New-York tribune., 1896-06-04
DIR. WILLARD PARKER ASSIGNS.
HE rs SAID TO HAVE BEEN TOO GENEROUS NJ
AIDING FRIENDs-OTHER BUsI-
NESS COMPLICATIONS

NESS COMPLICATIONS.
DR. Willard Parker the well-known physician %
No IS Fifth-ave. made an assignment yesterday
to Charles H. Demeritt OF No. l4s Broadway. CIV
ing a preference to Mrs. Mary A. Parker OF New'
ca ,aan. Conn. for 5000 His embarrassment. II IS
said is only temporary, as he has enough assets
10 pay In full time. but these assets cannot %
made Immediately available. Dr. Parker. VINO nas
always been very LIBERAL and kind-hearted man.
could not resist the appeals Of the poor and neeay.
nor withstand the requests OF friends for oans vt
money II he had not the cash himself. he woulo
borrow It to hep friend and TO this spirit OF gen.
erosIty Is attributed his assignment In MS prac-
tice II a patient could not pay him. he would at
tend him Just the same. Howard Van Sinderen VINO
has been his attorney and friend for many years.
said yesterday that DR.. Parker did not make tho
assignment to avoid paying his debts. but took the
only course honorable man could take oy tufh'
Ing over everything he had to the assignee Tor tce
benefit OF his creditors Dr. Parker has an interest
In considerable real estate left by his father OUT
cannot convert It into money. as his mother has
the benefit OF II as long she lives. He had bor-
rowed money help others. and IT was not repaid
He is unable to meet his obligations at present.
but there doubt that he has ample assets TO
pay every one in full Mr.. Van Sinderen could not
name the amount OF the liabilities at present Mr.
Demert:, the assignee. also said that Dr. Parker
had been too liberal In helping friends. He added
that it would be impossible to state the amount OF
the liabilities accurately until the schedules hao
been prepared, which would take some Htlie thic.
Dr. Parker is a son OF the late DR.. Willard Parker
who endowed the Willard Parker Hospital. and who
was one of the best-known and most celebrated
physicians and surgeons who ever lived In America
Hugh r. Garden has been appointed receiver Tor
Bcecher Schenck & Co. "a corporation). insurance
agents who failed several years ago. by Justice
Pryor. Of the Supreme Court. in judgment-deotor
proceedings brought by the Southern National BANK
which recovered a judgment sor S233 against the
corporation on March IT, Colonel Henry B. Beecher.
es!ient OF corporation, said the company Was
not doing any business. and had no agency In this
State II has a claim against tho unoerwr riters OK
the Assurance Loyds OF America for unpaid COM
missions and against others. the amount or which
Is uncertain and IN dispute
from stern & Rushmore. aggregating N73l0. against
Isaac T. and Ellen T. Adams formerly OF chicago
who are now living al the Buckingham Hotel. IN
this city one for slO5S. in favor OF Katherine T.
Myc-s OF Chicago and the other for 1870 In favor
OF James II. Wheeler. both on Judgments obtained II
Chicago In October last which could not be col.
lected there. Mr. Adams Is a Western railroad
49,
ecutions for 81 433 against John D. Cheever formerly
OF No 10 Park Row. both In favor of Henry H.
Cahn on two notes made in September and 90.
tober last payable in four months.
Deputy Sheriff Mulvaney yesterday put keeper
IN he factory OF the Muehlfed 4 Haynes Piano
Company at One-hundred-a nd thirty -seventh-st
and iincon-ave.. execution TOR N.W9. In FAVOR
~ Edward Cermaln The business was started i've
wears ago and was incorporated In May 1895. with
a capital stock OF $4,000