New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-18
THE COURTS.

DUNCAN. SHERMAN g. co.'s TROUBLES.
KEW sCus-InF ASSIGNMENT Ass,IEp AS FR,uDu-
IrNr-pERDs TO ALEXANDER DUNCAN ASSERTED
To BE VOID.
The complaints in three suits against Dun
can sherman Co. were filed yesterday in the office OF
the County Clerk by Field and Deyo counsel for the
plaintiffs In all these suits the plaintiffs arc judgment
creditors and such to set aside the assigbihen
The object Of all aside the assignment OF Duncan
Sherman & Co. made July q. 1875, for the benefit on
oreoTs and to bring I'm the whole OF the assets OF tue
nrm and its Members and subject them to the claims Of
the plaintiffs
The first case Ia brought by Gardner u. Mercer a
banker OF Gcneseo. who recovered Judgment In Inv
inyston County for S1O445 72 ON current account be
tween himself and Duncan. sherman Co. lie charges
general that the property assigned amounted T."
over 100000 aud that the assignment was made 10
hinder delay and defaud creditors was not aceompa-
MED by any change possession and therefore Nod
He also charges nat Just before the RssEhch hc Cnc
attendants conveyed 10 Alex ander Duncan and to Others
unknown Tie plaintiff large amounts OF properly! put
party TO this The plaintiff prays that the assign
ment be vacated, that receiver OF the pi3hIt OF t
firm and its members he appointed and that they ana
Judge shipmSn he eQoined nom interfering win that
THE second case ia brought nv the United States Of
Mexico judgment recovered Dec. q 1877? Tor 80
iOJ 80 i'm this county In general features the Obca-
tons this complaint and the relief asked are the same
in the first 5ui,, but the complaint enters INTO puc
lars 81 the conveyanceS ~ Alexander Dun, IN; IL
charges that the old firm of Duncan sherman, William
Butler Duncan Alexander Duncan. and Watts sherman.
I'm 1888 owned Nos and NaSsau-st., aud ON Nay 20
1888 NOR g;, ii the property 10 Alexander Duncan ana
wife; that m May. 1865. W. Bnter Duncan and MIS-
Watts Sherman tdOw and legal rcpIesr NATIVE o. Nhl
Sherman then DEAD, executed dccd Tor twoinirds o
that property, naming the consideration at Si0ouOO bu
Dot naming grantee; that William Butler Duncan,
owning No II Priest on May p, 1874. executed q, ed
OF IL for $4,000, but a-n named no guarantee; thd
In 1873 lian But.or Duncan owned thIce NOR aScs
aggro,,ang SJ6 800. ana Oct. 81. 1874, assigned
these mortgages by investment IN WHch tnt u lS
Of the assignee admitted that on Feb IL $50
William Watts sherman DOWNING thT"c lois on -Four.
toenths and tive lots Fifteenth stl executed decu
OF them, again without naming grantee. Inc com
plant charges tina; the firm, which has recently aheh
kent thcsr deeds and assgGIn, ina their unprotected
form until the failure imminent ana then witHoli
any rear Acknowledgement OF tie deeds, flied them win
Alexander puncln's name inserted As grantee or AZ
,ignee The plaintiffs compliant charges various tcch-
nca defects tine pr0ccedu-s the pnncipa! one ARISING
out of question, somewhat ltigttcd bUG mol {c' a.
Cided. whc her uSOlycnts schedules should Dc lhro
With the County Clerk the Clerk OF the Court OF Com
mon Pleas Among the stiuns raised L. one wh' L'f
the estate by Cyrus Butler OF Providence I" Alex
his and his Mics . az" TIE L" 4" q"
their children OF whom William Eutier Duncan l. one
was included IN the ass enmert ,
The third suit i 10y Juan VI. Navarro, the Consul ~
Mexico AT TINS port whose iudgE n l. Tor Tl'ii ~
And who's charges IN substance TIC same az t'oSo
In the second suit.