Son of William Lobley Cook husband of Mary Ann Stimson Cook father of Charles S., John, Mary E (MASON), George W., Alice Belle (CLIFT), James Joshua, Hannah, Annie, Emma M (GILMORE), and Nellie Cook. Great Grand father of Bernice Mae Cook Dillman.
1880 URBANA,CHAMPAIGN,ILLINOIS
COOK,John self m m w 50 ENG FARMER ENG ENG
,M A wife m f w 50 ENG HOUSE K ENG ENG
,GEORGE W son s m w 22 OH FARMER ENG ENG
,Alice A dau s f w 20 OH ENG ENG
,James J son s m w 16 OH FARM ENG ENG
,Hannah dau s f w 14 OH ENG ENG
,Emma M dau s f w 11 IL ENG ENG
,Nellie J dau s f w 9 IL ENG ENG
MASON,Thomas s in law m m w 28 ENG FARMER ENG ENG
,M E dau m f w 23 OH HOUSE K ENG ENG
,Charles gson s m w 2 IL ENG OH
,Edward A gson s m w 5/12 IL ENG OH1880
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JOHN COOK CHEATS :, GALLOWS BY HANGING HIMSELF IN PRISON
FOUND STRANGLED TO DEATH IN HOSPITAL CELL WHEN JAILER MADE HIS FIRST MORNING ROUND . HANDKERCHIEF AND TOWEL WERE , UTILIZED Aged Murderer of Mrs . Edna McLennan Had Seen Downhearted for Several Days—Was Second Attempt at Self-Destruction Since Crime . JAILER BOYD FINDS BODY Prisoner Thought to Have Committed Suicide Before Midnight—Body Was Rigid When Discovered . John Cook , nged murderer of Mrs . Edna McLennan , whose atrocious crime of discharging the contents of a double-barreled shot-gun into the fcaclc of his victim on a farm south of this city , appalled the entire community -will never answer for the deed to 1 * 5 state of Illinois . •_ . Cook committed suicide Wednesday night by hanging himself to a water pipe In the hospital cell at the . county jail . Jailer Makes Discovery . Jailer-Al . Boyd discovered the body at 5 : 30 oclock this ( Thursday ) morning , while . making his first round of the prison . He immediately notified Sheriff Peters , and after Dr . W . F . Burros had been summoned , the three cut the . ghastly form down . . The body was rigid whenfound , showing that Cook had been dead for many hours . The face of the dead man had turned purple from strangulation , and the lolling 1 tongue and star- : ring eyes of the gray-haired corpse made the sight a ghastly one , in the approaching light . of morning . . Used Towel and Handkerchief . , It Js evident that Cook deliberately planned to kill himself the day before , for he had neglected no detail to make : the work complete . , • He had first knotted his handker-i chief tightly around his neck , and , then had tied a towel securely . to the handkerchief . After mounting a lavatory and securing the free end of the towel to a water pipe running along the ceiling , it only remained for him to jump and cheat the , penitentiary , or the insane asylum , or perhaps the gallows . Was Second Attempt . It will be remembered that Cook . attempted suicide by shooting with a rifle Immediately after the murder . His wound had healed , but the pressure of the noose upon his throat ¦ Wednesday night tore open the bullet hole , and the body was stained • with blood when cut down . • , The bullet had entered his throat on the left side and issued at a point near the temple . Complained of Feeling Unwell . Cook had been feeling blub for several days and of late had complained that he was ill . .- Jailer Boyd visited the old man in his cell at 10 : 30 o clock Wednesday night , and saw nothing to arouse his suspicions . Cook was lying on his TiiinV nnTinrfint . lv nfllefiTi .. and the turn-
key did not disturb him . It is now thought that the crafty old assassin was fully awake and was waiting for the jailer to finish his last round before retiring , so that there would be no danger of interruption in the grewsome proceedings . Would Cook Have Hung ? Did Cook save the county the expense of hanging him by his desperate deed ? There is a doubt as to this in the minds nt the states attorney and his assistants , for while a case of wilful and deliberate murder could have easily been proven , the defendants advanced ago would probably have not permitted the death penalty . Would he have been declared insane ? It is Improbable , for the sheriff , his deputies and the jailer , who have been in constant touch with Cook since his incarceration , are unable to say that they have noticed a single word or action on the prisoners part , to cause them to doubt his sanity . ^ Still there is no telling what a jury may do , and the sheriff s force is considerably relieved , as they feared a possible hanging might be In store for them . Suicide Proof of Guilt . Cook told many conflicting stories in . regard to the murder after he had been locked up , and these would probably have been used against him had his case come to trial . While there are none who doubted his . guilt , his suicide Is accepted as conclusive r . roof that be murdered Mrs . McLennan in cold blood . fi Cook had talked of the crime but little since his imprisonment , but the lust statement be made was to the effect that Mrs . McLennan had first shot him ; and that he accidentally shot her In falling . Also that he did not know she was shot until the day following the crime . 1 On the night of the shooting he told Dr . Burres , who was dressing his wound , that he knew Mrs . McLennan had been shot and that he knew she was dead . Several stories varying in small detail were told , but will never be usedagainst the old man , who has now paid the penalty for his crime . I Never Meant to Kill Her . O , my God , I never meant to kill that poor woman , he raved during his first night in jail . This will set me crazy before I m through with It . Physicians who attended Cook dur- ( Continued on page - * . )
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The last chapter in the Edna McLennan murder mystery was closed this (Monday) afternoon, when John Cook, the aged murderer and suicide, was laid in a grave at Mount Hope Cemetery. Services were held from the residence of George Cook, where the murder occurred.
