The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-09
COOPER'S CRIME.
A California Married Man
ElOpes With His
Hired Girl.
He is Arrested i'm This City
and Taken Back to
California.
An Officer i'm Search of the Cir
Who is Finally Located
i'm Sedalia.
The Deserted Wife Rendered
Desperate Attempts to
Commit Suicide.

1 Inc Deserted W11e rendered
Desperate Attempts to
Commit Suicide.
Constable Baldwin, of Lamonte,
yesterday morning arrested in this
city, on a telegram from the sheriff of
Moniteau county, John Cooper, a
married man residing at California,
who on Sunday last eloped with his
hired girl, the couple coming to this
city. The affair created quite
SENSATION AT CALIFORNIA,
and the constable being informed OF
the escapade on the train Monday, at
once suspected that Cooper, whom he
had seen in this city that day, was the
man who figured in the scandal.
Accordingly, Immediately upon his
arrival home he telegraphed Sheriff
Carlos, of California, asking if Cooper
was wanted. He received a reply,
not till yesterday morning, however,
to
ARREST AND HOLD COOPER.
After receiving this telegram the
constable took the first train and
came to this city. Upon aligbting
from the train he saw Cooper stand
ing on the depot platform, and at
once took him into custody.
The prisoner was taken back to
California, where an informa-
ton was sworn out by the
brother of the girl. with whom
Cooper is charged with clipping,
against the guilty pair, charging them
them with unlawful cohat itation.
Cooper gave bond in the sum of
81 600, and was released. Armed
with warrant the constable then re
turned to the city in search of the
GUILTY GIRL,
but up to late hour last night had
not succeeded in finding her, although
she is undoubtedly still in this city.
Her name is Mamie Reed, and she
has been living as a domestic in the
family of Cooper about six months.
all of which time criminal intimacy
is supposed to have existed between
them. On Sunday morning
Cooper left home with a two horse
team and went TO Ciarksbarg- Sunday
afternoon Miss Reed also lett home,
purchasing ticket for Sedalia. She
stopped off at Clarksburg, however,
where she NIT her lover. The guilty
pair then came on to this city In
Cooper's conveyance, arriving here
Sunday evening. Miss Reed went to
the City hotel, where she remained all
night. About 9 o'clock Monday
morning she left the hoteland was not
seen again until in the afternoon,
when she came in, accompanied by
Cooper. The couple went to the par
lor, where they remained about two
hours, after which they left the hotel
and did not return there again.
THE LECHERoUs VILLAIN COOPER
took dinner at the City hotel Monday
and registered his place of residence
as Jefferson City. He was not seen
in the company of Miss Reed after
Monday afternoon. The latter applied
for lodging at Bonner's restaurant
Monday evening and the proprietor,
thinking that her style savored entire
ly too much of the demi monde, re-
fused to accommodate her.
THE KLoPING COUPLE.
Cooper is a man of rather small
stature, and not by any means what
can be denominated handsome. He
is twenty-six years of age and has
wife and four children. He lisa horse
trader, and at one time was In
good circumstances, but becoming
dissipated of late years, he has squan-
dered the greater part of his wealth.
His wife is a most estimable lady and
highly respected by all who knew her.
COoper's relatives are all eminently
respectable people, and his conduct is
a source of great modification to
them.
Mamie Reed is about nineteen
years of age, rather attractive in sp-
pearance, but possessing that type of
coarse, bold beauty which repels
rather than attracts the sensitive and
refined. She has father aud mother
and brothers and sisters residing at