The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-05
A PROCURER'S DILEMMA.
Polk Cooper Likely to Graee . Con.
vicrs Stripes.

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Polk Cooper Likely to Grace . Con.
victs Stripes.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. An the Court OF
Criminal Correction this morning Polk
Cooper, accused of "enticing away fc.
male for the purpose Of prostitution,
received piece Of Judge Noonan's mind.
Jooper's exploits here and in Springfield,
H., have been detailed In these columns.
de was arrested by Detective Hobbs on Jan.
t6, and the detective has worked like q
BEAVER In bringing him to justice. Cooper,
although but 40 yeap Of age, has grand.
children, and the evidence against him In.
dicates that there are better men In the
penltentlary. Susie Parker, a slim built
blond Of II, with regular and handsome
features, Is the prosecuting witness. She
has respectable appearance that bellies
her record. Susie 10 undoubtedly one OF
he worst anda tit companion for Cooper,
with whom she has apparently become
infatuated. She was attired In
morning and her golden half was d ressed
In waves. Her mother, delicate appear
panied the girl to court and she and her
daughter were closely scanned by the
throng. Cooper took bis seat In the de.
tendant's chair with perfect sang froid.
Didn't seem to care, but bis face wore q
more serious look ere the examination was
over. Susie's mother was the first witness.
When her husband died she was obliged 10
open laundry to provide for her family.
The defendant was one OF her
customers, and ultimately became one
of her employees, amending to the
wringing machine. Her daughter and be
BECAME INTIMATE,
and the girls ruin followed. When
this fact became known the couple we're
kept apart, but month or SO ago Susie
and Cooper met and arranged to leave the
CITY, Miss Parker induced couple Of her
companions to accompany her. They were
followed by friends, arrested in
Springfield, H., and brought back.
Cooper's connection with the case was then
discovered. The girl next took the stand,
Miss Parker gave her testimony reluct.
antly. When pressed, she admitted she
had been enticsd away by the defendant.
Detective Hobbs then testified that be had
arrested Cooper on an order from Captain
Frutche. Two letters were found In his
possession. These were placed In evi.
dence, and read as follows:
TELL TALE LETTERS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. "a, 1888.
FRIEND PoLK:-I hope you will EXCUSE
me for not righting before, but 1 did not
know what was going to do. am going
to run - house and Mat Is going to run
IL and will have to board. I don't see
what can do for you this time, but IL you
can send Belle or 5 girls that Is nice you
send them. will make II right.
Yours res
W. D. LoNGNEcKER.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. "a, 'S3.
FRIEND POPE:-I hope you will have q
happy Christmas-take drink and charge
1t to me. Belle sends her regards to the
women. Well Polk I want favor orI
would not write. want four or five girls
and II you can find some will send them
q ticket for here, II they want ME to. l
will want nice girls, but they will want to
be broken IN at once.
Yours truly,
W. d. LoNGNECKER.
Detective Sheehan, who arrested Cooper
Tor interfering with the girl some time ago,
said that he then promised he would not
bother Susie In the future aud wrote let.
ter to that effect. He did not live up to
bis agreement, however, and gave as his
excuse that the letter had been extQHed
from him.
After the testimony for the state had
been concluded the defendant took the
stand In his own behalf and told how he
met the girl and how he had tried to act ths
part Of good Samaritan by persuading
her to 90 home. He claimed that she In.
sisted on going to Springfield and had moth.
ing more to say on the subject. Judge
Noonan settled the breezy Mr.. Cooper In
short order. Leaning forword and adj
dressing the defendant In an impressive
way peculiarly bis own,
TIE JUDGE SAID:
"Cooper, am convinced that you are 4
professional sedpcer and debaucher Of
young girls. You are murderer OF souls.
and. compared to ysu, the highwayman IL
. respectable menbsr Of society. The
punishment 10 your Case on final trial can
Be Eve yearSin the pspksntiary. will
held you II bsndin lns SUN Of $4,000, and
as the affair oyeufftd 10 this city, I
would suggest t6h' man konEnsoker taud
his wife Be ;BssNGAt hers and prosecuted.
When susie Yyt4St rtNet0u Springfield
she went to No .AtSaosaIsr establishment
with her oeApAitS ut they changed
their quartss6 atE1f rsmeining there .
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