, 1875-02-13
Judge Drumm0nd's Decision In the
Case Of Salkey and Gerson.
The Power of the District
Court Sustained.
A Lust Chance to Answer Given the
Bankrupts,
Powers Of a Court Of Equity Over a
National Bank.
Judgments and New Sutts---NVit-
ness-Fees.
Supreme Court Decisions.
tMPENITENT BANkRUPTS.

babkrupts, 1iloBe answers az to the dl6Poalt'oh
Of their property did not satisfy tho District
Court II is as follows:
THE MArEnrAr rAcFs
in this case nre there's procccdfngs!n bankruptcy were
romnlenced against the peitionera 10 t1a ulat.1et
Court Of ills District, aid while they wesa penlinE
tas alleged baukrupts under tho twentsaissh scctfon
Of the bankrupt law nnA they were aecorangiy eh,
haye BEEN satisfactory to tho creditors md a appiea
ton again uaIo tn the Court md Tue touEt se.
ssa % h. 's; oe to as' e Sss e. Rte:ts 'fs 5
e. s. 'sss"p" ssso. i na hssin sys property t r ss
lhe Register again. and wcro tnterrogateu II general
way, aud required to give fu1l apt ssfaetory &c
t tha hey LAD given iii tho accunt thnt they could;
thst they hsh surNed over thetr proFeIy to he Aa!
shn under tho waFrlut asuo hnd that as con1 %a
Tits being reported 10 the Court an nttaehment a
tho Court, and, A. Infer froln tie orders OF tne
Court, the qnestion argued a. to the .tRas
tasy account If ..sir psoierty und Think the fir
inference is that they had taken their stand upon sho
they lad yen ana wsre oca noI II ,ev " III
come befura the Court and Lad said that thsy we're
willing to give further answers 10 res'n ta 70 r tef VI
co,nwittaI The court accordingly directed tne par-
ties to bo Imprisoned for noncompliance with 1ta
There ia not brought before me on this up
sson for writ of e6a.Sssea ns1sss e. s ns
District Court. md On, which that Court found
That rar.Iea lad not 'ysn full md aatlst9ftos}
sS q % SSr r s heo
shown to be n tho poaseaslon OF tho bsnkrus q
certain time property not contained IN ee'r m eshGa, 3D.
smoan: aa Ut Z = .loat sse9o; !bat tlo Iaft'fs had
tr.aauleny md Sth iDtet to .1n afee3e ,;s
otacessa of tho Court il tic rd,inistraon ot
hcir snirs, concealed the SO 100 worth q 1nercta,'-
d4e. .e proceeds thereof an1 refused to aeco4nt
for tie SAME therefore, the couit cohmatsed thea
II Becms to mo tl1tt .....-
IN this Court At rlseut IT, whether tho District Court
lad tbe power III thu ca.e stael, nprison the rar
tics. Tue c!auae Of the twent}.slxl section q te
bankrupt !aw declares thas Tho 1anas,pe sal M ae M
es4te oxceute al proper wrlllngs ana Instruments and
tic assigned property ossate, aud TO enable tho A.
sigee to deau recover, an receive MI tbs property
and estao assigned, wherever suatcd Anu lor neg
Icct or refusal IL uuoy a,y order Of tho Court aur
tompt u Cuurt.H ....
eesded, and II tho fcts were ~ found by tho Court,
HAD THE COURT AurHoAIrY
ealei f.s fbefora s % eser they sa1 tlsy had tod j.
they know upon tho snbJoct7 Mns the Court alsu-
intey bound sy hss a4swc1 II ] sssa to ~ ,se xesy
rutt law IL to distribute tho property Of the ankrup
to lila creditors equally. TUG creditors nro cntea tor
bNe thH4EHoes lTNCsSHAA NV -
tho bankrupt lnay pozsess knowledge which should bo
70 the eredltofs shu tae AS''gaes III se
wonlt bs nost extraordinary stats Of affair. II
she bankrupt Gould sp1tis away my ainount of prop
Court and there power in tho Court TO eu1npel
kiln . stale What had bcuons u IL. Tust would be
tanifcstfy most unsatisfactory Bankrurt aw, THO
bankrupt cond hold buck aud nay ~ hnve given all
tho information on this subject that choose 10 give,
"a rn at ba. ss a NAV be n.t,ss
u controversy that he l44 concealed largo amount Of
psnasfs5. - d., .,,,.a,, :. -.
tEeasy~si1sh secton to provide that tls BANKRUPT
MOULD ,.
he possesses III reIatos to tho properly and tha. is
ons of the grounds upon which tho Court lroce+ ID,
ss a oas q s 1s W. y NJ;
snAbla tho AskFnee to aemsnd recover, and receive
~ ths property aud e4tAtS assigned wherever nit
Now, suppose IN 1nlA ease that tho banksupts
naYs ara!a 1aIa,!. o:ef ~ 'hs's Wsyss or soIe
woss Of prpcF, L. he s's % Sn
ti%py 1seaass tisy ~ w. DO not Know - aiytis is
= !, We ayo ssa q al 'Iss s " san 10y nn to
ot necessary to cite authorities HIon the snect Tho
authority Is IN tle statute: Car tho Court nuke
ths bankrnpa hayo stated whAf 10 untrue TINT taoy
stgnmeat, and fepcat low, q crimina! prosecution
aoea na1 -.
FAX TUB G14A1aIa ot IAL cHEDiloHh'
Tho creditors have right to oil Ito property OF thu
BANKRUPT, and II IL poor comfort ~ them 70 ps to
that thu bankrupt cu hide away Als property anu fos
It, or for snR faRe evidence III regard to it, he CAL
bo prosecuted crsmsnaily.
talhe& Ioubt thsIolote tnat tAe Couft. II cieat-
" sppearca hankrupts spirited away lHolerty 70 tut
amount o9 +9o,QQg, because they Lave tou all f1ey
Know about IT, wn4 nut deprived NJ tbs ri8ht 10 pDaA
shen fur tho q tho tacts III tho Gase
cannot aeok Into the1r esldaaeo II ia not AL lsiort
me- therefo9e canuot aay III this emergency Whether
Or not tho op,u!o OF the Court upon tho pvtcnce waR
well founded. have to take TUG conclusion of thi
Court upon that vubect and Il TINT cnile!nsoI va
right, can have no doubt nf She authority Of tht
Court to make the order which waS made, unuonbt
edy, wherever It satisfactorily appears that the bank
9upts have made full discloaurs tho tsnprisonmep
w4n!1 Ia unlawful: aud II, Instead IL lrtng,nt
= writ Of haleas eor,us, tho nart!es La.
Asksd hla Court to rsy}ev ta actaton oil ta Dstr!c
Court upon the eyidence iefore r. thpn thts f,our
could determiue yhstber tt,a nourfnajon al thn Dis
tr1ct Corrt tnnt thn av,,iancs xau rnrroet ~ nnt
whether il other xaSas IL dtd xsttstaettrtiv snnss
that ths fnnIrnnts hnd hi MI. mi I;srns,r1F
T!lg oDlKcrioN Is MADK
b. plsced sotnswaers ! power to iadoo Of 1ur .his
This INV haa placed 1t In the Court ita acsiol
Of course, subject to review bJ this court. The1
eva "sns sna ns1t m III os e ~ n,,t