, 1870-03-10
THE COURTS.
Construction OF Prcvfsa0ns ot
the Bankrupt Law.
cxso Under the 80 Per Cont Clause
Of the Revenue Law.
Another Fraudulent Divorces Case Un-
earthed and Rxposed.

Ce1tcd States DIssF1ct Court
1Hx sfrEdEs AATKAUffcF-soh1 moKos pHFNxo.
The matter Of the bankruptcy Of William
stu.1es, At o1e tine = bAnkef Of Cincinnati. WN
ee.osc tuu ou the oppoEuon Of creditors 10 biz
discharge. He xxs found, under the inasyrc:4cut
not to oe guilty u charged. Tno s1sedoles IN
tbs cABa contained the largest llst OF creditors tn
amount and numoer Of any Jet presented IN this
court, under the Bankruptcy AK. The Court
(Blodgett, J., instzuesed the IorT. IN substance,
that The Bankrupt act provides that Sny applicant
for TIC btrett Of III proytsionS aaA0 fhku and
annex 70 his pettttoa m aoco1sts inventory Of III
hie p1prersy sesl snd pcrsooal Of every deacetp-
stoo, which schedule or insentory Rhal1 b veaded
py oa,h. il also provides thE any creditor eaail
p.tect to the dtfcharge, on the ground lhs5 tue
pankrrps hts vllfully s.ota fA1ely IN feR4s,3 to
auy ratt Of hls petition, including tue eenedaie1
o. hat the deo,os has coace<led any portion al
tssr q iae processing md liz naoper
csjrccon. stating III detail wherein {he fs1se
sxea'inE or coEccAmeot co1sts.A
In this case the creditors object to til hi nj ,,ntu
dtebAsee on tee ground that he has W!ffn1,v
eEosn II selJ b. ntB smd&vts made ia yeE1ftratnn
Of biz pe'it'oo A9d schedules. 81 winch ne made
t s +ssa!s. 10th red acd pettoatL Toe aliassuoa
t. II he concealed and suppressed rus fact thar
be was erttled 10 and owned large sud valuable
property 10 Illinois, Ohio, AID o;heF S:Ates, sud
$40 sNee and valuable tnterest IN me eatato or
f. .t:e iAthel. SoioGoa Stu1acA
Sc I'd 1ss q Il ne
fraudulent intent. So u RE Omission 10 enter
T.ssorasse doubt e1,ssed u TO vae:asr She osux.
rap, had any Interest IL H. OF 10 regard to WHICH
II eduld tot Re aIctrlslned aad dc ero1loed that he
10 teAton for withholding ducharEr, II The taKy.
f'ou tie evlte1re, believe that ine bankrupt Wal
sdy4ed ~ co7Etrl OF WM o:aefRlht sktaae1
tsat he h.d 60 lnterett N the property, and WAS
RcItuE IL xppd {A!kk,
TIE tenn coucesl,'' a. used in tae Bankrupt
.e. imDass tome s.ltg1 e., saa 3l;nouss + my
n 70 his tn:e1tA- ID 1one property. It doas not
necestarny follov tna: he should be
ctnled cltchat &C. anltss he xtioas & AZ m2x.
TEE p1abeftT 'ssef may oe pursued and saksn BY
hts as+iSree aud the proceeds applied 10 the ben
tsrirup7. i: doss not neee,saruJ follow, oseaase
tie hatkrup. $50 liz counsel were 1uHtskea IN
1s~ ic reSatd 70 his interest IN any property,
that TIE creditors csnnot tnroogh. the ass,sneH,
TIE ou1! ts,oe you are to psrs upo1 u tas good
faith OF tnc .aptiupt in uakioR up nls scnednls
ard 1rat!nE cath 10 the ssnne.
lfjou are ta'1.ued fro n tae evidence that 1t tho
rne Of n'attrR up hts schedule he fnex, OF had
Fned rea.ou 70 ktox that te had auy properly,
10 xhch be MS entitled. not incndet or descr1o-
Cd IN hRPcoed1e ~ aet forth III tue Up ecttcations
rled then yoa should nud aRatnst rue osuHrap-
h.nttupt IN GOOD faith. scheduled III the property
he hao OF hsd IN ln,erest IN II the time, thrn he
viii be eIuutd 70 ve.d'et:
Objections 70 Ditehsrps Dssms<sed-Heuly II.
DoZIess. Of Monmouth: Sherman G. Wneeler, Of
Calc,go: A:aDs'pR Aieks, Of Morris; George Il.
Du<hc,p,t-csri F. Preusmezana, o:.n n.
Acae- ns Cc!csfo~
D.eharg. 10 s.1"LBe5.om AcAastsz, Of Viz.
0,3re',on, 70 Idsehdvpe !suetatned-Ln9e Wel,z
$40 Jcn. u. Iio*p, Of AtkinsoD, Henry County.