Evening star., 1925-09-11
COOK FACES QUIZ
IN W|FE'S MURDER
Husband of Slain w. c. T. u.
/ Leader to Go Before
Jury Today.
Nv the A.sociated Press.

Sy the Associated Press
NINTON, Iowa. September lie
b Cook. whose wife, Myrtle Cook
president of the Benton County w. c
T. u, was shot to death I'm her home
Monday night. will he questioned at
q closed session of the Coroner's In
quest today.
This was announced shortly before
Sheriff Whitedeld Ruhl said that Cook
had not given a satisfactory eNplana
tion as to where he was the night of
the shooting.
The coroner's jury also was sched
uled to hear behind closed doors the
testimony OF Charley PerCifeld, day
iaborer, who, Sheriff Ruhl said. had
made vague threatening statements
while in an intoxicated condition last
Monday.
Resumption Of the coroners investi
cation which was adjourned yester
day out Of Difference to the funeral
FOR the slain woman, and the ap
pearanCe OF T l. Kendall. a State
secret service man, in the case, were
developments in the investiEa ton this
morning.
Funeral Attracts Many.
The funeral Of Mrs. Cook. whose
friends have expressed belief she WAS
slain by a liquor law violaIur. was
attended by large crowd including
more than 100 robed persons, some
Of whom wore hoods. Rohed men
carried the Casket down the church
aisle Mrs. Cook held the highest
office in the woman's oFganiza ton OF
the Ku kluX klan in Benton County
said the Rev. A. A. Wright. Christian
Church pastor, who delivered the
funeral sermon.
Mrs. C. r. Cook had premoni-
ton that something would happen
10 her In a converse ation With the
wife Of Sheriff Ruhl. the morning of
the shooting, she said Il believe this
work will he the end of me vet.
She had just shown Mrs Ruhl a
rers commencing her work in prohi.
hition enforcement. Previously. Mrs.
Cook. who was county president Of
the woman's dry organize ton. had
remarked that she was a mark ed
women" and that she had to he very
careful"
She always made II a point 10 let
her aged mother know where she VAS
at all times. partly, neighbors believe,
peCduSS ehe ndn a rear OF "ndL HlSlt
happen 10 her.
Boys Are Released.
All but two of the boys arrested
for throwing rotten eggs at the home
of Mrs. Cook the night of June 6
have been released on $1,000 bonds.
officers are not inclined 10 link the
questioning of Mrs. c. E. kleckner
by two masked men yesterday with
the shooting Of Mrs. Cook. Blood
hounds sent on the trail of the two
were unable to follow them because
OF a rain that destroyed their trail.
Forcing their way into the Kleck-
ner home, the masked men demanded
Of Mrs. kleckner, whose husband
came here a few days ago to become
pastor of Christ Church, information
as to whether the Rev. Mr.. kleckner
was a member of the Ku Klux Khan
Mrs. kleCkner is in a serious physical
condition = q result of the intrusion.
The KleCkners came here from Red
lands, Calf, having previously served
at an Onawa, Iowa, church..
Anna Gordon of Ohio, national presi-
dent of the w. c. T. u, attended Mrs
Cooks funeral She said that my
heart commanded me to come here as
a tribute TO Mrs. Cook. who. evidence
seems 10 bear out. was killed as the
result Of activities against law viola
tors. l believe every Christian woma n
should find now that the time has
come to line up with the w c. T. L.
This shooting brings home the neces-
sitY for all women to be more active
so that she will not have died in vain"