The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-16
MIR. York Has Not Yet Completed
His Statement. -
Mr.. Freeman Objected
to Adjournment.
The Case Will BE Heard ON the
Last Day Of The Month.

Tbs adjourned bankruptcy hearing Of
Theodore q. Woodbury. and Edward II.
York Of the firm Of Woodbury. & Moultcn.
which was adjourned to yesterday morn
ing as ten O'Clock, wal further adjourned
by Referee Pierce until ten O'Clock on tbs
morning CT Feb. 2sth.
At the time the caring was called yes
terday thsrs were present Aessrs. York
ana Woodbury., Mr.. Larrsbee CT tbs firm
Of Frank g. Larrabee. Ardon W. Coombe,
trustee of the bankrupt estate, Ebsn W.
Freeman Esq, representing DIR. g. A.
Baker and other creditors and half q
dozen creditors. When the meeting was
called to order Referee Pierce raid that
he had received q request from several
Atsornsys representing creditors Of Wood
bury & Moulton. who asked for post
ponement OF the hearing.
MIR. Lnrrabee stated that Joseph A.
Locke, Esq, had asked him to state to 9
oouTt that he would be unable to be pres
ent at this hearing and to ask for post
ponement. Mr.. Iarartse said that he
should ask for an adjournment beoauss
statement Of certain things relating to
the Grin had not yet bssn able to com
plete his work and would require further
time. In answer to questions by the raj
eiee Mr.. York said that 1t would GER
tsinly require ten days more for him to
have this statement prepared.
The retsrte then asked MIR. Coomts, the
10 -. ral 90 ,tra D 10
bankrupts. MIR. Coombs said that ON In .
to the Illness of Mr.. Payson and Mr..
Hinkley, the appraisers Of the estate,
Re had been unable mp to this time to
prsrsre an invt ntory OF the estate, and
until this was done he should not be
ready to examine. He further stated that
the secured creditors were threatening TO
dispose CT tie securities they held, and
that he could net see that he had any
power to brevent them from Going this II
they wanted TO. Reterse Pierce said that
Mr.. Coombs must prevent this icing
done. Mir. Coombs said that ne bad
looks cd into the law In the case pretty
thoroughly and did net SEQ that he had
the power to interfere. The referee re-
Pi4CA that SpoA In Adhbt btcNcbt
der the order of the court. This psrticu-
lar matter was then dropped. and WAS
not further discussed.
1t seemed from the statement Of Mr..
Coon bs that one uf the appraiser Mir.
Hinkley, had been sick and did not de.
sire to erve as an appraiser. and the
Referee said that this being the case he
would be obliged to appoint smother ap-
praiser.
Referee Pierce then raid that In view
OF these requests fer an Adjournment he
would adjourn the hearing until Feb.
ruary 2sth. Mr.. Freeman then asked
permission to ask q question. he want
cd to know II the fact that the other
creditors were not prepared to proceed
preoluded those creditors who were ready
to 60 on with ths bearing from cont!nu-
ing the examination. The Referee re-
piled that he had been instructed by the
court not to allow the hearing to take
such u wide range as 1t had taken before
and that the exapinatlon must be con-
fined to questions with visw of showing
cause why the bankrupts should not be
discharged from bankruptcy. He said
that he should adjourn the hearing until
the date mentioneu.
MIR. Freeman thsreupon said that he
should ask the right to proceed with the
examination, as he had filed an spplics
ton with the court for such q hearing
which had not rs yet been acted upon.
and he would ask the right to proceed
under that petition. 1t made little differ
enee to him whether the other creditors
were ready to proceed or not. He was
ready to go ahead, and be claimed the
right TO do so.
Referees Pierce having heard Mr.. Free
man. declared the hearing nd journed an
til February sstb, to meet In the oil I'D
mIrslsy oourt room In the United States
court bu Hiding