The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
ONE MORE FURRY
IN POLAR CIRCLES
Secretary of Arctic Club Says
Captain Loose Is Ready
to Confess.
QUESTION OF FAkING
COOKS RECORDS At STAKE
Loose Declares He Did Fake
Records, According TO
His Affidavit.

NEW YORK, Dec. l6.-ThcrC was an
other little polar furry III New York
tonight, which boiled down. resolved it
self into series Of charges and coun-
tcrchargcs such as have been frequent
since DR.. Frederick 4. Cook. now in
mysterious scclusion. announced he had
discovered the north pole.
L. 5 Osbon. secretary of the Arc
tic club. came out first with state
mcnt indicating that Captain August
w Loose was prepared 10 rePudiate
recent affidavit Published in New
York newspaper that he had faxed rec
ords for DR.. Cook.
After hurried search. Loose was
found with his associate. George Duuklc,
He denied that he intended TO retract
anything, stood by his affidavit, ard
said, on the other hand, that attempts
had been made 10 bribc him into
contradiction of his previous declara-
tions. Dunkle confirmed him in this,
Captain b. s. Osbon of this city, sec
retary of the Arctic club, has written
Captain Joseph +. Bcruicr and others
that Captain August W. Loose S story
OF his dealings with Doctor Cook, as
published IN a New York newspaper,
was concoctcd for sale, wjtnou1 regard
for ;he truth.
'tIn the presence of witncsss- said
Osbon. Il heard Loose say: was
out for the money and | did not care
how ! got ii.
Captain Osbon does not believe that
Losses narrative, as supported by hls
aifidavits. was q part of any plot TO
discredit Doctor Cook.
1.-The idea originated with Loose and
Dunklc, SAYS Captain Osbon.
"Thev had for sale matter in this
controversy so explosive that nobody
dared handle If. When they found that
out, they cast about for something else.
Dunklc was the promoter, Loose the
workman.
Conscience Hurt Him.
"Also DunkIe got most of the money.
That what Loose says, and now he
is casting around TO see whore he
stands. He's got conscience, and II
smarts.
~ wrote these facts In a private
letter TO Captain Bcrnicr and others
and their premature publication is
mistake and may spoil what would have
been complete documentary proof OF
MY assertion. sworn TO before n notary.
Loose had an appointment today TO
sign confession which has already
bccu drawn up. He did not appear and
now he has Just iwentY-four hours
grace, If he does not sign tomorrow
the substance of the confession then
Will be printed from notes and conVer-
salions on which IT Is based
Captain Osbon was not at liberty TO
name the person who had obtained and
drafted the confession. "a ship-oNu-
cr, he designated him. ga former en-
plovcr of Loose and man who has
personal influence with him.
Cause for Confession.
''ITow did this man prevail on Loose
20 cUnfcss?'f was asked.
q He told Loose straight ont, said
the captain, .'that Loose was playing
checkers with his own nose,
Captain Osbou does not deny that
Doctor Cook and Loose had business
dealings and that money passed between
them. But he said:
81 know enough shipmatcs of the
doctor who went into the Antarctic
with him 10 hc sure the doctor needed
nobody 10 fabrloatc observations for
him, No doubt he set problems tor
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