Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-06

sale some assets Of Mr.. Charles
DevliD, bankrupt, at the direc-
ton of the assignee, John
II. Platt. Mr.. Devlin, it will be
remembered, is contractor, and
was Tweed's bondsman and life
long friend. He stood with pencil
and slip in hand by the side of his
lawyer, Mr.. Newcombe, the part
ner of ex.Judge Cardo1a. Near
him was Timothy Donovan, and in
the immediate vicinity were sever
al aldermen and ex-aldermen, ex-
Mayor Smith Ely, and a groupe of
Israelites. On the first lot, which
consisted of eight shares of the
Fulton Railroad Company, there
was no bid, and SO the auctioneer
added one share of Staten Island
Railroad stock, with no other re-
suit than to be greeted by the
laughter of the spectators. He
then added one note of Kirally
Brothers for $3,O52, dated June 4,
1877, for ninety days, and
two notes OF $500 each, dated
November IA, 1875, and November
IA, 1877. These succeeded in induc-
ing bids that amounted to 81, and
were knocked down to Mr.. New
combe. A similar course was
adopted with the next three lots,
which were finally sold to Mr.. New
combe for 81. These consisted of
three notes of Isaiah Rynders for
$500 and $500 and $500, respective
Iy, dated September Is, 1876, JAN
uary 8, 1877, March IS, 1877, for
sixty days each; one note, Christie
pher Keye, for 1915, dated Decem-
her s, 1878, for three months; two
notes of William E. Scoville, for
$303.50 and S333.74, respectively,
dated May Is, 1875, for two and
three months. This was fol-
lowed by the offer of the sale of
claim against the city of New
York for $4,000, for contract
work In grading streets from 1855
to 1859, now in litigation. This was
bought by Mr.. Newcombe for ST., |
amid many"chaiiiug"re as to |
the credit of the city. Ex-Mayor Ely |
bought the note of Colonel Jim |
Bagley of S7,262 for nine. Notes |
of Pike & Co. for $l3. 900, Charlotte |
MCGEE for 1907 and Hetty Hunt
ington for $1,000 went for S1.50. |
A note of Charles D. Blish for ST.
Dos, account of Bagley s. Blish, for
$l2,5 27, deficiency of bond of Adna
Q. Brown for 50, 62l; notes of w. A.
Cummings & Keyes for S1,02S, John
Fitzpatrick for $S,9S1. ID. P.
Deeker for $4,000, and John
NJ. Chambers for $13,1S5 went
to Mr.. Newcombe for $44.
When the next lot was an.
nouuced-a note of "Prince Harry
Genet for 81 925-a loud laugh was
heard, and eX-Mayor Ely was
strongly urged to make a bid, but,
like the rest of the company, he
declined to risk cent on this al
legged security. 1t was ultimately
sold with notes of Robert Jsdine,
81, 1863; Francis B. Murtha, 1898;
Robert Butler & Co., $4,000; and
Ann Mcconnell, $l,451, to Mr..
Newcombe for $11. The only
lively competition was over
q claim against the estate
of the late William NJ. Tweed
for $4,000 loaned by the
bankrupt, Somebody inquired
whether the claim would be paid
before or after the satisfaction of |
judgments, and the reply from a
bystander was that it would be paid |
after the Day of Judgment. Ex-
Mayor Ely ran the bids up, and
Mr.. Newcombe finally bid $3l. The
next lot was claim against Fer
nando Wood of $4,000 and another
of Mr.. Mountjoy, of Philadelphia,
for SIS, 900, sold to Mr.. Ely for $34.
The balance of the notes and judg-
ments were sold to Mr.. Newcombe
for SIN Y. Herald.