Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-15
HEAVY FAILURE.
ALARGE RETAIL CLOTHING DEALER Fore
Ed TO SUSPEND.
FAs Liabilities In Excess Of Twenty thousand
Hlar+Prsfersnees For Six Thou
sand Five Hundred.

The business public was surprised dur
ing yesterday morning to learn that the
well known retail clothing house OF j.
BrilIes had made An assignment. Inc
news was at first discredited by many, but
i~uouiry soon substantiated the rumor OF
being true, and many EXPLANATIONS al
surprise and expressions OF sympathy were
heard during the remainder OF the day
from friends of the unfortunate gentle
men.
Mr.. Brilles came here from Cadiz, o.,
about four years ago, and at once embark
cd in business. his many estimable per
sopal qualities soon gaining for him q good
run of custom, which his business sagaeity
promised to turn to good account. An
era of depression, OF when
the community sui suffers
the effects. was soon ushered
in. however. and with it there came a
series of mislortunes to Mr.. Brllles, among
them sickness and death In his family,
which seriously impaired his capital,
while at the same time taking his atten-
ton from business affairs. He continued
IN conduct his enterprise, however, and
yould doubtless have achieved success In
trade, but soop the great nail strike added
to his complications and made the struggle
an almost hopeless one. Times promised to
become better, however, and Mr.. BrllleS
hoped to be able to pull through, u the
task was too great for him, and the result
was the filing of a deed OF aSsignment.
The deed is dated December Is, 1856,
and transfers to Simon HOrkheimer, as
assignee, the stock of goods 10 in the
store room at No. l153 Main street, con-
sistiug ofmen's. boys and children's ready
made clothing, eassimeres and other cloths,
trimming and furnishing goods generally,
together with the show cases, and all other
furniture and fixtures, and also transfers
to the assignee all notes, accounts and 9TH
er evidences of Indebtedness OF whatever
kind and character belonging to and due
the said Brilles.
The assignee is first directed to pay a
claim for rent, due W. +. and Il. W.
Peterson, tor $3.50. Secondly, he Is To
pay a debt due the Exchange Bank, oil
81, 100, evidenced by notes endorsed by
NJ. Brilles, one for 81, 100, n for $1,000
and one for $500, with interest; another
debt due Morris Brilles of $l,395.6l,
evidenced by two notes, one Of Sl,OOO and
one of 1895. 81, dated March D, 1884, and
March ), 1886; another due the estate OF
Joseph Brilles of $6l5, with interest from
January IL. 1852; another of 5000, belong
ing to the,Farmers and Mechanics Nation
al Bank, of Cadiz, o., evidenced by a note,
with interest; another to c. Matthias,
of Sis, evidenced by \ note with interest
another due Kraft Bros. & Rosenberg, o.
1927, due upon an open account; another
to Henry NJ. Brilles, of 1920; another to
Edward NJ. BrilleS of $475, and another to
Frank Miller, of S90-the debts above
enumerated to be paid pro rata.
ANY residue remaining after the above
debts are discharged is to be applied rata
bly, to the payment of any other debts
owing by the said Brilles.
As will be seen by the above summary
of the deed, preferences are given for 50,
5g7. 81, all, with the exception OF thu
Cadiz note, being owed in this city. The
unsecured liabilities will probably aSgre
crate SIS, O0O, making 4 total Of about S2l,'
900 or So, 900. The assets are roughly
estimated at about $4,000, and 1t l;
( bought nOn-preferred creditors will re
ceiye about fifty cents on the dollar.