New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-28
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

| Morris Schottlaender. dealer In tewelry at NO o'
| Nassau-st and No. 161 Futon-st.. filed petition
In bankruptcy yesterday and closed up poth stores
His schedules show liabilities OF Sl1,o"o ana as
sets 5000 consisting Of stock OF jewelry, so''"'
cash SO; outstanding accounts. S416. The largest
creditors are A. HorOwitz. S1.l8l; X j.. NJ
rriedlander 81 153; r. A. Breidenbach. $1,000 MT
schotiaender mas been In business about eign'
He opened the Futon-st. store a short time ago
.Joseph A. Frank dealer in delicatessen at No
96l Third-ave filed petition In bankruptcy yes
terday with liabilities $780, and assets s2e9 the
fixtures of the store. which cost 500, were put
down at $50. He has been IN business slnce
January. 1898. and formerly had confecuonery
counter IN Futon-st.. Brooklyn department
store.
Royal s. Crane. referee in bankruptcy. called
twelve meetings Of creditors OF various bankrupts
at his office, No. 237 Broadway, yesterday. There
were about one hundred and fifty creditors pres
ent and. the rooms not being large enough al
parties adjourned the United states pistrlct
Court room In the Postoffce Building. About forty
claims were proved. Only trustee was elected
tho creditors leaving 1t to the referee to appoint
trustee IN anv OF the cases where necessary Inc
creditors requested in six cases that the oahKrups
he examined and their examinations were sci oo"n
for several dates in the future al MT CRANE
Office Everything went along smop nn ban a
whose schedules showed any considerape a mnr
~ assets and one or two had some open dCVou'.ss
due them The principal cases were tnosT "
Charles cerIach, hotel nanaser Of No 81 W.. West
eftba 91s Fl No. % @
meeting Of creditors Of Thomas j. JENKINS
builder Of No 537 Manhattan-ave.. was held yes
,erdav et the office Of F. X. Pendeton referee III
hankruptcy at No a Broadway. which was at
tended by twelve creditors. The schedules sho"eu
liabilities of 81 Os3 $50 OF which S69o16 are unse-
cured and nominal assets Of $4,000. Mr.. jenkins
WAS Questioned in detail 10 the value OF the
sensraie items OF assets and prospects of realizing
IN Them Among the assets there are three
houses two of which are unfinished, and all under
foreclosure and If they could be competed inc
creditors would realize considerably more man II
sold as they are. The creditors present did not
elect n trustee leaving the appointment 10 the
referee who suggested that he would consult with
Seaman Miller referee who has the case or George
Jenkins n brother Of Thomas J. Jenkins, both
being Jointly interested in building operations, 10
have the trustee act for both estates. MI
Miller has appointed Payson Merrill trustee for
George Jenkins.
Before Seaman Miller. referee In bankruptcy, at
No A Broad-st meetings OF creditors were held
yesterday in the Of Amund Johnson builder.
Of No IA West Thirty -fourth-st whose liabilities
are 5000 s53 and assets $4,000 and Of Isaac Kauf
man. publisher Of fashion plates AT No. 14l
sets of $4,000. No trustee elected In either
case Six creditors OF Mr. Kaufman proved claims
for $1,000. and several creditors of Mr.. johnson
proved claims.