Evening journal., 1891-07-09
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Creditors of the Academy of Music VIII
Try to Set Aside the sale-Hutehinso
and shoemaker Talk

Creditors of the Academy of Music VIII
Try to Set Aside the sale-Hutehinsol
and shoemaker Talk
E D. R. Sutton, the Market street
real estate agent, has bought of William
T. Wells and Dilworth p Wells. th,
Academy OF Music on West Tenth street
for $S5 900. and thereby hangs tale
sutton bought the property subject
to the following membranes; Tw,
mortgages aggregating 1880; judg
ment TO First National Bank
$7I12; w. T. johnson. 1896 AZ
News Publishing Company. $l47 56
Thsckera Manufacturing Company
1850; Robert H Jones, 81 800, making
the total Indebtedness $l7, $50 10, which
Mr.. Sutton assumes
Troabie Ahead for the Purchaser.
Last evening William S. Hilles. attor.
neY, hled Dill OF equity with register
in chancery praying that the sale may be
set aside on the ground that James II
Shoemaker has ga IS, 600 interest In the
property. which is not considered an item
in the transfer
shoemaker's Claim.
James Fl. Shoemaker, who claims
81, 900 rs his interest In the real estate,
was interviewed He said:
THAT represents my actual vested
rights in the property which the Messrs.
Wells never disputed until short time
ago. That dispute arose because
wan n.ed to place the house
IN such position that
the receipts would be applied to paw
the Indebtedness against the house
When | knew that they were
going to oppose me consulted
Lawyer Hil'es. | did not know
tnat they were going to deed the
honse away to anybody. AS soon as |
aseertained this few days ago
my lawyer took the necessary steps.
to set the sale aside, and put the house
in such shape that 1t will pay the bills
against it.
Do the membranes specified in the
Sutton transfer include all claims beside
yours and that of the Andrews Manufac
turing Company
There Is bonded and m0Itya in
debtedness Fof &l5, 750 In addition to
that the total indebtedness is $40, 900
This sums up everything, with the ex-
ception Of the equity"
Do you think the house If properly
run. could be made to pay2a
Yes, our business was profitable last
season. and the indications for the next
season were very hsttering. II properly
conducted we could have paid all debts,
and 1t would have left good margin for
the owners
Seats Not Paid For.
James m Hutchison, treasurer of the
Andrews Manufacturing Company of
New Yerk, came to this city yesterday
with claim Of 81 696 go He was seen
at the Clayton House at noon and said
wells q Co bought the opera chairs
of US for VI, $50. so and gave us william
P. Wells note for the amount. They re-
newee the note twice and the last
note was not paid. Reports
Of the poor financial condition Of the
firm reached us, and came down TO
ascertain If there was any truth In them.
When | arrived here | found that the
sale had been consummated that there
we're number Of judgments against
Wells, and that Mr.. Shoemaker had com
meneed Ia equity against them for an
accounting. / then employed Lore &
Enmons and George T. Brown TO rep
resent us / learned from Phil
sdelphia that Mr. Ashbridge, at
torney for the Aessrs. Wells, went to New
York yesterday to see us be is expected
here to-day to arrange some settlement
on their. behalf If he does not settle my
attorneys have instructions to take
whatever steps are necessary to protect
our interests know that we are left
out in the transfer