The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-17
LADY COOKS EXPENDITURES
SHE SAYS SOME OF THEN HAVE
BEEN FOR BLACkMAIL.
Denies mat she Contracted with Harry
SILVER 90 write Her BioGraphy -
spends Her NOney On writers ana
Artists IN Giving Them Trips Abroad.

Arttsts IN ehtng Tuem TITUS ABROAD
Lady Cook. Tennessee Claim. was
examined before trial yesterday in the
suit brought against her by Harry Silver.
who asks SD go damages on the ground
that she hired him 20 write her biography
and failed TO carry out her contract. The
examination took place at the once OF
CoudsTt Bros counsel for Lady Cook.
Isaac Well, attorney for Silver. said at
the outset of the examination that he
Understood that arrangements had been
made for Lady Cook to have a faintinR
spell after she went on the witness stand
and that she vas 20 be hurried to her
automobile and taken home. The lawyer
said he had arranged to have an am
bulance on hand to take Lady Cook To
the Hudson street hospital in such an
event
Lawyer We'll brought up this subject
when he asked:
DO you intend doing a. you did at the
Wallace trial2-
MIR We'll said that one Wallace. who
had been private secretary for the late
Sir Francis Cook. husband of Lady Cook
had sued Lady Cook in England on the
ground that she hired him TO spy on her
husbands movements, and that when
she went on the witness stand in the case
she tainted Counsel for Lady Cook OBJ
jected TO the question yesterday and she
did not answer.
Lady Cook testified that she met Silver
in 1904 after he had written an article IN
a newspaper that pleased her. When a
newspaper clipping concerning her hus
band " as shown 10 her she said:
That's my darling husband. When he
vas alive he protected me against black
mailers.-
Lady Cook said she had no more talk
With Silver about writing her biography.
than with thousands Of others. Too
many persons have written my biography
to my sorrow said Lady Cook.
Lady Cook said she gave Silver money
TO take trip to Europe Just as she did tn
dozens of others She dldn talk with
him about writing anything while he was
IN England because ne was her guest.
she said
Didn't he speak to you about the rela-
tions bet ween you and the late Commodore
Vanderbilt asked We'll.
No. said Lady Cook.
Didn't he talk with you about your
marriage To MIR. Brotell Of Chicago
No, no"
Didn't you tell him about contem-
plating a divorce from Sir Francis Cook
No. replied the witness smiling
Didn't you discuss the theory that YOU
were a disciple of D-mosthenes. and
didn't you tell him YOU we're under the
influence Of DemostheneS and that he
wrote your speeches for youg'
No. hope not
Didn't you ever speak about your
alleged magnetic healing pOwer?-
i don't remember
LADY Cook denied that Silver had
asked her for reCollsCtions of the Beecher-
Tilton trial. or that she had her London
lawyer turn over Ia Silver the papers IN
the Wallace case
I've been inIerVieWed by everybody
and blackmailed in London and New
Work. said Lady Cook in reply to another
question. Il have paid the expenses Of
n hundred people to Europe. aud brought
back six persons with me he last time !
came have no children and | like to
spend nv money nv having people travel
with me ! spend NV money on news
paper people and artists. | give them
money for their expenses when they are
abroad becauS" ] am too feeble to take
them around
Lady Cook denied that she told Silver
she had applied TO the Home once To
have her husbands body exhumed when
reports were circulated concerning the
manner Of hiss death or that she told him
she had Intended to 20 to her English
country place until her name was cleared.