, 1879-02-08

- intIh o"ne1 WHICH, dic pFoeeeHh8e "eso NY
Sr. Nondy-1n this connection w1ah 10 cali
the attention Of tlH Committee tn dcttsfpn
rna'!e tr fudge llolgest IN 1917, prior to nns of
ti'cae Motfonf ior rl1es IN the Ftrcncb'e 1nsur-
ancc Company case, In wilicl. It WAS taccitd That
no c1oim should bc allowed In bankruptcy that
had not heen In Foulr form sucd upan within
twelve months, or Ind hot been proved IN bnnk-
ruptcy within twelve months, or adtusted be-
fore bankruptcy. That decision was confirmed
BY Judge Drummond.
Judge BIotlgett-ft IL but tIue to myself and
Judge f1rumn,oud both, In this connection. that
! should stats that my decision In tl,c Firemen's
o's"SS Seci*on sss sne %a, es & %
hut was generally arqufcscca IN In this dtatrict
until within about iwo ycars, wien, in{ome hank-
rupt Insurance cotrany matter, thu question was
taken on review before Judge Drutnmoni. and
proprtcty, to differ with mc, upon the original
proposition to some extent, but that, fnnsmuef,
a. Il had been tilr ru'o Of ihc District Court 50
long AcHu!escctl IN, md SO many bankrupt e.
tat baafs It was not det!tabtc TO dssurl It, nn,i
therefore. think, never wrote any opinion, but
sinpfy 10 that case affirmed my detds!on.
Mr.. Oouly handed to the Committee the Sd
.'eclston in re lie Firemrn's Insurance Oom-
pany In February, 1879, ut page 452.
c. 3. CRANE.
Mr. Charles 8. Crane was then recalled By Mr..
IrumhuI. lie said 1,c lid not authorize a1r.
IIodgktns TO hid more than 340,0O0 for the
drcdgcg property belonging to tho bankrupt
estate of Fo1 & Howard. lie was nut required,
aud did mol rsy &4O,5o0, 1lo did not personally
offer to make his hid ~ good ~ that ot tonro
IL Caskfn, who offered ar, zoo, hut something
nj tha. kind might hare been done Try his ruun-
&C. III court. Judge Drumlno,,d, in bia final
order aud decree In '1Ir Circuit Court, Set forth
thai The petitioner offered TO make good to the
cFtatc the dl1crcnre between his hid nnti that Of
Conro ~ Carkis, Il there Was sny, and referred
the matter to The Register. i, petitioner giving
hls bond TO pay I'll" difference. Mr. Cooper
mac that oller In court by wltness' instruc-
tfons.
In answer tu Ms. Cult,crson, witness said the
matter Was referred 10 liz Register under tLIut
orsler o. Ju1yr DruMslu,d, but tic Register
1leEer called npoil him II bay s.ything.
~ 'cross-e1a'tnat!on ~ Cot. Cpopcr. uItneas
said II was claimed bcf0rs Judge Drun,montl
that ChnFn Il Carkit. Knt inofe property than
was enosaeesi u his blu. nnt! t,At really Ills lid
was better for the estate thau Conro u Carkjnsf
hid OF go, 5W. He never lsad VOID with
either Mr. E. ". ll1a,chfor'l "r siE. Gaytes
about this Investigation, AIll never called tuNpe
BlDdRctt sruundrrl to them. nor had he paa
anr nancy, nor had thing 10 do With this
Investigation. Ilc never was asked to pay at,r
money; lie had kcot nway fro't, 1t. nlnl neyrr
ha,l noycr heard Of dollar being asked By Tie
metnorialtsss lp this CASE Of anybody.
Nj. Trusnbull-llas nut yuur firm, Crane
Brothers s. CO., been askcdf
Col. Cooacr-Not siE: not a man In the city
Of Chicago has BEEN asked to pay ono dollar 10
ths matter. understand now that son,c peo-
pie think persons cannot act from motives OF
the public Eotul. .
Mr. Tr,imhull-NeIl, heard that Craae
BrutllcrA i Gu. paid.
Col Coopcr-Ihen you heard falsehood.