The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-21
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lie Endeavors to Slip Away in a Clandestine
characterization of His Affairs.

characterization of His Affairs.
North Vernon Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
Charles E. Cook, the proprietor of the broken
Jennings County Bank, left here by the o. g. NJ.
east-bound express this morning at 4:30 He did
not board the train at the station, but entered a
sleeping-car while the locomotive was taking
water. at point quarter of mile west Mr.
Cook left his residence and arrived at the water
tank by circuitous route, avoiding the public
thoroughfare, though the hour was quite early.
No one but his wife and clerk was aware of his
intended departure until he was espied entering
the train. The news that he had flown spread
through the city and was discussed at the break
fast-table of most of the families in this place.
More interest was felt in knowing the true assets
of the bank, and many who had until now be-
lieved firmly in the integrity of Mr.. Cook refused
longer to uphold him. and were silent listeners
to storms of abuse>and denunciation that was
poured upon his head Business men openly
said that the fight put Cook in bad light and
looked like he was fleeing from the wrath that
he had brought on himself If entirely honest
and truthful, Mr.. Cook has done the very thing
he could not afford to do, that is, to leave the
city. And many who until to-day believed in
him firmly are to-day among his bitterest en-
emies.
A complete statement of the assets on hand in
the possession of the assignee show peculiar
state of aIairs. Mr.. Cook loudly protested to
have turned over to the assignee 500, 900 in as
sets, and their true value will not exceed 80
600. And could a wel-informed man like Cook
have made such a serious mistakel He gave a
list of the trustees whose bonds he held, with
the amount they each owe, and they were in
cluded in the bill of assignment. But an ex-
animation shows that ipstead of $28, 900 of them
on hand he has but SIS, 900, and these are on the
Abscondng trustees of Davess county. He
turned over notes to his partner G. b. Scoville.
to the amount of Sc, 900, but this man Scoville
made an assignment the same day of his bank in
Harrison, o., ard accounted for his failure by
the fact that Mr. Cook had taken S., 500 of bank
money to invest in township orders Outside of
these two accounts the notes turned over to the
assignee will not amount to 81 500. He gave in
The bill of assignment note against Hicks 81
Holmes for s., 600 yet that note not found
among the assets, and upon examination was
gound in Cincinnati bank as collateral secur-
lty for 81, 600 advanced to Mr. Cook Upon a
iurther INQUIRY 1t is ascertained that the books
show that of the $2S, 900 of trustees bonds that
III the olll OF assignment he swore he owned.
s5,93l OF said bonds are now held by the United
states National Bank, of New York as security
for SO 600 loaned TO Charles E. Cook and that
the Cincinnati National Bank have in their vault
3d. 700 OF said bonds as security for 50 600 ad-
vanced to the said Charles Il. Cook: that Splitter
81 Co., bankers, OF Toledo. hold the 500 shares Of
the New York, Chicago 81 St Louis railroad
stock as well IS the $500 city bond and 81, 900