New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
SAYS DIR. COOK is
HIDING In CITY
EXPLORERS BROTHER
INFORM4NT.
"ConsWrators Too -4ctiue for
QUicf Work at
Grdmaf0R.

T,r Frederick a. Cook perseNereo falln-
s-uv Yesterday in the policy that II.
wellington wack laid down on Saturday
an his terse pronouncement. DR.. Cook
ssrt" Mr wack himself decamped
vith his lists Of liners and sailings. and
left a newcomer 10 the polar affair, Will
IAN T. Cook. the explorers brother, 10
De- the public principal informant
William I. Cook is a milk dealer at No.
- Bedford avenue. Brooklyn. Persons
who are not expert judges ~ literary
material pronounced his version Of the
Co7k mystery well able 20 stand com
harrison with Mr. Wacks imaginative
ruuetins OF Saturday afternoon and
nEht.
~Dr Cook l. in the city said William
7. cook He is not in Europe Mr..
Wack made number of statements on
SATURDAY. but he knew nothing Of the
facts Dr Cook is not in Europe. nor 10
DE- ou his way there. He is in New York
Ci,y. and 7 have been in communication
wiz him to-day"
couldn't you induce him 10 make a
statement for the newspapers" Nj
Cook was asked.
$40" he replied decidedly. I have
beer talking with him on the telephone
and VIII not oau him up again to-
day
ABOUT THE CONSPIRACY.
~N1u. there's a good deal more truth
iI these stories II a conspiracy than the
newspapers have tried To make out" Mr..
Cook continued The FIRST news Of il
D.
The Waldorf Il was not an ANONYMOUS
lsryer. 7 know the name Of the writer.
lut ] am uot at liberty 10 give il 10 the
public u told OF an organized con-
sri-aey to Eet hold of Dr. Cooks records
before they reached the University OF
Copenhagen and to destroy them The
oCnsI .rat1rs are prepared 10 60 SO far as
O. s-lk The ship that carries the sapers
u trel sr- sure they have the right ship.
"0f course. my brother was consider
ably surprised ~ the letter. and il upset
hin good deal when he had had the
charges Investigated and found that they
were tr-e- He was dogged by detectives
while he was Al the hotel. and could not
leaye his rooms without being watched.
s. Dr. went % the Gramatan. in Bronx
vile and There De finished writing his
repo-t.
He soon found however. that mem
bers q --e band OF conspirators were
stil or h.s trail He finished his report
unde- heavy mental strain. and started
% Erlts DIS book But they sept follow
Ing h- and al last he CeJeruined 20
q n-o ss--lsiou and hioe for time
ters .H place in the city U hich cannot.
~ course. name.
IN DIS hiding place Mrs Cook joined
-l yesterday. She win stay with him
tr sar. aaEs- and then ash return 10
o. 9-au. Great precautions viii
b. taa-H -. ~-e that her departure win
Hat uncover The hiding place.
WELL tND N GOOD SPIRITS
--IE .-.aer IS wen and iu good spin
Hs lE r- strain ~ finishing the
r-r0- .- and Gle cousplrators havc
--er ......r-ar-l. As soon as his records
fsr- a..E passed upoa by the University
G G'.r- -.H De- Vil resume his lecture
t-r -l report rhat D. Withdrew
a- r-- .f money fro-a th- Carnegie
lru-- Company recently IS not true. H~
t". -.-. ..-- lcsres fram safe de
1asf FaH.r .. rsI tE1r.."
'a-.H Bradley r gehen. the ycner-
n. tEe Arcti. club ~
an ...e a. a.s -ura Dr cook vas
f &. arv sense rf the word. fLat
b as .- r.0f 1r~ lar1 Mt many miles
trc- tr. ra.tr. ms Office. al SO. 49, East
-lc s'-..-. au5 -nar moreover. Dr. cook
-sd personally given his word that he
H0ud n. present ir his own proper ner-
ar f-e u.rra- 90 captain Osbor.
Ntlcr -. ae held at THE Academy or
Music "r Tuesday. Docam5er :. A per-
ie;rarr. 20 "Saam" VIII be given IN th-
caIta honor. and number Of veteran
arctic -a- ulI be there. Among the ex-
porers v.I D. Dr Cook. captain Joseph
r hf-.ar rhe canadian government. 3
nan. and captain George Conner.
Tha16ars a cook. another brother
who lives ga lle old Cook place in CALL
co9r. sullivan county. settled the report
'hat -l- defendant in the Polar case was
Spending vacation with him. In reply
io dispatch from The Tribune ne
wired
30. Dr. cook Is not resting win me-
THEODORE A COOK"