The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-22
THE SUIT APPEALED,
Probate Court-Judre CIeaveland.

The creditors of William and John Gay, the insolvent owners and proprie-
 tors of the Hotel Majestic, were given hearing yesterday morning in the probate court by Judge Cleaveland. The Gay Brothers made voluntary assignment about two weeks ago and named James H. Macdonald as trus tee
 At the hearing yesterday Jacob P, Goodhart counsel for the Imperial Laundry, whose claim against the Gays amounts to about 1000, objected to the appointment of MT. Macdonald on the ground that the trustee on the estate should not be hampered by other husi- ness but should be able to devote his
 time to the duties. MT. Goodhart did not suggest any one to take MT Mac donald's place.
 Eli Mix also objected to the appoint ment of Mir Macdonald on the same ground MT. Mix represented Wood & Co. F. H. Russell, Schoenberger & Co, J. P. Augur and Davis & Sons of Whit neville
 William H Ely, who said he repre- sented claims to the amount of $15,oOO,
 did not object to the choice of the in
 solvent debtors for trustee. He thought MT Macdonald honest and ca pablo. He favored his appointment
 MT. Ely then began reading the list of creditors
 Lawyer James F. Wheeler interposed an Interruption when the name of l.. c. Pfaff & Sons was reached. T rep resent Pfaff & Sons, he said. We ob- ject to Mr Macdonald" John McNeil, who came in while the reading was going on. interposed an objection, and said that he wanted the name of John McNeil taken off the list 1 It was checked off
 MT. Ely moved that one trustee be appointed and that trustee be MT Mac 1 donald MT. Goodhart said that he
 would agree to Mir Macdonald, provid- | ed he gave his whole time to the mat | ter
 | H. C. White, representing the Bed l ford bank of Brooklyn with a claim of | $3, ,o0O, favored MT. Macdonald w A. Wright, representing four claims of $400 each, favored Macdonald. MT. Mix and MT Wheeler then with drew their objections and MT Macdon- | aid was appointed.
 | MT Arvine, representing the Gays, suggested Charles A. Baldwin as ap- | praiser. The court named E. c. Beech
 CT MT. Wright named l.. G. Hoadley, and ]. Birney Futile named A. H. Kim | berly.
 Lawyer Fields, who said he repre-
 scented a claim for $15,000, favored Kim | berly. and the court appointed A. H.
 Kimberly and F. C. Beecher apprais | CTS.
 | On the appointment of commission | CTS there was another contest, MT. Ar vine asking that one set be appointed | for the three estates, and MT. Mix wanting two sets, saying that there were three distinct estates which should
 be treated separately--on set on indi- vidual estates and another on the part nersfip.
 1 The court suggested, after confer
 ence, Howard c. Webb and R. c. Stod- | dard, but the appointments were not made, and another hearing not yet as-
 signed will be held.
 1 CONSERVATOR APPOINTED. | Judge Cleaveland held a hearing in
 the probate court yesterday morning
 on the application of the selectmen of | Centerville to appoint a conservator | over Alonzo Burnham of Centerville | The family, his wife and daughters, | had applied to the selectmen soma three weeks ago to have him cared | for, because of numerous peculiar l transactions whereby persons obtained | loans without giving security of any description, and it being believed that Burnham was insane, he was taken to | Springside farm, where he has since