The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
SAYS IT'S BLACKMAIL.
DR.. Irving ]. Cook Arrested on a
Charge Of Manslaughter.
Accused Of Causing the Death Of
Lulu Moore.
Has . Letter Which He Claims Will
Prove His Innocence.

Detective Won Gerichten this morning
arrested DR.. Irving j. Cook at his resi-
dence, 1872 West Ninety-fourth street. on
a warrant issued by Police Justice Grady
yesterday.
DR.. Cook is accused by Sally Booker. of
1874 Union street, Brooklyn. with having
caused the death of Lulu Moore about
two months ago, through criminal
operation. He told the detective when
he was arrested that 1t was a case OF
blackmail.
Dr. Cook was accompanied by his
wife, refined-looking and pretty young
woman, on his way to the Tombs Police
Court.
Mrs. Cook stood up at the bar with
her husband before Justice Grady when
he was arraigned. He told Justice
Grady that 1t was a Matchmaking
scheme, and showed a letter to the
Court to back up this statement. He
declined to let the reporters see this
letter, however, his wife exclaiming;
Don't let the reporters know any
DR.. Cook was held in $500 bail. which
he did not think he would be able TO
raise. he said.
which the warrant for DR.. Cooks arrest
was Issued, says that the deponent lives
as servant with Mrs: Perry, 1874 Union
street Brooklyn. and that she Is
alleged, was the result OF malpractice
by Dir. Cook.
Lulu Moore was formerly employed:
the affidavit runs, by DIR. McKenna, of
205 De Kalb avenue, Brooklyn. July s
her condition first became known to
Mrs. Booker. At that time, 1t is al
legged, she was suffering from the eff
nf tran m
July 2, 1t is alleged. Lulu Moore went
to the office Of DR.. Cook, 102 West Nine
ty-fourth street, and then and there, II
Is alleged, DR.. Cook performed crimi-
nal operation.
Lulu continued to grow worse. and
Mrs. Booker sent for DR.. Cook again,
Thomas Chase of 3west Fifteenth street,
refused to go to see Lulu and sent word
20 get another physician.
DR.. Ford, of 1872 Union street, Brooklyn,
was called In, and Lulu told him that she
was suffering from cramp collie. He gave
her some medicine for that. July 10 she
was takeh to Flatbush Hospital, and
died within two hours after her arrival.
Mrs Booker all about the criminal OPP
Grafton which DR.. Cook is alleged TO
have performed.
The affidavit concludes:
She told me that she had paid DR..
Dr.. Cook was sent back to the smaller
Toonl IN tne rear OF tHe COurt-rOO1n,
while t's wife went to try. to secure bail
for him. He wanted to know II there
was not professional bondeman in the
court that he could pay to go his bail
After his wife left Dr.. Cook, who Is
only twenty-five years old, seemed quite
at his ease. He smiled when an Even
ing World'' reporter asked to see the
letter which he said he had from Mrs.
Booker.
II don't want too much In the news
papers about this case" he said. II
don't want to distress my. wife / will
tell you, however, that the letter de-
mands money from me under n threat
to get me into trouble. received 1t
month ago"
You deny the charges made in the
affidavit?"
Eyes; that I committed a criminal op-
Grafton. Lulu Moore came to my office
first, July ], and said that she feared
she would be prematurely delivered OF
her child. July she came again and
said that what she had feared had
happened"
" Did you treat her?"
-" did not perform a criminal opera
tion. She may have done so herself |
went once to see her In Brooklyn but
] would. not go again, because 1 was not
paid for that visit. She had a child two
years ago, she told me-"
Did you see the child?"
How could ! see It? The affidavit
doesn't say so, does 1t %
When Dr. Cook was first brought into
court, Mrs Cook offered some of the
reporters 500 to have the matter kept
out of the newspapers.
Dr. Cook was locked UP in a cell in the
Tombs when the court adjourned
His examination was set down for
Wednesday next.