Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-09

Mrs. mayer, who received a note in
her mail arranging for a clandestine
meeting in the postoffice, which, she
says, was written by Mr.. Cook, talked
at length to an Evening STAR repre-
sentative today.
Exonerates Postmaster Drake.
Because of the existing publicity
given TO this note" she said, "by out
side parties for the purpose of airing
their personal grievances, and for the
purpose of injuring Mr.. Drake, de-
sire that Mr.. Drake be exonerated from
ever having written the note, and that
while 1t was handed to me through the
postoffice window l did not see him
write 1t. There are many persons In
this place who know the combination
of my postoffice box, and 1t often stood
open. The note could easily have been
placed there by anyone desiring to In
jure Mr.. Drake"
Mrs. Thayer accused Mr.. Cook of
having killed his first wife by almost
incessant persecution She pictured
the scene when Mr. Cook was malxiny
love to her while his first wife was
dying, and almost at the very minute
of her death. She said she was stand
ing in her kitchen when Mr.. Cook en-
tered. Il told him., she said, that [
hoped 1t was not sin for me to sit
here and listen to all this" He re-
pied, 1t is not a sin, for I love YOU"
Continuing her story Mrs Thayer
pictured the condition she was forced
into by DR.. Thayer, who made Mr..
COOK his confidant and consulted and
made no business ventures without
consulting the president of the bank.
She said that she sympathized with the
nrst Mrs. Cook because she knew what
she had to suffer. and that Mr.. Cook
made her suffer almost the same
things.
Say Cook Tried to Force Love.
In reference to DR.. Thayer, Mrs
Thayer said: Il saw the tyranny that
was forcing me down. How can 1
pick up the threads of life again with
one who has forced me to undergo all
these horrible experiences"
she said that the idea Mr. Cook was
trying to force into her mind was that
he loved her and that her life was a
torture, and his likewise; also that
Mrs. Cook did not love him and that
DR.. Thayer did not love Mrs. Thayer.
She said that he had it arranged that
when Mrs. Cook died and Or. Thayer
died they were to get married.
In my SOUL" she said. u detested
the man"
DR.. Thayer yesterday went to Theo-
dore Haubner, an intimate friend of
Mr.. Cooks, and demanded an apology
over his own signature for remarks
he is said to have made coupling the
names of Mr.. Cook and Mrs. Thayer
These remarks, 1t is said, were to the
effect that Mr.. Cook furnished money
for Mrs. Thayer to go to Northfeld
and had furnished a cottage for her
at that place.
Demand Apology from Haubner.
Mr. Haubner was told that unless the
apology was made he would be sued for
defamation of character Mrs. Thayer
went to Mortified some time ago, and,
1t is said, Mr.. Cook followed her there.
According to Mrs. Thayer the idea of
Mr.. Cook in referring to the note hand
ed to her in her mail was to injure
| Postmaster Drake. She said that Mr..
Cook took copy of the note to a law
yer in Dover and asked him if there
was anything criminally offensive
about it,
THE life | was forced to lead was al
most unbearible' she said. when DR..
Thayer was i'll l was forced to go to
Mr.. Cook for financial aid. l thought
that Mr.. Cook was an honorable man.
He took advantage of me because
am a woman. He has since held these
things over my head like club"
DR.. Thayer has brought suit against
Mr.. Cook for alienation of his wife's
affections He has had several confer
ences with his lawyer, j. L. Newman.
of this city. The latter has written TO
Mr.. Cool, asking him the name of his
attorney, so that the papers could be
served.