Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-17

ed to be a notorious drunkard who devoted
himself mainly to nursing his jack and
spending in this way all of Cassie's money
that he could get hold of. His conduct
was such that Cassie was scandalized and
she became thoroughly disguised with him.
She was kept i'm Philadelphia month or
more, until she got completely tired Of her
life there. Cohen went over to Philadel-
phia to visit her, putting her off with prom
Uses and small gifts of money. During one
of these visits they had a big dinner togeth-
er, when Cassie became very indignant
over the way Cohen hirted with the cashier
of the dining room, telling him that she
didn't come all the way to Philadelphia to
be insulted.'
CASSIE GETS INDIGNANT.
"'Don' you bother your little head about
that, Helen said Mr.. Cohen. Surely you
don't think I'd leave rich and beautiful
widow like you to flirt with mere cashier.
after dinner we all drove to the depot,
and Daskam and saw Mr.. Cohen off for
New York. Before he got on the train Mr..
Cohen gave Daskam $50 for our expenses
and handed me $50 for pocket money. The
last thing he said was that | must keep
very quiet and not show myself anywhere.
box at the Walnut street theatre. He was
drunk. did not like it at ALL We went
home early and my Uncle Douglas Daskam
went off and finished his spree all alone.
Next morning my Uncle Douglas came in
wearing a new suit Of clothes. Where did
you get them?' | asked him.
"'Tm 10 fool said Daskam. Where
do you think | got them? | took the $50
Cohen gave me and bought them. You
don't think I'm going round looking shah
by, do you? I'm no fgure-head.'
"Well, we haven't got any baggage, |
said, and the hotel people are apt to try
aud collect their bill at any moment. What
will we do?'
"'Oh, you've got lots of jewels, Das-
kan replied. 'YOu can get plenty of mon
ey on them.
1--WE heard nothing from Mr.. Cohen for
three or four days | took my S2j and a
few dollars Daskam had left and paid our
hotel bill. He said was a regular brick,
and | said it was better to be a regular
brick than to be put ont because we had
not paid our bill.
THE END APPROACHES.
Early in January it got so that Cassie
could not stand it in Philadelphia any
longer and she went back to New York. In
some of her talk with Daskam it came out
that she wasn't the first woman who had
been procured as a Robertson widow.
hut that two or three other women were Sc
lected and talked over, but finally discarded
rs either being too old or as not knowing
enough or being wicked enough TO carry
the part through. one of the most inter
esting parts Of the story is that about the
way in which the elderly lawyer, John F.
Baker. was dragged into the case. Cohen
frankly said that all the reason he wanted
Baker was because he was $50 disgustinglV
respectable. and he thought the connection
of such a man with the case would be- a
strong pull in carrying il through" Baker
wouldn't take hold of the case until hr sat
iSticd himself that the woman had a legiti-
mate claim as RobcrtSon's widow. At an
interview held with her lac had list of 40
questions prepared for her to answer which
she got through with to his SatiSfaction
having been well coached beforehand by
Cohen. She appeared before Baker in full
widows weeds. with a veil $50 heavy that
it made her head ache She looked prop
erly pale and subdued. cried touchinglv at
the right places. and convinced the old man
that Robertson had really called her his
wife and had promised to make provision
for her When asked By him if She had
ever received any letters from Robertson
she answered that she had but she thought
her maid had been careless and burned
them up.
From this on the story is a short one.
The search of Evarts. ChOate n Beaman
and their detectives became too hot for
Cohen and his Co-cOnspiratorS, and some
time in February Cohen made proposition
for a formal surrender in the case and was
given a check for $1,000 to pay for his sup
posed services aud to get rid of him. Ii
appears that Cohen has been lawyer of
hitherto respectable connections, although
he has not been by any means unacquaint-
ell with men and women of the class of
Cassie Brooks and Harry Belcher. the bar
keeper and the places frequented by him.
He has a father and brother living in
Brooklyn who profess TO believe that his
failure To appear in court when his case
was called was a mistake and that he
would show up as soon as it was called to
his attention. Up to date he has not APP
peared and the detectives are looking for
him. DaSkam prudently keeps himself in
Connecticut.
The affairs OF the Robertson estate are
progressing slowly toward a settlement.
The main point now in contest, as is under
stood, is as to whether Robertson was a
citizen of Pennsylvania or of New York
Under the laws OF the latter state there are
only six heirs, while under the former there
would be some ii who would come in for
share. 1t is probable that satisfactory
commands i'm This matter may he arrauuaI