The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
BENNETT SAYS
He IS BANKRUPT
Restaurant Owner Owes
Many Thousands Of
Dollars.
Missionaries All Over the
World Figure as Big
Creditors.

Alfred w. bennett, whose name has
been an index throughout the country foe
temperance restaurants, filed papers or
insolvency yesterday in the United States
District Court He gives his occupation
as restaurant keeper and his residence
as San Francisco. Dennett's debts are
figured up at s92, ,667 6S in the petition for
insolvency.
During the last ten years bennett has
not been interested in the restaurants
which bear his name. There are seven
teen Of these houses and they stretch
from New York to Chicago. vast sums
Of money were expended in fitting up
these restaurants, one in New York cost
ing s85,000. And now all that bennett
claims to have are some mining interests
which took much of his money and a $40
suit of clothes. OF the S92, ,667 6S DEBT, $52,-
675 is unsecured.
Nearly all the creditors reside in the
Eastern States. Among the large credi-
tors Is Mrs Ada Lee of Calcutta, India,
her credit being missionary subscrip-
ton with interest at s per cent per an
mum aggregating $4,000. The Dover
Street Mission in Boston is creditor for
a subscription of $500 and V. d. Daird OF
Colombo, Ceylon, is creditor for a mis-
sionary subscription of $375.
One of the items of Indebtedness Of the
petitioner is $500 due to S. S. Swain of 25
Park Row, New York, money paid for
support of petitioners family, January
and december, 1907 A. P. Forbes of
cured by 300 shares of the common stock
of the bennett Surprising Coffee Com
pany. Fletcher Hamlin of New York has
forty shares of the same stock to show
for credit of $4,000. Mrs. N P. H. Loud
of San Francisco is a creditor for $14O0,
and James Hersey of this city is down for
$12S2. Items in which lady creditors
figure are: Miss Mary George of Los
Angeles S362O, Miss G. Remington of
Philadelphia $4,000 and Miss A. L. Den
nett of Topham, Maine, $240. G. B. Den
nett of Haverhill, Mass, and E. c. Den
nett of Hollis Center, Maine, are creditors
for $4,000 each.
Dennett's residence was formerly in
New York City. He is at present guest
of George Montgomery at Beulah.
bennett Tells His Story.
Mr.. bennett in an interview last night
said the reason he had asked for letters
of insolvency was that he might start
anew with the assistance of friends in
working his mining interests. He said:
Ten years ago 1 failed for $27O,OOo. At that
time hypothecated all my stock in the Den
nett Restaurant Corporation. I com
PEELED to resign my position as president of
the corporation. Since then 1 have had no
connection with any of the restaurants con-
Quoted under my name l have been entirely
engaged in conducting my pe1sonal affairs.
Among my assets is farm in Illinois known
the Abraham Lincoln farm. My reason TO-
self from all complications and to protect m2
, friends, who are going to start me in mining
enterprise in Mexico.
A. W. bennett commenced his career in
a humble Park Row coffee restaurant in
New York in 1876 From that he branched
United States. His restaurants grew un-
til they brought him an annual income
of $150,O00 He is now 63 years of age and
is preparing to commence all over again.