The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-31
FEARED PLOT
ON HIS life.
Believed Cook is Now Trav-
cling Abroad.
Danish Scientists Say Records
Submitted by Brooklyn Doc
tor Laughable.

New York, Dec. 27.--Ihat DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook, Arctic explorer. re-
garding whose strange disappearance
there has. been much mystery, fearing
plot to take his life. shaved his mus
tache and in disguise, left for Europe
under the assumed name of Frederick
Hunter, was the gist of a statement
issued by Charles Wake, of 16. East
Sixtieth street. -
Wake, who for many years was DR..
Cooks most intimate friend, makes
no effort now to defend the explorer.
When Wake last heard from Dr.
Cook the explorer was stopping at
the Central Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal
aod in a cable message, dated Deem
Der 10 and signed Frederick Hunter"
the explorer asked for the address of
Mrs. Cook, who. 1t had been planned,
was to have accompanied DR.. Cook to
Europe with the original polar data.
The cable message read:
Where can / reach Marie? Has
she my original records?"
Mrs. Cook was then nearing Europe
on an Atlantic liner, with the polar
records in her possession and Mr..
Wake said that he communicable this
fact to DR.. Cook'by cable. I"
Later. he said he sent a cable mes
sage to DIR. Cook informing him
where he would find Mrs. Cook Sine
tAen Mr., wake has received no
word from DR.. Cook, and, so far as
he knows. the explorer and his wife
have not met on the other side.
After describing conspiracy which
he said DR.. Cook believed really ex-
ited. Mr.. Wake tells how the Cooks
urged him to come to the Gramatin
Inn, Bronxville, and occupy room
adjoining their apartments. He said
that to satisfy DR.. Cook he allowed
the door connecting the two apart
ments to remain open during the
night.
Several letters were received by DR..
Cook, Mr.. Wake telling of the alleged
plot to destroy his data, even II it wa
necessary to kill DR.. Cook to gain
possession OF the documents. Mr..
Wake said It wos not until he had re-
csived letters OF similar nature that
he put amy faith in the conspiracy
story.
Evidneoes of the plot, as pointed
cut by Mr. Wake, were the warning
setters, the fact that DR.. Cook was
constantly followed by spies, or de-
tsctiyes. and that there was a tele-
phone "leak"I which made it i'm
possible for either DR.. Cook or him
self 10 communicate over the tele-
phone without other persons hearing
their conversation.
After detailing the plans arranged
Cor Walter Lounsdalc. DR.. Cooks sec
rstAry TO convey only typewriter
copy OF tho polar records TO Copen-
Hagen. while the genuine data was TO
b taken 10 Europe by DR.. Cook and
bis wife, who were to meet Mr.. Louns
aale at Stettin. Germany. Mr.. Wake
6lls how the plans were upset be-
cause OF DIR. Cooks sudden impulse
~ flee from the men he believed were
shAdowing him.
ed Mr.. Lounsdale found the usual ar
AT tho Grand Central DIR. Cook
md Mr.. Louasdale found the usual
stray of men waiting 70 shadow them
Mr. Wake said. In explaining the man
~ OF the explorers flight from New
Ferk. "They hurried through the
crowd and saw south-bound Madiso
avenue car just getting under way. DR.
Cook suddenly exclaimed: Hero is
. chance to get away from them and
I an going to take' 1t. Come along
@They caught the car. just as it was
eatering tho Park-avenue tunnel and
zero certain that the men had been /
IN behind.
"They left the car at Thirty-third
areet and entered the subway. They
lsft the train at Blocker street. slip
sing out Just before the last door was
dosed. to again make sure that they
we're not being Swallowed. From there
hey went b the depot by circuit
Dus route. and DIR. Cook took the
1Asn Tor Philadelphia. On the way to