The funeral was announced for Sunday, but was postponed pending the arrival of a daughter from Texas.
1880 URBANA,CHAMPAIGN,ILLINOIS
COOK,John self m m w 50 ENG FARMER ENG ENG
,M A wife m f w 50 ENG HOUSE K ENG ENG
,GEORGE W son s m w 22 OH FARMER ENG ENG
,Alice A dau s f w 20 OH ENG ENG
,James J son s m w 16 OH FARM ENG ENG
,Hannah dau s f w 14 OH ENG ENG
,Emma M dau s f w 11 IL ENG ENG
,Nellie J dau s f w 9 IL ENG ENG
MASON,Thomas s in law m m w 28 ENG FARMER ENG ENG
,M E dau m f w 23 OH HOUSE K ENG ENG
,Charles gson s m w 2 IL ENG OH
,Edward A gson s m w 5/12 IL ENG OH1880
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JOHN COOK CHEATS :, GALLOWS BY HANGING HIMSELF IN PRISON
FOUND STRANGLED TO DEATH IN HOSPITAL CELL WHEN JAILER MADE HIS FIRST MORNING ROUND . HANDKERCHIEF AND TOWEL WERE , UTILIZED Aged Murderer of Mrs . Edna McLennan Had Seen Downhearted for Several Days—Was Second Attempt at Self-Destruction Since Crime . JAILER BOYD FINDS BODY Prisoner Thought to Have Committed Suicide Before Midnight—Body Was Rigid When Discovered . John Cook , nged murderer of Mrs . Edna McLennan , whose atrocious crime of discharging the contents of a double-barreled shot-gun into the fcaclc of his victim on a farm south of this city , appalled the entire community -will never answer for the deed to 1 * 5 state of Illinois . •_ . Cook committed suicide Wednesday night by hanging himself to a water pipe In the hospital cell at the . county jail . Jailer Makes Discovery . Jailer-Al . Boyd discovered the body at 5 : 30 oclock this ( Thursday ) morning , while . making his first round of the prison . He immediately notified Sheriff Peters , and after Dr . W . F . Burros had been summoned , the three cut the . ghastly form down . . The body was rigid whenfound , showing that Cook had been dead for many hours . The face of the dead man had turned purple from strangulation , and the lolling 1 tongue and star- : ring eyes of the gray-haired corpse made the sight a ghastly one , in the approaching light . of morning . . Used Towel and Handkerchief . , It Js evident that Cook deliberately planned to kill himself the day before , for he had neglected no detail to make : the work complete . , • He had first knotted his handker-i chief tightly around his neck , and , then had tied a towel securely . to the handkerchief . After mounting a lavatory and securing the free end of the towel to a water pipe running along the ceiling , it only remained for him to jump and cheat the , penitentiary , or the insane asylum , or perhaps the gallows . Was Second Attempt . It will be remembered that Cook . attempted suicide by shooting with a rifle Immediately after the murder . His wound had healed , but the pressure of the noose upon his throat ¦ Wednesday night tore open the bullet hole , and the body was stained • with blood when cut down . • , The bullet had entered his throat on the left side and issued at a point near the temple . Complained of Feeling Unwell . Cook had been feeling blub for several days and of late had complained that he was ill . .- Jailer Boyd visited the old man in his cell at 10 : 30 o clock Wednesday night , and saw nothing to arouse his suspicions . Cook was lying on his TiiinV nnTinrfint . lv nfllefiTi .. and the turn-
key did not disturb him . It is now thought that the crafty old assassin was fully awake and was waiting for the jailer to finish his last round before retiring , so that there would be no danger of interruption in the grewsome proceedings . Would Cook Have Hung ? Did Cook save the county the expense of hanging him by his desperate deed ? There is a doubt as to this in the minds nt the states attorney and his assistants , for while a case of wilful and deliberate murder could have easily been proven , the defendants advanced ago would probably have not permitted the death penalty . Would he have been declared insane ? It is Improbable , for the sheriff , his deputies and the jailer , who have