The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-13
ABG0OPERli|
y FUNERAL.
1t Will Take Place at Wy
0ming at One p. m.
Tomorrow.

a Tho remains OF the late Col. E. I. Cooper
In oaarge OF Undertaken Graham OF Wyom-
ing and James Lord recorder OF deeds OF
Kent County were aboard q Delaware
road train this morning and arc now res
ing at the home OF his brother-in-law.
Charles Jolls at Wyoming Services will
be held tomorrow afternoon by Rev. J. Z.
Grsbarn, pas or Of the N. Z. Church. and
interinent will DO made In tho family
burying, g.ound 10 Coo pers Cemetery,
noar Willow Grove.
$ cot, coopER's ILL LUCK.
Added to the disgrace Of his conviction,
Colonel Cooper, it is said, ran against
continual streak Of Ill luck. Several
months ago his aged mother the widow
OF Samuel B. Cooper. who was Speaker of
the Delaware State Senate in 1888, died
from grief over her sons plight. 1t was
said that after his conviction she never
left her room. The son was not allowed
70 attend her funeral. Then came the
trouble over Coopers property, which was
finally sold for debt.
Cooper was buoyed up somewhat BY lie
hope that the Influence Of his friends in
and out of Delaware would certainly So
cure him pardon, but only the other day
these hopes were dashed To cap the eli.
max Thomas S. Clark, Cooper's cellmate,
got into trouble through violation Of the
prison laws, and Cooper feared that in
some way this might operate against him
Last Sunday, wheu Clark's trouble be-
CANA known, Cooper grew very nervous
and applied to the prison dispensarv for
medicine to allay nervousness. Litter in
the day form Of nervous hiccoughs do
veioped, but the prison doctors did not be.
heve that he Was dangerously i'll. Monday
afternoon the hiccoughs had not ceased,
4Mnd Cooper was removed to the prison hos
pita!. The hiccoughs continued until he
passed away.
No one implicated in the emblezzlement
OF the funds Of the First National Bank of
Dover gained more sympathy than did
Cooper. 1t was the general opinion in the
Stale thai "H,ke" Cooper, as he was
called had unwit!ingly and unwillngly
gotinto the trouble and that he had no in.
tention of defrauiing the bank. He WIS
lured on by the hope of obtaining money
through speculation, and thus being able
70 pay off his debts.
The news of the sudden death of Colonel
was Cooper severe shock tu the people.
Ezekiel L. Cooper was popular ana even
when he was convicted OF aiding Default
Or Boggs thu Concensus Of public opiuion
was that he was man of misfortune, not
Of fault
CAREER OF COLONEL COOPER.
Ezekiel 4. Cooper was the son Of Sam
uol Is. Cooper, who was the Speaker of the
Senate in 1883, and Sarah +, (Jackson)
Cooper. He was born near Willow Grove,
North Murdsrkill hundred, Kent county
January >, Is 5 His carly education was
received in the schools of the county, and
he took an irregular course at the Univer
sity OF Virginia from 1876 to 1870
. In 1873 Mr.. Cooper entered upon The
study of law with Hon Eli salisbury
and completed his studies with Hon.
James L. " olcott. He was admitted to
the bar October n, 1881, aud opened an
office in Dovor. whore he practiced fol
some years.
d.. he was active in politics even before he
was old enough to vote He cast his fr,t
vote fer General Hancock. In 1851 he
was elected reading clerk Of the House Of
;,,1 Az.
House. Governor Benjamin T. Biggs ir
November, 1887, appointed him judge al.
vocate- general Of tho National Guards o.
Delaware. Ho was continued in that po-
sitlop by Governor Robert j. Reynolds
This colonel was a popular member Of the
Governors staff OF which Richard r. Ken
ney was tho adjutant- general.
In 1881 Colonel Cooper was appointed
register OF wills of Kent county for five
years. kumerous important cases wcr,
before him during his term. For som,
years he was IA member and treasurer o
she Kent County Democratic Committee
He Was an alternate delegate to tn
Nntiona! Conventions Of 1885 AMI 1896
''So'P"i "h' W. q Hu'i oSi VI yeais III
editorial writer for the Dover Index, |,
August, 1897, he became managing odito
OF the Milford Herald. As chairman o
the executive committee OF tho Pennsul
Press Association, he arranged annua
outings for the association at Asbur,
Park, Atlanta, Atlantic City and Nash
VILE
In appre citation of his efforts the associa
lion at the Nashville outing, presented
him with chain and locket The co!one
hal Travelled a good deal not only owe
this country but to Canada, Europe an
tho Hawaiian Islands.
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