Show t v CLEVER SWINDLER San Francisco Police Believe They Have Him San Francisco Sept 11n the person of Sir Harry Westwood Cooper M D now confined in the city prison Chief of Police Lees believes that he has behind be-hind the bars one of the most notorious bank swindlers who ever operated in this or any other country despite the fact that he is under 30 years of age He was arrested at the Langham hotel and a dispatch of inquiry as to Cooper was sent to the Bankers Protective association and there came back the reply that he was a noted swindler and was wanted by the association for fraudulent work done in the east Soon after Coopers arrest his room at the Langham was searched by the detectives detec-tives and in his trunk were found a lot of certified checks and drafts which the police believe to be bogus Cooper claimed that he was a nephew to the late Sir Astley Cooper surgeon to Queen Victoria who he said had died six months before and that he had come into Sir Astleys title and succeeded suc-ceeded to his vast estate in Australia at present valued at about 600000 Having created the desired impression by his talk of titles estates and mar supiat possessions the police say that Cooper began his fraudulent work and they claim that before he was caught he had succeeded In victimizing a number num-ber of people It was but one or two days ago that Cooper for the purpose as is claimed of assuring John P Gallagher the proprietor pro-prietor of the Langham of his unstinted un-stinted financial resources gave into I Gallaghers hands a draf OT a Cfiicago I bank for SS5000 This draft is now in the possession of the police and they I ctnfidently assert that they will prove it to be worthless t Ao |