The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-21
nov REGISTERS GET RICH.
some Rennon. why Rank rupt Estates Pay
such small Dividends To creditors.

CHcAao. May la.--Thc people az this city,
accustomed as they are 20 varied sensational
Developments. have boon more than usually
startled this evening by proofs Of gross corrup-
tou and fraud in the local bankruptcy court
About year ugo lettor signed 10y leading
business houses was addressed 20 the Chicago
Ear Association asking for an invcstig ation "
charges then rite among cur citizens. The
sgncrs offered to- nay nh expenses Tho letter
was turned over 10 the Committee Of Inquiry Of
tho Bur Association. and that committee at once
Bi t.' t0ins OF the Eankuujcy law i is made
III duty oi each REGISTER 60 report exactly all
That N"g'.tcr IT. y. Nihlard Of this ritv had re-
! Iird. under ,htli - turing 1870 1876. and
l~tt the suu Of an the ices earned or r'rclv 4
hy him hD' mot "s coded 'iD roo year which
amount was ureposierously below that actually
received los him.
Last J.nulrv nj tho annual mcefing ~ the
Bar Association, a new Committee - Inquiry
WIS chosen. Hnd the PAPERS 81 III" old cofnmlt-
t.c turned o''r to i. TIL" commli,"c madr
thorough examination OF the uill',s ot The Reg
lister. aud thr.r or four prof s~tonul assiGnc"s.
and pl,s .utei ~ report TINS ait'rnoom In r.;
gard IT, the profess ionnl ussign"rs th'y find
that H. l.. jenkins has boon asingIN cX option
g. tto rult at m.siuauag' mont. They say THAT
his looks ere Weli k'pt' anu whll' Two or tnr'"
years ago "sroins u nav" collected Illegal Tees,
his rec'at practices Na'o l'.n. Tor TIC IN Il
raf'. un,l grsrryiug Of rrproarh. The ana. rs Of
George w. CAM bell wer' found in worry bad
tH.l IUlis to-. 'fv q large sum ~ money Will n
passed into bis hands rs assignco before the
great ire. and which ht now claims to hdy" d"-
uO-it. iu hank, mixed with his own funt- and
deposited ~ the name OF George ". CuWpholl.
instead OF q. ". Campbell. assignee M II
should he. They find that Nr. Campbell seems
90 have charged foes with the most nna1ing
recklcssncss and Tar in excess Of the sums
allowed hy law. In support of this they present
large number ~ statements ~ the cases in
which Campbell has served. They find like
stat" 81 affairs in the Office of Bradford Han
cu rs. although 'ncir Investigation WIS some
what limit "a iu th.s dire ton. uceaurr Hancock
post vriy refused 90 answer many Of their
Quos.i ne
Register HIN. Iihhard il accused. On the owl
Il u't az ne huOes. % tho Erussr-t cnrnlcssnoss,
r. stIuuNgrurnf. Hut corruption. The income
of the oil must have hvcu three tilcs rs large
us Mr. II. Bard -Worc fIat % WAS the fees WERE
nln' or ton tiu's c- high AS allowed by law. lad
excessive charges were nude for services mover
reut Hrrd. ioriusiau a.. IL uharl charged - for
lr"Hlilng ofrr q meeting. u creditors. Whnu no
meeting was over held. The legal fee FOR the
service. ~ u"r'0rMcd. would be- 90.
Ia almost every Dtse charges arc made Tor
approx Ing the us- igne"'s bond, and Tor swear
iul. the Mss gnec 10 the Vau" of his bond while
the ia s.Tiua O. hc That u.s. lgncg- had seldom.
% over. given bonds AZ nll. Frequently the
Register and us-lsners have charged for .l's-
iu- up tAo bgnkrupts cst0te and die merging
q sigLHr. Wh go the estate WIS not closed up
and th" assignee never dis 'nHr,"d.
The c'uW .it'r r"rnirWcn fhtt fn" Ban fruli
law Doe repealed, lut make 400 rH'ofIlIu ndatlu %
/ IA regard To- thn lAcul4 tltnN Hlii fial-.