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

firm during my absence IN Europe out nut III
my knowledge OF consent
No. 81. Who Il Madison Jeffers and what was
the consideraton-sr the several items OF indebt-
edness in him mel ioned in the schedule!
Answer Madison Jeiers was the employee. Of
the firm. to attend TO any matters the firm might
require of him, looking after agents, &C. The
consideration was $4,000, which he lent TO Mr.,
Broadbent, and for which Mr.. Broadbent gave him
the firms note. there was further Indebtedness
due him for salary, due him at the time the deed
Of trust was made which made the amount
named in the deed Of trust
No. 3S. Was she loan of $4,000, o personal
loan to Broadbent Individually, and were you
aware of it at theAme of the execution of the
conveyance to Morrs3
Answer. The money was loaned by Mr..
Jeffers to Mr. Broadbent for the use OF the hrm
as alledged by Mr.. Broadbent was aware OF
the loan at the time the deed Of trust was ex-
ecuted
No 80. Who is j. E. p. Bouden to whom
the payment of certain sums, are secured by the
agreement with Francis Morris 7 Was he or not
a relation by blood or marriage, and what was the
consideration for the alleged Indebtedness Sc
cured to be paid to him
Answer. j. L. P. Boulden Is my son-n-law, he
raised $4,000, on some property he owned, which
he paid away for my uss (debts)
No. 40. When did he get the property on
which this money was raised
Answer. The properis was conveyed by me to
Mr. Boulden or his wift in 1868, when Ibid not
owe cent in the world, the conveyance was
made prior to this partnership with Brosdbens.
No. Al. In the provision for the payment OF
the Judgment to Lanahau mentioned In the third
item of the trusts contained in the instrument
attached to your petition, signed by yourself and
+. Morris, why did you exclude all said judg-
ment except the part assigned to CowineY
Answer. | can scarcely answer the question,
as do not understand 1t myself exaetyi the
paper was drawn up by tine counsel OF MIR.
Morris or myself, and don't know why Lanahan
was left out, after looking at deed Of trust can
probably explain 1t. This deed Of trust provides
lrst to pay Mrs. France certain monies , second
to pay Madison Jeffers and j. Il. P. Bouden
third, to pay W. Il. Walters judgment, and thai
portion of the Judgment which Mr.. Cowlne held
fourth, to pay all other judgements which were
held against, and | presume the preference was
given to Mr. Cowine by agreement Mr.. Lanahan'
judgement considered embraced in fourth class
/ have it from Mr.. Lanahan that the part Mr
Cowue held of this judgement should be frs
paid.
No. AZ. What was the amount of your indebt-
edness on the els; day Of November 1861
Answer 1t is utterly impossible for me to tell
Mr. Broadbent scattered these bonds broad-cas
in Delaware, sc. ! have no knowledge oil th'
amount of Indebtedness. Mr. Broadbent hat
Issued bonds aud obligations without my know
ledge or consent, aud that was one of the reasonl
of my giving that deed of trust to Morris II wal
to secure honest and legal debts to everybod,
| owed.
No. 4s Were you largely indebted on tha
day
Answer. Individually, separate from any co
phrtpership, l wa not, butas member Of tn
firm was largely indebted.
No. "A. We're all the debts set forth in you
schedule owed at that time
Answer. No, ihink not
No. 45. Specify what debts, you did owe a
that time as returned in the schedule.
Answer. They were all owed except Samue
Townsend, No. lis May Term, 1867, Bail u
$1365, 90, j. NJ. Warner $2OOO,OO, W. 4. Walter
S500,n0 Robert @, Barry for $9UO,OO
No. 46. What was the value OF your property o
that time exclusive of the Lottery franchise o.
that day assigned to F. Morris
Answer. Mount Vernon Place, $5O, ,UoO y
Aud four houses same square. 56,O00.o
Four houses 81. Paul street, 40,UOO'0
Two do do 100000
Total, s- Slsl ,O0o.O
No. AT. What disposition has been made.
the said property. and what did it realize
Answer. The furniture was purchased by
Bouden for Mrs. France, from Lanahan, tt
S375O,OO, paid for by Mrs. France out OF he
! right of Dover one Of the four houses sold v
P. White for louoO'u
The Home house sold for, j. W. Garrett, 26000
Another one of sold for, StickDy, l360O.l
No. 40 sold to Broadbenti l5oU0..
J No. 3S sold to Gettings for l2OOOt
houses on st. Paul street, 2eOOo.t
$1O7, ,00OC
r They were sold by Mr.. Lanahan as trustee
. public sale by order of Court. Refers to pape
. marked B, G.
No. 4s. Is William C. France, named in Il
cases for an assignment attached to your pet
= ton your sonY
Q Answer. He is my son.
9 No. 40. What was his occupation, in VIII
Q business has he been engaged
Answer He has been engaged as partner
+ the management of Lottery for some time,
so engaged now, with other persons
o No. so. Had Wm. G. France any means ind
r pendent Of you, and If SO of what did they co
7 sistl
n Answer. His means are entirely independe
of me, whatever they are, and they consist in l
r interest in the Library Association grant
l know of no means beyond that.
No. 81. When did he engage in the Libra
J, Association grant?
: Answer. think 10 the best of my knowledt
e he commenced TO draw that Lottery in Ang'
y or September 1862.
d No. So. From whom did he acquire his int
est in that grant
10 Answer He acquired his interest in Il
l. grant from the trustees of the Library Assoc
y ton grant of Paducah, Kentucky.
No. SO. Did he acquire it in any mode throu
|, you or by your means1
\, Answer. He did not.
ar No. 54. What were the. particular items
Indebtedness from you to said William @. Fran
20 in part consideration OF which the assignment
a. him spoken Of WAS made in schedule
It, Answer. The particular items of indebtedn
as are for money loaned me, counsel fees paid
he me, in all amounting to between 1000 or 80
ts dollars and two shares ofthe Library Aasocias
grant, there were but 20 shares in the Libr
A Association grant, and one share had at I
time Leen sold for $S0O0.0O.
e, No. 90. When was the money loaned I
ii amount first paid; specify to whom, and in VI
VI. sumsi
ty Answer The monies, were loaned me at Vi
GUS times 10 1862, shortly before and immedia
ed after my Imprisonment. Counsel fees were |
Mr.. johnson & Gwin and his expenses coming
ITS what they amounted cannot tell exactly
Irs suppose near 100000
,se No. Sc. What was the character Of the
socation 10 which said shares were held
Of Answer. Il was grant of Lottery Of
Legislature Of Kentucky, to certnin citizen
lts paducah to build Library. The grant
ce, made some five or six years ago. Itwns ow
by the trustees before ii was soldto my
It'll William.
as No. 81. Did you at any time previous to }
Imprisonment declare that William G. Fra
fas was indebted to you in large some Of moi
up and if SO what was the sum
Id Answer. think that stated on one coca
ION in the city Of Wilmington, shortly after n5 I
ur- bles commenced in money matters, that my
of William had acted very extrayagantly in bu,
horses, and had expended great deal Of mt
na- and wasted good deal, think stated tina
had wasted or used some twenty or thirty {
by sand dollars Of the funds Of the firm. The
mark was made to Col Sharpe, and was NO
hat tended to be made public.
No, 6S. Did you not make the declaration