Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06
CHARGE OF BRIBERY |
AGAINST MISS COPE
Woman Who Has Millionaire
Alexander Arrested in Turn
Accused.
WILLING TO SHARE SPOlLS
IN WHITE SLAVERY CASE
Law Officer Testifes to Her Offer to
Divide Proceeds of Suit for Aid
in Winning Verdict.

III w luuluS tcIulCt.
CHICAGO. December 5.-Miss Jessie
+. Cope. accuscr of Col. Charles Alex
ander. "A Providence, K. L.. millionaire.
under the white slave act, was ar
rested here today, charged with at
t. mptinS to bride government officials
in Chicago to aid her to blackmait
Alexander out of $4,000. Alexander,
sixty-five years old and married. was
arrested at Providence yesterday.
The public had its first view of the
woman when she was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Ma
son, who held her the bribery
charge and also as witness against
Alexander She is thirty-two years old.
and was described by one of the gov
eminent agents who resisted the al
legged bride offer as a brilliant bru-
height and weight and handsomely
gowned.
Law Officer Is Accuser.
Michael Igoe. former member OF
the Illinois legislature and. at present.
first assistant In the office of tho
United States district attorney, is said
to have pretended to fall in with the
scheme in order to obtain evidence.
His testimony formed the basis for her
arrest Miss Cope was taken into GUS
tody at a downtown hotel by l. e.
Wheeler, a special agent of the De-
partment of Justice.
Charles +. Clyne, United States dis
trict attorney here. would not discuss
the case today 1t was learned. how
ever. that Alexander met Miss Cope
in California two years or more age.
at which time she lived in the Hill
man APARTMENT, 1910 Ingraham street,
Los Angeles
The Mann act. under which Alexander
was indicted, has been described by
lawyers and judges all over the coun-
try as opening a channel for black
mail No charge of this character has
been made against Miss Cope. but law
yers in the case say that AleNahuer
alleged gifts to the complainant ana
the circumstances which led her To
make charges against him VIII receive
the most careful scrutiny.
Reluctant to Accept Case.
District Attorney Charles +. Clyne,
Michael L. Igoe, his first assistant:
Hinton G. Clabaugh, head of the local
division of the Department of Justice,
and Lucien G. Wheeler. an agent work
ing under Clabaugh. manifested studied
reluctance to accept the case wnen
Miss Cope first brought before them
her accusation against Alexander. ie
was stated today in the district attor-
neyS office.
In the end. according to a formal
statement issued by Igoe, she proposed.
and formulated the proposal in writ
ten agreement, that If the government
officials would assist her in extortinS
$50, 900 from Alexander she would give
them half of it to be split among them.
Oh,
she would keep. and out of II she
must pay her attorneys, she said, ac-
cording to lgoe-
Igoe said that her attorney at Los
Angeles was named Terrell. and her
other lawyer. in Providence. named
Thomly. He did not know their other
names.
Miss Cope was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Mason and
held in bonds of $1,000. Hearing was
set for next Saturday.
You are charged with attempted
bribery" the commissioner informed
the defendant.
And what am I to do?" she inquired.
Her demeanor was composed. Commits
sioner Mason explained the usual pro-
cedure and advised her to retain an at
torney.
II really don't know what this is
about" she commented.
Accusation Against Woman.
Igoe gave out the following state
ment:
so, tho ,,.rss+ of Col Charles Alex
,.,.,Se ~, ,,,.s,...
amer at PROVIDENCE sesleiuas TIC ~
reports declared that both he and his
attorney charged the complainant Miss
Nop.' '' - ..-,.I,..., -.
e. ClabGash division superintendent u
the Department of Justice, today has
I,- A inNa DIR
Mireo iie a,.ois ,I Ii ;mtorn,ation to
support TINS alleged charge 900,
inut ny NJ, NJ -, n,,e -, fadsral ot,,ciais
~ Eh;cago susnicion as TO her good
faith in the matter existed. Miss Cope
had many conferences with Mr.. lgoe, as
well as with Mr.. Ciapaugh. s,
~, ~ H. rovernmant oficiais
should aid her in obtaining $1,000 from
coI aleX.nd.r for her in iured inno-
cence Miss cone went much into de-
+aiIs .onc.rnipr ber offer and finally
-, out an ,greement in her own
nd,rr;ting in which il is set forth
hi ,be eoyernment officials should
10 oh,aining tha sum men
aiu nef ~ ~ la,n,.sI Ina ~ consid-
tioneu rom tnI eS,. u ,ha;r 80
81 ~, a''o ,,,I, ,.o, ,ho,n sos ooo wb;c,,
she wouiu pa n.,au ht,, ~.
eon ~ CLarias Ciyna
49,, G9 % dis,r;ct attorrev. michael
CHIeeo STATES ~. a.so y. tIsy $3.50.
L. isoe, asSlslahl SHt n,a S.aeS is,.,.ns
'.eoi ny ii.oi1 y. .ns I..;s
- " -