The sun., 1891-08-10
CRIES FOR HELP IN A HOTEL.
MR. COOLEY ACCUSED OF BRUTALLY
TREATING HIS WIFE
She Tells Harrewipg Story. ana VIII
Seek = Divorce-He Asserts that she
IL m Adventuress. aaa that Ho Ruined
IHls I.iTn ~ ~ AnrrvS~r u.r

She Tells y Harrewiug Story. ana VIII
Seek Divorce-He Asserts that she
IL m Adventuress. aaa that He Ruined
His Liro BY Marrying Her.
CHICAGO. Aug. "a woman's cries OF MUIR
dsrl" as she rushed through the halls OF the
Palmer House on Saturday morning led to the
unfolding Of q 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. whore she sobbed convulsively while .
man stood at one end Of the room. Tho man
was W. X. Cooley OF New Orleans: the
young woman was his bride OF less than
year. and the woman who claims to have pre-
vented a possible murder was the latter's
mother. Mrs. Sarah Casey OF Covlngton. Ky.
Mr.. Cooley Is the nephew OF Judge Cooley OF
Ann Arbor Mich. Chairman Of the Inter. State
Commerce Commission. His father and grand
father were both among the ablest OF Louisi-
ana's jurists. and his father. In a duel many
years ago. was shot and instantly killed by r
II. Rhett. q South Carolinian. at the time editor
Of the New Orleans Picayune According to
his own account. the friends Of young Cooley
were shocked at the marriage he entered into
In November last
Mrs. Cooley Is the divorced wiis OF Mark
Elias. a well-known bookmaker whose name
is as familiar In Chicago sporting circles as in
Covington. where. when she was his wife. he
ran q famous pool room.
A few months ago young Cooley and his wife
came to Chicago. the former backed for posi-
ton In the foreign department OF the Worlds
Fair BY letters from many Southern Gov
| ernors, Congressmen. and Senators. nat
was magnlcsntly furnished. but the World 9
Fair position not being forthcoming and funds
all Of Mrs. Cooisy's diamonds, were pawnsd.
fs@. hoSss
auarrels sudsd In the scene OF saturday morn
.Ssh Ms soa
MIS-. e:sss says Cooley h.. repeatedly at.
would have been Killed on last SATURDAY. As
II. to
sulting from his wife's refusal to give him
Ms II. sSDiy @ S.l .Gd hs ecy eus7 s,h
has continued almost daily.
little money have leit. Forhim N my diamonds
get at lsass few Of them out be attsmptei. to
kll me. 1haye NO choice now but to seek for
sshoush dread to sG so
that shs ss saT He Rsd fsa tnena He
told his story. however. with an air OF SINGER
oesa osa foy with Inc deepest regret
"A year ago / met this woman. who was
visiting In New Orleans. In o short time was
| astounded to find that she was In love with
ness connected with the British and Anne rtean
Mortgage Company. She insisted upon being
with me at hot Springs Whom went to New
| York she went there also. She was With me-
there for a onth. Previous to that time she
had separated from her husband. and she then
obtained divorce. This was obi aimed BY the
perjury OF her mother and brother
Her pleadings and the thought that she
had become divorced for my sake at last
caused mo to yield. and on Nov. 8 last We
us: and I found myself an outcsst in my
doned woman. I could not. support her
In the maRnficence she desired. Her mother
constantly urged her to leave me. Our troubles
have not been because l wanted her money
and the trouble Of Saturday morning did not
come through any such reason. At one time
was engaged to marry one Q! tie most beau
eisiy. lily conn.ctio ons with this woman. who
is now my wife. became SO notorious that
tho eneaement was broken, LAST Saturday
and oil that followed resulted from insults di-
rected ct tho young lady in question. My
God as now look upon it. cannot under
stand how I ever foil so low as to allow tha
woman to get me In her clutches"