Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-18??, 1863-07-03
WILMINGTON. FRIDAY. JULY 3, 1863.

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considered you had a legal right to mortgage
Answer. was advised, and considered had an
equitable right, interest, as stated IN my previous
ans wer.
No. 10. Do you not now answer that you have
an estate or interest n said Read street properly
Or in the benefits arising from the sale there
Of?
Answer. Not further than stated in may pre-
vious answer.
No. IL. What became of the sum or amount
being the amount mentioned in the conveyance
to said Williams after the payment Of the sum
to him by sale Of the Maryland property conveyed
to him?
Answer Mr.. Williams got the proceeds Of
sale of both properties and il remains with
him.
No. 12 For whose benefit did that balance
remain in said Williams hands, for you or you
children or wife or whom
Answer. 1t is more than | can tell Mr.. Will
| liams has the money and he can do what he
peases with it. 4 have no benefit and do not ex-
peet any from 1t.
No. l3. What is the amount What value now
remaining in Williams hands?
Answer | do not know the balance. 1t may
probably reach 5000 or 1000 dollars, II may be
less.
No. a. At the time you executed The con-
veyance to said Williams, were you not insol-
ventY
Answer. | did not consider myself SO at that
| time.
No. 10. Did that conveyance of property to
said Williams contain any proyiso for the benein
of all your creditors, partly those named IN said
| conveyance
Answer The conveyance was made 10 Mr.
| Williams as stated in my previous tspswer tor
the purposes therein named.
No. l6. At the time you executed the mort
gage to Samuel Townsend as said Read street
| aud M
that time the said Townsend your CREDITOR
Answer. Samuel Townsend claimed to be a
creditor. and | believe | was insolvent at that
time.
No. l7--[Omitted in transcript.
No. Is. Did you not recognize said Town
send as one OF your creditors at that time
Answer. / did recognize Mr. Townsend as q
creditor, he holding judgment against me and
come other notes.
No. 49, Did you not make affidavit on the
18th December A. ID. 1862, before William g.
Whiteley Esq, Prothonotary Of this Court, in
which you state that you were the owner OF tho
Read street property md have right to mort
gage the samef
Answer The affidavit was drawn up in Balti-
more by Mr.. Townsend's suggestion and brought
to me while in prison, and to the best of my
, knowledge and belief set forth that believed
had ap equitable right in the property and moth
ing more The signing of that affidavit in COM
| junction with the execution OF the mortgage
was done under the promise that | should be
released from prison within two or three days.
No. 20. Is this the affidavit you made be-
fore William @. Whiteley Esq. (exhibitiug the
, afidavit,)
Answer That is my signature and it is the
affidavit made (marked A.
No. 81. Is that equitable right in said Reat
street property balance, So. 900, or SO QUO, re-
naming after said sale then included in list o
! all your estate, debts, Credits rights, effects
. . whatsoever annexed to your petition
Answer. It is not included, because did no
, think the property having been sold under {
> decree of Court for the benefit of Mr.. Williams
that there was assets in it except as migh
= be determined by bin in chancery, in tina
- event the mortgage of Alr Townsend would cove
:, it.
No. %. Do not the following named person
=. hold bonds or single bills, or promssory note
i against you, the said kind and character as thos
= named, Of Caleb s. Layton, Samuel Townsend
: Pennington. Salisbury, Fisher and others I
Z Wit:
!. :. John R, McFee, Henry B. Fiddeman, DAME
y Curry, Curtis j. Watson Manlove Carlisle, DI
Joseph H. McFarrenl
Answer. would state that these gentlemen
having obtained bonds from Mr.. Brondben
without my knowledge, issued fraudulently
were honorable enough to release them, excep
know that he had one.
= Ne. %. Did you not also as well as Mr.. Broad
bent sign and seal the single bill to John Il. Nc
nf Fec Esq.f
Answer. l signed and sealed four or five bill
I'd to be used for certain purposes, but whether MI
.. McFee got one or not don't know Mr.. MoFe
n. has no claim on me whatever.
1r No. "a. At the time you signed these four {
h FIVE bonds with Mr.. Broadbent, was not the nam
81 of John r. McFeO mentioned in oae of thet
10 bonds or single bills
Answer have no recollection of the fact.
pe No. 20. When did John X. McFee, Esq re
al lease this bond OF single bill to you, since Il
s filing of your petition in this case or had he noti'
of of intention to file such petition as his relea'
after such notice
10 Answer. The release was given on the llth
e, May, A. D. 1868.
No. 20. Did you not pay or agree to pay
of said John R. McFee Esq, some consideration 4
NO the said release of his said bond or single bill
ge If so what consideration did you pay or give hi
Al or promise 10 pay him
Answer. ! neither gave him any promise
ty paid or agreed to pay him anything, or have
spoken a word to him on the subject.
IN No. 27. Has no one for you, or In your nam
paid TO, or promised 10 pay to said John II. Nj
Of Fee Esq, or to any one of them, who you ha'
INT released, said bonds or single bills for OIL
as valuable consideration for the said release of So
Ii: bond?
~ Answer No one 10 my knowledge has ma
,ss any promise whatever, nor have directly or
itv directly, by myself through others, made Of
mt such promise.
ms No. %. What property was conveyed to.
NJ. Lsnahan by you, mentioned in Schedule
ms attached 10 your petition Specify the particul
VII messuRgeg or tracts and where situated.
raj Answer. l believe there was no conveyan
elf made to Mr.. Lanahsn by any body. Mr. Lar
,rn han held judgments against me to large amou
and the property was sold by Mr.. Lanahan
pot trustee under direction Of the Court. I
ree property was sold for less than half of
m. value.
No. 30. Why did you state in Schedule
ms that you have executed deed to Lanahan
er, Answer My memory being refreshed, l sta
err upon examination of copy record from Ba
10, more, that conveyed two houses to Thomas
ms Lanahan, situated on Charles street, in the c
Iem OF Baltimore, for $50, 100000
the No. 80. What consideration actually pas
from Lanahan'for the property conveyed
Answer. Thomas Nj. Lanahan held judgme
to against me to the amount Of 100 thousand doll
a and 80 thousand dollars was .credited on ii
re- Judgments.
these judgments
Answer. The consideration Of these judgmG
said was money loaned, and notes he held Of Frar
erty Broadbent Co., endorsed by me.
lnce NO. 3s. were such CONSIDERATIONS IN Boou II
Nv i? and do you acknowledge the Indebtedness
due subsistingl
Answer. 1t was in good faith as far as
sey- concerned, but believe the notes were made
,ona by false balances in the books kept by Mr.. BrC
lms, bent, the judgments were obtained from me u
, to a representation of Mr.. Broadbent for the
pose of raising money to keep up the credi
was the firm.
tain No. 80. We're the judgments obtained by Ii
Idd- han by confession or otherwise
nicer Answer. The Judgments were ootaineu
, out confession; by myself on my own property.
ney. No. "a. Who was Thomas NJ Lanahan VI
tha | his occupation and residence