The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
Of Woodbury. and Moulton to Force
Them Into Court.
Petition Was Filed Yes
terday.
1t viii Not Be Contested by the
Firm.

In the Unitsd States District court yes
terday afternoon . petition In bank
ruptcy was flled against ths firm OF Wood
bury ~ Moulton. The petition was
brought by Eben winthrop Freeman In
behalf of Clarence A. Baker, Alvin >.
wilcox, John W. Davis, John ]. Nisseu.
Ed ward G. Allen and Frank A. Elwell,
all OF Portland.
This IL what 10 known ~ an involun-
tary petition, that Is one which 10 hlso
BY the creditors and not by the party In
financial difficulty. Several suits were
started on Monday and 1t 10 doubtless
owing to these that the petition In
ban kruptcy has been flsd. The affairs
of this firm win now be settled by Judge
Webb In the District court.
Following is q copy of the petition:
To the Hon. Nathan Webb, Judge OF the
District court Of tbs United States for
the District Of Maine:
The pstitiun OF Clarence A. Baker OF
Portland, Alvin S. Wilcox. John W. Dav'
Is, John J. Nissen. Edward g. Allen
and Frank A. KlwelI, all Of said Port
land, respectfully shows that Thsodors
G. Woodbury. and Edward II. York. both
Of said Portland. co-partners and private
bankers, doing business at said Portland
undrr the firm name nud style of Wood
hurry II Moulton, at 176 Middle street,
have for the greater portion Of six months
next preceding the date of filing this
petition, had their principal place OF
business and havs resided at said Port
land. and owe debts to the amount OF
S1t01.
That the number of all the creditors
Of said Woodbury. and said York as CO.
partners, is more than IL; that your pc
titIoners and creditors Of said Woodbury.
and said York as co-partners, having
proyable claims amounting in the aggre-
gate In excess Of securities held.by thsm,
to the sum OF $50; that the nature and
amount of your petitioners claims are
az follows:
Clarence A. Baker, sl2 Congress street,
money deposited and interest thereon,
81, 4l0.
Alvin $. Wilcox, Nevens street, money
deposited and Interest thereon, 50, 45o.
John W. Davis. Go North street. money
deposited and interest thereon, 500.
John ]. Nissen, CASA Congress street,
money deposited and interest thereon,
s615.
Edward G. Allen, Nevens street, money
deposited and Interest thereon, $500.
Frank A. Eiweil. A Exchange street.
money deposited and interest thsron,$l1o
And your petitioners forther represent
that said Woodbury. and York as CO.
mariners are insolvent; that within four
months next preceding the date OF the
filing of this petition the said Woodbury.
and said York as oo-partners committed
certain acts of bankruptcy, in that they
did heretofore, to wit, on the 22d day OF
July, 1889. convey, transfer, concsal, re-
move and permit to be concealed and re-
moved part of their property with In
tent to hinder, delay and dsfraud their
creditors, and in that within four months
next preceding the date of the filing OF
this petition, to wit, on the ED day CT
July, 1898, the said Woodbury. and YORK
as co-partners, while insolvent. did
transfer a portion Of their property to one
of their creditors; and in that within
four months next preceding the date oil
the filing Of this petition, to wit. on the