New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-14
TIE PATENTS WEEE MTTHIC1.
A EoARDING-HOUsE KEEPER THE VICTIM OF
TWO DOCTORS-sTORY OF THE COOK
COMPANY.

COMPANY.
| Mrs. Mary Alice KcR, who keeps n boarding. h ns,
at No. As West Twenty ffh-st. Is OF tau lntcs
victims whose stories find sympathetic listener II
Inspector Mclaughlin. on the morning OF April
Mrs. KiciY called at Police Headquarters and told
tale which resulted in the arrest by Detective Ser
geanS Lyman and Carey OF Dr. james Cook. fifty
two years old whose address Is unknown, and DR.
Cleveland W. Con- fortynlnc years old Of No.
Co West Nnc'y-sixh St They were G. argcd with a
conspiracy d dcfraud James ID. Il. Cogswcll Tn,
third named In the warrant issued by Justice
Grady IS still at large and IS supposed 10 be some
where in Nebraska.
According 10 Mrs. KlcH's story. Cook. who was
then boardcr at her house. relr, scntcd that he
desired to secure patents water-guaGe. "A still
for dslillng wines and water and needle thrc4dcr.
These patents TO be registered the property
of the Cook Manufacturing Company, Of which he was
vice president. In confirmation Of his statement he
exhibited several certificates OF the company, which
showed that II had been incorporated under the laws
Of West Virginia with capital Of 100000, and
that F. H. laussman president. on this repre-.
scnatiOn Mrs Kcif Induced she alleges. 20 ad
vance several sums Of money for the purchase Of
the patents including $780, the expenses OF II visit
to Washington, taken for the ostcnsble purpose OF
registering the Inventions Mrs. Kleff saw return
for her money and, when she lcgan to grow FESTIVE.
Cook, March H. introduced 10 her coeswcll and
GCf capitalists. CDEsW"l was 10 buy from
Cook 81 JO5 shares OF the Cook Manufacturing Com
pany for $4,000. II Is alleged. and assume the
presidency OF this sum half was TO BE- spent in
quldating the debts OF the company, while the rest
was to he used rs working capital.
The terms Of the agreement, II seems. made be
tween james Cook ard NJ. a. Kcn, Of the one part,
and Cog,wcl Of the second part. provided that IN"
purchase money should be paid Oh March 20. GoiI
ronteeInr tlc fuliiment Of the contract. tiOh
persuaded Mrs Kic;I, she says, TO cash check for
$3.50 The Garfield Bank returned the check marked
~ g." The purchase was not fulfilled, and when
Mrs KieH again complained Of the delay and asked
lv which Il appeared that IL 900 spent In "eXcs."
Then on March 81, he confessed that he had not
vet received the patents, and did not intend to
deliver them.
for "A week before they finally caught him, on Wcdncs
day night. In Columbus-avc. cook was arrested yes
tcrday in Ncscy st. on Cook were found number
Of certificates OF stock In the Cook Manufacturing
Company al filed out In his name and In his
own handwriting, and ranging from ) 10 1000
shares The total face value OF these certificates
/, about S7OO500 or 600 800 the capital Of
the company. Several sealed and unmallcd letters
addressed to himself by himself and 10 CogSwcl at
their Office No. 81 West FOur,ccntl-sr., and list OF
Suggestions for new "invcntiCns' were the most
significant Of the other papers found Oh him. Now
the police are looking for COgswell.