New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-03
PETITIONS ~ BANKRUPTCY.
The FIRST INVOLUNTARY PETITIONS FILED IN
DER THE NEW LAW.

The FIRST INVOLUNTARY PETITIONS FILED IN
DER THE NEW LAW.
The or.t Involuntary petition in bankruptcy was
filed Yesterday hy Myers. Goldsmith Il Bronner 10
have Rosenberg & Krause. manufacturers OF cioth
cans AT No 22l Mcrcer-st.. who failed on OCTOBER
a last. adiudged bankrupts Sundel Lyman being
the creditor who made the application II was al
legged that Rosenberg & Krause were insolveS
and committed an act Of bankruptcy WITHIN -FOUR
months preceding the hns Of the petition Inc
ground Of the petition that they had on octo.
hor Is disnoscd OF large portion 81 their property,
consisting Of merchandise and accounts. n certain
alleged creditors with nten, 10 prefer them over
otbe~ creditors II was also asserted that tho cred
iors Of the firm e less thar twelve IN number
The second Involuntary petition filed was by Blu
nenstiei & Hirsch against the firm OF Charles
Lewis & Bros wholesale dealers in wooHens ana
clookinps of No 315 Church-st. who failed on july
Is last Five creditors united In the petition th'lr
claims being as follows +. Victor Achchs' "l''
G. A. Aunmord. & Co.. N56. Devoe u PECK N'ioS'
Greeley Cushman & Record SIS: Rockefeller a
Shepard. s3l9S charles Lewis. the senior partner
died on Iulv t. the surviving partners being JACOB
Lewis and Martin NJ Lewis. The grounds oi the
pettion are that the surviving partners. while IN
solvent or July IS confessed TWO judgments III
favor OF Isaac X. Cohn for <'.s's and IN FAVOR OF
the executors Of the estate OF JACOB conn TOT N''
with intent to prefer them, and that on July ) they
80 Ono 70 Nathan Lewis. with intent to prefer him.
Bv virtue OF the judgments all the personal prop
erty OF the firm was seized and sold by the sherln
on August IL for much less than the amount "i the
judgments The petition prays that Jacob and Mar
tin NJ Lewis both individually ana a. sur WIS
partners be declared bankruptS, ana penang o.
rision that all persons be enioncd from dlsppSlns
Of the properiy or proceeds vi the property 81 me
firm Judga Brown. o. the United states our,
yesterday granted an order reStr@ins .e ~ tbe
from paying ou' the proceeds 81 me saIr Oh t ~,
stock and restraining Nathan Lewis from paving
over the proceeds Of the Outstanding accounts
Judge PRYOR OF the Supreme Court, Yesterday
appointed Anderson Price receiver Of me tehts ~
No 3s West Sixty-fourth-st.. a nVe-slOry ndthOus'
in a suit brough; by the Franklin National Bank
against the administrators OF the ostat" or 'hatie9
I@wis and others. to forecoss third mortgage
made bV Charles Lewis * Bros. 10 the BANK 10 Sc
cure tll 800 on which $40 IS due. The property
was transferred by the Messrs Lewis on july y 10
the executors Of the estate OF jacob Conn.
Herman Finkelsten. formerly a dealer IN fancy
goods toys etc AT Nos. - and a East Fourteenth
81 and 30 1O2 Canals. has filed n voluntary pc
tition in bankruptcy by Joha j. Adams' ms atl0r-
nev Mr. Fnkelstein made assignment on De-
cenber % 1891 and his affairs have not yet been
settied The liabilities are sl(5.177. due 70 about
three hundred and nifty creditors The assets are
t39 800 consisting Of int ,res in real estate 1880
and proceeds OF property turned over TO the as
signee $4,000. The real estate comprises house
No 81 East One-hundr.d- nd Vcnth-st xalu,d
at $1,000. mortgaged for $500; ana LANDS In hrooh-
lyn valued al $i.5l1 morteaeec 70" A0A.
clinton \. Burroughs. dealo" in mca, a. Pough-
keepsc filed 2 voluntary petition in bankruptcy
yeste-daj IN this city. showing aDih'ifi $Sr-' and
assets Sass He began business thore on February
EDWARD y. souc has filed a vountarv petition
In bankruptcy. with liabilities $685.. due 70 four
1892 and no assets Mr. soule IS not I'm business