Show Chancellor a Scandal Washington l7W A Cook of the star route prosecution states that his reason for resigning was owing to the evident purpcse to freeze him out as had been done in the case of Gibson and the original detectives employed in the case Be claims no encouragement from Ar thurs administration that the last in dictments were not shown him and he cites as a remarkable fact the purchase by Mr Blis some time ago of the Na tional Republican for 40000 which he paid Brady and at the same time keep ing on the paper all friends of star route men The attorney for the defense I stated today that he thought Cook had made a mistake in talking but admitted that he Cook had not been treated right Cooks resignation is now in the hands of the attorney general Cook further said that he was confident that conviction would have followed in most cases but for the extraordinary proceedings pro-ceedings since the advent of Bliss He did not think it aucrured well far tha success of the prosecution Tiiei interview inter-view excites great comment and Cooks intention to say more excites all parties interested in the case He also says the present administration does not manifest the same earnestness in the prosecution of these cases as that of Gen Garfield with whom he had a long interview three nights beford the assassination |