New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-27
AZ ENGLISH SWINDLFR IN FAD LUCK.
ARREyrED BY THE POLICE AND IDtNHFtp By
JEWELLERS WHOM HE EoBBED-A
LONG LIST or OFFENCES.

JENEILEkS WHOM nj IOHS''"
long LIST or OFFENCES.
Sir Edward Cook. cousin 10 the Earl Of Duoi'' '"u
near relative to the late Lord Vaudeville has Dee"
Il guest at Police Headquarter. since ''"o'' r't',
noon. Though unwilling to take advantage Oh C'.'i
rnspector steerss hospitality. he could not tear mn"
self away the police being 50 pressing aiI hu"''-'
or plain Henry Cook as the ponce ~" "''"' 49,,
man the pleasure OF whose company mas oee" VI $50
desired ~ the police authorities III maui ~
lie is said to be Of the most clever a'o SUI
full swlndlers in this country aud many HE" ""'
were So sharp that they could give i'H'i P'''.'
hive had cause 10 regret their acquaintance VIZ"
Sir Edward New-York jewellers were us ia'e''
victims and It through swlhdl'hg 'ne"' '""' ''0
noble knight found himself In the toiIS'
several weeks ago complaint after complaint came
from New York jewellers that they had been chea'e'
BY u fne looking blond mustached FL sA>''"i'" Wv"
strong accent who represented himself as 81 hN"a'u
Cook now travelling In this country for ne pleasure
va know He would show letters, winch "iI''
ward turned ont be forged, from prominent men"
Ter, of the lOio,, Manhattan Athletic anu We" io'"
Athletic clubs Tnen he would ash the Jewellers
who we're delighted ii securing such ''s0''e'
~ ,hor him the finest watches they had. He would
select one and give orders to have 1t sent to MN
AT one Of the clubs mentioned. lie w'"iu '"en mee'
the messenger und take the watch paying Tor IL Win
d check a, bad is his pedigree
Detective sergeants Titus ana crouch were Pu' y"
rho ,,.. and they arrested Henry Cook, of NO. 10
Esst reutl-st Yesterday morning liz was ideItlted
by a number of jewellers d. being I'll" man VINO hau
un,ed their innocent confidence In his nobility Llhdo
Ertlet. of No. 2OJ Broadway, Identified hm a.
having secured from them gold watch worm ~
on July . samuel Hammond, of No. C2 WAL ST.
r.coYulzed him a. the man who showed letter rom
q prominent member OF the Manhattan Athtuc Oiuo
last month and Obtained $50 watch from hlhl'
>oures & son no. IL Jclu-st. said he was tie man
who rot q watch worth $50 from then on May 10
Other rwelIcl, who weI,. swindled have been asked
10 come TO tue Central Office to Identify NM MS
n,ctnre WAS taken and added to the RogucS Gallery
and he will Je brought 10 court today. lie tod III
.n.ct,r Steer, that he had commanded more policemen
once than the Inspector having been chief Of ponce m
New Zealand.
The bogus Sir Edward Is well known In many cluo'
and to many rich In the Wesi, ana the memories
he has left behind him sad for he managed 10
yet something out Of almost every man "Ho>e az
ambulance he made. III the West his title secured
him enthusiastic receptions In many exclusive set>'
and he swindled people right and left. lie tripped
up In Denver where he was In prison Tor SIN hoh'ns'
lie also cheated many railroad eompanicN' AMONG
Others the Central Of NewJerseN. lie Representa-"
himself there also Us sir Edward, ana got passes To All
pars of the country Last winter lac went 10 sidney
billions ofice and told Mr. Garfield that he wanted a
BASS over the Union Pacific Railroad to New lors
from Oregon. lie said he had been invited by zee
PRESIDENT Webb Of the New York Central. to take Il
trp In his prvae car. and lie wanted the pass To gel
back Mr.. Garfield found out mat MT. NeDO uuH !
know the British nobl-nian. so be got Do pass