The New York herald., 1878-02-07
ton was made, yesterday appointed Henry DonneIiy
reieree 10 Investigate the facts In the
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

BUSINESS TROUBLES
William BrincKerhoG 4 Co. wholesale jobbsrs In
hats at No Az Broadway. have Glod petition :or .
composition In bankruptcy with their creditors which
has been referred To Register Little who has called
the drst meeting OF creditors be held on February
10. rhe terms which he proposes are thrty.nvs
cents the doiar-twcnty.hve cents cash and FIVE
each in notes at nino and twelve montha The
liabilities amount to s50,50l co. distributed among
twentveight creditors, Of whom the following are tho
lar. .est-R Lewis Co., S6.3l4 IS; Taylor x Seeiey,
s5.7s5 50; G. H. renney Co.. 50, sss 25 Daniel HoH-
man, $i,463 So: Garden Il Co., s3,5s2 SO; Samuel
shothar & Co., 1920 l3; vanderhoef'& Beatty,
81 4o4 81; Max l. Rau, III Is; Lowerre L. Co.,
$3.50 5S; Charles Foxs Son Co., s., ,166 81.
I. y. Randolph Co., dsalers In painters supplies
at No ss Barclay street, have made an assignment
for the benefit OF their creditors to William II. WILL
ams In Brooklyn. The failure Of the firm Is the
sut OF the suspension Of the National Mixed Paint
Company, Limited. they having had the exclusive
right sell goods OF the company certain States.
They were indebted to tho company, and, fearing
summary action by the assignee, they nicd the as
signment to protect The other creditors. member
OF the drm SAID yesterday that the Liabilities would not
exceed s., ,Ooo which covered by the nominal
sets.
Register Ketchum has adj udicated Calvin d. Jones.
formerly In the drug trade, voluntary bankrupt on
his own petition. HIS liabilities amount TO about
$4,000 and he has assets the principal creditors
are Isaac Hartsnorne. sllo; William Bond, trustee,
Sits; John I. Dowci, 81, 100
Five creditors OF Robert J. Anderson, proprietor OF
the nned Boarding stables, Nos. ll0 and liz West
Fiitieth street. have filled petition 10 have HIM adju-
dcatod an involuntary bankrupt. The claims Of the
petitoning creditors are as foilows:-James Moody,
1892; Edward Jumps sl,59s CA Max Meyer,
s427 80; Micnael Collins, sa6e 3s Isaac sonnenberg,
$2oi g.
A petition In bankruptcy has poen filed against
Nesey street, by three creditors whose claims for
money ioaued to INN, AS Ioilows:-Charies Minzes.
hcilper, s. sol ~; David W. stein, $3.50, aud Abra-
nam Rosenirl Sz54 i3. An order TO show cause has
been Issued rclurnaDle on the sth inst.
mectiug oil tho creditors Of tue Arm of L. Stern "
Co. uiactur rs OF shirts at No. 10 White street,
was held office oi Register Dwight elect
assignee order 10 protect the interests OF ALI tho
creditors and TO prevent attachments TWENTY-FIVE
claims were proved argrcgatng sl26s II, ana Edgar
$. Hicks was elected assignee.
A meeting OF the credi,ors OF Vaudeville x siqlcr.
builders No. 394 FIRST avenue, held at the office
OF Register Fitch. Ten creditors proved claims ag-
gresatlng about $500, and William ID. Lent Was
elected assignee In Dansrupicy
The creditors oi Gabriel ochwab, OF No. 128 Church
street. in bankruptcy before Register Fitch elected
Morris j. Hirsh assignee.
INCIDENT ATTORNEYS OFFICE
In the matter OF Moses 5. Herman aud Simon NJ.
Herman an application was recently made on tho
part oil certain creditors to set aside composition ap
proved by the Court December 9. 1875 An attorney
nnd counsellor OF the court had the attorney
in tact OF cer.ar creditors IN Tho procecaings
attorney, IL is said at the instance OF tho
attorney or the creditors who have instituI ed
the present proceedings. sent noto TO the debtors
saying that he wanted 70 see them IN relation to tho
composition and asking them to cali at his office
time specified. AT the appointed time of tho
.doolors attended at the Office OF the attorney and
conversation took place between the attorney aud tho
debtor. In an adjoiung room, separated by u board
partition but without the knowledge OF the debtors or
OF either OF them, and without tho knowledge
nivance In any way OF the attorney, was stationed
| person overheard and took shorthand notos OF
the conversation. On the reference before Register
Dayton to take testimony the attorney was called as
witness by the creditors bringing the proceedings
aside the com position, and his direct examina
ton having testified TO the sending OF tho note and
| that a conversation took place, he was asked the
following question: :-"Dld you converse with him
that occasion the subject oil the puy ment OF money
by him 10 you in these composition proceedings"
On an objection to this question by counsel tor the
aebtors The Register sustained the objection The
person who stationed to overhear the conversa-
ton unable positively to denfy the parties not
| having, in TACT, seen them AT the time but having
testified that he overheard conversation, was asked
his direct examinaton by counsel Tor the creditors
bringing the proceedings the question, "Dd you hear
in this conversation anything said between the par
ties IN the adjoining room about N. S. Herman Il Co.
and about tue compositionY" Tho counsel for tho
tained the objection. On review OF the proceedings
on certificate ot the Register the District Judge
affirmed the rulings OF Register Dayton.
The following assig gnments, with schedules annexed,
were hled IN tho Court OF Common Pleas John w.
Horsall TO John W. Hesse The liabilities are stated
ut s49, Sl4 80, nominal assets s37 l04 90, aud
| and William M Giles and Edward y. jenkins, to
| Henry brewster. Tho debts OF tao firm amount
10 $50. 936 06, nominal assets to sl3,5i4 81,
and real assets to s., 535 u The individual iiab-
ties OF william Giles amount to IS, 704 23, most Of
which, however, is secured. His norn.n nal
stated at SlO16O, while tho actual value Is 81 $50.
Mr. jenkins has an individual indebtedness OF sos
and no assets
The ASSIGNMENTS Of Charles II. Morris to George
| W. Blake, and OF ". Metzer sons 10 David Levy,
were also lied in the County Clerks Office.
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