The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-26
PUT OFF TILL NOVEMBER
The Case Against l.. H. Hersh-
field Postponed.
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS
a. J. Steele of Helena Files Petition
Showing Liabilities of Nearly $780,
600 Creditors Ask That Blood
Be Adjudged a Bankrupt.
Special Dispatch to the Standard,

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena April % The trial of causes
that was to have commenced in the
United States court to-day has been
postponed on account of the serious
Illness Of Judge Knowles son. The
Judge arrived from Missoula last night
and held court a good part of to-day,
disposing of various pending matters.
He returned home tonight. The jury
that had been summoned was discharg-
ed for the term.
The case of the United States vs. L.
II. Hershfield and T. Bowman, indicted
for alleged infraction of the banking
laws in connection with the suspend
ed Merchants National bank of this
city, had been set for trial to-day.
United States District Attorney Rodg
ers informed the court that after con-
sultation, the counsel on both sides
had agreed that the cases be vacated
and reset for the first Tuesday in
November. The court agreed to this,
although he said he would be willing
to try them next month, as Colonel
Sanders of counsel for the defense said
1t would be impossible for him to be
postpone the cases. as stated. was
agreed to. William Wallace will as
sist the district attorney in the pros
ecution, while Colonel Sanders will be
assisted in the defense by 6. M. Nell
son of St. Paul and NJ. S. Gum of
Helena. 1t has been reported all
along that Senator Carter would be
the leading counsel for the defense, and
it was generally understood that that
was what brought him home. Just
how he came to drop out of the case
cannot be learned. One of the witnesses
for the government, Lawson. an Off
cal of the banking firm of Koontz Bros
of New York came all the way from
the metropolis to be on hand He re-
ceived the sum of $26110 mileage and
fees and was told to come again next
fall.
Judge Knowles disposed of number
of orders and motions in bankruptcy
proceedings The court approved the
recent composition that was effected
between Fred Gamer, who recently
went into bankruptcy. and has paid
creditors 40 cents on the dollar. He
made the same order as to the dspo-
sition of the funds in the hands of the
trustees of Lucien Dibojes of Elkhorn.
who was adjudged bankrupt. His
petition showed liza bilities of $7590.55
and assets of S2.210
A. j. Steele of Helena was also ad-
Judged a. bankrupt. His petition filed
with the court is a very bulky affair.
giving detailed descriptions 81 his nu-
merous debts as we'll as the status of
some of the assets. chiefly Helena real
estate, that are covered by mortgages.
His statement sof his lila bilites shows
that he owes the First National bank
of Helena SAG. 1921. This is the larg-
est individual creditor. A summary of
his petition shows secured liabilities Of
A.
and bills which ought to be paid by
other parties.' s27014.65: assets. prop
erty, real estate, So, 140: cases in action
$4,100; personal property. $4,675; prop
erty in reversien, $685. His case was
referred to Referee in Bankruptcy
Balliett.
Charles Miller. Martin Fisher. Ed
ward Blade and others of Avon, Deer
Lodge county, filed petition to have
Louis j. Blood of Avon declared a
bankrupt. The petitioners present
claims to the amount of s1,126.19. Blood
must show cause on May 20 why he
should not be forced into involuntary
bankruptcy. He is the proprietor of
saw mill and the claim is made in
the petition that he recently transfer
red lot of the assets in the shape of
lumber to Butte parties without pay
ing the petitioners, nearly all of whom
are employees
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tition to be discharged from bank
ruptcy: His case will be heard May
10, Adolph Freeman and Charles C.
Hunt were discharged from bankrupt
cy. James Cummings of Butte and ].
A. Engleke of Miles City We're adjudg-
ed bankrupts. The liabilities of the
former are $1,52S; assets nothing. En-
glekes liabilities are $3,sSO and his as
sets 500. upon which he claims an
exemption. T. Walsh and r j, Nc
Graw have filed petitions for discharge
from bankruptcy.
Thomas f. Brady and Frank Mer-
rill Of Great Falls and Frank F. Miracle
of Helena were admitted to practice
in the circuit and district courts.