Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-27
One of His Staunchest Supporters
Says He Was Deceived
BY the Explorer.
REcl7Es HIS EXPERIENCES.
Has Become Convinced That His confi-
1c--ccr "a Him wns Sadly
Misplaced

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OF this city, arctic explorer. member o.
fhe Explorers club and heretofore on'
of the staunchest supporters OF DIT
Frederick A. Cook. deserted the Cook
standard tonight Although loyal fol
eeveral days after the adverse deci
sion OF the University of Copenhagen
Wake now says that he was deceived
by the explorer. He adds that he does
not know where Dr.. Cook is. except
that he is in Europe, although he is
aware OF Mrs. Cooks whereabouts
which he declined to reveal
Cook has had ample time to ex-
press himself since the records were
examined said Mr.. Wake, but he
has not done so.
so long as l live / shall never for
get the degree of nonchalance with
which he waved his hand toward tho
beautifully engraved degree and the
handsome gold medal that had been
conferred upon him by the University
Of Copenhagen. and said: There is the
best evidence
IT do not know who is caring for his
children In New York boarding
school but 1 presume relatives arc do
ing 1t. How much money he had
made upon his trip and what settle
mcnt he has made of this / do not
know
Mr.. Wake says he does not wish his
statements to be taken as an attack
upon Cook, but he feels impelled to
let the facts speak for themselves. He
then rccites his experiences with the
explorer, among them the following:
WAKES EXPERIENCES.
TT was finally arranged that Mr..
Lonsdale, DR.. Cooks secretary. should
sail for Copenhagen on the steamship
United States of the United States
scandinavian line. with a copy of the
typewriter documents, and that the
doctor and his wife. carrying the orig
inals, should sail for Genoa under as
sumed names on the Celtic. leaving
on Nov. %. Jonsdale and his COM
panion were then to take the originals
to Copenhagen. and DR.. Cook was to
remain within easy distance of call
from the university
1T was understood the doctor and
L-onsdale should come to my Office on
the afternoon of Nov. "a to arrange
some details of Lonsdale's departure.
To allay the anxiety Of the doctor and
his wife. had arranged with detec-
tive agency to have him constantly
shadowed and the detective was at my
Office to pick him up.
Cook did not appear. but Lonsdaic
eventually connected with me on the
telephone away from my office, and at
9 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 office. 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 doc
tor suddenly exclaimed Hero is a
chance TO get away from them. and 1
am going to take 1t Come along
They then made their way to the
Pennsylvania depot by a circutous
route, and DR., Cook took a train for
Philadelphia On the way to Jersey
City he had his moustache shaved off
and exchanged his derby for a soft felt
hat. His parting words to Lonsdale
were; Now I shall be able to get come
sleep. Tell Mr.. Wake will write him,
using the name of Harper, but tell him
I trust him to keep this secret along
with the rest
II was greatly surprised and at first