, 1873-09-10
THE COURTS.
Lengthy Charges Against Il
Receiver.
A Disputed Trusteeship-.-A $780,.
900 Suit.
Bankruptcy nIntters--.Crinllnal
and County Court Notes.

AAMAIu III nIlu uUklA 1OQA3 AOAljk Qu9lQG69
nndor tho namc of +. and J. Good l. Co., yoa-
John Davis i Co., E. q. Hail, J. j. Walworth,
n. II. Eddy, and George 8. Domon. Oomplaiuante
aot forth that the firm, John Davis & Co., bo-
camo insolvent in November last; that at =
meeting Of moro than thrce-auartors Of tho
creditors = Committee Of Investigation was
formed, consisting ot j.. T. Ryerson, Il. T.
Cranc Il. II. Eddy, h. Il. Dalzo'l, aud Hunter.
Thobler l. Co., who, at IN adjourned mooting Of
tho creditors on the 23d November, reported on
thoir examination Of the inBolyents' affairs, and
recommended that the creditors compound with
tho inaovents at 65 per cont. Tho Oommittoo
also recommended that tho business DO conttn--
uea In tho name Of John Davis l. Co., but that
tho creditors should appoint committee to au-
peryiHe tho business for limited period until
the business, by completion of contracts aud
other work, should be 30 liquidated that tho
true status of the inso1vents' affaira could be
known; that q Roceivar be appointed to manage
the hnance8 OF the concorn under the direction
OF the Committee that, aB soon ID all claima
for wagea md material purchased for uae In
completed works are paid, and the creditors
having claims OF lcBs than e100 satisfied tho Com
mittee should. with tho balance remaining, pay
other creditors dividend against the 65 per cont
9ln obn Dss eSd 9o 1a S @ anS 81 Il s %
bueiuoas, they should execute to tho creditors
their notes ut six, twelve, lftoon, eighteen and
twonty-one months. for the amount still due
them Of said competition. Comp1ainAnte avor
adopted at the said adjourned meeting, that al
agreement with John Davis i Co. to that effect
waa duly signed, and e. G. Hall, ]. J. Wslworth,
and r. n. Eddy wero appointed q Committee Of
Supervision; that George 8. Dowen was ap-
rHintH1 RHcnfvnf 0f thA afn M In
business, and became the trustee OF the credit
nra. ComplainantH state they are creditors Of
John Davis Il Go. to the extont Of 81 4G0.74, ,
with interest; that since tho agreement was
nAittee OF Supervision and the Receiver to have
completed all their work and declared tho diyi-
dond provided for, but that they hnve utterly
failed 80 to do, and have miaappropriatod, mis-
spilled. and wasted tho aB8otH of the buBincsB
undor their charge, have failed to complete CON
tracts and other work IN proecBB Of completion,
and to collect moneys due, and to pay the ored-
ttora anything On their respective claims, but
Davis d Co., and permitted that firm to take
new contracts, III violation OF the rights Of tha
creditors, whereby the nsseta Of that firm will be
greatly imporilled and diminished unloBa they bo
now contracts, John Davis i Co. lave, By per-
mission Of tho Committee Of Supervision, used
large quantities Of material which, as part Of
their assots, ought not to be imperilled; that
about tue 1st Of April, 1878. George 8. Bowen,
the Receiver sent round to the various creditors
circular containing aohodule Of the asHeta
and liabilities Of the firm and tho notoa OF John
Davis d. Go. Tor tue amount Of their claim that
Bome Of the creditors accepted thase notes as
payment In full Of their c1aims, whereas COM
plninant claims that tho aaseta OF tho firm should
have been disposed Of aud q cash payment made,
and notes given for tho balance, az per agree
ment. Complainanta also charge that George
s. Bowen aud John Davis l. Co., together with
f1iyArH nnlnnxrn %rr;r
Joint stock company to be called "The John
.Davis Manufacturing Company;" that John Da-
vis u 60. have ropeatedly besought their credi-
tors to take an amount Of atock In said Company
and accent tho snmo IS q full discharge; that
ee George s'p Soasn, 1ass IL Rseeivs1, ss
ana With the 5m recently gye out
oept the stock 90 an equivalent Of thor claim,
thoir clnim would not bo worth 10 cents on the
dollar; that complanants fear that said Bowen,
II not restrained from so doing, will turn to
asBets Of John Davis 4 Co. In consideration Of
which alleged grievances complainants pray
that the matter be brought for settlement to q
court Of equity, aud that an injunction Issue
restraining the defondAntH from all 1nigappjica-
tiou or waste Of the assets Of John Davis 4 Co.,
from transferring their assets to tho Keeping OF
control of any joint stock company, or Of John
Dawn l. Co. from further neglecting thcir duties,
md particularly from proceeding with new work
OF contracts from this time farward. They also
pray that time be appointed within which ths
affair OF the insolyont concern shall be wound
up and that any other creditors 90 desiring may
become parties complainant to the suit.
WHO II TRUSTEE
Charles 4. Hale fl1ed hill in the Circuit Court
yesterday againatJ Joel D. Harvey, Moses and Goof-
frey 8nyaackor. He sets forth TINT he is owner
Ct Lot OF ABRossors' Division OF Lots and 8,
Block 8, fractional Section IL. Addition to Chi
10 he T1r0r IN r1f r n{$k
jamin Lombard, who. during their ownership.
gave trust doed OF tho property to Samuel
Brigge, to secure loan Of s10, 900 from John T.
Eberhart and a. 4. Rankin. One Joel D. Har-
yertisea the property for salo on tho 4th inat.,
the sale to be hold On tho 9th inst rhereupon
complainant yesterday obtained q writ Of in
junction, representing that tho original Trusteo,
make such sale. Ho n]so wiatea to hnyo tho
matter brought for settlement to court Of
Chancory.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR LAND Butt.
Spaflord, McDaid Il Wilson yesterday filed =
bill in tho Superior Court On behalf Of Eilvood
b. Jarrett Daniel Burckoy, and Barbara Ge1bor,
against Oscar Il. Burbridgo, for the specific per-
foEnanco OF Two contracts, made in 1863, to con-
yoy to complainants tho 8. u Of Block 20 In
Lyndon Grove for ga, 5O0 and Block 10 Lyndon
Grove for $500. The contracts wore made by
N agent OF Bn1brtdge's, whose authority he now
fepudiates. Tho land is valued at the present
date At over sou, ,000.
DANKAUpTCY MATTERS.
In the matter OF John II. Smith, Horny @.
Handy, and Andrew Duncan, an attachmont was
yesterday issued against them for contempt for
failing to hlo thoir schedule as required BY tho
order of tho United States District Court hereto
foro served upon them.
William A. Coats, OF this city, yesterday hlod
voluntary petition for IN adjudication OF bank
ruptey Of himsof ana Of OrTin Smith. The La
bilitieR Of tho firm amount to about q, 900.
The first general meeting In tho matter Of
Reade i Dawson WAS adjourned to Bopt, %,
and that in tho matter Of Charles Peters.
In tho matter OF Henry Koehor, d dividend was
yesterday declared Of about 45 cents on the
dollar.
In the matter Of drappor l. Woltc, the choose
manufacturers, tue frat dividend meoting will be
held today st 2 p. m.
In tho matter Of Julius Weiae, tho wife Of In
solvent WAS yesterday examined BY IT. ". Por-
kina, before Register Hubbard, with view to
ASCERTAIN whether tho money used In carrying on
her present businoss Was her own or supplied
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