been in constant touch with Cook since his incarceration , are unable to say that they have noticed a single word or action on the prisoners part , to cause them to doubt his sanity . ^ Still there is no telling what a jury may do , and the sheriff s force is considerably relieved , as they feared a possible hanging might be In store for them . Suicide Proof of Guilt . Cook told many conflicting stories in . regard to the murder after he had been locked up , and these would probably have been used against him had his case come to trial . While there are none who doubted his . guilt , his suicide Is accepted as conclusive r . roof that be murdered Mrs . McLennan in cold blood . fi Cook had talked of the crime but little since his imprisonment , but the lust statement be made was to the effect that Mrs . McLennan had first shot him ; and that he accidentally shot her In falling . Also that he did not know she was shot until the day following the crime . 1 On the night of the shooting he told Dr . Burres , who was dressing his wound , that he knew Mrs . McLennan had been shot and that he knew she was dead . Several stories varying in small detail were told , but will never be usedagainst the old man , who has now paid the penalty for his crime . I Never Meant to Kill Her . O , my God , I never meant to kill that poor woman , he raved during his first night in jail . This will set me crazy before I m through with It . Physicians who attended Cook dur- ( Continued on page - * . )
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The last chapter in the Edna McLennan murder mystery was closed this (Monday) afternoon, when John Cook, the aged murderer and suicide, was laid in a grave at Mount Hope Cemetery. Services were held from the residence of George Cook, where the murder occurred.
The funeral was announced for Sunday, but was postponed pending the arrival of a daughter from Texas.
Son of William Lobley Cook husband of Mary Ann Stimson Cook father of Charles S., John, Mary E (MASON), George W., Alice Belle (CLIFT), James Joshua, Hannah, Annie, Emma M (GILMORE), and Nellie Cook. Great Grand father of Bernice Mae Cook Dillman.
1880 URBANA,CHAMPAIGN,ILLINOIS
COOK,John self m m w 50 ENG FARMER ENG ENG
,M A wife m f w 50 ENG HOUSE K ENG ENG
,GEORGE W son s m w 22 OH FARMER ENG ENG
,Alice A dau s f w 20 OH ENG ENG
,James J son s m w 16 OH FARM ENG ENG
,Hannah dau s f w 14 OH ENG ENG
,Emma M dau s f w 11 IL ENG ENG
,Nellie J dau s f w 9 IL ENG ENG
MASON,Thomas s in law m m w 28 ENG FARMER ENG ENG
,M E dau m f w 23 OH HOUSE K ENG ENG
,Charles gson s m w 2 IL ENG OH
,Edward A gson s m w 5/12 IL ENG OH1880
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JOHN COOK CHEATS :, GALLOWS BY HANGING HIMSELF IN PRISON
FOUND STRANGLED TO DEATH IN HOSPITAL CELL WHEN JAILER MADE HIS FIRST MORNING ROUND . HANDKERCHIEF AND TOWEL WERE , UTILIZED Aged Murderer of Mrs . Edna McLennan Had Seen Downhearted for Several Days—Was Second Attempt at Self-Destruction Since Crime . JAILER BOYD FINDS BODY Prisoner Thought to Have Committed Suicide Before Midnight—Body Was Rigid When Discovered . John Cook , nged murderer of Mrs . Edna McLennan , whose atrocious crime of discharging the contents of a double-barreled shot-gun into the fcaclc of his victim on a farm south of this city , appalled the entire community -will never answer for the deed to 1 * 5 state of Illinois . •_ . Cook committed suicide Wednesday night by hanging himself to a water pipe In the hospital cell at the . county jail . Jailer Makes Discovery . Jailer-Al . Boyd discovered the body at 5 : 30 oclock this ( Thursday ) morning , while . making his first round of the prison . He immediately notified Sheriff Peters , and after Dr . W . F . Burros had been summoned , the three cut the . ghastly form down . . The body was rigid whenfound , showing that Cook had been dead for many hours . The face of the dead man had turned purple from strangulation , and the lolling 1 