New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-28

Closed and balance nsferFed 70 the c 4S;b 81
e s sfth a sqiT Vas tf not 5old S
ogThst NJ. n stands for Marcellus HartleyH
Mr.. hughes-Now. this letter that you giye me
under date OF April l. 1901 viii offer IN eT1denoe'
= P e Pc marked marked Exhibit 1a4l
.sA1rl / 1909 Equitable Life Assurance Society,
George Il squire ESQ, Finance Department No
sbear SIR In accordance with your instructions
have delivered over the GSf6s Ia to fne Os per- or
We have charged accrued interest TO the loan ana
Sose e her9S Sdorse e6ef fo s a Squire
Please acknowledge receipt and 9blige TSqSs very
truly "vice-President.'
6 se ws w seec ooate e t. that loan 2o
Third Avenue per cent bonds at1 Inst r Tn
ce7ye6 from the Mercantile Trust Company checks
sEgregating S55.6Sl 13 which were Endorsed 10
H Squire as financial manager OF the Equ'aOie
o-Ana when George H Squire. SIS financial man.
age- OF the Equitable life. got that amount OF
George r Squire Trustee account that that was TO
credit haianCs of the NJ ID IS, b e9e date
April 2 1901 to the credit OF George H Squire
trustee. in his account with the American Deposit
o-Now. to come back TO the point from which
Rs e d someSn eha to G do With tSat think
Q-what makes you draw that Gonct p 4,a ~
4hat 7 am NOT positve on the statement. because
Is ia say t.n }hs TesuT did not know where those
things came from at all and they said they had
oaHere is another item on the same page Just
5eIoTe me was opered under date OF October
- 1ono I am referring now to our account book
exhibit ~ oT ifx Is bond syndicate S. 400 90
DO You remember what that ssf'olcA'e "as' A
got To psRs a or fttsr relating FsIatns
to that
Mr.. Hughes then -assed to the first dratt
.gsinst this account and proceeded:
oNoyr YOU called my at IGNITION to the fact that
che items with which the account opens. OF $500 S.
.1 me less = go fTst drawn by MI Jordan Sep
sn%fhing more than that it was paid to Mr. Jordan
TWO SIGNATURES TO CHECKS.
Ole drew check on the account he was able
on the checks there had to be two signatures OF
o.1Who were the three? Al understand that
It was George H. Squire. William h McIntyTe
and Thomas D. Jordan any two OF these couo
gu see 30 you remember alb out this check that
A-Yes That was only told 70 ne don't 1a know "
enything more about that MI Squire tolo me 10
Gas cash? A.-As CASH
The next important point MI. Hughes de-
veloped was the appearance OF missing sZo'oVu
pro6t due the Equitable from a Chicago and
Northwestern syndicate. The record shows:
o.-on September 20 there is a credit Of SIS geo
This was. as stated by you in your t BOOK sep
Northwestern syndicate? AYES,
pafion of the Equitable Life Assurance Society,"
A-Yes, It appears TO be- -.., ,. -
DAG Tom ME- re R RaEi nag @00u'
oThe society got checkoT NV was soc taay cheeS
c-And indorsed by the society to Mr. Squire?
Avery probably. That was the check that was
drawn % The order of 9e f sSFs and he gave
TO you 10 bank in this account A.-That- am
not sure whether made the deposit or not 1t was
customary for the checks 10 be sent 10 MI Jordan
Whether did ii don't know
O-But you had something to make this entry.
DO you remember what 1t was? Ale gave me
oEDid he give you any ticket or voucher relating
to Il? Al don't seem 10 find any ticket or
o-You Just made the entry A-on his per
sonal request.
earlier. regarding these Rope and Irvine transac-
lions, which seem to be statements from William
sold for your account A.-Yes, that will be all
down there.
think you will find they all correspond:
Dwell, what makes you rather positive that
this was check to the society and Endorsed over
20 Mr.. Squire? A.-From data that have looked
up in regard to syndicates.
Dwell, do you find anything that would ena BILE
you 10 state that that was incqrsed by Mt squire
Endorsed checks payable to George H Squire, trus-
tee. / think that in all other cases you will find
a. wss Endorsed bv some other officer. l think the
frst-perhaps at that date NJ. Squire may not
have been authorized to sign checks, in 1900 am
not sure whether he not
Ole was officer at that time? An
other words, If a check was made payable 10 the
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