Win
his wife Mr.. Wheeler and Mrs. King. He went TO the
Prnceof Waess Theatre in Lordon with themand there
WAS taken with dizziness because Of the hot and close
air. He went out and thence TO his hotel whittier the
rest of the party returned after the play The party
then TO Paris. There they all visited the places
OF amusement, and the witness desired that bis
wife should with him to the Maison Doree supper III
the private After they reached The place.
Mrs. Cooper thought it rot proper one for her
to visit because OF the magnncence Of the house sup
per hurried through aud they then departed. MI
Cooper did not 90 with his wife other places whca
she considered improper The rest Of the party aIer
ward returned to this country, leaving the witness ~
transact business. When he came back his wfe was
constantly engaging " him on account OF women 'olu
enough 10 DC grandmother" She thought Mr. Cooper
treated her badly. Once she asked him how mucn an
mony woud apt receive provided she obtained
divorce. The witness said about $1,000. on that 10
not enough guess I'll wait WHILE" was Mrs cooper
reply (Laughterl The witness said that his bro w
Stephen worried hul and that this brought ON nervous
prostratlon in the fal; so he and his wife
drove out to Sanford Hall at Flushing. Before
that he had repeatedly consulted with hls
physician, DR.. Hildreth, who said tnat the wit
ness was suffering from alcoholism. At Sanford Hall
he surgeon told him that he was mol insane
but that If stayed the place he would grow worse
Dr. Hldreth then advised two months trip to the Der
mudas Ihither he went with his wife. and came back
as well as over he was Before he went away the wilt
ness he'd fitted up for his brother stephen
I'm Of ia il Eiftl-aye.
his wife had brought all their paor relations, and
had turned the place into sort OF
clearinghouse. Stephen made himself disagreeabie
by arbitrarily turning out the gas IL unreasonable
hours and the family in the ha0 of cooking her
rn and bacon III the basement the smell OF WHch oil
len c1 the other tenans The witness hAd slralShtcheu
out matters there on lis return.
When he came back, Mr.. Cooper went on. he found
that brother Stephen mad been travelling Tor tue
house, making lns expenses SO DAY one gay ihe
Wtlces Dg accluell opened ctteI iIO ''pHch W ho
VIC, and found $40 III IL Tor tue purpose ot getting
Stephens VIE u s. askn sacque ana six dress On
gOlhs 10 MS store ihe "lthees FOUND teloSI ram
MS DIOer from PltsDurg, asking MN to seud man
$50 get back TO lhs city. as ne was out OF m0hry
GA oepAen's return MI. Cooper demonstrated over thS
eNprns 5, ana tee were then placed at 81 "a day, aud
the books presen. The witness Attended
to bis business untl ast July when he asa, acc9rnE
to went aOfOJd hhie IA LOndOh he mel DeIiie
DeuJy DarAc, employed in Poole's place. aud vas 20
pleased win the manner IN winch ne cAecu cd orders
crIcd ~ TIE witness mat nc engaged tHe Fce7 OF
ners were dispensing to Mr. COopers cmployer,
because as huukuys.n. so told nm 10 tahc twO
TIt4eos ad.od tIc remark being srcetco IL laughter
Mir. Cooper iJInd tuat Bake improved -Aucn from
5 ears were up il he kept on improving 20 much, ne
WoUu1 give Ill.,. an !ntoIcst ~ the ou,iuCss.
Regarding the char-e tha had c- Nl!c anEuasc
tow his wI.e Nj. Cooper said: tod ny "hc tn'
Used strOAg anSua-c; geEcriIiy d. wIen An alsry
ala MOI use Ic terms You specify aud wOu1 NOT uae
the presrnCc OF otACr people ANY way ke /
garung .As l-h-seelnS IN Pans, ne sad: I'VE SAW /
ever, tnng worth JInE tOthe. res bas Testa ...-,
.lu
I,. e 10 tue N j,Ou ijoree; hui kle,y a. AL klud, OF
statement was followed Oy laug"tof; zee ar cooper az
dd- htcr made by nn As Il IL matter vi course.
