The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-24
SOME OF souIER's VICTIMS.
Papers that Were FILED I'm Court To
day-JacOb Cooks Strange state

Papers that Were FILED In Court To-
day-Jncob Cooks Strange State
ment.
There were some further developments In
the Squier caso this morning by the flling Of
certain papers in the court.
Jacob Cook, who has been night Waterman at
the bank since 1872, filed an aridavit, In
which he states that there was about $500 OF
his money deposited In the bank; that on the
Sunday succeeding the assignment made by
squier TO Jay b. Smith the latter came to the
house OF tho afilant, about o'clock In the day,
and stated that he had been at work all day
and was Tired and nervous. Mrs. Cook got
dinner for him, and 10 subsequent conversa-
ton Smith said that he knew nothing OF the
assignment until fifteen or twenty minutes be-
fore II was made;
That There was No Money I'm the
Safe.
and he knew OF mono due Squier except some
SO. Smith asked Cook what he would take for
his claim, but the latter declined to name a
sum. on the following Tuesday Smith do.
hs OF the Tss o tod sy
repeated the demand, saying that the Court
and his lawyer said that IL should be deliver
ed up. Smith then told him that there was
money In the bank and said that he did not
wish Squier 10 have the key or be allowed in
the bank. Cook, at the suggestion OF his wife,
then gave up the key, taking receipt for It,.
On the same day Cook says that he
Saw Smith and His Father at the
Bank,
and the latter asked him what he would give
or take for q thousand dollars on the book and
Cook replied that he had no such amount there
and Smith replied that he had.
An afildavit was also filed by George j..
Brown, OF the Postofflco Department. In It
he states that in April last he had some $4,000
for which he had no use until November, and
friend advised him 10 deposit the money
with Squier. He addressed n note ID Sluter,
who called on him on April z, assured him
that he was doing agood business, and ex.
hiblted number OF pay vouchers. Squier
further said that he co uld no. afford to do any
business except on the square,
His Credit Was GOOD at the Ma.
tiOnaI Metropolitan Bank,
and whenever he wanted q little more money
he could secure II there. He further assured
Mr.. Brown thathe was absolutely solvent ana
had no partner. He accepted Squier's ofrer as
TO interest and gave him a check for the
money. Two months later Squler suspended
and up to the present time Mr.. Brown has
been unable TO ascertain what Is the cause of
the suspension or what has become OF his
money.
In connection with tho same matter Rebecca
W. Robinson to-day filed petition to be per-
mitted to become u party complainant In the
equity cause OF Theron O. Crawford against
Squier and Smith, assignee, she being depos.
itor 10 tho extent OF 500.
Tho equity bill Of Crawford against sauier
was up for hearing to-day, but on motion was
continued TO next Thursday.
MIR. Squier's Reply 10 CrawfOrd's
Bill.
Mr.. Squier, by his counsel, Allen Rutherford
and II. D. Mussey, to-day filed his answer to
the. original bill OF T. o. Crawford, I'm which
he is one OF the defendants. He denies that
the account OF Mr.. Crawford IS 30 complicated
as TO require the interposition of equity, aud
says that his remedy is at law. He denies that
the assignment was Irregular or illegal, iG-
sufficient for Its purpose and was made when
there was no pressure upon tho defendant, or
that It was'made to enable him to cheat his
a al ~tt,as rls
He denies that the assignee, Smith, sis IN no
respect q competent person." and AYERS that
about June z, there being pressure upon
him for money In the bank and the nature OF his
banking business being such that II was impos
sible for him 10 realize at once on the assets
and meet the immediate demands, and with q
view OF protecting all OF his creditors, he made
the assignment, which was wholly free from
fraud.