The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-13
CRIES FOR HELP IN A aorAL.
Mr.. Cooley Accused of Prutslly Treat
ing His Wife,

ing His Wife,
From the NeW York Sun.
CHICAGO, Aug. GA woman's cries Of
Murder !" as she rushed through the halls
of the Palmer House on Saturday morning
led to the unfolding Of sensational story
Those who responded to the woman's
cries for help found in her room another
woman, young and beautiful, at full length
upon the floor, where she sobbed con-
vulslvely while a man stood at one end of
the room. The man was w. K. Cooley Of
New Orleans; the young woman was his
bride of less than year, and the
woman who claims to have prevented a
possible murder was the latter's mother,
Mrs. Sarah Casey of Coyington, Ky.
Mr.. Cooley is the nephew Of Judge Cooley
Of Ann Arbor. Mich, chairman of the
Interstate commerce commission. His
| father and grandfather were both among
| the ablest of Louisiana's jurists, and his
father in duel many years ago, was shot
and instantly killed by R II. Rhett, a
| South Carolinian, at the time editor of the
| New Orleans Rcayune. According to his
own account, the friends Of young Cooley
we're shocked at the marriage he entered
| into In November last.
Mrs. Cooley is the divorced wife Of Mark
Elias, a well-kuown bookmaker, whose
name is as familiar in Chicago sporting
circles as in Covington, where, when she
was his wife, he ran famous poolroom.
| A few months ago young Cooley and his
wife came to Chicago, the former backed
| for q position in the foreign department of
| the worlds fair by letters from many south
| ern governors, congressman and senator's
| A fiat was magniicently furnished, but the
worlds fair position not being forthcoming
| and funds running low. the place was mort
gagged, and all of Mrs. Cooley's diamonds
were pawned. A week ago, accompanied
by Mrs. Casey, they moved to the Palmer
House. Here their daily quarrels ended in
the scene of Saturday morning and in a
consultation regarding divorce proceedings
which Mrs. Cooley to-day held with h9r at
torney.
Mrs. Casey says Cooley has repeatedly at
tempted to cut her daughters throat with
a razor, and that bus for her interferencs
she would have been killed on last Sstur-
day. As it was the woman, she SAYS, was
twice struck almost senseless to the floor
Cooley's rage resulting from his wife's re-
fusal to give him money. Mrs. Cooley told
her story with fearful eyes. She said her
husbands cruelty commenced two days
after they were married, and has continued
almost daily.
"his cruelty she said, has recently In.
creased because | would not give him what
little money have left For him my dia>
monds are all pawned, and because asked
him to get at least few OF them out he at
tempted TO kill me. l have no choice now
but TO seek for a divorce, although dread
to do son
Mr.. Cooley was deeply agitated upon
learning that the affair had become known.
He told his story, however, with au air of
sincerity, tinged throughout with the deep
est regret at his own folly.
IA year ago l met this woman, who was
visiting IN New Orleans, In a short time I
I Ia 90, Ind hot
with me. / was forced to 60 to Arkansas
on business connected with the British and
American Mortgage Company. She in
sisted upon being with me at Hot Springs.
When l went to New \ ork she went there
also. She was with me there for month.
| Previous to that time she had separated
| from her husband, and she then obtained a
divorce. This was obtained By the perjury
Of her mother and brother.
Her pleadings and the thought that she
had become divorced for my sake at last
caused me to yield, and on Nov. last we
were married. Ny life has been hell on
earth ever since. Her reputation preceded
US, and l found myself an outcass in my
own home. Her conduct on the street made
everyone think her an abandoned woman.
| could not support her in the magnihcence
| she desired. her mother constantly urged
her to leave me. Our troubles have NOT
been because wanted her money, and the
| trouble of Saturday morning did not
come through any such reason. At one time
! was engaged to marry one of the most
beautiful and refined girls in New Orleans
society. My connections with this woman.
l. who is now my wife. beoame so notorious
that the engagement was broken. Last Sat-
urdAy Mrs. Casey tainted mo with this bit
Of my lie, aud al that followed resulted
from insults directed at the young lody in
question. Ny Godl as l now look upon it.
[ cannot uldersta nd a how ever fell so low
as TO allow that woman 10 get me in her
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