The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-20
THE BANKRUPTCY COURT |
Another Session Held by Referee
Thompson Campbell.
CRAWLEY AND HOLLAND
Principals Of the Defunct Firm Evidently
Carried the Accounts in Their
ads-Testimony in
the Case.

HeIeTeG III
Campbell held another session of court
last evening to take further testimony
with reference to the disappearance of
the books in the enforced bankruptcy
case of Crowley & Holland of Center
vile, who disappeared about the time
they We're forced in bankruptcy by their
creditors and with them all records of
the business transacted. Several wit
nesses were examined, who were piled
with every manner of question in the
effort to draw out something that might
throw some light on the mystery of the
whereabouts of the books, but the prin-
cipals of the defunct firm might have
carried their accounts in their heads for
all any of the witnesses, with one ex-
Ception, knew of their books. One Wit
ness only had seen the books OF the
firm. He admitted having heard they
were in the hands of the Montana Meat
company. but the manager OF that COM
pany denies ever having seen them. Dur
ing the evening Referee Campbell also
heard objection of the trustee to GER
tain claims being put in the Altman
bankruptcy case.
In the Crowley & Holland matter
George Brooks, collector, was first
called to the stand. He said he had done
collecting for Crowley & Holland and
had seen their books about Dec. Is, but
he had not seen them since, did not
know anything about their whereabouts
at the present time and had no sus-
picion as to where they We're. MI.
Magne at last asked:
Have you heard any statement or
conversation purporting as to the
whereabouts of these books"
The witness replied that he had heard
yesterday they had been turned over
to the Montana Meat company.
Mr.. Magne at once acquired a hope
| that a definite trace of the very much
wanted books had been found and
subpoena was issued for the manager
of the Montana Meat company, Michael
| P. Lavelle, who appeared in court few
minutes later. and was asked at what
time the books of Crowley & Holland
passed into the hands of the Montana
Meat company. He said they had never
passed into their possession. Some ac-
| counts had been assigned to the COM
pany by Crowley & Holland in order to
| secure credit, but no books were turned
over, and they could not have been
| turned over without the witness knoWl-
edge of it, he thought. Witness had not
been able to learn anything as to the
whereabouts of either Crowley or Hol-
| land and did not know their books were
missing till he read it in the Standard.
E. A. Morley, credit man for the D.
j. Hennessy Mercantile company, testi-
fled that the Hennessy company had
dealings with Crowley & Holland, but
witness had considered his firm was
about square with them and had paid
no attention to their failure. He knew
| nothing of the books. This ended the
| investigation for the time being.
| The Altman case came up for hearing
objections of Trustee Herman Cans
berger to the admission Of three claims.
They were claims presented by Attor-
ney Dan 1ancey, representing the Too
tie Weakley Millinery company, Robin
son. Straus e. Co. and r. l.. Mcdonald
and were for $4927. 1921. 65 and S76.61 re-
spectively. Mr.. Yancey had originally
gone into court and represented that
the goods coming into possession Of Alt
| man from those firms did not belong tC
him and did not belong in the schedule
of his assets. The original suits were
for sums considerably in excess of the
amounts specified and Mr.. Yancey by
! replevin proceedings recovered goods to
satisfy his claims with the exception OF
the amounts named. The difference be-
| tween the amount recovered and the
original claim, Mr. Yancey sought to
put in in each case as claims in the
| bankruptcy case to be considered with
| the other claimants and to this, the
trustee by his counsel. j. l.. Wines, OBJ
jected, the objection being sustained by
Referee Thompson Campbell, pending
the adjudication of the original suits
before Judge Knowles.