The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24
He LEFT LITTLE
HERE BUT REGRETS
Will E Fishers Assets
Give Creditors Small
Consolation.
His Wife, Who Is a Loser,
Firmly Declines TO Furnish
Assistance.
Charles S Neal Appointed at Meet
ing of Creditors to Prosecute
Their Claims.

Will E. Fishers creditors held a meet
ing at the office of his attorneys, Whit
worth & Shurtliff. yesterday forenoon to
discuss the situation. Nothing OF a very
che rful nature was elected in the discus
sion. Most of the time was spent in con-
sidering the liabilities, as the apparent
assets seemed hardly worth MENTIONING
There were about thirty creditors in at
tendance, and according to the e estimate
of Miss Doran, Fishers cashier, there were
liabilities amounting to about $50, 900 rep
resented. o.. this amount, Mrs. Fisher,
wife of the Vebtor, is out $21, 900. The
estate of James G. Fair estimates its loss
at about $4,000, the Wallace estate claims
$500, and the remainder of the Liabilities
consists mainly of rents collected for
divers landlords and not accounted for.
The assets are rather an uncertain guam
tity. Mss Doran valued them at about
$4,000, though from their nature it is hard
to nut definite value upon them. They
consist largely of office fixtures, block
books and other appurtenances to the real
estate business. Charles A. Shurtliff, one
OF Fishers attorneys, stated that Fisher
was in the habit OF estimating his assets
at ABOUT $4,000, but Mr.. Shurtliff did not
think they would bring S45OO Besides
the liabilities reported Fisher is said to
posed to be large.
His employees are safe, as their claims.
which are preferred, amount to less than
500. With all his delinquencies, he is
SAID to have always managed to be quite
prompt in his payments to his EN- ployes
The meeting of creditors yesterday was
called by Whitwortn d Shurtiff, as a re-
suit OF letter which they received from
Fisher a few days ago. This letter, which
was mailed in this City, requested them
to settle up his affairs as best they could,
and stated they would hear from him
again. This firm represented Fisher in
the suit which was brought against him
by the Fair estate, but the attorneys say
they have not seen their client for two
weeks.
At yesterdays meeting a determination
was expressed by all present not to allow
Fisher to go into insolvency. William II.
Jordan, representing Mrs. Casey, sug-
gested that all claims be assigned to one
person, and he could then attach all
Fishers property, sell it, and after de-
Quoting costs divide the proceeds pro rata
among the creditors. This suggestion
met with popular favor, and Charles S.
Neal representing the Fair estate, was
appointed assignee of the claims. A
committee consisting OF Charles S. Neal,
C. NJ. Jennings (Fisher's stepson) and E..
2. Blake was appointed to secure The
assignment of creditors.
Mr.. Jennings was asked if Mrs. Fisher
was inclined to aid the creditors and he
gave decided negative, stating that she
was already a sufficiently heavy loser.
He also stated she would put in her claim
for a pro rata of the proceeds.
There was some talk among the smaller
creditors yesterday of proceeding criml-
nally against Fisher, but the larger losers
are too much intent on figuring out how
they are to lessen their losses to think
much OF any criminal action.
Although Fishers err barrassm ent was
known to his friends and many of his
business associates. they claim TO be
| ignorant of he cause, as his business
was apparently extensive and lucrative.
Fisher. however, claimed that his con-
tract with Fair for the sale of the Holly
Park lots was improbable, and that alter
the expiration OF his contract Fair often
promised to reimburse him. This state
! ment he makes in a counter claim to the
Fair suit.
The statement in morning paper that
john Mcdonnell, an employe OF Fisher,
had also gone away is incorrect. Nc
Donnell was in town Yesterday.