Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-21


son with ffaud But Colllnson denies
II strongly, claiming that the Bank Of
Commerce ruined him, by falling to
keep its cashiers word. And this SO
far rs COllinson Is concerned Is the
sequel to the Benbrook story.
This petition is signed by Clark, FL
dredge & Co.. who claim that Collnson
owes them si55.75 for merchandise. by
the salt Lake Ice company which
claims that he owes s2SG.55 for Ice and
by the Il. w. Hanson Produce company,
which claims he owes Sl49.56 for fruit,
vegetables, etc. making total OF $685.
Sc. The petitioners affirm that $500 Is
owed them above security which they
hold, and they go on to allege that he
owes in all, including other and un-
secured creditors, over 81 ,000
Collinson grants all this and even
more. He admits that he owes over
1850 TO O number OF creditors. He adj
mits that he Is a bankrupt. and does
not object 10 the petition. But the fol-
lowing language which Is embodied in
the petition he objects 10 most vehe-
mently:
and your petitioners further repre-
sent that said Massaneh ColiinsOn Jr.
Is insolyent and that within four
months reXt preceding the date Of this
petition the said Massaneh Collinson
Jr. committed an act OF bankruptcy In
that he did heretofore, TO wit on or
about the 18th day Of November, 1899,
and while so insolvent, execute and de-
liver bill OF sale and assignment to
the Bank Of Commerce In Salt Lake
City OF all his property and particular
ly his business conducted at No. 1855
south Main street, Salt Lake City, Utah.
and known as the Merchants cafe. for
the purpose OF hindering and defraud-
Ing his creditors. and preferring the
said Bank OF Commerce one Of the
creditors OF the said insolyent, where
fore your petitioners pray that service
Of this petition, with q subpoena, be
made upon said Massaneh Collinson Jr.
as provided in the acts Of Congress re-
latlng to bankruptcy, and that he may
be adjudged by the court TO be
bankrupt within the purposes OF said
acts"
Collnson says he has no objections to
beirg declared a bankrupt, he admits
that he Is such. II will clear him, he
says. so that he can 90 into business
again. which he proposes to do.
And thus ends a business Of $500 or
81 900 per month.
The result Of the dark murder COM
mtted In a room above the restaurant.
Though Colllnson was not there al the
time, and was not In the least 10 blame
for the tragedy, from that hour his
business was doomed Within two
days the cafe was looslng from SIS to
$50 per day.
II is outrageous, says Collinson, that
these firms should say that he defraud-
ed them, he says they have no right 10
do IT, He says he owed the bank $500,
which included an original debt OF $500
and overdrafts to keep the business GO
ing while II was losing money He
gave the bank a bill OF sale, with the
understanding that he was 10 continue
IN the business and pay II of, for there
was a splendid chance 10 do so. as the
business was recovering from the Ben
brook affair. The understanding was
verbal. but he supposed that was good,
as there was a distinct understanding
about Il.
Three days after he gave this bill Of
sale he walked into the cafe and found
man in charge for the bank. So he
Just quit and gave up the keys. He
never even went 10 the bank 10 learn
who had taken that action. Collinson
thinks the bank viii find out that II
has made a mistake,
He intends, he says to pay Clark,
Eldredge e. Co and all Of his creditors
all the money he owes them. But ne
says ~ Is not right to charge him With
dishonesty.