The San Francisco call., 1897-09-11
IT LOOKS BAD
FOR DIR. COOPER
Judge Low Holds Him to
Answer Before the
Superior Court.
Another Charge of Having
Counterfeit Dies in His Pos
session Against Him.
More Trouble Is in Store for the
Alleged Titled Doctor Over
His Debts.

DR.. Harry Westwood Cooper wa, ar
raigned before Judge Low yesterday after
noon on two felony charges, one of having
fal. e, forged and counterfeit blank forms
in his possession of guaranteed draft
notes OF the Bank of New South Wales,
and the other of having counterfeit dies
in his possession. He gave his true name
as Harry Westwood Cooper.
The Two charges of forgery booked
against him were dropped from the cal
endar, no com plants having been filed.
Cooper's preliminary examination on
the charge of having counterfeit blank
.orms OF the Bank of New South Wales in
his possession was then proceeded with.
Prosecuting Attorney Reyn olds conducted
the examination and Attorney Walter
Gallagher appeared for the defendant.
John P. Gallagher, proprietor Of the
Hotel Laneham, was the first witness. H
testified that Cooper and his wife occu-
pied room 8 in the hotel for over three
weeks prior to August 81.
Detective Seymour testified to finding in
Cooper's room the blank draft FORMS 965
in number, and in his trunk brought from
Mountain View ei,ht guaranteed draft
notes of the Bank OF New South Wales
bearing the signature, Samuel Bow
man." manager. A stamp was also found
in his trunk and three tlotiers in his esk
with the name Samuel Bowman" on
them.
Joseph Friedlander of the Anglo-Cali-
fornia Bank testified to Cooper calling at
the bank with guaranteed draft note for
G140 of the Bank of New South Wales on
the Merchants Loan and Trust Company
of Chicago. He wanted to draw mon ey
on the draft, but witness told him they
did not transact business that way. but
would send the draft on for collection.
The draft was sent on, and a dispatch was
sent 10 the National Bank of Chicago no.
flying them. Cooper returned to the
bank in few days and asked if the raft
mad been cashed. He was told that the
National Bank refused to honor it, and he
could have 1t in few days. He did not
call again.
w. 4. Woods, in charge o t H. s. Crocker
& Co. $ branch store on Post street, testi-
tied to Cooper calling upon him and stat
ing that a bank in Chicago with which he
was connected proposed opening a branch
here. He asked if they would do som =
work for him. A few days later he called
again and produced blank form of guar
anteed draft note of the Bank of New
,outh Wales and a letter OF credit.
and asked that 1000 of each be printed.
The order was not filled. Subsequently,
he ordered check perforator. II was
delivered to him, but was afterward taken
| from him.
! James t. Burtchaell, exchange clerk in
the London and San Francisco Bank, tes-
titled that his bank was agent of the Bank
of New South Wales. That bank did not
| ssue guaranteed draft notes in the .orm
shown bim. Cooper presented one of the
draft notes TO him for f140 but he refused
10 have anything to do with it. If one OF
these drafts bearing the genuine signature
! OF Denison Miller, the manager, was pre-.
sented to him it would be paid. Two of
| the genuine drafts of the bank were pro-
| duced in evidence.
This closed the case for the prosecution,
and no evidence was offered for the de-
! fendant. The Judge after listening to the