tongue and star- : ring eyes of the gray-haired corpse made the sight a ghastly one , in the approaching light . of morning . . Used Towel and Handkerchief . , It Js evident that Cook deliberately planned to kill himself the day before , for he had neglected no detail to make : the work complete . , • He had first knotted his handker-i chief tightly around his neck , and , then had tied a towel securely . to the handkerchief . After mounting a lavatory and securing the free end of the towel to a water pipe running along the ceiling , it only remained for him to jump and cheat the , penitentiary , or the insane asylum , or perhaps the gallows . Was Second Attempt . It will be remembered that Cook . attempted suicide by shooting with a rifle Immediately after the murder . His wound had healed , but the pressure of the noose upon his throat ¦ Wednesday night tore open the bullet hole , and the body was stained • with blood when cut down . • , The bullet had entered his throat on the left side and issued at a point near the temple . Complained of Feeling Unwell . Cook had been feeling blub for several days and of late had complained that he was ill . .- Jailer Boyd visited the old man in his cell at 10 : 30 o clock Wednesday night , and saw nothing to arouse his suspicions . Cook was lying on his TiiinV nnTinrfint . lv nfllefiTi .. and the turn-
key did not disturb him . It is now thought that the crafty old assassin was fully awake and was waiting for the jailer to finish his last round before retiring , so that there would be no danger of interruption in the grewsome proceedings . Would Cook Have Hung ? Did Cook save the county the expense of hanging him by his desperate deed ? There is a doubt as to this in the minds nt the states attorney and his assistants , for while a case of wilful and deliberate murder could have easily been proven , the defendants advanced ago would probably have not permitted the death penalty . Would he have been declared insane ? It is Improbable , for the sheriff , his deputies and the jailer , who have been in constant touch with Cook since his incarceration , are unable to say that they have noticed a single word or action on the prisoners part , to cause them to doubt his sanity . ^ Still there is no telling what a jury may do , and the sheriff s force is considerably relieved , as they feared a possible hanging might be In store for them . Suicide Proof of Guilt . Cook told many conflicting stories in . regard to the murder after he had been locked up , and these would probably have been used against him had his case come to trial . While there are none who doubted his . guilt , his suicide Is accepted as conclusive r . roof that be murdered Mrs . McLennan in cold blood . fi Cook had talked of the crime but little since his imprisonment , but the lust statement be made was to the effect that Mrs . McLennan had first shot him ; and that he accidentally shot her In falling . Also that he did not know she was shot until the day following the crime . 1 On the night of the shooting he told Dr . Burres , who was dressing his wound , that he knew Mrs . McLennan had been shot and that he knew she was dead . Several stories varying in small detail were told , but will never be usedagainst the old man , who has now paid the penalty for his crime . I Never Meant to Kill Her . O , my God , I never meant to kill that poor woman , he raved during his first night in jail . This will set me crazy before I m through with It . Physicians who attended Cook dur- ( Continued on page - * . )
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The last chapter in the Edna McLennan murder mystery was closed this (Monday) afternoon, when John Cook, the aged murderer and suicide, was laid in a grave at Mount Hope Cemetery. Services were held from the residence of George Cook, where the murder occurred.
The funeral was announced for Sunday, but was postponed pending the arrival of a daughter from Texas.
