National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-17
soUfER,s PARTNER.


Commissioner Edmonds WAS a Partner In
the Firm and Files Bill for Discovery
and Account; Also, for the Setting Aside
Certain Deeds.
Mr.. Jesse b. Wilson, receiver for ]. II, squicr
& Co., yesterday filed bill in equity against
Hon. j. b. Edmonds, one Of the district com.
missloncrs. Amer reference to the failure Of
Squicr & Co., the filing Of the cause Of Craw-
ford against squier and tho appointment OF
j. b. Smith az assignee tho receiver states that
prior to his appointment as receiver Mr.. Ed
monds claimed that he owned a large part OF
the assets Off II. Squier & Co, and was al
lowed to take possession Of certain vouchers,
&c, giving bond for their forthcoming or the
proceeds IN answer to any order OF tic court,
The receiver on information and belief
charges that Mr.. Bdmonds is not the owner OF
| or entitled TO the securities rs claimed by him,
but that they arc part of the assets OF satiier &
Co; that many OF the securities turned over to
| Mr.. Edmonds were Endorsed specially and pay
able only to tho, order of J. II. Squier & Co,
! and that the legal title thereto was not In Mr.
Edmonds, but in Sguier & Co.
He also charges that Mr.. Edmonds has been
| interested In the business with Squier & Co.
| for number OF years past. and that his
claims 10 the bulk Of the assets OF the firm Is
in fraud Of the rights of the creditors aud
against equity and good conscience. The re-
| notes mentioned In the petition of Mr.. Ed.
| monds, one for $40, 900 and the other for 1000,
purporting to bear date Aug. /, 1883, are mere
protexts, and were given and intended TO
| coverup and secrete tho real manner Of trans.
acting business between him and squier, and
that the latter did not owe and never was In.
debted to Mr. Edmonds In any such sum OF
money.
The receiver continuing, says that during
all the time Mr. Edmonds has been interested
In the business OF Squier & Co., he has been
continually drawing out from the firm large
| n fnn oil tfpN hts tpfn raqt
upon the sums OF money which he claimed to
have advanced or paid to Squier q Co., and
that such payments TO him have been largely
in excess of that allowed by lawn many in
stances rs great rs ~ per cent. per month
and that such sums paid TO him rs unlawful
and uncomfortable interest have been drawn
from the deposits made with Squler & Co. by
the persons who nre now his creditors So
that Mr.. Edmonds has In the aggregate drawn
nom the firm of Squior Il Co. many thousands
Of dollars IN the way Of unlawful interest, and
that In equity and good conscience he should
be required to refund the money so received
The receiver, In view ofthe premises, prays that
Mr.. Edmonds be required TO answer under oath
when he first had any business relations with
j. II. Squier, what they were, how long they
continued, and file each and every written
contract made between him and Squier q Co.,
transaction which they had together or have
been interested In together In any way, aud
that no set forth the sum OF money he paid
into Squler X Co., and amounts advanced OF
, buying or specializing In the purchase o
: vouchers OF army and navy officers and othe
: securities
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT DEEDS.
Mr.. Wilson also flied bill in equity through
his attorney, Mr.. w. Willoughby, against Al
. fred b. Gfunwell and others, which is likel,
to disclose some peculiar transaction and thu
0 conveyance of certain property which should
BE- bee enumerated M with the assets, IL Is statet
Robert ii. Wilson and l.. G. Tallmndge on 10
a, Lciiman's subdivision of lot 10, square 100
l known as No. 1914 X street northwest, TO SO
{ cure the payment OF note of $4,000 to thu
!, Girard Fire and Marine Insurance company o
s Philadelphia, Pa. That subsequently, thi
v note was paid BY check, but no release of TIL
4 trust has ever been made. and the value of tn
property was So, 900 shortly after there wa
made of record u deed to Cordld Storrs, trus
zee, OF the same property to cover purporte'
Indebtedness of 5000 TO cover five notes TIL
charge is made that these notes were givei
without any consideration, and the decd o
trust made to hinder and delay the creditor
OF Squier. and is therefore fraudulent. Tn
since the execution of this paper has nc
treated 4 as an existing deed 70
and deliveredto Alfred B. Grunwel vel withor
consideration for the purpose of delaying tn
also appears of record a third deed by squie
and wife, dated Dec. Is, 1885, to \. l.. Merr
man and c. Storrs in trust, of the same pr,
nerty, but which was not recovered until tou
days after the assignment OF Squier. TIL
deed sets out the trust to Wilson and Tai
madge for the payment of the $4,000, and thi
the note was held aud indorsed by Grunwel
and Wilson and Tallmadgc desiring to be r
lieyed of their trust the conveyance is made
Merriman aud StOrrs to secure Grunwell M
til the note is paid. The receiver claims tn
Squier extinguished this note himself on jul
IL, 1852 by a check paying Grunwell, thereto
the first decd rs without consideration and
fraud of the rights of the creditors. There
also stated a fourth doed made by Squier an
wife to Grunwell, and dated March IL. lSS
but put on record four days after the asSig
ment of Squier Il Co. was made,
cover an Indebtedness Of 5000. This last Is
chattcl mortgage on the furniture, &C.,
houses No. l5li street northwest, and II
Pennsylvania avenue. The bill states thu
: Grunwell was for n period q messenger
Squer with II small monthly compensation
~ had very little property of his own; was n
responsible for any sum of money, and q
collection of q Judgment could not be e
forced The receiver asks that the first DEE
of trust be declared void that Wilson al
Tallmadgc be directed 10 execute rcleas
that the deeds to Cordid storrs, Merriman an
T. Storrs, and Alfred Il. Grunwell be set asi
and declared void, and the real estate al
chattels be adjudged assets OF the estate
Squier and be applied to the payment of Il
creditors of the estate and placed in the han
X of tho receiver.