New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-28

distance telephone the manager az the
notcl SAID that neither Mr. Nycko1 nor
~. Cook was registered there, but Mr.
wsckof Was found az TIE hotel suhse-
auenti. lie said that he knew nothing
81 Dr Cooks Whereabouts
san another suggestion Vas that Dr.
cook might Doe WITH captain George
Conner friend az Mount Parnassus.
East MADDEN. Conn: but word came
lack fron Last MADDEN that Captain
Conner said lac ha1 not seen o. heard
from Or Cook. and that he did not eU-
pec1 Aim.
Charles Wake az Insurance man. N
admitting hat be knew where Dr. Cook
was. declined 10 E.ve his address or 10
account ia any wise for the explorers
sa6dsn an6 mysterious departure.
n The Circumstances b. Is At perfect
liberty" SAID III. Wake. 10 make what
plans lie chooses ana as he chooses In
cue TINS lac VIII give al account q him
SCI. and untu then 7 hope that he gets
TIE rest he tEroGghly deserves. The
children are 2 school and Mrs. Cock
has left tbs Granlsraa Inn and come 70
the house OF 8 friend in this c-c,--
MR BRADL-T ALL PIT OUT.
JOIN 2. Braolev. who Is thoroughly
.xaspersfed with The whole situation,
had his 20 say last night
Z ar heartily sick q al this ny stery.
IT,. Cook - under &c contract % ne he
ran ccrne and SO as ne chooses without
seeking ny advice CT consent but olc
say TO-DAY 70 Az Wake. when I read In
he papers that Or. Cook had sailed. that
] should feel properly sore. ard that I
should think ] had right 10 feel sore.
n ths doctor Lad left for al extended
trip without saying goodby 10 me
don't know where he Is any more
than -oU Do. L ne is IN this country, it's
al right But WY didn't De say out
r.Eht where he vas soinso
SIN believe IN him. az stand now
be 5ust what i; was the day DE landed
He has my allegiance anti the UDiver-
Eity % Copenhaeeu has disrrovCd his
claims
d. Thomas :. Dedrick. who accom-
panied Peary GA al expedition and i
az intimate friend OF Dr. Cook. said Al
his home IN Washington. X. J.. last
tvo weeks ago. Al that time. he said.
Dr. Cook appeared normal. both men
ally ana physically. Ia fact. in remark
snlv good health considering the strain
be- had undergone. Dr. DERRICK artrih-
uted Dr. Cooks sudden retirement 10 his
oesire 70 avoid annoyance IN order Thar
he may rest
WACh-s THIRD STATEMENT.
DT. Cooks lasrye-. aIr wack. issued q
fhfrd statement last night. in which h.
renewed the conflicting reports OF the
Gag and closed up with the statement
that q am forced 60 The conclusion thar
l'r. Coca lslr-
Ile Vfllagerz and hotel .eupi,, - a.
GronNvi1e refused 90 -eIieye that Dr.
COOK had left the Cramatau Inn. where
De Lad been living for several weeks
The explorer ana his family have become
vel known 70 the tOWnspeople. and they
readily assured inquirers that he could
rot have slipped OUT az town without at
tr-ctiuc attention.
Mr. COOK was driven 90 Tile railroad
station az ] O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
and ten minutes later she boarded
trsin fcr Sew York. she claimed her
hoggage ~ The Grand central station
and then hurried away in d taxicab.--
AZ The Gramstan Inn 81 was explained
tl.Lt Mrs Cook had taken the afternoon
ua-n 10 avoid meeting reporters. and
that SIZE would return 70 the hotel il.
few days. she left several trunks II the
storeroom and 1Il not give any change
" address tor the family mail.
CROMWELL DOUBTERS.
The hotel employees would not say that
rr. Cook had LETT BronxviHe They re-
piled 20 al callers that he had not been
seen Tor several DAYS. but The Villagers
were sure that The explorer was iu The
town on Tr-as..
The hotel clerk said lie hac no, s-ar
nr. cook since THURSDAY. but that t.yras
possible De- had changed mis- quarters ia
The apartments OF friends who might lie
- The hotel lie insisted that Mrs. Cook
would be back b. "a few Gays. and said
lie cio not believe that the explore. Lad
sailed Tor Europe. Then The clerk asked
"a Dc excused from answering any fun
tncr questions, as Be said Dr. and Mrs
Geek desired 10 be LEFT alone. and had
Therefore not given New -- Tx address
1he villagers who are seldom absent
IRON the railroad station when tae train
leaves there Tor New York were pOsi-
fiFe That the explorer hao lot LEFT
BronEvlIle. They had seer him come
and 60 and remembered thai he has
been 10 The city al least once Ills Vve.l
They were sure that be- spent some
tine IN the village barber shoU on Fri
dag morning ana THAI he returned 10
the hotel after q brisk walk srou1d the
town streets
Dr. Cook often attracted tire atten-
ton 81 tbs BrouxviIls chief Of uoliee
who is o. the opinion that TIE town has
not lost It's celebrated visitor. he said
ne had met Dr. CoPk Oh several occa-
sions. but thar lie dic not care 10 be
drawn into the present controversy.
POLICE CHIEF POSITIVE.
After he hnd replied 10 q number u
telephone inquiries from New York "a
fo Dr.. Cooks whereabouts. the chief OF
police MADE a personal Investigation AZ
ths railroad station. Then he an
nounce5 that there must be some mis-
take bout the report that The e5rfIorer