Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-02
IS A BIGAMIST ALSO.
The SWlndlor, Dr.. Cooper, Has a Very
Tough Record.
DISHONEST SCAMP ALL AROUND.
WOman's Honor Was No Moro Sacred
to Him Than Mems 6Old-Mnny
Serious Charges Against Him.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-The man
who says he Is Sir Harry Westwood
Cooper, but who Chiof OF Police Les
thi 4 ks is a swindler named II. q. Nc
Donald or W. g. Jones, IL still in the
city prison. A Telegram was received
To-Day from the PinHertons at Chicago,
saying that the seli-Jtyled Cooper was
not wanted by the Bankers Protective
association, but that his presence was
urgently required to answer to
charge Of having paetod forged
draft ior $500 upon Mary e. Murphy
o $40 Dearborn street. Al this time
Sir Cooper is supposed TO have been
known under the name OF DR.. West
WOOD. Cooper recently directed ii. 3.
Ctooker d Co., to print him u thou
| SAM letter heads OF credit and the so-
campaigning gratis Tor the purpose, as
Chlei L.ssthiuks, OF beating the banks
| in this sly.
The oraer was not filled, aud the
house subsequently recovered per
| fornting machine which they mad col
| to him.
Cooper was married last May In
| Toronto to Miss Champaign, an limo
cent farmers daughter, is years OF
age. Leaving TJrontO, they went TO
New YORK, thence to Chicago where
they lurrled tor twJ weeks aud then
came on to this city. Cooper was in
| san Ffancisco a few years ago and he
has also bsen in Australia and Lon.
uUn.
He asserts his innocsnro OF the
| charges Of swlndiing brought against
nim.
TORONTO POLICE WANT HIM.
Toronto, Ont. Sept. Fine Iron.
to police would like TO lay their hands
on Sir Harry Cooper, now under AZ
rest in can Ffancisco. The allegeU
| swinuler APPEARED In Mulwar town.
chip last February rs the escort Of
Mise Nellie Atkinson, WAC was re-
turning to operate after q long Ill.
less In Toronto. He was knJwn to
| her and at the William Hali's board.
lug house as DR.. Henry Westwo d
| Cooper, where he hsd lived with his
wife and her you ger brother since
tneir arrival from Australia last
| December.
Cooper said he had prActiced meii.
clue IN Australia for aDout u year AMI
a hall, anu held papers which purport.
| ed to be diplomas from one OF LonJon,
Eogian1, medical colleges. His wife
went TO the village VI Stanton IN
| April ana Is there al present. Sue
ga, shs was Miss Bertha Young, OF
Bnsosne, Australia, wnere Copper
married her a couple OF years ago.
| Cooper followed his wife to Stanton
and ssaried al the home OF Thorn b
| Campaign, where he became greal
,avorite. He psiu especial attention
to Miss Campaign, eighteen years oI
age, whom he peIsuaced 10 marry
han, saying the woman VINO passed
rs Mrs. Cooper was not married to him.
He told the girl's parents that she was
| suN ring from dangerous throat dit
ease ana offered to take her to Toronto
for treatment, TINS wac assented to.
On the l7tn OF May Last, in company
with IA member OF toe Campaign
family, Cooper went toShelbourne anu
procured marriage license anu Dor.
| r0weI sum OF money non u ffienu
u the family. He then took the girl
to Toronto, satisfying ner with the
marriage lcsnse and tus parent with
| his reputation rs throat specisiist,
they renal ed together Ia Toroni,
Tor time and then Disappeared anu
nave not b0eu hesra o. here since.
IN CHICAGO, TOO.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2-Henry W.CoopeI,
who travels unuer the usm, OF Sir
Harry westwood Cooper, wuo was AZ
| rested in San Francisc) lot swinuliug,
lived In Chicago for a time under the
name oil Mliwaru auu represented
an MI at.,t
| To number OF persons ne ex-
plained that he was member
| VI the En- iish MOBILITY, aud claimed
that ne was Ia receipt II u regular In.
O me from some VI the estates OF his
| amiIy. He lived exuo nsivaly, spsnt
moacy freely ami for time was en-.
| tortaiu ed by some OF the best famiIie.
| in tue city.
The iull extent Of his ewindling 1
not definitely known by tne Pinkei-
ton detectives, but: he IL said 10 have
been one OF tue most clever In his un.
lawful profession.
| The Dsnkers' protective association
| IL said ~ want him IN llleReJ fraudul.
ont WORK In the East and niB arrest in
san Francisco Ia the outcome OF long
J period OF Watching anu shadowing on
| inc part OF the PInkerion agency
| throughout the country. In addition
TO his swindIing operations, Cooper IL
also suspected ~ be bigamist. gu ny
woman In Detroit claiming to have
| beun married to him shortly oeioFe his
| departure to San FIaucisoo.
IL Cooper IL Convicted o. the charge
! on which lie has ben arresteJiin San
| Francisco 1t is quite pOssible ho will be
| brought to Chicago for trial nj the ex.
| piralion OF bis teDtence.
Destroyed Gamblers PsrnphcruaIia
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 2.-SeveraI
thousand doilart' worth OF pool room
! fixtures, captured In the rail- several
| weeks ago, were destroyed by fire
yesterday under orders from the CIR
cult court. The cases OF tho pol roum
munsg,r 70 ana their employees have not
| ct come to trisl, but probably will be
hearI next Monday.
100 MIN SOLD OUT.
Mud aud Mire Turn Bask tho Miners
from kiondiiSe.
SEATTLE, Washn., Sept. 2.-The
steamer Farallon arrived at 1870 tnIs
morning (rhursdey) from 5kagusy,
having lot there August 26. Toe
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