The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27
Failed to Appear.

Cook did not appear, but LOnsdale
eventually connected with me on the tel
ephOne away from my office, and at g
o clock he met me and told me the story
of Dr.. Cooks disappearance. He said
they came down from BrOnXVille at 2:30
that afternoon, intending to go to my Of
flee. On their arrival they found the
usual array Of detectives waiting to
shadow them They hurried through the
crowd and saw a sOuth-bOUnd Madison
avenue car just getting under way. On
seeing the car the doctor suddenly eX-
claimed: Here is a chance to get away
from them, and L am going to take it.
Come along
''They then made their way to the
Pennsylvania depot by a circuitous route
and DR.. Cook took train for Philadel-
phia. On the way to Jersey City he had
his mOustache shaved off and EXCHANGED
/ his derby for a soft felt hat. His part
ing words to LOnsdale were; Now
shall be able to get some sleep. Tell Mr.
/ Wake 1 will write him, using the name
OF Harper. but tell him L trust him to
keep this secret along with the rest
II was greatly surprised and at first
highly incensed and for the first time be
gan TO feel some misgivings. I con-
| cluded, however, that perhaps his mind
might have been affected, and that
therefore, he should not be held too rig
/ idly responsible.
'Lonsdale sailed with the copy Of the
records on the United States on Thurs
| day, November Is, and on the following
/ day Mrs. Cook, who knew nothing more
about her husbands Whereab bouts tina.
/ /, moved to New York.
First Word From Cook.
"The next day, the 9th. we received
our first word from Cook. 1t came in the
/ form of a letter pOstmarked Toronto
| Ont, to Mrs. Cook. In it he told her t
meet him in Europe at once. If the
/ hounds are still pursuing you he said
| put my original records in a safe de-
post box and leave the key with Mr.
Wake If they are not following you
/ bring the records with you. My life is OF
more Importance than the polar matter
which can wait if necessary
! Il did not like the tone of the letter
and said so, but Mrs. Cook begged me moi
/ to be hasty, and L promised to stand by
/ her returned to her the original rec
/ ords which had been given me for safe
Keeping, with the suggestion that they be
Immediately sent to Lonsdale. Mrs. Cool
! then sailed for Europe. / supposed thai
she naq previously mailed the records
put discovered that she had changed
| her mind and had taken them with her
/ AFTER she had sailed I received an in
| curry from Cook, who was then in Fu.
/ rope, for his wife's whereabouts, which
] communicated to him. The nature nj
| this inquiry led me to believe he wa,
| anxious to meet her and get his orfgi
nals and hurry them to Copenhagen. anf
this strengthened my waning confidence
| and prompted me to give public express
/ sion to it. I have not heard from hin
/ since, directly or Indirectly, and / hav,
/ no idea where ne is now.
! Il confidently expected that he would
meet Mrs. Cook when she landed in En-
/ rope ana rush the records to CODenha
gen, which he had ample time to do. be
/ fore the verdict was announced. Through
his failure to do this and his furthe1
failure TO come out from his seclusioI
and defend himself since the announce
ment Of the verdict, which he undoubfed
/ ~ has read in the newspapers. wherevet
1 he IS, I have become convinced that m,
confidence in him was sadly misplaced.