The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-04-18
YOUNG C0CKERELL'S
BEAUTIFUL WIFE
HAS DROPPED HIM.
Third Son Of Former Missouri
Senator Travelling in Europe
With Woman He Introduces
as His Wife, Goes Broke"
and Appeals to American EN-.
bassy in London for Money.

robert q. Hogan, formerly ,
Webster Groves, now living In Balt
more, issued "a signed statement FIR
day. according to press dispatches
regarding she reports from Londo
shat his daughters husban
Ephraim Brevard Cockrell, third sol
OF she former Senator from Missouri
was travelling In Europe with a hand
some young woman whom he intro
duced as his wife and had appeale,
TO the American Embassy in Londor
for financial aid.
Mr.. Hogsn's statement reveals III,
separation OF Cockrell and his young
vile more than a year ago and ior
the first time makes public the un
happy ending Of a romance which be.
gan In 1908 when Cockrell and Miss
hazel Hogan eloped and were mar.
rleo after a thester party. Mrs
Cockrell is now with her father.
Mr.. Hogan's statement, issued at
his summer home In Leicester, 8 miles
from Baltimore, Is as follows:
"ln order to correct a false impres.
sion which was sent out by the press
yesterday relating to my daughter,
Mrs. Ephraim B. Cockrell, I wish TO
state the true facts concerning the
actions OF her husband and the I'm.
poster who Is posing as Mrs. Cock.
rell In London and Paris. About a
year ago Mr.. Cockrell accepted a
position with a banking firm in New
York, leaving his wife at my home In
Baltimore until he could prepare a
home for her In New York. He made
frequent visits to his wife and ia ather.
IN ashlngton. About June l he
disappeared, being deiaulter for a |
considerable sum, which his father at
once made good. His wife made ev.
Dry possible endeavor to locate him
to notify him that there was no need
10 lear returning home, but che did
not discover his whereabouts until
Two months ago. She at once wrote
selling him that his father had ar.
'anged his affairs at the bank and
had been III for months. A few weeks
ago we learned he was living with a
Mrs. Summers, a woman In New York.
nsroducing her as his wife, and nv
laughter, In London and Paris. and
borrowing large sums OF money from
wealthy Americans there. lat once I
lotified the consuls. general as Lon.
lon and Paris that the woman is an
mposter and that my daughter, his
vile, has been with me in Baltimore
md part OF the time with his sick ,
ather In Washington since his de. {
arturo. Ny daughter has never !
sed or received benefit from dollar {
Dis Ill gotten gains, but has done
II In her power to shield him from
lsgrace for bis grand old fathers
axe, as we'll as her own. We are !
'rry this matter has become public, :
utasit Is my daughters name must {
. protected. ROBERT G. HoeANn !
FAMILY ADMITS CHARGES q
When Mr.. Hoean's charge that I
phraim Cockrell is an absconder /
as shown to Cockrell's father and !
'other, Allen ", In Washington, I
'ey declined to discuss It, but ac. y
riding to dispatches admitted its !
nth. Allen Cockrell said Mr.. Hogan 5
ID every right to speak for bis y
'ughter. Members Of the Cockrell o, o.
nily say Ephrsim did no. take bis +
sher into bis confidence before mar. d
Ing Miss Hogan. E E