The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-04-04
TWO RUINED homes
CT Cooper Wrecks the Family Of His
Friend.
Hsmas Skipped 90 Parts UnknOWu--
Discovery 81 n Husband's ana
Wlao,s PFotraetea Inflaelity.

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denly left the city. Nothing strange was
thought Of It at that time. Since then 1t
has developed that Cooper's departure was
caused by his intimacy with Mrs. Fred D.
Hall, which resulted in the breaking upof
his own family and the family Of Mr.. Hall.
Mrs. Cooper Is distracted with grief, and
with her two little children has gone to
her brothers home at Victoria, B. @. Mrs.
Hall Is said 10 be q handsome woman,
with dark eyes and hair, and q very ias.
cinating manner. She is still In the city,
though her husband left her three weeks
ago.
THEY WERE FRIENDs.
Cooper was for several years freight
agent Of the Northern Pacific railroad. He
came here from Portland. Hewas gener-
ally regarded as athorough business man,
and was highly esteemed. Hall came
from Seattle about year and half ago
and Il an accountant.
Hall and Cooper were Observation-Disclosures
friends. The infdelity Of his wife with
Cooper has extended over period Of sew
eral months, during which time Hall,
never questioning his friends honor, kept
up his intimate acquaintance with Cooper,
and continued to invite him to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall formerly lived inFoOms
in the 0uimette block over the Merchants
National bank, and 1t was there, nearly q
year ago, that Cooper and Mrs. Hall first
met. About seven months ago Hall es-
tablished Q chicken ranch at American
lake. Before he had put up q house on
the ranch he invited Cooper and another
friend TO join him in camping there, and
they, together with MEs. Hall, drove out
in Halls wagon. Mrs. Hall remained
with them, and the party had an enjoy
able time.
WHILE HALL WAS AWAY.
1t has since developed that nearly every
time Hall was absent from the ranch
Cooper and Ms. Hail were enjoying each
others society and making the most Of the
limited time between the unsuspecting
husbands departure from home and his
return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper had rooms in the
Mason block over the postofice. Hall, in
coming TO town. would drive first to the
pOstOfice. Cooper, It has been since
learned, would see Halls team hitched
there, or as soon as he discovered else
where that his friend Hall was in Tacoma,
would hire q carriage and drive out post
haste 10 the society Of N[rs. Hall. After
remaining a short time he would return
10 Tacoma, driving around by Steilacoom
30 as not TO meet Hall. Mrs. Hall fire.
quently came to the city, leaving her hus-
band on the ranch.
ONE ALWAYS STAYED At HOME.
Both Of them could not leave at the same
time. Upon coming to town she would
seek Cooper and they would spend the
time together. He frequently took her
out sailing last summer, and she often
was seen with him n private dinner.
Ms. Hall, on these occasions, generally
went TO the freight Office at the depot to
meet her paramour. Mrs. Hall and Cooper
were seen % frequently together, and arm
in arm, that their apparent iondness for
each other began TO be talked about in a
quiet way. Hall heard these reports, but
had implicit confidence in his wife and in
his friends honor, and occasionally twit-
ted his wife 'just TO tease her." on her
friendliness with Cooper. Mrs. Hall
calmly smiled and rarely said anything.
Cooper gave her q gold bangle on which
were his initials-C. We.
HE NEvKR SUSPECTED.
The only thing Hall ever demonstrated
with his wife about in regard to Cooper
was in reference TO this bangle. He asked
her not to wear Il. He said that every
body knew who @. v. @. stood for, and
pleaded with her, for propriety's sake,
not to wear Il. Mrs. Hall smiled her
peculiarly disarming smile, pOoh-poohed
her husbands idea Of propriety, and per
sisted in wearing the bangle.
Three weeks ago Hall and Mrs. Cooper
learned Of the intimacy Of the pair in a
most sudden and strange manner. Cooper
was taken seriously m and fell into de-
hrium. During the delirium he spoke the
name Of Mrs. Hall and said other things
which led Ms. Cooper, who, as the faith
full and afectionate wife, watched by his
bedside day and night, arousing her sus-
picions.
A TKIL-TALR LETTER.
She ioundin her Unconscious husbands
coat pocket letter Ut is said Il fell from
his pocket from Mrs. Hall, which re-
vealed beyond doubt their guilty rela-
tons. The effect Of this discovery upon
the loving and tender wife was terrible.
She procured q carriage and drove out TO
the ranch at the lake. Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
were at home. Mrs. Cooper, pale and
trembling with agitation, and excited,
drew from her pocket the convicting
letter and read Il aload. Then she
burst into tears and paced the floor
wTinging her hands in her agony. Here
the curtain Is drawn on q revelation
which wrecked two previously happy
families, left q husband wiieless and a
wife with . heart-broken and children
without father.
THE FAMILY BRoKKN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall at once separated.
Her husband accepted the situation phil.
graphically and told herto leave his house
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