The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-19
Probate ourt-,Juare C,e,ve,ana.

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 Clearnce c. Mann, the builder. who disappeared last week, was adiudged insolvent by Judge Cleaveland in the probate court yesterday morning on the application of w, A. Spaulding, as re- ceiVer for the Stowe Lumber company. That company's claim is $2000.
 It is probable that Attorney w. A. Wright will be appointed trustee at the suggestion of creditors and J, A. Fo- garty and John T, Sloan appraisers. The hearing on the appointments will be next Thursday morning,
 Lawyer Warehouse, appearing for McCusker X Schroeder, creditors of the Forsyth Co.,. asked that the hearing on the insolvency proceedings to be insti- tuted against the Forsyth Co be con- tinued one week. The matter in point is whether a receiver of a trustee shall be appointed
 Hearing on the acceptance of the final report of James s. Green, trustee on the estate of A. c. Traeger, will be had ln the probate court this morning, and the report will be contested Some creditors represented by Attorney J. Birney Futile and David Strouse have decided to examine the trustee on his account. They want to know why Traegers place was run by the trus- tee at loss, why the equity in the real estate brought but $500, and why the trustee charged $1 000 for his services. CHARTER OAK BRICK CO ASSIGNS The Charter Oak Brick company, with an office at 231a Church street. fl ed a voluntary assignment in the probate court yesterday, naming Felix Chilling worth trustee. The company was in corporated August 1, 1885, with capi- tai of $S5,000. The officers are John E. . Healey, president; w. R. Shelton, sec retary, and Daniel Colwell, treasurer. The firm manufacture pallet and com mon brick with yards at Elmwood, West Hartford, and had a branch office at 240 Main street, Hartford.
 The assignment was caused by an at- tachment for S400 placed on Saturday. The company has 100000 bricks at Elm wood ready for baking. The liabilities are said to be s30,000, and assets about $20,000. A hearing on the appointment of a trustee will be held on october 25. 1 GALLAGHER WILL CONTEST. 1 The first hearing on the contest over the will of the late Patrick Gallagher, the wealthy builder of the firm of Gallagher & Reilly, was had yesterday morning in the probate court before Judge Cleaveland. The contest is made by two brothers and sister, who reside out of the country, and by other relatives, all of whom are represented by Attorneys Goodhart ard O'Connor.
 The ground of the contest is undue influence, said to have been exerted on the testator by Mrs. Gallagher, the sec ond wife and widow. to whom the will beeueaths the entire estate valued at S200,00O.
 | Attorney Hamilton appeared in court as counsel for Mrs. Gallagher, and At torney Goodhart conducted the case for the contestants, not one of whom was in court.
 Julius Twiss, lawyer and banker, and personal friend of the testator, drew MT. Gallagher's will. He was also q witness to the will and was the first witness called in the hearing. He tes- tificd to the execution of the will and the testator's soundness of mind Messrs. Earle and Zunder also testified to the last point
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