New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-05
REPORTED DENIAL OF ANY PAILuRE-RrcoRD oF A
LONDON COURT.

REPORTED DENIAL OF ANY PAILURE-RrCORD ~
LONDON COURT.
James Mcllenry. whose failure was reported on
August II by cable dispatch from London. sent a
dispatch on Tuesday to james i. Reilly his New
York agent. in which he denied his reported bank
npicy. the following is that part Of the dispatch
when relates to the reported failure:
Surprised at ional articles IA Sew.York paDers.
have made no faiinFe no bankruptcy. have no re-
spon-bity outsieof eyeland purchases and spanish
royal family. have placed my property win ru steo
FOR protection during appeal from Erie judgment.
In explanation of the delay m forwarding thi.
denial, Mr.. Reilly said that Mr.. McIienry had been
absent from England on trip To Switzerland
private letter from Paris dated August 20 stated
that MI. MclIenry and his wife had reached there
on the previous day. and thai they with some
friends would be absent in Switzerland for about
ten days The time of the return fixed by these
dates concided very nearly with the date of Mr..
McIicnry's dispatch. and explains. Mr.. Reilly
thought. the apparent delay. circular letter
issued by Mr. McIenry and bearing date. at
London, of August 20. had been received by
mail. IL is addressed to the proprletors of the At
lanic and Great Western Railroad and gives nu-
merou, extracts from the correspondence OF the thon
officers and counsel of the Erie Company relative 20
the purchase Of stock in the Cleveland. Columbus,
Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railroad IL was
through this purchase that the suit al the Erlo
Company Was begun which resulted recently IN y
Judgment against Mr. MclIelry. From this decis-
ION he has appealed. In the crcular-etter he SAYS
No seriously supposes that the Erie any
thing. don't believe that the Erie eyate It's en-
gagcments 10 nv pleading want oi s seal and sigma
ture. escape responsibility for rental aud
due the At and Great Western. seals and
signatures formally affixed. shall push for u sulu
tiOn Oh bIs auIcOus but Characteristic dilemma of de-
Fence.
A person who was London AZ the time OF tho
McHcnry failure, "wednesday confirmed the truth OF
the reported failure. lie sand that under tho
English Bankruptcy laws ali creditors Jared alike
without regard To the character OF their claims.
and expressed the opinion that Nj. McfienTy was
anxious to protect some of his creditors VINO were
friends. The Spanish ROYAL Family was largely
interested, he sand, IN the failure. lie SAID that
the bankruptcy of Mclienry had been published in
The London Times. The following Is the record:
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, AVG. 10.
(BCfOre Mr. Registrar PKrrs)
~ RI JAMES M'nENkg.
Tho debtor who has fltd petition for liquidation.
described of OAK Lodge. Addsou.TOad. keusngt0n,
and ~ NcOra-chamDcrs, NictoIiast.eot, Westminster,
az present 20 no occupation. lie returns h. Liabilities
s97oOOo aud STATES fnat h. assets consist Of free
hold amt lease mold property subject To MORTGAGES shares
I'm railway compaaie ceDis tue 10 him. and conditional
claims which nc values At one million sterling.
HIS HONOUR appointed Mr. j. q. GuM'hs, ac-
cOunfant A. LoihbuIy, receiver or the estate ana
granted Injunction restraining Hugh Judg" Jewctt
ana the Erie Railway Company ~ New YORK from tax
ng further prOcce ings against the debtor until aiIer
the l7th Of September upon order or Judgment Of tho
Master OF the Rolls for the sum OF 220S.0Sy.