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COOK. 643

On that occasion the purpose
of the meeting was I was trying
to get Mr. Cook to recede
his demand that he had made of
Mr. Candler, that Mrs. Hirach be
foreed to quit her husband and
Jeave town. That would have
hushed it up and saved Mr.
Candler, my friend, that is your
question, that would have ‘ushed
it up.

The next conference I had
with Mr. Cook was on the fol-
lowing Monday morning,
made that engagement myzelf. I
met him at Thrower’s office and
we walked down Walton atrest.
I bad the same purpose then that
Thad before. No demand was
made on_me by Mr. Cook for
money. He never made any de-
mand on me for money. His de-
mand was that we get this woman
out of town, and he said he
would give Mr. Candler reason-
able time to do it.

Mrs. Hirech’s demand for
money was not made with any
relnetance at all when we told
her Mr. Cook had demanded that
she leave town. Mrs. Hirsch for
herself and on her own account
demanded money from us, on the
last conversation, and the second
when ehe first talked about leav-
ing her husband. She did that
in response to what we had told
her as to what Mr. Cook de-
manded, She said she loved her
husband and knew what it would
mean if she did leave her bas-
band. It waa in response to
what I told her Cook demanded
that ehe said anything about
money.

T had no other conference with
Cook. Cook didn’t demand any
money of me ai any time.

On the last conference I
had with Mrs. Hirsch, when

she got to the point where she
named the sum, the conference
closed and she was indicted in
about 48 honre; we developed
their trap; as to what I will get
in this matter, I will get Mr.
Candler’s and others’ friendship
and thanks; as real estate agent,
we handle trades on commission,
and it depends on how much bus-
iness F do for him as to how
much I make out of him; some
years we make ten thousand dol-
lara, and some years a great deal
more out of Mr, Candler’s busi-
ness; some years ‘we probably
make a bundred thousand dollars
in trade with him on commis-
sions; we have made that; I am
not getting a cent out of this
blackmail case; simply the con-
sciousness of having done my
duty to a friend, ia pay enough;
my eonscienee don't hurt me in
this blackmailing business.

T never heard anything about
that picture until I saw a part
of it in the paper. I know what
she told me about herself and
Mr. Candler. I don’t know what
else she might claim to have oc-
curred. The part she told me
about Mr. Candler, if it is trne,
would ‘be most unfavorable,

¥ don't go into the secret re-
cesses of Mr. Candler’s soul, and
know what he does.

She did not state to me on
these oceasions that Mr, Candler
took a liking to her and admired
her body. She did not state to
me that he thought more of her
than anyone working in the Red
Cross, She said she admired
Mr. Candler very much, but she
never spoke of Mr. Candler hav-
ing any admiration for her, but
told me she admired Mr. Candler.

Kate Taylor. Am a trained
nurse; nursed Mra, Hirsch at

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