1880 URBANA,CHAMPAIGN,ILLINOIS
COOK,John self m m w 50 ENG FARMER ENG ENG
,M A wife m f w 50 ENG HOUSE K ENG ENG
,GEORGE W son s m w 22 OH FARMER ENG ENG
,Alice A dau s f w 20 OH ENG ENG
,James J son s m w 16 OH FARM ENG ENG
,Hannah dau s f w 14 OH ENG ENG
,Emma M dau s f w 11 IL ENG ENG
,Nellie J dau s f w 9 IL ENG ENG
MASON,Thomas s in law m m w 28 ENG FARMER ENG ENG
,M E dau m f w 23 OH HOUSE K ENG ENG
,Charles gson s m w 2 IL ENG OH
,Edward A gson s m w 5/12 IL ENG OH1880
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JOHN COOK CHEATS :, GALLOWS BY HANGING HIMSELF IN PRISON
FOUND STRANGLED TO DEATH IN HOSPITAL CELL WHEN JAILER MADE HIS FIRST MORNING ROUND . HANDKERCHIEF AND TOWEL WERE , UTILIZED Aged Murderer of Mrs . Edna McLennan Had Seen Downhearted for Several Days—Was Second Attempt at Self-Destruction Since Crime . JAILER BOYD FINDS BODY Prisoner Thought to Have Committed Suicide Before Midnight—Body Was Rigid When Discovered . John Cook , nged murderer of Mrs . Edna McLennan , whose atrocious crime of discharging the contents of a double-barreled shot-gun into the fcaclc of his victim on a farm south of this city , appalled the entire community -will never answer for the deed to 1 * 5 state of Illinois . •_ . Cook committed suicide Wednesday night by hanging himself to a water pipe In the hospital cell at the . county jail . Jailer Makes Discovery . Jailer-Al . Boyd discovered the body at 5 : 30 oclock this ( Thursday ) morning , while . making his first round of the prison . He immediately notified Sheriff Peters , and after Dr . W . F . Burros had been summoned , the three cut the . ghastly form down . . The body was rigid whenfound , showing that Cook had been dead for many hours . The face of the dead man had turned purple from strangulation , and the lolling 1 tongue and star- : ring eyes of the gray-haired corpse made the sight a ghastly one , in the approaching light . of morning . . Used Towel and Handkerchief . , It Js evident that Cook deliberately planned to kill himself the day before , for he had neglected no detail to make : the work complete . , • He had first knotted his handker-i chief tightly around his neck , and , then had tied a towel securely . to the handkerchief . After mounting a lavatory and securing the free end of the towel to a water pipe running along the ceiling , it only remained for him to jump and cheat the , penitentiary , or the insane asylum , or perhaps the gallows . Was Second Attempt . It will be remembered that Cook . attempted suicide by shooting with a rifle Immediately after the murder . His wound had healed , but the pressure of the noose upon his throat ¦ Wednesday night tore open the bullet hole , and the body was stained • with blood when cut down . • , The bullet had entered his throat on the left side and issued at a point near the temple . Complained of Feeling Unwell . Cook had been feeling blub for several days and of late had complained that he was ill . .- Jailer Boyd visited the old man in his cell at 10 : 30 o clock Wednesday night , and saw nothing to arouse his suspicions . Cook was lying on his TiiinV nnTinrfint . lv nfllefiTi .. and the turn-
key did not disturb him . It is now thought that the crafty old assassin was fully awake and was waiting for the jailer to finish his last round before retiring , so that there would be no danger of interruption in the grewsome proceedings . Would Cook Have Hung ? Did Cook save the county the expense of hanging him by his desperate deed ? There is a doubt as to this in the minds nt the states attorney and his assistants , for while a case of wilful and deliberate murder could have easily been proven , the defendants advanced ago would probably have not permitted the death penalty . Would he have been declared insane ? It is Improbable , for the sheriff , his deputies and the jailer , who have been in constant touch with Cook since his incarceration , are unable to say that they have noticed a single word or action on the prisoners part , to cause them to doubt his sanity . ^ Still there is no telling what a jury may do , and the sheriff s force is considerably relieved , as they feared a possible hanging might be In store for them . Suicide Proof of Guilt . Cook told many conflicting stories in . regard to the murder after he had been locked up , and these would probably have been used against him had his case come to trial . While there are none who doubted his . guilt , his suicide Is accepted as conclusive r . roof that be murdered Mrs . McLennan in cold blood . fi Cook had talked of the crime but little since his imprisonment , but the lust statement be made was to the effect that Mrs . McLennan had first shot him ; and that he accidentally shot her In falling . Also that he did not know she was shot until the day following the crime . 1 On the night of the shooting he told Dr . Burres , who was dressing his wound , that he knew Mrs . McLennan had been shot and that he knew she was dead . Several stories varying in small detail were told , but will never be usedagainst the old man , who has now paid the penalty for his crime . I Never Meant to Kill Her . O , my God , I never meant to kill that poor woman , he raved during his first night in jail . This will set me crazy before I m through with It . Physicians who attended Cook dur- ( Continued on page - * . )
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The last chapter in the Edna McLennan murder mystery was closed this (Monday) afternoon, when John Cook, the aged murderer and suicide, was laid in a grave at Mount Hope Cemetery. Services were held from the residence of George Cook, where the murder occurred.
The funeral was announced for Sunday, but was postponed pending the arrival of a daughter from Texas.
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