The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-02
HE is A SLICK ONE
BUT TIE BANKERS PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION KNOWS HIN.

''sir" Harry westwood Lies Behind the
| Bars in San Francisco's Prison, After
| Having, ~ 1t is Believed. Done q Vas,
| Deal of FIsnboy.nt and More Lea
| the Same-Mrs. George Middleton and
Her victim-Johnnie Edmuuds' Case
| Other Crime news.
| San Francisco, Sept lin the per-
son OF Sir Henry Westwood Cooper. VI.
| D., now confined in the city prison,
| Chief of Police Lees believes that he has
behind the bars one OF the most notori-
Gus bank swindlers who ever operated
| in this or any other country, despite the
| was arrested at the Langham hotel, and
a dispatch OF inquiry as 10 Cooper was
sent 10 the Bankers Protective associa-
ton, and there came back the reply that
| he was noted swindler and was wanted
| ~ the association for fraudulent work
! done in the east
| Soon after Cooper's arrest his room al
| the Langham was searched by the de-
| tectives, and in his trunk were found a
| lot of certified checks and drafts which
| the police believe TO be bogus.
/ Cooper claimed that he was a nephew
TO the late Sir Ashley Cooper, surgeon TO
Queen Victoria, who, he said, had died
six months before, and that he had
come 10 Sir Astley's title and succeeded
to his vast estate in Australia with a
present value of $500 900.
Having created the desired impression
by his talk of titles, estates and posses
sions, the police say that Cooper began
his fraudulent work, and they claim that
before he was caught he had succeeded
in victimiZing a number Of people.
1t was but one or two days ago that
Cooper. for the purpose, as is claimed. o.
assuring John 2. Gallagher, the proprie-
tor of the Langham, of his unstinted A.
nancial resources, gave into Gallagher's
hands a draft on a Chicago bank for
$4,000. This draft is now in the posses
sion of the police and they confidently
assert that they will prove it to be
worthless.
MISS CARMEN > WOUNDS.
Chicago, Sept. Mrs. George Middle
tons furious assault on Miss Belle Car
men Monday night ma yresult in the
actress death. The police have taken
her ante-mortem statement. Her as
sailant's hearing is set for September %
and she is out on her own bonds for
$500. The friends of Miss Carmen think
ra1 %nN
leniently and have sworn out two new
warrants. Miss Carmen was removed
from DR.. Campbell's office, where she
had passed the night TO her hotel apart
ments. she was conscious but extreme
ly wea'tfroin loss OF blood. The danger
Gus wound is a deep stab in the left
shoulder. near the neck, which severed
an artery. The physicians have not
been able to stop the flow OF blood. The
other wounds, while painful, are not
considered serious.
BI GREWARDS FETCH HIM
Clearfield, Pa, Sept. david Weeks,
one of the two men wanted for the muir
der of George Marcus Nicholas. which
occurred on the Daniels farm at Trum-
bull, Fairfield county, Conn. on July 20
last, was arrested here last night He
gave his name as James Dougherty, and
states that he worked for Whitaker and
Irwin, of Curwensville, Pa, six miles
from Clearfeld. He says he went to
work June Is and worked for them two
months. A reward OF 81 800 was offered
for the arrest Of the murderer, 81 900 by
the state of Connecticut, 1000 by the
town in which the murder was commit
ted, and g. 500 by relatives.
jefferson City. Mo. Sept. 1.-Lieuten-
ant and Acting Governor Bolte has not
decided If he will honor the requisition
OF the governor of Colorado for the re-
turn Of Johnnie Edmunds for trial for
killing III. H. Kay 1t is believed here
that ne will refuse TO honor the requ;si-
ton. He has consulted Assistant At /
torney General Sam B. Jefferies and will
probably act upon his opinion.
Jefferson City. Mo-. Sept. 1.-Acting !
Governor Bolte today decided TO hear
evidence in the Edmunds case on Sat
urday next. Before the requisition VIII |
be honored X must be sworn 10 him that |
Edmunds is the person wanted in Colo |
RADIO. He must De identified.
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