New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-22
4 SOAP COMPANY ENJOINED.
BRINGING SUIT AGAINST CHAS. :. HIGGINS
IL co.
, SURPRISE TO THE FIRM AND TO II. X. THUR

4 SURPRISE TO THE FIRM AND TO II. X. THUR
BER-oTHER BUSINESS TROUBLES
An attachment for 5000 has been granted by Judg,
Laurence Of the supreme Court, against Charles >.
Higgins and John j. Morgan, who composed the firm
If Charlie, : Higgins Co., of Brooklyn, soap manu-
facurcrs and Horace X. Thurber In favor OF the sui
folk National Bank, of Boston. The attachment was
ON account Of note OF the firm Of Charles y Higgins
a. Co. for - OOO dated July l., 1910, payable In SIX
months, which Endorsed by McssTs. llssil' ana
Thulber and which into possession Of the suffolk
bank The ground OF the attachment is on lnforma-
ton and belief that the hrm has transferred It's bnsi
ness and prOperty To company which does not as
slime the liabilities of the firm, but that stock amount
ing 10 100000 and bonds of S3oo,Ooo nave been
uaced with the importers and Traders National Bank
As cu,todans, and H. X. Thurber ana g = higSlhs a,
trustees to be held security for the debts OF the
firm. The suffolk Bank asked to extend IN; noe
which, was not paid at maturity ana was piOe>tcd'
hut il declined to do 50. strong Cad"aiader. at
torncy for the bank have begun equity suit to set
aside the transfer Of the property Of the firm oil Charles
: Higgins d Co. u the company, hhd oil the stOch
and bond, to the trustees, and have obtained an IN
junction in the matter.
bu,ine,s associate Of Mr.. Thurbcr said last even
ing that the legal proceedings were The result oil
mi,appi,EensOn the part OF the bank ana lis
attorneys The corporation formed TO succeed Charles
: Higgins a Co. assume, AL Of the obligations OF
that firm and nearly all OF the creditors have agreed
10 accept a. their claims mature obligations oil the
company indOrocd by IL. X. Thurbcr' IL Wa sup
no,ed that the suffolk Bank had asscntcd TO this
Arrangement until tho note held by 1t was uncA
pcctcdy presented by it Oh Tuesday. Mr. lhHrOcr
assured the banks attorneys That lie would pay ulj
note thi, week. probably within Jay or two. The
reply was that this would be satisiactoN' Mr..
Thrbcr therefore supposed that the matter was us
pocd Of until ne had drawn hi, check for the amount
II i, said by Mr. ThUrbcr's friends that nc considers
that he has been unfairly dealt with III inc case.
The Corona Marble Company OF 40. go BroAI-
way, with ,luarIies at Brandon, w. Hd' P'''cu a.
affairs before the creditors. with view oi oDl"ihs
an extension The company virtually owned by
the firm OF Charles VI. Whitney n Co., bdhhcTs ana
brokers' Of 80 90 broadway, who failed about siA
weeks ago. Mr.. Whitney being the president. Edwin
: Larchar treasurer and Frank NJ. LarcIdr secfc-
tary President Whitney has made a Proposition
that the creditors grant extension ol sA months
in consideration of which Mrs. whitney VINO h"Id,
a mortgage of $4,000 on the property, wa to with
draw her claim, and should The plant ldIl To pay
within the neat SIN months. She would pay All debts
in full. The creditors, IL is said. arr generally ia
favor Of the proposition. The liabilities are about
$50 900. divided between fifty four creditors among
then, beiug the Brandon National Bank, 5000, and
L. H. Peck OF brandon $500. The company was
incorporated i'm october, 1o7G. with capital stock
of $4,000.
JUDGMENT for s72153 entered at the County
Clerks Office Yesterday against Clarence W. sind'r'oh
and Henry ". Hclman. who did business under the
'"1nr If the Phoenix Coal Company, formerly a.
-rrauton Penn in favor Of Elisha y. lh' h'r Ip'
balance Of the accommodation NOTES inalr bN Mr'
Packer and his firm If Hacker. knOwlton ~ 60. be
twcnn January l. l--l and october !. 1--J
William /. Lowden. IT,. and Archibald Euther
ford composing tie firm Of Lowdcn " hu.He.lpII''
dealers In carnage, AT 40. l64- Broadwa', mao
an assignment Yesterday 10 James +. Kelly. 81 ""
200 BrOadway. giving preferences for 1870, a.
1,II,,s. Eauk Of the Metropolis 1000 Law son
Valentine $1,000. Mutual Lark go, ~ hlu"ll
Rutherford ~ guardian. 5000 llenif H'"h1r y
"a - 300 Jane, -tracIan $50. Ih'N ucIdh pu'I
mess ON February |, l--- with a cd~h cip''di 81
10000. They did wei for time; bui '.no" ' tr
r1mova ~ their present quarter, II i sid thes nav
boon under heavy expense, bu>inc~, has been duli
and collection, poor. Their liabilities are reported
10 be from $4,000 to $4,000.