Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-11
Attention Is Called to
Alleged Offer from
Bankers Friend.
IS LAWYERS VISIT TO
MRS. THAYER PERTINENT7 z
Denial of Any Attempt to "Set-
tle"-AnOther Affection
ate Letter.

Is an attempt being made to induce
Mrs. Thayer, wife of Dr.. Henry W.
Thayer, of Netcong, to leave the coun-
try to prevent further revelations in
the Thayer-Cook scandal?
Those who are familiar with the url-
savory scandal and who are intimate
with both families say that such an
attempt is being made.
When Mrs. Thayer is called upon to
testify at the suit for the alienation
of his wife's affections. which DR..
Thayer is about to bring against David
M. Cook, president of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank, of Netcong, she is expect
ed to tell things that may put Mr..
Cook in a worse light than he has yet
appeared As yet Mr.. Cook has not
resigned as president of the bank in
which he holds a controlling interest.
In the face of a denial purporting to
come from Elmer King, counsel for Mr..
Cook, that there will be any attempt to
settle" the alienation suit, particular
attention was called today to the re-
ported visit paid by Frank Bell, law
yer, to Mrs Thayer in their bungalow
at Budd Lake.
Frank Bell is a Crawford attorney
having offices in New York city. He
has been an intimate friend of David
NJ Cook for years, and has been called
upon repeatedly by him for legal serv-
ices.
/! When Mr.. Bell visited Mrs. Thayer
he represented himself as coming in
behalf of William Cook, of this city.
brother of David M. Cook. According
to Mrs. Thayer he attempted to In
sinuate himself into her confidence by
pointing out the difference between
William and David Cook.
every Different Men,"
! you must realize, Mrs. Thayer.'
Mr.. Bell is reported as having said.
that William Cook is a very different
sort of a man than David Cook. You
know there often are such differences
/ in brothers"
/ After lengthy discussion in this
strain Mr.. Bell is reported to have
stated that in case the Thayers are
dissatisfied with their purchase OF
property in Bloomfield from William
Cook at the instance of David Cook,
he, William, would be glad to take the
property off their hands and pay back
all they had put into 1t.
i This seemed to be a magnanimous
offer until, according to the report, Mr..
Bell added: Now, Mrs. Thayer in
case you decide to accept this offer We
will pay this money to YOU, so that
/ Ia case you want to go away anywhere
you will have plenty of money"
David M. Cook, from his intimate
association with the family, knows the
status of the Thayer exchequer as well
as any outsider could know. He
therefore knows, it is pointed out, that
since their affairs have become so
tangled by the financial transactions
alleged to have been advised by Mr..
for Mrs. Thayer to leave this part OF
the country unless the Thayers sold
some of their property.
In the statement purporting to come
from Elmer King counsel for Mr..
Cook, he is quoted as saying that while
| Mr.. Cook may have written letters to
Mrs. Thayer in which such endearing
terms as dearest" darling and
1 "love" were used, in 1907, that his client
will fight the suit strenuously.
No mention in newspapers had been
+ made prior to this statement of any
/ letters from Mr.. Cook to Mrs. Thayer
since 1907 j. L. Newman, attorney for
i DR. Thayer, has in his possession at
/ least one such letter dated in the latter
part of August, 1910. The letter was
] written shortly before the death Of Mr..
/ Cooks first wife, and it's contents Will
/ probably be given out when the case
reaches the court.