Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-01
THE MlDDLETON FAILURE.
Application for Appointment Of n Re.
ceiver and for an Injunction.
ALLEGATIONS OF MRS. ELIZA c. HUTCHINSON IN HER
ELL FILED IN COURT TO-DAY


ceiver and for an Injunction.
ALLEGATIONS OF MRS. ELIZA c. HUTCHINSON IN HER
BILL FILED IN COURT TO-DAY.
To-day Mrs Eliza C. Hutchinson, by Messrs W.
b. Webb and Enoch Totten, filed bill against ID.
w. Middleton, Samuel E. Middleton, George F..
Green, Janet Smith, w. p. Thompson, George A..
Sawyer, - Lloyd, - Boggs, d. w. Mahon, Lydia
Jolly, Henry English and James A. Mckenney, for
the appointment of receiver to take charge
OF the assets, property, &C., OF Middleton & Co.,
nave IN certain property, for an account and
reference TO the auditor and an Injunction to
prevent the Mddletons and Geo. F. Green from dis
conveyance OF certain real estate Tor the security
1or the IN iebtedness to Janet Smith, ". P. Smith,
Iyds 1o and heSry EnSs IS De- M ManS 1S
The bill sets forth that the late Hayward NJ. Hutch
lnsoh did business with Middleton & Co.. and
that there Is now to the credit OF the plaintifI on
the books OF the firm, as executrix s15OO that she
Is the sole devisee for life of her husba nds estate
that he had his life insured in her favor for $50
and this sum collected with others as the revenue Of
the estate amounted to about 100000 After the
death OF Hutchinson she continued to place money In
the hands OF the Middletons to invest, and they
the tirm on May 80, 1884. when they made an as
signment to George +. Green. She says she is ad-
vised tnat the Middletons used the funds placed in
their hands by her for the purpose Of their busi-
ness, and so made them part OF the assets.
She submits that the assignment made will
not operate to pass to the assignee any OF the Sc
curites that may have been in the hands Of
the firm at the time of the assignment
and she is entitled to have account of the assets
&C., for the purpose OF aScertaining whether any
and which OF the securities or liabilities are such as
She directed that her money should be invested in.
She further says that the debt due her is not dis
puted. She states that the Middletons carried on a
firm In New York, under the name OF Middleton
Dichlnan j. Co., in which the Md1letonS
had large interest, but the Mddietons
retired and. the business was continued under
Middletons being assigned to the present firm for
the purpose OF paying an unascertained indebt ed
ness Claimed TO exist on the part OF the firm in
Washington to the New York firm. Sle claims
certatned and the manner OF assignment inveSti-
gated, and that the said Indebtedness should be
treated az other claims She states t. at the Mid
detonS are possessed Of real estate in the District
the payment Of debts, and the Middietons should
condition OF the title to SUCH real estate:
that since the assignment d. W. Middleton, for the
purpose OF securing Janet Smith and other cred
tors, has conveyed certain real property to Geo. F.
Green in trust; that by another deed he has con-
veyed to JAS II. Mckenny certain property, which,
while absolute on It's face she charges was made
by way OF security for the payment of an 1ndebt-
edneSS TO Mckenny. She also states that S. E.
Middleton made certain deed In fee simple to Sc
cure an Indebtedness due by him to s. NJ. Shoema-
ker, OF Baltimore. She states that the assignment
bears date May 30th, 1884. and that Green
failed to make q statement up to June 26th
feet and unsatisfactory. She charges that he was
selected because he had been confidential clerk
OF the firm, and she is informed and believes that
he Is not a competent person, and of no financial
responsibility whatever and that large portion Of
the assets are OF such character to require the
Intervention OF the court.