The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
HE is FULL
OF DENIALS
DR.. Harry Westwood Cooper
Posing as a Much
Injured Man.
A Charge Of Obtaining Money
by False Pretenses Is Regis
tered Against Him.
Chief Lees Receives Information That
Last December Cooper Tried to
Swindle Philadelphia Bank.

DR.. Harry Westwood Cooper is still Ian
gushing in the City Prison, and his e1-
pectations of being speedily released from
custody are not IN fair way of being
fulfilled.
His attorney, after consultation with
him yesterday morning, went 10 Chief
Lee. and notified the Chief that he In
tended applying at once Tor writ OF
habeas corpus to get Cooper out of prison.
To prevent this John p Gallagher OF the
Hotel Langham swore to a complaint be-
fore Judge Low, charging Cooper with OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses. The
amount alleged in the complaint is $50,
although Cooper owes Gallagher $95 alto
gether for board and borrowed money.
The false pretenses alleged are that
Cooper obtained the money on the repre-
sentation that he had $50, 900 deposited in
the Bank of New South Wales. and in
proof thereof showed fictitious draft for
that amount on the bank.
Cooper was booked on the charge by
Detective Seymour His bonds were fixed
at $500 or $3.50 cash. He expected to be re-
leased on bonds last night but was disap-
pointed.
Chief Lees 10 to last night had received
no further news from the East about
Cooper, although anxiously awaiting
something definite on which to hold
Cooper.
Yesterday the Chief received the follow.
ing informal about Cooper from the
American Bankers Association album:
Early in December last a man giving the
name of DR.. Henry W. Cooper called a a bank
"a member of the association in Philadelphia.
He stated that he had a large amount of
money deposited in London Zen gland) bank,
and inquired as to the best way 10 have the
money transferred to the United States. The
bank advised him to draw two drafts to their
order on the London bank. This he did with
two drafts for 100000 each. The following
day he called at the bank and made all effort
to check against the deposited drafts ior small
amour is, but the bank becoming suspicious,
refused to honor the checks. 1t subsequently
developed that he swind ed merchants and
others in New Jersey town. He decamped
from Philadelphia and was last heard of In
Detroit. He is plausible talker and makes
q good Impression.
The state ment also gave description OF
the man which tallies exactly with Cooper,
and copy of his signature was incosed
which also closely resem bles his signature
on the register at the Langham. 1t was
also stated that he was known as DIR.
Henry Cooper and Henry Cooper Nc.
Donald, alias II. Young.
Cooper is chuck full of denials. He said
yesterday afternoon that he never was in
Philadelphia in his life, and was not,
therefore, the DR.. Cooper who tried to
work bank there in December.
Referring to Gallagher's charge he said:
''It cam OF stand, as he has deeds of prop
erty owned by me in New jersey as secur-
ity for the amount. My attorney wired to
New Jersey Yesterday and received d re-
ply, which will be produced in court, that
the deeds were all right.
There are a large number of false state
ments being published concerning me,
n ~ hoc in
session that will prove it, and they can be
prod uced at the proper time if necessary.
II am not wanted in Toronto for big
amy. l never had wife there till m ar.
ried my present wife nor even an intrigue.
did treat MISS Atkinson, referred to in
the dispatch. for tumor, along with two
other medical men, at the Toronto Gen.
eral Hospital. and continued treating her
after she returned to her home till she re-
covered"