Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-22
ASSOCIATE PRESS LE77'ER.
PnLADELruIA, July IS, 1874

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PHILADELPHIA, July lS, 1874,
JAY COOKE co.
These notable bankrupts aie likely
70 come TO grief Some time ago, q
general creditor Of the firm applied to
the Register in Bankruptcy for an
order to compel Jay Cooke y Co. to
appear before the register and make
| fun disclosure Of all transfers ofpropcr-
ty made by thcm the conveyance Of q
great amount of which, II Is alleged,
was made in violation of law. Tho
order was duly made by the Register,
and the bankrupts, with formidable
array of legal advisers, appeared before
Register Munson and refused point
blank to be sworn, or TO answer any
questions concerning the coilvcyanccs
of property made by them. This fact
was certified to the Hon John Cadwal-
adcr, Judge of the Bankruptcy Court,
who after patiently hearing tho argur
ments in the case, issued the following
order: s.r,s f4lelaI .,i,, A.i, ,tl
On Registers certificate, this day
filed. .fslaI flts Ms
BY the Court--The duty Of bank
rupt is to disclose whatever il may
concern any parties interested to know
concerning his debts, business or estate.
The schedules required by the llth and
AID sections Of the act of Congress may
constitute very insufficient disclosure,
In this case, ii the bankrupts had filed
the proper exhibits of last examina-
ton, or had asked the appointment Of
public meeting for the purpose, or il
the trustee or committee Of creditors
had compelled full disclosure, il might,
perhaps, have been proper to restrict
the proposed examination to special
written interrogatories But, ON this
point the expression of o positive opin-
ion is not necessary. ls tr
The Registers conclusion is approved
by the Court. But with reference to
his reasons the Court is of opinion that
the same conclusion might have been
correctly reached independently Of any
question of prospective application for
a discharge. H 0i1it0
The examination of the banlSrupts
will proceed without interference by
the trustee or the committee of credit
ors, who, however will be authorized
to participate therein no far as may
promote or iacilitateits propcrpuiposes.
As this bankrupt firm have creditors
residing in every State in the Union, il
may be in place to remark that those
creditors will be kept duly advised OF
the result of this investigation, through
the medium Of the Philadelphia Asso-
ciated Press Letters.
Judge Cadwalader sitting in the
court ofbankruptcy on Wednesday last,
ruled that he would permit any credit
or in bankruptcy who had given his
assent to any character of compromise
to withdraw that assent at any time
previous to the final examination of the
bankrupt. lUJ
KIDNAPPING. r
A genuine case Of kidnapping has
taken place right here in our great city
Of over 100000 people, that for the
andacity Of the abduction, the secrecy
that ensmouds il, and the cool demand
for s20, 900 to be paid for the ransom
of the child, causes il to take rank with
a first class case Of Corsican brigandage
under the Gcnoese denomination.
The stolen child is named Charley
Brewster Ross, his parents reside IN
the upper end of the city and are mod
erately wealthy people Between foui
and five o'clock, of the afternoon Of
July LIST their son aged 4 years, and
another child o years of age were lifted
into a wagon driven by two men aftei
driving into the heart of the city the
elder child was given some pennies tC
purchase fire crackers for the two lads
Immediately after his getting out o.
the wagon for that purpose, il wa,
driven off at full speed with Ross still
in it. The elder child on making
known the fact Of his being lost wa.
taken to his home by gentleman ; tn,
next day the station houses were
searched for the lost child without
laval A few days thcicaftera n reward
of $500 was offered by the father ol
the boy TO the person returning him to
No. North Sixth Street Nra
A few days thereafter there appear
ed in the advertising columns Of the
Public Lcdqer the following. "Ross, M
are ready 10 negof,ate.f The same day
a note was mailed to Mr. Ross stating
that the child was well and in careful
hands and that for the sum of 7tecntl
thousand dollars he would be returned
To this the father of the stolen child
replied through the Ledger "Ross ,oa
come 10 terms % the ertent Of his ability
Hoping that the villains would again
respond through the columns of the
Ledger corps of detectives surround
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