Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-10
THE ESTATE DIsrRIBUrED.

Awards to the Preferred Creditors of Bunnen & Scranton-A Small Per. centage for the DepositOrs.
 The report of Lawyer W. L. Bennett on the allowance of claims in the Bunnell & Scranton estate on the basis of tho su- preme courts decision was presented to Judge George w. Wheeler in the civil su- perior yesterday, and final judgment rec orded, after three years of litigation. There was but one creditor who was at all dissat- isfed. He was represented by Attorney Edward L. Buoklsnd, who said he had not decided as to taking his clients claim to supreme court.
 The suit in question, that of Skiff ct al. vs. E. G. Stoddard, trustee, was friendly action brought August Ii, 1891, by the parties who were buying and selling stocks on margins of Bunnen 6. Scranton. The special claimants are allowed sums az follows:
 James O. Ksrrigan, $494. 70; Robert Crane, $513 53; 0. G. G. Merrill, $610. 21 !; Theodore s. Woolsey, $6,276 IT; John T. Sloan, $540 S5; Eliza M. Smith. $3, 125. .53; Paul O. Skiff, $6,119.93; Wm. F. Perkins, $524 37; Frank W. Guion, $657 80; John B. Judson, $172 16; Charles P. Coe, SIP 16; Emma o. Kellam, administrator of the es- tate of Albert H. Kellam, $910.92; Charles N. Holcomb, $572 Al; J. o. Rswn, $347. 19; William E: BBsrnes, B $7oo 80; John 8; Bred Emerson J. Terrell, ss49. SO; Augustus O.. Bromm, $s5O O06; Adolph Sachs, $555 II; Joseph B. Morse, $117.72; Nicholas W. Hu- binger, $2,65375; Wilfred H. Nettleton, g, 402 A; Marie Etta Scranton, $251. 16; John K. Beach, $313.51; Thomas Hooker, $2,072. 9S; W. H. Farren, $94s 26;Lucy P: | Trowbridge, administrator on estate of Peggy Simpson, deceased. $66O.37
 Herman B. Sweezy recovers 10 shares of the Canada Southern Railroad company and $50 45; W. V. Coe, 20 shares of the pany and $488 S5; Elford P. Trowbridge, 25 shares Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company and $136 96; David A. ! Fox, 10 shares Richmond and West Point Terminal company; Thomas Hooker, 10 shares Southern New England Telephone company and SHY 50. Jacob Brosohart by the judgment does not participate in | the fund.
 By the judgment the following amounts were allowed for other persons: Bristol, Stoddsrd and Bristol, counsel fees, $2. 900; | expenses. 91 4U, U. II. lnSereOll, leRAl services, ,$255; Arnoux, Ritch & Woodford, New York, legal services, $350; VIII Net l t]eton, for withdrawing suit in New York. $200; E. G. Stoddard, services as trustee, $500; expenses, se3. 80; making the total expense of the suit $3, 545 26.
 By sgeement N. w. Hubinger, who par ticipates in the fund recovered by the suit, paid ss his share of the expenses $400.
 After a few of the claims are passed up on the estate will be settled up. There will be about $50 ,000 to bs divided among the general creditors.
 The firm of Bunnell & Scranton went into insolvency on May 20, 1891, and { short time after the senior member of the
 firm, H. H. Bunnell, died. The liabilttiet were in the neighborhood of $500, ,O0O and the nominal assets were of an equs amount.
 The assets were much smaller, and after expenses have been paid there will remain l in the hands of Trustee E. G. StoddsrC between SIC, ,0O0 and $75, COG for distribu tion among the general and preferred cred l itors.
 There was about $46, ,O00 involved in the suit above spoken of out of total amount of $75, ,000. The trustee will now go ahead and distribute, all points of contention be- ing disposed of. He will pay the speoia claimants something like 60 per cent. ,whil'
 the depositors and other general creditor
 will get but about 10 per cent.