Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-16

THH RECEIVER BEGINS ACTION AeArSaT prsTRrc7
COMMISSIONER BDNoSps - HE REfrERATEs TEE
enAkeE THAT Mn xpxoSps WAS serrkKs Pact
This afternoon MI. J. b. Wilson, receiver of the
estate OF J. H. SQuier Co. filed n bin IN equity
against James b Edmonds FOR q discovery ana no
count The complainant charges, on information
and belief, that the defendant h NOT enSstled @
vouchers which he was allowed 20 take into In
possession by order OF the court, but they are q
part or The assets OF sQuler a Co. 10 whom they
were payable He further charges that
of has suu sen 'ssd or in y. :ss
past; that there are one or more contracts IN
writing between SQuier and Edmonds defining their
access TO them. lie further says thai he win show
tnat tdmonds was partner, and changes that his
attempt now to claim The bulk Of the assets Is n
charges, on Information and belief, that
the the naes for $4,000 and s4,oO. dated
preteNts given 10 and secrete the real ma inner
OF doing business. and that SQuier was never In
a o IN such amounts lie further charges that
al the time kdmonds Was interested with Squler
ne was continually drawing out moneys, the Inter-
est oeing largely IN excess Of what IL allowed BY
lawful interest
THE RRcEvEs ASKS rHR corRr 70 sxf ASIDE ovn-
TAIN DEEDS CLAIMED 10 m pRAuppIEKr.
To-day, Mr. Jesse r. Wilson, the receiver IN the
case OF j. ii. Squier & Co. tho suspended bankers
filed bin against A. r. Greenwich ana Others for
Wife made deed OF trust TO r. n. Wilson and I.
c. Tallmadge OF his house and lot ibil Z street
northwest, TO secure the payment OF q note tor
$ls.ooo mace by Sduier 20 the Girard Fire ana Ma
r , insurance company. OF Philadelphia, which
but no release was made. The value of the prop
erty Is stated 20 be $4,000; that there is also OF
dial Storrs trustee. 10 cover a purportnd fndebi-
edness OF $1,000 In tye notes which it is charged
n rhn nvt~f
&C the time, and is fraudulent. IL Ia stated
also that Mrs Lucy p. Squier since the execution
OF the papers has not treated the deed as having
been made for her benent and the notes have been
Delivered 10 her: but were made BY her husband
ana delivered TO Greenwel without consideration,
iof the purpose OF delaying the creditors and IN
fraud OF their rights The bill also states that a
third deed was made by Squier and wife, dated De-
cember 18Th, 1873, 10 A. 4. Merriman and Cordial
Storrs. trustees on the same property but was not
placed on record until June Ilth, 1884 four dayu
aiter the assignment OF Sguiel 10 Jay smith. This
the payment OF $4,000 and that the note OF the In
surance compan, was held and endorsed by Green
well ana as the trustees desired 10 be released the
conveyance was made to Merriman and storrs to
secure Greenwich untll. the note was paid
Lhe receiver claims that squier exunguished
the note oy his personal check July Ia 1882 paying
sireenwell tl2,0U, and the paid check Is with the
bank papers. IL is charged that this deed WAS
| without consideration and made In fraud OF the
creditors. fourth deed dated March II. Iss2
from Squier and wife 70 Greenwich, recorded foui
gay afler The suspension is set out This is given
IN CONSIDERATION or debt or 5000. ana Is all the
furniture and chatteis in houses 15i4 street ana
14l6 Pennsylvania ave. and this f. declared also as
| fraudulent IL is further stated that Grcenwell
was messenger OF Squier at Il small monthly COM
| pensation that he has but little property ana il
not responsible for any great sum or money, and
the Collection OF judgment against him cannot be
enforced The receiver asks that the first deed he
| declared paid and Wilson and Tallmadge be- d.
rected 10 execute deed OF release; that the deeds
10 G Storrs, trustee. TO StorFs and Merrfman and
10 greenwich DE declared void, and that the real
tate and chattels be adudged assets OF the estate
OF Sqnier Co. and applied 20 the payment 81 cred.
| iters and placed In the custody or the receiver.