The Portland daily press., 1885-11-10
BEFORE JUDGE WALTON,

MoNDAY.-John Winslow Jones, appellant from
decree, OF the Judge, of Insolvency, VS.. First
National Bank ct ais. The jury returned sealed
follows:
Verdict
The following are the questions submitted on
issues Of fact to the jury, with their answers
Ibid the said insolvent fraudulently and will
fully omit from the schedules of his assets fled in
conceal from the assignee Of his estate in in
solvency a note of one A. M. Benson, dated Janl-
airy 4, 1878, for the sum of S264.28 with intent
thereby to defraud his creditors, and to prevent
the same from coming to the knowledge and into
the possession of his said assignee
Ibid said insolvent frauduIently and wilfully
omit from his said schedule and frauduenty and
s T1y socf To e ad certain
Winslow Jones Co., owned by him, of the par
value OF $40, with intent thereby to defraud his
the knowledge and into the possession of his
assignee?
Answer-No.
3-Did the said insolvent fraudulently and will
fully omit from his said schedule and fraudulently
and wilfully CONCEAL from the said assignee GER
tain sum of money standing in his name and to
his credit in the Maine Savings Bank in Portlali {,
In sad county, to wit: the sum OF $lO5.74?
did said insolvent fraudulently and wilfully
omit from his schedule and fraudulenty and will
fully conceal from his said assignee certain
one j. b. Lincoln of Boston for goods sold to said
Lincoln by said insolvent, amounting to about
$780, with intent thereby to defraud his credit
ors and to prevent the same from coming to the
knowledge and into the possession of his said
assignee?
Answer-No.
conceal from his said assignee and from his
creditors certain books relating to his estate and
journals of j. Winslow Jones s Co., limited, Of
1880 and 1881, with intent thereby to defraud his
creditors and to prevent the same from coming to
the knowledge and into the possession of his said
assignee.
Answer-No.
6.-Did said insolvent fraudulently and wilfully
conceal from the said assignee and from his cred
itors certain papers relating to his estate and
business, to-wit: the letter books in which were
copied letters written by him in the year 1883 in
the months of January February, March and
April in the year 1884, and press copies of letters
intent thereby to defraud his creditors and to
prevent the same from coming to the knowledge
and into thu. possession of his said assignee.
did said insolvent, being merchant and
trader at said Portland from the first day of JAN
uary 1888 to the 2eth day Of May 1874 fail during
said period or any part thereof, to keep cash
book or other proper books OF account?
Answer-Yes.
animation in said proceedings in insolving know
ingly and falsely swear in a material matter that
he did not know what had become OF the bookssof
the j. Winslow Jones & Co., limited, and that
they did not contain any account of his own pri-
vate transactions
9.-Did said insoyent knowingly and falsely
swear in his said examination in a material mat
ter that ne had no private business of his own
from the time OF the failure of said j. Winslow
Jones & Co., limited, viz or about theifrst day
OF January, 1882, TO the time of the commence
ment OF these proceedings in insolvng, viz: on
the 10th day of May, 1884.
10-Did said insolyent knowingly and falsely
swear in a material matter in the course of said
examination that during the years 1882 and 1888
and that part of the year 1884, which was prior
to the commencement of said proceedings in in
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letter press copies of letters written by him, OF
copies of such letters.
ibid said insovent fraudulently and will
fully omit from his said schedule two notes signed
by +. G. Davenport, dated Jan. 10, 1879, and
Nov. %, 1877 for the sums of $2500 and $267. %
respectively with the intent thereby to defraud
his creditors and to prevent the same from com
ing to the knowledge and into the possession of
his said assignee.
AnSwer-NO.
12-Did said insovent fraudulently and wilfully
omit from his said schedule a certain paid up
policy of insurance on the life of one r. G. Dayen-
port issued by the Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance Company, and bearing date Sept. %,
1877, for the sum OF $780, which had been be-
fore that time assigned to said nsolyent with in
tent thereby to defraad his creditors and to pre-
vent the same from coming to the knowledge and
into the possession of his said assignee.
AnSWer-NO.
13-Did said insolvent fraudulently and viii
fully omit from his said schedule, and fraudu-
lently and wllfully conceal from his said assignee
acertain policy of life insurance on the life of one
+. 9. Davenport in the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Company, dated Sept. %, 1877 for the
sum OF $500, together with an assignment of the
same to him, with intent thereby to defraud his
creditors and to prevent the same from coming to
the knowledge and into the possession Of his said
assignee.
AnsWer-No.
After the affirmation of the verdict, Mr. Had
lock said he presumed it is the intention of the
law 9hat the court should review and consider the
findings of the jury for the purpose of making its
decree granting or denying the discharge of the
appellant. As to the 9TH, 9th and 10th allegation
ne desired to be heard further and offer some ad-
ditlonal evidence, at an early day. The Judge re-
phed that the counsel should have an opportunity
70 be heard before a final decree should be made.
The following table shows the answers to the
several questions given by Judge Peabody in the
insolvency court and by the jury in the supreme
reference;