Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-13
G. NJ. WEST co. FAIL.
ASSIGNMENT MADE, BUT CRED1'
TORS FORCE INTO BANKRUPTCY.
LIABILITIES, $4,000; ASSETS, $500.
december Term in the Law ana
Equity Court-The Evensen Ease
MARINER True Found Not Guilty
judgements and Suits.

The George NJ west Company, station
ers and booksellers, trading at No. 8i
east Main street. made an assignment IN
the Chancery Court yesterday morning
under the state laws. Later in the day
certain Of the firms creditors fled peu-
ton In the United States District Court
charging that the company had commit
ted an act OF bankruptcy. and that the
general deed Of assignment is null and
void The liabilities Of the firm are said
90 be 5000, and the assets about $500 Mr..
Joseph V. Bidgood is named as trustee.
The deed conveys TO the trustee all open
accounts, furniture, and fixtures and the
stock on hand. The trustee is Instructed
20 pay all debts Of the company, whether
due or 10 become due, without priority,
except such priority as any may have un-
der the laws Of Virginia. The deed is
stamped with the seal of the corporation,
and is signed by G. NJ. West president,
and William b. Isaacs, secretary.
PETITION OF THE CREDITORS.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon an IN
voluntary petition in bankruptcy was
fled in the Unit I States District Court
by Leak Brothers, Z. Blackstone Son
& Co, CHM & Co., and George h. Baires
& Sons VS. George NJ. West Company.
Messrs Dawson q Seaton represent the
petitioners.
The petition after reciting the record
ing OF the deed Of assignment in the
Chancery Court by the company and the
debtss due the petitioners. AYERS and
charges that the company has committed
an act Of bankruptcy, 'and that the said
general deed of assignment Is null and
void. and of no force and effect whatso-
ever, and IS in contravention Of the
United States bankruptcy statutes"
This will bring the matter into the Dis
trict Court.
THE DECEMBER TERM BEGINS.
The Law and Equity Court convened
yesterday morning for the December
term, Judge +. c. Minor presiding The
docket was called through and cases set
for trial. There are about $50 cases on
tho docket.
In the case of John Mcintosh against
Robert Gemmell, judgment for $l16.lO was
rendered.
Motion for judgment for $1,000 was fled
in the case OF Brown Brothers & Fuller
against c. Il. Wood.
Motion for judgment was also made in
the case of the Connecticut River Paper
Company against L. a. SddleT TOT $fiZ.b1.
The following cases were dismissed:
Il. j. Myer against the city of Rich
mond. and Gay & Lorraine against the
same
THE CASE OF CHRIS. EVENSEN.
The case Of Christian Evensen against
y. j. Morris and others will be on trial
to-day The plaintiff claims heavy dam
ages for false arrest The suit was ar
gued few months ago, and was thrown
out Of court because the plaintiff had
compromised with one OF the defendants
and II was contended, and the contention
was sustained that compromise with
one was a compromise with all. The bill
has since been amended.
In the Chcuit Court in the case of the
West-End Real-Estate Company against
II. w. Claiborne, a continuance was or
dered, on motion Of the plaintiff.
In the Chancery Court the following
qualifications were admitted TO record:
Mary l. Watson as administrators OF
William III. Watson.
The Virginia Trust Company as admin
istrator of Ida Gipperich.
Barton II. Wise as administrator OF
James Schoheld.
TRUE is ACQUITTED.
Mortimer True alias J. Fulcher was
tried In, the Hustines Court on the charge
OF stealing watch valued at $50 from
the person OF z. j. Mann. and acquitted.
lie was defended by Mr.. VI. NJ. Smith, Jr.
Alexander Banks alias "Plunksy." who
has SO many indictments against him for
various mis1emeanors, was tried. and