The New York herald., 1878-02-07
tion was made. yesterday appointed Henry DonneiIy
reieree 10 investigate the facts In the case.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.


BUSINESS TROUBLES.
William BrincKerhoG & Co. wholesale jobbeYs IL
hats at No Az Broadway. have Glod petition sor
composition In bankruptcy with their creditors which
has been referred to Register Little who has called
the drst meeting OF creditors to be held February
ID. The terms which he proposes are thrty.nvs
cents the doilar-twenty-nve cents cash and 1--WE
cents each in nine and twelve moutha Tns
liabilities amount to s5o,50l 90, distributed among
twentv-cight creditors, Of whom the following tho
ar.est:-R Lewis Co., s6.3l4 -; Taylor seeley,
s5,7s5 So; C. II. renney Co., So, ,5ss 25 Daniel Hof-
man. S4,463 So: Garden Il Co., s3,5s2 SO; Samuel
shclhar 4 Co., So, 300 10; vandcrhoef'& Beauty,
81 4o4 81; Max l. Rau, 81. Ill Is; Lowerre a. Co.,
1856 IS; Charles Fox's Son 4 Co., s2,l66 81
l. y. Randolph Co., dealers In painters supplies
at No sS Barclay street, have made an assignment
Tor the benefit OF their creditors to William fl. WILL
iams In Brooklyn. The failure OF tho firm is the
suit OF tho suspension Of the National Mixed Paint
Company, Limited. they having had tho exclusive
right TO sell goods OF the company certain States.
They indebted TO tho company, and, fearing
summary action by the assignee, they died the as
signment to protect tho other creditors member
the drm yesterday that the liabilities would not
exceed 81 000 which were covered by the nominal as
sets.
Register Ke,chum has adj udicated Calvin D. Jones.
his own petition. HIS liabilities amouot to about
IS 900 and he has no The principal creditors
are Isaac Hartsnorne. SLID; William Bond, trustee,
sl,775; John +. Dowe, i,loo
Five creditors OF Robert j. Anderson, proprietor OF
the lnned Boarding stables, Nos. ITO ana liz West
Fitieh street, have filed petition 10 have him adju
dcatod nm involuntary bankrupt The claims OF tho
pctitioning creditors are as foilows-James Moody,
sl,g72; Edward Jumps Si,5ys "a; Max Meyer,
$2oi 66
A petition in bankruptcy has ooen filed against
Abraham sternies, wholesale liquor dealer At No. 40
Vesey street, by three creditors whose claims are for
money loaned to hlm as loliows;-Charies Mines.
hciDer, x2, sol ~; David W. Steu, $3.50, aud Abra.
nam Rosen-l sz54 43. An order to show cause has
been issued rclurnaDlc on the sth inst.
A meeting oi the creditors OF the firm of L. Stern "
Co mnuulactur RS OF SHIRTS at No 10 White street
was held IA the Office OF Register Dwight TO elect
creditors and TO prevent attachments Twenty-Five
CLAIMS proved aggregating Sl2 GS IL, and Edgar
$. Hicks was elected assignee
A meeting OF the Creditors OF Vaudeville Siglcr.
builders ut No. 394 First avenue, was held al the oco
oil Register Fitch Ten creditors proved Claims ag-
greautihg about $1,000, and William ID. Lent WAS
elected assignee 10 parsruptcy.
The creditors oi Gabriel scnwab, OF No. 12s Church
street. In bankruptcy before Register Fitch elected
Morris j. Hirsh assignee.
INCIDENT OF AN ATTORNEYS orplcK
In the matter OF Moses ). Herman and Simon NJ.
Herman an application was recently made on tho
part oil certain creditors to set aside composition
proved by Court December o. 1875. An attorney
ana counsellor The had actod as the attorney
in TACT OF certalr creditors IN tho proceedings
attorney iOr the creditors who have instituted
tho present proceedings sent noc TO the debtors,
saying that he wanted them IN relation to tho
composition and asking them TO cali az his ofice al
time specified AT the appointed timc ono OF tue
.dootors attended at the Office oil the attorney and
conversation took place between the attorney and tho
debtor In an adJoiuing room, separated by n board
partition but without the Knowledge OF tho debtors or
Of either OF them, and without tho knowledge or con-
nivance IN any way OF the attorney. was stationed
person VINO overheard and took shorthand notos OF
the conversation On the reference before Register
Dayton to take testimony the attorney was called AZ
witness by the creditors bringing the proceedings 10
aside the com postop, and on his direct exanina-
ton having testified 10 the sending OF tho note and
that conversation took place. he was asked tho
that on the subject oil the payment OF money
by him 10 you In these composition proceodiugsr'
On objection to this question by counsel Tor tho
debtors The Register sustained tho objection. The
person who stationed to overhear the conversa-
ton was unable positively to identity the parties, not
having, in lact, seen them at the time; but having
testified that he overheard conversation, was asked
direct examination by counsel ior tue creditors
bringing the proceedings the question, "Did you hear
In this conversation anything said between the par
ties IN the adjoining room ABOUT N s. Herman Co.
| aud about tue compost0nY' Tho counsel for tho
debtors objected to the question aud the Register sus-
taiued the objection. On review OF the proceedings
ON certificate Vi the Register the District Judge
affirmed the rulings OF Register Dayton.
| The following assignments, win schedules annexed,
! we're filed IN tho Court Of Common Pleas John w.
Horsia John W. Hessc. The liabilities stated
ut s49,sl4 SO, nominal assets s37, lo4 So, aud
real assets SCI $50 IS William b. Giies x Co..
and William NJ. Giles and Edward q. jenkins, to
| Henry brewster Tho debts OF tho firm amount
10 $50 936 o. nominal assets to $l3,5a4 81.
and real assets to 5,j35 u The individual abi-
| ties OF William Giles amount to IS, 70t %, most Of
which, however, is secured. His nom. nal assets
stated at SIT, ld0 who tho actual valuc Is S7,0s0
Mr. jenkins has au Individual Indebtedness Of sos
and no assets.
Tne assignments Of Charles II. Morris to George
| W. Blake, and OF N. Metzer sons 10 David Levy,
were also 1ied in the County Clerks ofiico
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