Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-10
Mr.. John H. Cook Deserts Wife
and Babe, Leaving Team
Penniless
SAYS HE WILL NOT RETURN
Attempt Made to Enter Mrs. Cooks
Home Monday Night and County
Attorney Is lnvestieatins-No Ar
rests Made as Yet Liscomb People
Will Assist the Deserted Wife.

/ Liscomb is in the midst of another
case of wife, desertion. DR. John T.
Cook, who has been practicing at Lis
comb since Jan. 80. lef. his wife ans
Ia-year-old babe some time during Sun
day night. A letter received Monday
evening by the. young wife announces
/ the fact that he does no. intend to re-
turn.
Dr. and Mrs. Cook came to Liscomb
from Noblesville, Ind. They have been
married almost three ysars, and have a
little daughter. Bonnie, 2 years old. Mrs.
Cook was formerly Miss Myrtle Ferris,
south of Noblesville, near Fisher Sta
ton.
Mrs. Cook, In speaking of the case
this morning to the Times Republican,.
said she knew of no reason why her
husband should have deserted her un-
less It's that he was too lazy to support
her. She is anxious that he return. for
she loves him and their married life has
been most happy. Mrs. Cook is without
funds, not one cent being left in the
house with which to keep up the living
expenses. There are bills to pay, some
of them owed in Liscomb and others in
this city. The rent is also to pay, and
the wife has nothing with which to
meet the, obligation.
DIR. Cook left home some time Sunday
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given her some sort of drug as she
slept very soundly, and as a usual thing
is awakened on the least provocation.
Sunday night she heard nothing, and
her husband left their bedchamber
without awakening her. She knew
rothing until after 5 O'clock Monday
morning. when she awcke and found
him gone.
Receives a Letter.
Monday evening Mrs. Cook received
a letter from her husband. 1t had been
mailed on Northwestern train, bear
ing the railway postal mark of the
Tama and Hawarden, or Northern Iowa
division line. 1t stated that he had
gone to stay, and expressed the wish
that she would be happy. He advised
her to sell the household goods and
return to her parents, and said that
he was sorry he was not able to leave
her any funds. Mrs. Cook thinks her
husband has gone to Garden City. e
DIR. Cook is man AZ years of age
and has been married before. He has
wife and three daughters living at
Westfield, Ind. A half brother is Jacob
Cook a well-known farmer residing
three miles west of Liscomb
Liseomb People Will Aid.
The township trustees of Liscomb
held meeting Monday night and took
steps to aid Mrs. Cook, and furnish
her with money to get back to her
parents. The liscomb people generally
are inclined to do everything possible
for Mrs. Cook, whom they have learned
to like very much during her short
residence in the town. Mrs. Cook is on
ly % years of age.
Attempt Made to Enter Home.
A new development in the case re-
suited Monday night when an attempt
was made to enter Mrs Cooks home.
Mrs. Cook thinks that an assault was
attempted knowing her to be alone,
and County Attorney Northup was
called to Liscomb by Mayor T. E. Culp
this morning to investigate. So far no
arrests have been made. Mrs. Cook tel
ephoned to Homer Boyd when she knew
that some one was trying to effect an
entrance and Mr. Boyd, In company
with D. G. Bauman, went down. fright
ening the intruders away. Mrs. Cook
then went to neighbours home, where
she spent the remainder of the night.