Show MAVE HUSBANDS BODY EXHUMED 4 How Lady Cook Will Prove Her Jnnocence of Murder TO FOIL BLACKMAJLBJRS CHARGED WITH BEING RESPONSIBLE RE-SPONSIBLE POE HIS DEATH 1 London April 1The Echo says it understands that in consequence oC certain unpleasant rumors Lady Cook widow of Sir Francis Cook and formerly former-ly Tennlc C Claflln has applied to tho home secretary to have the body of Sir Francis exhumed Sir Francis Cook died Feb 17 FrlomlM of Lady Cook say that false stories have been circulated by a person per-son not related lo Sir Francis Cook but who was disappointed at not being remembered In the will Lady Cook desires that the exact cause of her hus bands death which was senile decay he was S4 years old at the time of his death shall be olllclally certified to so that hercatlor In the event of hqr death nothing can be alleged against her The relations between Lady Cook and her late husbands family arc quits cordial Lady Cook who Is living In Kensington London made the follow ing statement to a representative of the Associated Press this evening Since the death of my husband there has cbme to my knowledge avery a-very thoroughly laid plan concocted before his death to attack his reputation reputa-tion for the purpose of blackmail It was about to be put Into execution when he died Some parties to the conspiracy cx necled to secure Ifircro nmmtni nf money during his life Ills spmewhat sudden end prevented a fulfillment of these hopes The conspiracy reached a culmination by 1 the circulation of rumors ru-mors that Sir Francis died an unnatural unna-tural death and owed his demise tome to-me the conspirators hoping In this fashion lo blackmail me ITad I not been a woman of worldwide world-wide reDutatlon 1 could have afiorded to let these calumnies die My own health ulso Is extremely poor Should I die now these lies might go on forever for-ever I have therefore resolved to re fute them now 1 purpose to go to the full limit o an autopsy If necessary In order that the world might know how baseless these stories are Harrowing as it Is T shall not lunch iMy husband was beloved by me and I by him and these iniquitous slanders shall be stamped out If It costs me all the courage and wealth J have in the world In this I have the full cooperation of all mv stepchildren |