Died age 54 years.
A Preacher's Mad Act.
The Rev. T. J. Cooper of Aurora Burns His House and Hangs Himself.
Aurora, Ill., Aug. 15 - The Rev. T. J. Cooper, the Methodist preacher who made so desperate an attempt to kill himself two weeks ago, set fire to his house, No. 187 Spruce street, at 2:30 o'clock this morning. The building and contents were entirely consumed, involving a loss of at least $2000, upon which, it is said, there was no insurance. Cooper disappeared, and at 8 a.m., it was found that he had hanged himself in a neighbor's barn. He was recovering from his injuries, and during the night had induced his attendant to retire to an adjoining room. Today he was to have been taken before the County Court to be examined upon the charge of insanity.
Chicago Tribune, Aug. 16, 1888
The funeral of the late T. J. Cooper will be a private one and will be held from the basement of the Galena street Methodist church about eleven o'clock to-day. The remains will be buried in the West Side cemetery. Rev. J. H. Axtle, of Englewood, presiding elder of the district in which Rev. Cooper's charge was located, will be present.
Aurora Daily Express, August 17, 1888
Age 54y - Cause of death: Suicide.
Cemetery record: Born: 4 Nov 1834 Meadville, PA; Died 15 Aug 1888 Geneva, Illinois
A Preacher's Mad Act.
The Rev. T. J. Cooper of Aurora Burns His House and Hangs Himself.
Aurora, Ill., Aug. 15 - The Rev. T. J. Cooper, the Methodist preacher who made so desperate an attempt to kill himself two weeks ago, set fire to his house, No. 187 Spruce street, at 2:30 o'clock this morning. The building and contents were entirely consumed, involving a loss of at least $2000, upon which, it is said, there was no insurance. Cooper disappeared, and at 8 a.m., it was found that he had hanged himself in a neighbor's barn. He was recovering from his injuries, and during the night had induced his attendant to retire to an adjoining room. Today he was to have been taken before the County Court to be examined upon the charge of insanity.
Chicago Tribune, Aug. 16, 1888
The funeral of the late T. J. Cooper will be a private one and will be held from the basement of the Galena street Methodist church about eleven o'clock to-day. The remains will be buried in the West Side cemetery. Rev. J. H. Axtle, of Englewood, presiding elder of the district in which Rev. Cooper's charge was located, will be present.
Aurora Daily Express, August 17, 1888
Age 54y - Cause of death: Suicide.
Cemetery record: Born: 4 Nov 1834 Meadville, PA; Died 15 Aug 1888 Geneva, Illinois
Died age 54 years.
A Preacher's Mad Act.
The Rev. T. J. Cooper of Aurora Burns His House and Hangs Himself.
Aurora, Ill., Aug. 15 - The Rev. T. J. Cooper, the Methodist preacher who made so desperate an attempt to kill himself two weeks ago, set fire to his house, No. 187 Spruce street, at 2:30 o'clock this morning. The building and contents were entirely consumed, involving a loss of at least $2000, upon which, it is said, there was no insurance. Cooper disappeared, and at 8 a.m., it was found that he had hanged himself in a neighbor's barn. He was recovering from his injuries, and during the night had induced his attendant to retire to an adjoining room. Today he was to have been taken before the County Court to be examined upon the charge of insanity.
Chicago Tribune, Aug. 16, 1888
The funeral of the late T. J. Cooper will be a private one and will be held from the basement of the Galena street Methodist church about eleven o'clock to-day. The remains will be buried in the West Side cemetery. Rev. J. H. Axtle, of Englewood, presiding elder of the district in which Rev. Cooper's charge was located, will be present.
Aurora Daily Express, August 17, 1888
Age 54y - Cause of death: Suicide.
Cemetery record: Born: 4 Nov 1834 Meadville, PA; Died 15 Aug 1888 Geneva, Illinois
A Preacher's Mad Act.
The Rev. T. J. Cooper of Aurora Burns His House and Hangs Himself.
Aurora, Ill., Aug. 15 - The Rev. T. J. Cooper, the Methodist preacher who made so desperate an attempt to kill himself two weeks ago, set fire to his house, No. 187 Spruce street, at 2:30 o'clock this morning. The building and contents were entirely consumed, involving a loss of at least $2000, upon which, it is said, there was no insurance. Cooper disappeared, and at 8 a.m., it was found that he had hanged himself in a neighbor's barn. He was recovering from his injuries, and during the night had induced his attendant to retire to an adjoining room. Today he was to have been taken before the County Court to be examined upon the charge of insanity.
Chicago Tribune, Aug. 16, 1888
The funeral of the late T. J. Cooper will be a private one and will be held from the basement of the Galena street Methodist church about eleven o'clock to-day. The remains will be buried in the West Side cemetery. Rev. J. H. Axtle, of Englewood, presiding elder of the district in which Rev. Cooper's charge was located, will be present.
Aurora Daily Express, August 17, 1888
Age 54y - Cause of death: Suicide.
Cemetery record: Born: 4 Nov 1834 Meadville, PA; Died 15 Aug 1888 Geneva, Illinois
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