The sun., 1891-01-29
cHARLEs coGHLAy 4 BANKRUpr
HIS Amusing Encounter with . Legal
Gentleman In Court.

LONDON. Jan. 2s-Charles Coshlan. the
actor appeared in tho London Bankruptcy
! Court to-day. He had fled unsecured iabili.
! ties amounting TO S3,0l2, and no assets. In
tho examination OF M. Co.h,an he said be
| was engaged at the Princess Theatre at a
| salary of $50 per week, that the engagement
had been made by cablc while he was IN Can.
ada touring with q company. and that the
1900 required for his return voyage here were
sent him by Mrs Ian gtrY.
Tho contract. Mr.. CoGhlan said. was not ,or
any spe flied period. but could be term In ed
at a iortnight's notice. His Amerir All tour cx-
tended over six months. during which time he
had enjoyed salary OF SO yer week. Whic
he was in America he asserted that he had
made remittanceS amounting TO several hun
Greds Of pounds sterling 10 lis English credi-
tors. and that many OF the present dctts had
been running since 1883.
Since November last he had received salary
OF 500 per week.
How much Of that money have you raid
your creditors = Mr.. Emanuo asked.
None n all answered Coghlau. They
have all sued me for the dobts"
Then because the creditors. nfter waiting
six or seven years for their money. at last
pressed you for 1t you consider that IL sunl-
cient reason for paying nothing asked Mr.
Emanuel
Z" II they insist on driving mo into bank
ruptry, they must be content 10 aide by tho
reMsi!lt., replei Mr. Ioghan.
o,!ar, mr.. sns4,an u sad h. a, present, occupied
largo rent. ~ "
us that necessary, Alt is an absolute
central part of The city and must pay pro.
rortIonate rent.
rSsn md II y nc" hSr nHssstS Tnssy' ' sS' nsSS
pressed mo iur pnrmtnt.
rrcsses you or whether lie docs not you equally
ilaashtsr. Was !, ais" stern nee nsce @ ssitX ior
con siierod g uId aiiord. '''' '0' Il was on'
HS S ,o. hou s s9nld afford in tho same way TO run
OIL lor EbiS Tor carriages hThat was the
0;,Inont, you think hi, a rather .extrava-
eNtraTasant style OF charging. More laugh.
sG" san n"ys Know "sh sauni me snn sn
siy sv' ryeols a. 2, once and it would be mani.
", 80 the only fair course was to pay mono
Of them and spend the whole of your income
ment commenced. have had TO deiray the
cost Of hringinG my wifi" and family over
90 li"w many persons % have have sued nIuSi; YOU A.
That cannot say; hut since arrived In Eng
lHnn ysrytGdy % ssSo seems n. to hayn done 80
Eleut my salary WIS attached, and ,hen illcd
u petition IN bnnkruptcy. did not do so be-
toro. as | had Al natural rcpu..naace against
sGcl n proceeding.
lut You Ovcrrame that repuGnauce MS
soon rs Your salary was attached! A.-Df
course did. because had u much grrnter re-
pugnanyot to living on nothinE. More laughter
C.-Nhat portion OF your future anrnings do
you propose TO SCI aside for the benefit of your
creditors A.-hone Mt all.
Q.-Do YOU think II Is right to contract c3OOa
debts ana not even propoSo t. pay auythingP
A-A!l owe don't amount TO my earnings for
one yohr. and nut for my illness and the action
Of the creditors themselves should have paid
up before now l Iully intended to discharge
my liabilities but cannot put myself under
legal obligations 10 do SO. as all hayo II cor
tAlnly of receiving a any tno is my two
weoEs' salary, for my contract with tho thentre
can be t. rmna'cd on that notice. | thought it
only lust 10 myself and my family TO take tho
contingency INTO consideration.
MIR Emanuel -. Good intentions. however
Rmiab'c In themselves. are scarcely the sort
of security Required by the creditors in q
bankruptcy. Az even moro un omfortnble
va e than tho Ban. .ruptcy Court II ahur-
DAINTY provided with those commodities
iIaugter.
Mr.. rogh mn I hnve no personal acuuaint-
anre with the locality referiod to. hut the legal
gentlemen are doubtless more familiar with it
tnan outsiders are lLaughter
The Chairman inGHr d il the creditors
wished to appoint n trustee.
any on" to tie trustee of? More laughter.l
I he case WIS accordingly left in the hands OF
tho official receiver TO te wound up in bunk
ruptcy.