Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-23
BUNrELL * scRArroN,s.

The statement Promised -Tn.Day-
 About Forty Per Cent.-Creditors
 Who Had Large Amounts Deposited
 With the Firm.
 At the banking house of the defunct firm of Bunnen & Scranton information was obtained yesterday that the long promised statement would be presented to-day to the attorneys, Bristol, stoddard & Bristol, bat the representatives of the wrecked firm are very reticent regarding what the official statement of liabilities and assets will disclose. It is, however, learned from source which is entitled to
 much confidence that the report will show
 assets of about 40 per cent. of the 1iabili-
 ties. How much this amount will be re-
 duced by the expenses of closing the affair
 of the defunet firm, including prospective
 litigation, is matter. for conjecture, If
 the settlement of the estate drags along
 for years not much will be realized. The
 law allows six months anyway in which to
 settle up.
 As to the appointment of commissioners
 the name of General Frank D. Sloat is
 warmly suggested by many leading citizens
 for one of the appointments, General Sloat
 being, from the various prominent and re-
 sponsible public and private business posi-
 tions he has occupied and from his high
 character, admirably fitted to serve, while
 it is likewise suggested that it is very ap-
 propriate that one of the commissioners
 should be 3 practical business man. The
 suggestion meets with much favorI,.- z%r.@2
 Creditors of the bank 9 have repeatedly
 asked what has become of the vast sum of
 ~o ,I, 1o,oe;t copo o4birrr 1iIa $t60 000 Not
 a creditor could venture definite reply to this question, which was only answered by the supposition that the firm must have lost by unwise speculation. ;. A reporter called yesterday for infor- nation at MT. Scranton's home, but word came from Mir. Scranton,sa room that he didn't care to see any newspaper men, and that he had no statements to make. It is rumored that J. c. Hubinger and Nicholas w. Hubinger, the dealers in starch, had balance with Bunnell & Scranton, the former for $l ,0O0 and the latter for about $5, 900.
 Roger Sherman ledge, Knights of Honor, deposited with Bunnel & Scranton, and at times had large amount to their credit. At the time of the crash the lodge had be- tween $19 and $20 of balance in that firm.
 Dr. Brown of Chestnut street is one of the creditors to the extent of $700. The day before the late MT. Bunnell was taken sick Dr. Brown met him and advanced S1 ,O0O to be placed with the firm. Mr. Bunneu took the money and deposited it to the credit of Dr. Brown.
 The Gounod society of this city had $25O to it's credit in Bunnell & Scranton's up to 8 couple of months ago. The society had banked there. An election of officers re. gently resulted in 8 new treasurer, and about the first move he made was to take l the money out of Bunnell & Scranton's s and deposit it with the Yale bank. At the time he had no suspicion there was anything wrong with Bunnell & Scranton. Several Chapel street merchants have ! several hundred dollars each standing to | their credit on the books, Chapel street bookkeeper has $500 thus recorded; Dr.. l Paul Skiff had about 5000, not $1O,000 l as some reports have said, several society ! ladies have small sums there which they had deposited to check out from, and one military gentleman has about $10O which l he would like to sell at half price. 4s One 1 government official had 8 couple of hun dred in the bank and there were trust | funds in half 8 dozen cases in the bank. A representative of Prince & Whitely,
 the banking house of New. York, was in the l city yesterday on business connected with the failure. He gave little information, 1 however, either of comforting nature or | otherwise, having not sufficiently looked over the situation.
 Young Lady: Wheelmen. -' The committee of the Young Ladies
 Bicycle club which was appointed Thurs 1 day night to draft constitution, met