Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-04
MIR COOKS STRANGE DEATH.
warned OF His Coming Dissolution by
Sisi; From a Partridge.

Lewiston. Me-, dispatch to the Philadelphia Times
Further investigation OF the strange death of
Lafayette Cook of Auburn, emphasize the re-
markable features of the case. Coroner Brooks
mas made careful examination and finds the
medical facts to be as first stated. He fnund tho
DOdy lying as Cook had laid himself ont and tho
most lie Ike corpse he had ever examined
Death was shown to have been from natural
causes ana YET there was no disease Mr. Clark
anu Ut. Gates, who watched with Cook Sunday
might say the only movement they saw was the
silgii' expansion Of the chest occasionally The
oealh huTter was noticed at five minutes before
eisht clock am Monday. OF the genuineness
Vi t"e Old mans prophecy there is abundant
proof MT Il. y. Chesley. of Auburn is brother
OF tie recently deceased daugbter-in-Iaw of
COCK. Mr. Chesiey was standing in the MAYORS
once in Auburr Tuesday morning when some
one remarked the peculiar manner of LAFAYETTE
Cooi> death. Sir. Ches,ey had not heard of it
Took dead: exclaimed he. There is some
IhlnI singular about that. He had been saving
Tor two weeks that he was going to die Monday
morning. Two weeks ago he went into a trance
ahdSiade the announcement. Nv sisters child
came over TO our house last week and said that
Fer %fahdiather was getting ready to die and
that he was going to die Monday morning"
About two months ago Cook dauohter-in-
law died. Among the most sincere m0urners
was her father-n-law He acc0mnau1ed her re-
mains To tire grave and expressed the tcnCierest
sole -tude toward his grandchildren 1t was
just alter the death of Mrs. Cook that Cook
made his first statement in regard to his coming
dissolution. 1t was ten o'clock in the morning
A graHdch!d came running into the house with
the story that a partridge had come into the
fhcd and couldn't get out. Mr.. Chesley saws
that Cook manifested great concern The
little girl says her grandfather ''turned
pale and was afraid" At first he DELAYED
going into the she'd The partridge ruf.
ned up Its feathers at the children and
at Everett Cook. The latter went into the
Rouse after gun. Upon that the old gentle
man came out into the shed. He didn't want
the o:id shot The singular part of the story.
that Mf Chesi"y vOuches for, is that the mo.
ment Cook appeared the whole behavior of the
pro changed The partridge flew at Mr.. Cook
ana wheeled around in a circle about his feet
She new TO his shoulders. pecked at his face and
aiighted on ms hands The bird was placed on
the moor. ana repeated the operation Finally,
IL was given TO one of the children and placed i'm
an apple tree; It dew back. The bird stayed
half an hour, all the time showing tine utmost
affection toward Cook, purring and piping in
partridge fashion. When it left it flew in q
direct course toward the burying-gruund where
Mrs. Cook was buried The effect of the birds
visit was very great upon Cook He returned
10 the house and went into trance which
laStet. two hours When he recovered he made
the statement that he should die. He talked
lfeeiy oil IT. Thereafter he said that the frs,
warning was the visit of the bird He was 9
man who had unlimited faith in such ompns He
frequently had what he called frances and was
quite believer in SpirituaSln.