New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
riDosooPio ooorER,
the FnRArIo TAILOR AhRtsrEh 10" ~
MOTION TO PUNISH HIM foR ooN'r"''

MOTION TO PUNISH HIM FOR CONTEMPT
Henry Prouse Cooper, the erraic illlh-aNo
tailor figured In u new role In Jersey 'S u" 49,, a.
Day Every effort was made to suppress tho ''' 49, ,n
leaked out Yesterday. Mr.. Cooper sleh' """9 " ,,,v
the early part OF last week In Baltimore "" ,,,
he boarded Pennsylvania Railroad 'r"h "n' ' thor
berth in a Pullman sleeper. Among 'h' -
nassepccrs in the ear was John W. Graham iaN3OI
from IIillsboro " c. When the train was app o
Jersey City On Thursday morning Mr. Graha'n ,na,
dress himself Mr.. Cooper, who was engage" J" ,,
occupation. noticed that the collar OF Mr' "'"'" T.,
coat was turned under. With due business ,, ''
volunteered to arrange the collar in Its proper P
and after he had done so, Mr.. Graham discoVc'c" "
his watch-chan broken and his wa'cil "'s's e.
raised an alarm at once and Mr. Cooper WIS
stranger TO him and no else had pee" "
him he accused him OF taxing '"o -,
The tailor Indignantly denied the n,,' ~,
and gave Mr. Graham his name ana auc1 nnaT1 Of Henry
Prousc Cooper the fashionable and wealth, Mr. Cooncr
The conductor was called , IT. @ s a and he concluded that
the better plan would he To have tne th ,rain
settle me d'nc" nc s,at,on and Detective Francis
and Special Officer Chrisman were eaiicu i ~, and
sag rahn TO e ,@e Office Of James n Davis Justice Of m the
Peace While awaiting for the arrival Oh the
watch with n small section Of the chain, III aho.nen
rocket of his wastcoa How got there was & y c
10 ' IA himself ExJndge Leonard NewYork
iarycr MIR Conners counsel sent for ana seceu
bail his client 10 appear ior red
Neither the complainant nor the uriehui, 'PP'"'''
and the examination was postponed Tor week -
The firm OF IIcnIy PrOuse cooper :" ~ ",
oreanized after Mr. cooper had been ad)ndgeh SANE
Tie purpose OF paying his debts. Ile was lhur i,1 %
dent but his errac conduct compelled MI ney , Io a
treasurer To take proceedings In tue supreme e"irt ~
remove Mr.. Cooper from the Ireshen'y' ui ;ino,
would enter tailoring shop ana ACT III sncn M
manner as To cause customers Ia leave the pa'o
several occasions drove employ es from the rtpIo
ou proyOcat on and lie closed the place. 'ol 10 ~
parent oasOn lie also gave orders on w"
clothing In payment for ohanphghe, dia"nns' p.n,e
etc An Injunction procured ilom w" III ~.
bmeiness This was served on A0yelnbni 10 ,rH,e.y
Theoiore f. Miller moved before Judge iawtn'e u" o
commitment OF Mr.. Cooper for contempt iie ms ns ~ ~
GENTLY been Ia Philadelphia Washington ana @
where lac nn1e himself conspicuous, Iie y fhn '" ~
een nm Lang Island aud when out riding the rohlt'i
of his holres In not bcinR 10 his liking r cl J, w. t
English styc lie II hiso End 10 have son h"' h''
ssnpon He a charged with having collrc,'h w, p w.
fudge Pratt of ifookyp, for clntlhH ni!u ~ 'il"r ~
suhdruly appeal rd IN town, fhEfd uHt'ir"'' " w"
sio,c nud Turned every yhody Oui on short ho,ie' 49,
"lt Arrins 10 me that ne la likr nhnl'luos'pl, n
marked Judge Lawrence The Inst time hrnu o' hn
| w"s thronpb ihr ptcaa that hc was IN lnlUnoi' =.
Nr Miller aad that the nnidavlt showed tbnt on ",
c,,nu,r MIR Ioop,r went to tho store and took checks
heonenp to the coapany. lie then requested fos'-
nscr Pearson 10 acnd ali letters addfcaHch W mn W Wv
comnnuy TO the Arlington Hotel Washington. lnh WIS
done and n IL charged that MI Cooper 700. roi Wv
with an order to yesterday Why he should nor
he punished for contempt He dd not s1lear anu "a'
| not represented by counsel,
hone said MIR Miller that the effect OF this order
mposed npon him be the amount OF money he has nh,
stracted and eso the $3.50 allowed ny the 'Oue' anu
| that n term OF Imprisonment he iixed.
iuire Lawrence said he would consider the matter