The New York herald., 1879-10-17
COMMISSIONERS WHEELER'S DEBTS.

A DISCREPANCY IN THE SCHEDULE DISCOVERED
BY REGISTER DwIaHr--FRIENDs IN NEED.
An adjourned meeting in the bankruptcy case Of
Police Commissioner De Witt c. Wheeler was held
yesterday afternoon before Register Dwight. Mr..
Wheeler was called as witness on behalf Of his
creditors The object Of counsel for the contestants
was prove that he had ade improper couveyances
of his property for the purpose OF securing
personal friends to the prejudice of others.
Counsel for the Commissioner contested nearly
every point raised by his opponent He objected to
each and every specification made in the objections
to the schedule, originally filed, relative to the
names and amount OF claims of certain parties
The Indebtedness of the Commissioner, il appears
from the schedule, amounted to S1l2 500 IL ON the
30th of July, 1875 Tho Register pointed out dis
crepancy which increased the amount by about
$4,000.
itors mentioned i'll your schedule with their respec-
tive claims! A. 1 believe SO, to tho best OF my
knowledge.
q. From what resources do you expect to pay ten
per cent WITHIN fifteen days after the recording Of
the final order? Objected to and objection sustained.
Q. Have you any understanding with friends about
raising the funds necessary tor your compositionf
Objection sustained
Q. can you now state that you arc able or not to
pay ten per cent on the composition proposedf OBJ
jccted to. but admitted A. expect to DO able do
Q. Can you state positively whether you will be
able not? A. say expect to be able, but cam
not state positively about any event in futurity.
Q. Upon what do you base your expectations7 A.
Upon the Willingness Of friends to advance the
money.
q. 10 advance what money! A. The money to pay
Q. Have you had that promise in writing. or was
Il given verbally? A. Verbally; had no writing in
the matter.
q. Did oil your friends agree TO advance the money
the terms? objected to-
=: SO far as you know are your friends able to
fulfil thcir promises. A. believe they are.
q. We're they asked to advance any particular
amount of funds? Objectcd to. The Register held
that the arrangements made by the bankrupt with
his friends to raise the money a matter per-
tinent to the examination. 1t would have been
different had he made bargain with his creditors.
q. We're any advances made on account of prop
erty owned by you anu to DO turned over to your
friends? The Register having already ruled ON ths
point exceptions were taken to the question.
sHkpPAEpsoS's JUDGMENT.
q. Did r. A. Sheppardson obtain u Judgment
against you for about 1880 in the month Of May.
1o172 A. Don't remember the exact amount or
date.
Counsel for Mr.. wheeler--( (warmlyi-I don't mean
that my client shall be led into a trap. will pro-
tcct him and any other witness may have with all
Counsel for creditors-I don't mean to catch him
O. Did you ON or about July pay to Sheppard
son $500 on the judgment obtained against your A.
O For what purpose did you pay him? A. paid
him get a receipt; don't remember how much
more owed him.
son name does not appear among your secured or
unsecured creditors In your statement of assets and
indebtcdness2 A. Don't remember.
Q. DO you anything TO Sheppardson to-dayf
A. Yes: cannot say how long have owed him; what
swore to in my original statement is true.
q. Was Sheppardson's name Intentionally omitted
from your statementy A. think not; II was not
my intention to omit anybody; 1 agreed to pay
Sheppardson the amount of the Judgment, and paid
IT at different times; something is due yet; did not
make payments self, but through my attorney
The witness was about replying to question con.
Albany, in July, 1873, when the Register adjourned
the hearing until wednesday next October a