, 1879-02-08
tl~a Mr.. CURrls nnilltnin a silence 10 easily
susceptible of being construed a. suppress.
sion Of the truth ?


doveEop'hants made during tie Congressional
Investigation nj tho DLopoETr case Which,
independent Of all reference 10 that case,
1nvo heon Of sorviee to the public. Wo havo
pointed ont tho thorough exposure OF the |
mnnncr in which business was done In Tho
of[lcc Of tho 1tcglstcr Of bankruptcy In tl''s
district. Afr. 1ftnnaEp was lhe Regiatcs for
territory including tl,ree Congressional
Districts, embracing all Of Chicago. md Cook, |
Lake, and DnPage Counties. The business
Of tho 1togfster WAS Immense, whether conssd-
cred rs to tho number Of cnses the amount
Of tho cHtates, or the multitude OF credit
ors. Tho fees were greatly in excess OF any
fair compensation for tho services rendered,
aud 10 enormous wero those fees in tho ag-
grogate that the Register, to avoid attracting
public attention to their magnitude, feao7tetl
10 the practice Of surpresaing large part Of
them from Lis reports, satisfying his con-
science ly MI ambiguous" Interpretation
Of tho law to the effect that 1t re1nirct! him
only to report fees in tho now business Of
eacl, yoar, md not tho foes in all his 1'nai-
noss, as Congresa undoubtedly intondod.
Appealing TO tho Judge privately. md In his
chamber nnd nnofncial1y, he got him 10 say
this might bo tho law, and then, when bold
10 examination by tho Grand Jury, sought to
avoid responsibility, indictment, and pm.
ishmont by insisting that tho Judge WINS
guilty and mot himself.
50 with tho District Attorney; he, too,
avoided responsibility, avoided his duty, md
neglected his obligations unaer irresponsible,
unofficial, and private conversations with the
Judge. The Register, tile Attorney, the Re
ceivers. Assignccs, tho Clcrk, and oil hands
connected with tho administration mud exe-
cution OF tue Dnnkrupt law, seem to lave run
tho business rs close corporation, in which
they wcro ontit!ed to 1argo portions OF the
proceeds Of tho estates, mud with which tho
outside and unofficial worlt! had no concern.
from tho disclosures it would appear that
about oil tho business was dono privately;
everybody concerned hal tho right Of entry
TO tho Judges chambor, ns it there was no
such institution as IN open court In existence.
Each mnn seemed to run his own branch
Of tho business to aait himself; caoh
Of tho favored fow charged mud retained
MI tho fees anl porquisitos llo thought
! proper; aud tho Courthouse building
was sort of bce-hive In which tho
bs1sy littlo insects hid up the 1argost
possible store of Lonoy and wax, especially
honey. Tho Bankrupt Department was 30
liberal In helping tic members Of tho close
corporation 10 liberal fees, percentages,
commissions, e1ponses, bookkeeping, ronts,
clerk-hire, mud other costs, ~ to provoke a
universal demand for the repeal Of the Inv
aud suppression OF the vampires. To chnngo
tlo figure: When tho fox chilled attention to
tho fact that nll tho tracks lending to tho latr
Of the lion, WHO was playing physician,
pointed inward md mono outward, tie Ail-
ing animals stopped their visits. 30, when
lncu discovered that NIL cstates TINT ontorctl
bankrupt Conrta ro1nained there aud nover
can,o ont, creditors found that they could,
by accepting wAatoynr tho dsbtors chose to
offer, get moro money ti,an by tnking what
tho bankrupt brotherhood left from their
rcpast.
II appears {and wo speak entirely without
reforanco to Judge DiopoE1T) that tho bauk.
ruptoy akinning business was puahel TO its
oxtrcn,e in this district. Tho persons talk
Ing toll wore Numerous -NegiHter, "pro-
yisional Assignee, Regular Assignee, Attor.
hcyt Cuatoaousl tlcfka, MR9baals-eaeAto LOOK
literally, md what ho pleased, aud without
my accounting to court. The purpose and
'aAo''"'' ~ '"o -" .'on, ~ AMY Dso.' t''.
uorStooa 10 10 tlio dfstffbniloh OF bankrupt
eBtntoa among tho members Of tho close cor.
poration, mud they appear to havo left moth
ing uudono to carry out TINT liberal con
strnctlon OF TIE law TO tue 1u!ieat extoht.
It seems that tho Assignee buaincgs wat
mn nf,ieok t,f snccfal nntropnuo Jyxr,sa
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4.ASe~N' ''1' os"" A"'o ''"s' ""o"'t'"
italy monopoly OF tho DuslncRa Tor soVcFa
years. They nru nscertnincd to llavo beor
Assivnces In nhout i .1f}0 enscs. anil Hpro
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