Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-07
NETCONG M|X-UP
COMPLICATED BY
POSTAL INQUIRY
More Suits and Disclosures Ex.
pected to Follow Cook.
Thayer Imbroglio.
ALLEGED SECRETING OF
NOTE UP TO AUTHORITIES
Conspiracy to Ruin My Repu-
tation," Walls Woman
in Case.

Investigation by postal authorities
scandals in Netcong, which have al
ready involved David M Cook, presi-
dent of the Citizens National Bank
there and well known here. where he
formerly lived, DR.. and Mrs. Henry w.
Thayer, Postmaster A. j. Drake, for
merly a director in Mr.. Cooks bank,
and several others. The postal author
tiles will make inquiry into the al
legged secreting into the Thayer post
Office box of note addressed to Mrs.
Tbayer making an appointment for
clandestine meeting in the basement
OF the postoffice.
Postmaster Drake WAS originally ac-
cused of being the author of the note.
II was handed to Mrs Thayer, she
alleges, together with the rest of her
mail
II an affidavit taken before ldr. Cook,
who until recently was an intimate
friend of both DR. and Mrs. Thayer,
she sworc that she believed that the
postmaster was the author of the note.
she intimated to a friend that the note
was written by Mr.. Cook. The note
told her how she could enter the base
ment floor of the postoffice and that
the door would be left open for her
1t was with Mr. Drake that Mr.. Cook
for several years waged bitter fight
for control of the bank. and nally
forced him to resign as member of
the board Of directors
Scheme to Ipiure Him.
Mr.. Drake said today that he be-
lieves the whole matter is scheme to
injure him. When questioned about
the letter today, Mr.. Drake said that
he reported the matter to the postal
authorities.
"Will he postal authorities take the
matter up?" he was asked.
"They certainly will' he replied.
Mrs. Thayer was unable to keep back
the tears as she told her side of the
story in her bungalow.
II am afraid this terrible trouble has
broken up my home.' she said Il do
not know what DR.. Thayer is going to
do, but the whole thing strikes me as
cruel 1t seems to me that for several
months there has been deliberate at
tempt to ruin my reputation. Now l
am going to fight back.
'It was at Mr. Cooks suggestion that
we sold our business here and bought
property in Bloomfield from Mr.. Cook s
brother, William Cook, of Newark.
was always bitterly opposed to Mr..
Thayer taking Mr.. Cooks word ef law
regarding real estate deals and private
business matters. 1 do not think the
interest he took in our private affairs
was on account of his friendship for
u.s."
DR. Thayer seems to expect to make
public the contents of the letters he
alleges were taken from his safety de-
post box in the bank of which Mr..
Cook is president and on account of
which j. Frank Best, cashier of the
bank. personal friend of Mr.. Cooks.
was arrested and is .leld in $500 bail
for the grand jury.
DR. Thayer is in Newark today con-
sulting with his attorney about the dis
coveries he alleges he made previous
to his encounter with Mr. Cook-the
discoveries to which he referred sew
eral days ago as good reasons" for
punching the bank president in view
of scores of commuters
II is thought other suits will be filed
late today or tomorrow.