The sun., 1907-04-14
COCKRELL DISOWNS HIS son.
STATEMENT BY THE EX-SENATOR
FROM MISSOURI.



Young WIfe's Part In the Matter.
WASHINGTON. April 13.-Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Francis NJ. Cockrell,
| former Senator from Missouri and one OF
the best known men in national life, made
| a public statement this evening repudiating
and practically disowning his son, Ephraim
Cockrell, on account Of his misconduct.
| Ephraim Cockrell. who is only "a years Old.
| is in Europe. He is said to be accompanied
by a woman who poses as his wife. The
real Mrs. Ephraim Cockrell is in Washington
with the family of her father in law. Ex-
Senator Cockrell has been i'll for many
months and his sons wife was devoted in
her attentions to him until he was TAX en-
South for the benefit of his health. Mr..
Cockrell returned to Washington recently
and Mrs. Ephraim Cockrel, who has been
with her father in Maryland, joined him
here to-day This is Commissioner Cock
rell's statement:
Il have done my very best in my sons be-
half. but he has declined to follow my ad-
vice. Already he has proved a source Of
great expense to me, and am now unable
to render him further assistance. Those
who deal with him must do so independently
Of his relationship TO me No one can more
deeply or sorrowfully regret the course he
is alleged to be pursuing thanI
He has treated his wife shamefully. She
has not been with him in Europe. but has
been with me or my family or with her
fathers family.
"Ephraim left this country last June and
since then have had no communication
with him, nor have had his address The
news contained in the London dispatches is
indeed hhmiliating to me-
On Wednesday a cable despatch came
from London telling of the presence there
of Ephraim Cockrell and a woman repre-
sented as his wife. According to report
he had won $4,000 in the stock market
and had spent money in London and Paris
in a way that indicated that the story was
true After a while. however. so the story
said, Cockrell and his alleged wife had gone
to a boarding house and had applied to
the consulate general in London for financial
assistance
The story did not surprise the families of
young Cockrell or his real wife. The latters
father. Robert G. Hogan of Baltimore,
formerly Of st. Louis, made a statement
yesterday in which he said that few weeks
ago he had learned that his son-in-law was
living with a notorious New York woman
in London and Paris and had been introduce
ing her there as his wife and borrowing
large sums of money from Americans.
IL a. snce notified. the Consai,s. Z GeneraI
ut London and Paris that the woman was an
impostor," said Mr.. Hogan, -and that my
daughter, his wife had been with me in
Baltimore and part Of the time with his
sick father in Washington since his de-
parture."
According to Mr. Hogan. his son-in-law
went to New York about a year ago to take
a place with banking firm there He left
his wife at her fathers home in Baltimore
with the understanding that she was to
remain until he could prepare home for
her in New York. He made frequent visits
to his wife and his fsther-in-law in Balti-
more and Washington until about June /.
1905 when he disappeared. His wife made
every possible endeavOr to locate him said
Mr.. Hogan, in order to tell him that he need
not fear 70 return home, but she did not
discover his whereabouts until two months
ago. She wrote at once telling him of his
fathers serious illness and that the elder
Cockrell had arranged Ephraim's affairs.
But the young man did not return.
MY daughter" MIR. Hogan said. has
never used or received benefit from a dollar
of his money since he left, but has done all
in her power To shield him for his fathers
sake as well as her own. We are sorry this
matter has become public. but as il has
my daughters name must be protected
Young Mrs. Cockrell added 10 her fathers
statement that she did not expect to see
her husband again.
Ephraim Cockrell met his wife, then Miss
Hazel Ho gan. in st. Louis about five years
ago. The Cockrel and Hogan families
were socially prominent there. The young
people BECAME engaged. but as Ephraim
Cockrel had no business prospects az that
time they were advised 20 wait But Cock
rell and Miss HOGAN objected TO delay and
were married. They lived happily for a
time. After the 81. Louis worlds fair they
went to live with Mr.. Hogan. Coc&rell
went 10 Mexico TO try his fortune. but had
no success When Mr. Hogan moved TO
Baltimore Mr.. and Mrs. Cockrell went
with him. and soon aftcrward young COCkTcll
Obtaiupd "A pCsition i'm New York