The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-03
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
BlNKRUPT ACT HAS NOT PROVEN
POPUL4R.
But Flhy-two Petitions Filed In This
City During Year-Lawyer Elliot APP
pointed Administrator on Sanford
Estate-C city Court Cases.

| The bankrupt act has been in opera
| ton year and in this state 196 petit
! lions have been received. In this coun-
| ty fiftytwo petitions have been re-
ceived by Referee H. G. Newton and
they have afterwards been sent to the
| United States court with his recommen-
datlons. The largest number received
| at the referees office in any one month
was thirteen in July.
Referee Newton said yesterday after
| noon that in no instance did the estate
amount to $4,000. The cases were those
with very little assets and big debts.
1T seems as if the people were just be-
ginning to be aware of the bankrupt
act" he said. THE petitions are now
coming in more freely, last month being
the largest of any month yet. The ex-
penses Of settling an estate are generally
smaller under this act than in the pro-
bate court. No commissioners are APP
pointed, the appraisers receive S. each
and only per cent. of the dividend is
allowed for the trustee The fees are
only fraction of those of the probate
court. l think when the public get
more familiar with the law the bank
rupt act will be taken advantage of in
a larger measure"
In New York city there were filed
1881 petitions with the clerk of the
United States district court Seven
hundred and twenty-nine discharges
were granted.
The act has not been as popular there
as expected, Estimates were made
when the act was passed that from 81
900 to $4,000 persons would take advan-
tage Of it the first year, as it was be-
leved that there were at least 100000
persons in this city with judgments
hanging over them Alexander Gill
christ of the United States district
court, who has charge Of the petitions,
said yesterday that the number of petit
tions filed in the last year was short
about 400 In comparison with the first
year Of the old bankruptcy act of 1867
when more than LOO petitions were
filed.
CONTEST OVER ADMINISTRATORS.
A lively contest was precipitated in
the probate court yesterday morning
over the applications for letters of adj
ministration by Edward Mccarthy on
the estate of the late Mrs. Katherine L.
Stanford, whose death was the subject
of police investigation not many days
ago. Mr.. Mccarthy was creditor of
Mrs. Stanford who was in business at
the corner of Broad and Oak streets,
where she conducted saloon.
Attorney Edward Maher, who repre-
serted Mr. Mccarthy, also appeared for
one of the heirs. Attorney Conlan rep
resenting the husband, Peter Stan
ford, objected strenuously to the APP
polutment of Mr.. Mccarthy as admin
istrator and petitioned for the appoint
ment himself.
The estate is valued at only 5000 with
the possibility of small insurance
which the deceased is presumed to
have carried, although the policy has
not yet been found, As there was no
likelihood of an agreement between the |
two sides Judge Cleaveland decided to |
appoint neither candidate, but appoint |
ed Attorney John Elliott to serve as ad-
The appraisers selected |
are Henry F. Leonard and John B.
FOley