The San Francisco call., 1897-09-17

dren7 Your wife. that you took from me
pure, INNOCENT girl, and swore TO me by God
Almighty" that you woul d ever be a tue, good
husband 10 her, and what do l find? come all
thewsy from Australia and find her deserted
and living Il the same room with a girl wing
in consumption anu both without a cent and
poor Charlie, my son, whom you swore You
would ever be good TO and whom you prom
ised to have well taught. him, l find. "GOd for
give you in St. James Shelter What have
YOU TO say. Tor yourself? Whst is the meaning
OF it all2 Tell me that. There is much more
20 be said, but will first await your reply. 1
wish reply at once, and that is to tell me- :he
truth,
! could have forgiven you, Harry. if you had
told us q lie aLout your fortune, if you had
gone nnnestty to work and repaid my sister in
small installments, but 10 go on making bad
. worse; and then, like coward, run away and
leave your wife and her young brother in q
strange land among strangers without q cent,
you have ruined us indeed. l have no home,
no friends, no money, and all through you
Poor Bert ilr the first time in her life is in
servIcel Think OF that If you have thought
for any, one else I shall wait Just long enough
F. TO get g reply from you before send word to
my sister. BERTHA YOUNG.
Inelosed in the letter to the Chief was a
photo OF Cooper, which is here repro
duced, and the following clipping from
the Toronto Evening News of Septem-
Der Z;
Dr. Harry Westwood, the noted bigsmist
and swIndler whose escapades in Toronto and
Mulmur Township last February have been
. fully exposed in the News. ana who is now in
Jail in california on several charges OF forgery
and sWlndling, left his first wife in Toronto
when he fed from Mulm ur with Ida Maud
Campaign, The daughter of a farmer of that
district, and few days ago The first wife'J
mother arrived in the city from Australia in
search OF her The two are still here await
ing the res ult OF tie trial in California.
Thomas Campaign, father OF the young girl
who eloped with Cooper, IN writing the News
for information 10 his daugh ter's where
abouts, says that they were al, deceived by Il
scoundrei, and that The f,mily were anX Gus
10 receive the girl back home, they having
never heard from her since she went away.
Detective Seymour took the letter from
Cooper's mother-in-law 10 the City
Prison. and handed it to him. Cooper re-
fused to accept it. denying that it was for
him.
"Do you mean to tell me that letter is
not Tor you" asked the detective.
81 do" replied Cooper.
us that your picture?" asked Seymour,
showing him the photo.
Cooper's face turned crimson, and he
said, defiantly: Il Will not say whether it
is or not
You know it is, said Seymo "and
you know also thi~ letter is for You"
You are liar" retorted Cooper.
For an instant they looked at each
other, and there was blood in S.vmour's
eye, but he restrained himself and walked
away.
Cooper was married in Toronto BY Rev.
J. A. Rankin to Ida Maud Campai,n Of
the township OF Mulmur on May "a last,
the witnesses being Charles Fish and
Amy Austin. Chief Lees is in possession
OF the marriage certificate.
She is now like the other young wfe-
in a strange land among strangers. with
ont a cent OF money and living on charity.
Mrs. Rose Freach had q long talk with
her yesterday morning and offered her
shelter IN her home till her trouble is
over, and the poor girl gladly accepted the
offer. She will likely go there tomorrow.
TIE Grand Jury viii to-day be asked to
investigate Cooper's actions while in this
city and bring indictments against him, so
as TO have the case taken into the Su-
perior Court as speedily as possible, and
not have to wait for the delay in having a
preliminary examination in The Police