Dr hannoy questioned tnc witness regarding MS phys
ca! COuutIOl, pecIy AIS eyes. Nj Cooper rcpAcd
have observed difference IN ny never mad
1 81 Jle mana whIch p.evcn1ed my wr,nE, al
IodoA generally Aod trcInOr OF the I@DJ ia P.r.S.
ne morning." concerning tue CIarge that Mr. Cooper
nat AIS we came 20 nis Room IA Tine 10 pre-
cAt u sulcl-C tne @ness sud was IL my Data al
ne My wife Knocked az the door told To 20
~al Or wOGti COMM. sAlcie / Was not near
Ae ANA AaI never taken ,"u-ahu!n, as sac had. ud
rot rpctA III earnest woulI not tn4nk sIcGe-In-
.et away mona my relatives" About the
ne witness stated: onoe home my
caleb 10 heT ma sue uld hOI come uo"Il "oulu
break O.on the door she came add objected strongly
,ne re et.ed Tie offence would tnrVw Odt
ma ", a!ng te one On Inc thrd floor. Ms Nome
tia- II Gd not clear out, wOuC throw her OUT
iourtn-stOIy w.ndOE. On returning IrOn 0nvo
a.
pyrdued sald wound 10 Out and one
VAIN ny tlendS tAen, especially as oHe OF
ZEN mad not before met Mrs. LoOicr. SAG
tod 90 and not 10 return. took h-r
al Aer word and went to Philadelphia. deliberately
turned me ous. MAJ made heI "Dat she was, aAI mai
siven Jur benent OF ny earnings lou MAO
cntItlCu 10 some constellation No, uOI't emma NO
" rou ~ make one nSut'
nc witness t,at he never suspected detec-
uyes were Track wncn he Was abroad, IA he mad
no reirOi 70 hjispccU thls altnJugI,' .t.ucu,
1914 .uc ttu H. uud the r.. ,, ca.se / &c
uroceeun1, tIe Jc.r before lie uOAlou tAat IlaI
ycr AOne Ills Knees IN the preseAcc Of
Du any Say 80 e. MIR. Cooper ashou, very nIIy.
JCNItIcu. M CoOpoI h~'u '"d1 "".IS Ia 1Ae
ijciuuus all che year betOIc, his wife md he " mad
noe AID wOlO oi quarrel, aud never dd nave, eA-
{, pt -cI ,l pAeh cooper ana doLe cooper NIsited
~ Concerning ule gong u SahOfI Hal, said mat
ne sunorug nom nervous pfOs,r-uOh and went .
voluntarily iUt rest. - MOuII MOI nave gone a. 4
.Oiu- Dy iorcc,' nc rema he'd.
Nj Cooper was thcn dismissed from TIE stand, and
Iiig me rest oil tnc Testimony lie eucu atf.utlv. 49,
&c tslJu.J pulnug las cOdlsoI ~ sleeve enei
gl..CaiJ an poivlng. OIAy InOGOn1s one Ui
sos 10 me .aAL. Lav ,esliuoA, Ol ~. Aeur, ep.
pad, NnUWl IrCOO per IOI ave years htylg
seen nu lnTec years uut IA LuU" a.r,e. jan, VAS
10 te effect That Cooper OOk64 UlU arc, year,
A "a. save was pJur ANA weaker, prob bis be-
;aufe O ais confinement. M cooper nid always been
juetrlui ana atteAuFo 10 Du-uCbs. " hidln Mcrl-
lrcr testified Mr. COopots good BUSINESS nletAod.
Jr JOhn l. Ha.iH"I, "ho Sail uc hdA lhdnc "a slcCaI
,tuuy aefYvus useases 4Ur twelve years, examined
,ll. CoOi CT me J@I November 20, nad con-
,oiaeI with mn often since. he IOund
10 eyInptOlus OF general pdresis or OF
uciiitnt partsis. Mr.. CUOper's mia was perfeclly
..ril and ne could attend 10 business, though ne
nJald DC careful Tor tiIne. ie certainly saIc,"
v TIE DOCTORS CONCLUSION.
IL Rudolf Iou1sky, the Nj sinai Hospital, cor
ne result OF his examination. IL 90 not" ue SAID,
Tear Il development Of INSANITY III Mr. Cooper, as Ia
general parcels LAe expert VII always discover s!D-
Know tue inclpicnt state. Mentally, Mr. Cooper
nag attend 10 MS business to-day a4,AO4ga neeus
Ine case was adjourned until tomorrow at 4p.m