New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-24
DEPUTY-SHERIFF IN CHA RGE
RECEIVER FOR THE ST. JAMES HOTEL
APPLIED FOR

ATTACHMENT AGAINST THE COMPANY SECURED
nv ACKER MERRALL & CONDIT AND JOHN
Observation-Disclosures TO BE CONTINUED
Deputy-Sherir Butler is in the st. James hotel
at broadway and Twenty-sxth-st. with attach
norts ageregating Sill 34l against the Dorval Com
panv which manages the hotel. Two OF the at
tachments -aggregatng s5,524 were obtained by
Cannon e. Atwater for Acker, Merrah q Sohui''
one of claims being for groceries ana the o'her
for a balance due on a note Of s1SSo, on whch stoZo
has been paid. Another attachment was obtained
by T. NJ RoWlette for John Ds anhauer for meal
bill amounting to s5.sl7 All the attachments were
procured the ground that the Dorval Company
was a New Jersey corporation. The company was
Incorporated in November. 1891, with capital stock
of 500 COO and has managed the hotel since then.
1t was said that 1t paid $4,000 for the business and
spent s2S,00 for improvements on the place. IL was
also said yesterday that a proposition had been
made for a settlement of the claims of Acker. Mer-
rail- & Condt and it thought that all Difficult
ties would be speedily adjusted
An applica ton made last night, II was an
nounced to Chancellor McGl in Jersey City for
receiver for the hotel The application was made
by T. VI. Rowlette, lawyer in the Stewart Build
ing No. 80 Broadway, through McG!ll Bedel &
Bedei attorneys in Jersey City. Mr. Rowette
makes the application as counsel for Mr. Dauen-
hauer. Mr. Dauenhauer is also a stakeholder In the
company which is incorporated under the laws
of New-Jersey.
Mr.. Rowlette who seen by reporter for
The Tribune at his home in East Twenty -nnth-st
last night. said that although the hotel was in the
hands OF the Sheriff, that was mere formality
of the law. The hotel company being a foreign
corporation it could be attached at the beginning OF
a suit for debt "All the stockholders will
doubtedly agree to a receivership,' continued Mr.
Rowlette, land l will apply for second receiver
in this city to the Supreme Court Tomorrow. The
business of the hotel will not be interfered with
10 the least. but will go the same as ever. The
troubles OF the company are entirely due, think,
TO the large rents paid. The property Is owned by
the Paul Spoffard estate and the rent Is about
$50 600 a year. My client is Of the stockholders
in the company. He holds $1,000 of the stock
Among the other stockholders are Ernest Dorval
the president OF the company; Gustave Dorval and
Henry Herman, furniture dealer In Mott-st. / do
not know OF any other large claims against the
company, with the exception Of those OF my client
and Acker, Neral Condit. With the appoint
ment of receiver and better times. the hotel will
undoubtedly be all right again. 1T is doing
a good business now, and the appointment OF a
receiver is merely to straghten out its affairs"
Gustave Dorva the manager OF the hotel. was
also his home. He sad that his brother,
Ernest, the president of the hotel company. was
in Tampa Fla. He is sick and went there for his
health last Thursday Il think everything will
be arranged" he went The hotel will not
be closed, but continue right Acker, Neral
& Condit got their attachment first. but gave US
until Thursday arrange the matter. Their bill is
for groceries, wines. liquors and cigars. The
help in the hotel will not be incommOded by the
proceedings but will receive their wages
the same ever. Hard times last year caused the
trouble and our hotel suffered like the rest. |
think the creditors acton in getting the attach
ments was caused by the scare"
The Dorvals have had charge of the 81. James
Hotel since 1891. The house has always been a
popular one.
The first failure of the holiday in Sixth
took place yesterday. Jacob J. Lipnsky dealer
in coaks furs and millinery goods No 2l7 Sixth
ave, made an assignment to John j. Collins, law
yer OF No 2OS Broadway Mr., Lipinsky. who had
been q salesman for wholesale hat house, start ed
the present business in March last putting i'm
a stock OF about 5000 He reputed to own
real estate In Newark. n. j.. valued at $4,000,
mortgaged for $500. Wolf Kohn & Ulman. his at
torneys. said that he had put all his money in the
business and had lost all of II. The liabilities
| they thought, were about $1,000
Judgment obtained here yesterday against
Patrick j. Gleason, of Long Island CITY, for $780, i'm
favor of Wr j. Holmes, for merchandise and on
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