Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-06


to go around the block to avoid meet
ing the old a
Il told him to tell his troubles to
a lawyer and he had replied that
there wasn't a lawyer in town he
could trust and said that he had had
trouble with you, Judge Beekman,"
said the chief.
(Which shows that he was in
sane" commented Judge Beekman,
good naturally.
Are you testifying now" asked
Lawyer Stricken.
ut seems to be a duet" comment
ed Judge Raymond.
Sergeant James Mulligan, of the
Perth Amboy police, had also receiv-
ed complaints from Mr.. Cook and
thought he was always a little more
grouchy than the usual run of peo-
pie who came to the police station
with tales of trouble.
G. T. Cowenhoven's Testimony.
Former Judge G. T. Cowenhoyep,
of this city, testified that on August
10, 1907, which was the day Mr..
Cook had made a will leaving all of
his property to his wife, he had been
asked by a Mr.. Waite, Of Perth Am
boy, to go to Perth Amboy, as Mr..
Cook wanted to see him.
He had gone, had met Mr.. Cook
on the street and after g. few min
utes' conversation about general top
les had asked him what business
he wanted attended to. Mr.. Cook
had replied that he couldn't go into
the house, as it had been taken away
from him the night before by 500
men. He pointed to a policeman and
said that he vas one of the 800 men.
MI. Cowenhoven had asked him what
he meant, and he had replied that
the witness knew all about it, that
he had been with Mr.. Cooks brother
all the night before.
Mr.. Cowenhoven had testified him
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Lawyer Spencer Is Heard.
Lawyer William A. Spencer, of
counsel for the daughter, testified
that early in the summer of 1907,
while he was foreclosing a mortgage
for Mr.. Cook, Mr.. Cook had asked
him to locate his daughter.
He located her and she sent him a
sealed letter for Mr.. Cook, which he
delivered to Mr.. Cook at the asylum
the day before he died. The man
did not open the letter in his pres
ence, merely remarking, Has it
come to this?"
This closed Mrs. Chambers case
and Judge Raymond then called
John j. Tracy, of Newark, a Pennsyl-
vania railroad policeman who had
been the trained nurse at the ssy-
lum who had had charge of Mr.. Cook
during his last Illness. He said that
death had been caused by pneumo-
mia after a three days Illness. He
said that Mr.. Cook had had rational
periods, from a half a day to two
days duration, while at the asylum,
Judge Lyon Called.
Judge Adrian Lyon, of Perth Am
boy, who drew the will, was placed
on the stand and said Mr.. Cook
seemed peculiar at times but he had
never found his conduct such as
would indicate he was insane.
Charles w. Thickstun, a law clerk
in Mr.. Lyons Office, who was pres
ent when the Cook property was
transferred, testified but declared he
knew but little about the case.
William McDermott, a Perth Am
boy police sergeant, was called and
testified that Mr.. Cook had fire.
quently called at police headquar-
ters and asked for the chief of po-
lice. While waiting at times he had
told the sergeant stories about how
his wife robbed him"
Accompanied Him To ~Sanitarium.
Mrs. Emma Doneyles, of Newark,
a sister of Mrs. Cook, testified that
she was In Perth Amboy five days
before Cook was taken to a SANTA
rum. She took care of him and de-
clared she found him very nervous,
but didn't believe he was insane. A
brother had been treated at the san
itarlum Cook vas going to and he
asked her about the treatment he
received at the institution. She told
of driving with Mr.. Cook to the SAN
itarium, of explaining scenery on
the way. She stated she was not on
hand when the Cook will was drawn.
William U. Master, a Newark
clothing dealer, told on the stand
of visiting Cook at the asylum and
of measuring him for a pair of
trousers. He declared he found the
patient rational.
DR.. Henry Cotton, a sanity expert
from the State Hospital, will be call
ed this afternoon.