The evening world., 1904-03-11
Mrs. H. K. Miller, Former Wife
{ of Attorney-GeneraIs Son,
Brings Breach of Promise Ac-
/ ton Against Or. Cooke.
HER METEoRIc CAREER
,4 AT THE CAPITAL.
Accused Mans Relatives Call It
BIackmaiI and Declare the
Case Will Be Fought. Bitterly
in Open Court.

ha6 somewhat tuniultous career since
she gave IN Il clerical position under
the Government in Washington in 1890
. TO marry Samuel Duncan Miller son OF
ex-Attorney-Genersl w. H. II. Miller
OF indianapolis, member of President
Harrison's Cabinet. has come to the
/ front again. this time ns the injured
. party In breach " promise suit.
+ The man who. according to the COM
plaint. has been trifilng with the af-
fections of Mrs Miller. Is DR.. Howard
. De Walden Cooke. Of Stamford. Conn.
son NJ the late Rev. Samuel Cooke
. who as rector of st. Bartholomew 3
Church In this city enjoyed the patron.
age of the Vanderbil.s and other mill
ionaires, and was able when he died to
leave large fortune to his son.
Mrs. Miller wants $4,000 OF this for.
tune to ease her Injured feelings. Her
wound Is very deep one, she saws. AL
though 1t appears from her own afida-
Wit that the proposed marriage was ar
ranged as recently as Jan. 8 last. II
further appears. from the statement of
Mr.. Cooke. that the first meeting be-
tween the couple took place the day
before the alleged proposal. Jan.
her A"uavIt buBfnenaItke,
Mrs. Miller's affidavit is brief. but
, businesslike. She says that 1t was
agreed to have the ceremony performed
within a reasonable time; that on Feb.
Y, and again five days later, she suR-
gested that 1t was about time for DR..
Cooke to make good, but that he
showed a disposition to back out She
finally became satisfied that he intended
TO rcpudiate his contract with her, and
then brought suit.
Mrs. Miller's attorneys rot an at
fachment on DR.. Cookies estate Mt
Stamford. which Is valued at a great
deal more than the amount she sues for.
II the lawyers decided 1t wouldn't cover
the damages asked they had an order
from the Court permitting them to at
zach the person of DR.. Cooke. DR..
Cooke has been married twice. and
both his wives are dead His answer
TO Mrs. Miller's suit, made through his
Attorneys, lis covered in one word:
"Blackmall."
Mrs. Miller was Helen Karscher, of
Pottstown, Pa. She was a very beautl-
full girl, and when she went to WASH
ington to earn her own living as a
"oNerhiieht cierk attracted great zeal
OF attention. She was socially amDi-
tious, but never before had a chance to
crafty the ambition. She met Samuel
Duncan Miller. then a young lawyer,
who was living with his father in Wash
ington and who moved in the very high
est society. He fell in love with her
and the couple were married,
Her Career Was Meteorio.
During tho remaining tuo y.,rs -,
pr.sident uarrison,s adr,,,,t.,u,,i 49,, ~
was one of the most prominent women
socially in the can,ta, Her cars.r r,o.
meteoric. In no time at all she had
risen from the position of an humble
cI.rI, to that Of n socistv ,sader and ths
wives OF Cabinet officers and the ladies
of the Dfplomatic Corps followed in her
train Her great bsantv and her tire,es.
energy were the great factors in her
success
,,,,e a., ,,,,
,er s ths rstrn s
Samuel Miller went back with his
father. to resume practice with the lat
ter's Arm. IndIanapCiis society accepted
Mrs MiIIer prnciou,Iy but decIined 70
recognize her rs leader. Mrs. Miller
giumsed % into tne ray y witn TN sreas Mrs eeTf sr
Ian nd ha nlI
anoiis esat iaadjno tha otha,. 'iu
IN ISSs Mrs M3,,er decided that New
York Was the nroner Held for her. and
she cams here With her husband and
n.n,,,y 90, Sidnay NJ Miller Was
c6mne,,eT m nha nion HE nractice In
Indis na ta,is and start anaw In mi.
civ uhich he Ala cs n man,har q, the
Law ,,rm ~ Kea ,irge WaIraJt a Nil
iar IJa o,,d hJs w. +noi, anert,,,ant.
n, tho u1tei RntIanS anS nrs Mia
soon surfonnded berseis 1vith 1asb.
ionable set.
Wife Refused to Return West.
a,r miller ,yho.. .,,o.o, ,a,vy.r
mere had not hecr Herw consnicun,,s
decided In ISeS 10 go hack 70 indian
sroiis- - His fathsr ,,ryod h,n, 20 hi.
course ne he wanted Rim tn taL a so,ns
of the weight of his nn.n ,arvn pr.S.
lice or his shoulders. Mrs MIj,.r re-
fused to 20. Mr.. Miller ftraIIy sot her
as Far as the train. hut lust h srnrs I
pulled out she left the car ard sail she
would never return to InIiara,nolis.
Mr.. Miller went without her. tnkint Ills
son with him. and the souOle never
ll,ed together. efterwprd
trv and induce his wife 10 % re.,irn. % but
sho would not. Meanwhile . sho lIvei
khcwn through entertainments that she