New-York tribune., 1901-07-13
CREDITORS CRY FRAUD.
F. X. THURBER CHARGED WITH WRONG
FUL CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.

In suit brought against him in the Supreme
Court by. number of creditors, Francis B. Thur
Der is charged with making several property trans
fers while that he was insovent. The court
is asked declare these transfers. we'll as the
assignment made by Mr.. Thurber, void. for the
reason that they were made for the purpose OF
defrauding creditors and hindering them from
pressing their claims.
The transfers referred to affect the fine former
home of Mr. Thurber at Twenty-hfth-st and Sixth
ave-. certain property in Greene County and ninety
five shares of the Catsk Mountain Camp and
Cottage Company.
York Isaac Showers and Eliza Hall Badger, as
executor of the will Of William w. Badger, ana
others who may desire, to come In, are named us
the plaintiffs In the suit. The defendants are Fran
els B. Thurber his wife, Jeanette II. Thurper
Mr.. Thurber trustee for his three chiioreh
Charles B. Meyer, individually and as trustee Tor
Mr. Thurber's children Samuel d. coykenoai
mis- wife, Marcy c. Coykendall, and Boudinot heieh'
Mr. Thurbers assignee.
The complaint alleges that the Ninth Natoha
Bank obtained a Judgment against Mr.. Thuroer
for s6727 on November 90 1888 Executions were
issued in the judgment and were returned unsaois ~
fled then set forth that prior TO July ~ t''-
Mr. Thurber owned two pieces OF land In hunter
Greene County containing 1201a acres, valued at
$4,000 In July 1892. according to the complaint
Mr. Thurber and his wife conveyed the Hreehe
County property to Charles Is. Meyer VINO reooH
viewed II to Thurber as trustee for his children.
Tho COMPLAINT states that at the time OF these
convevances and reconveyances Mr. Thuroer was
the indorser the paper of the nn
Cnmnanv to the extent of $4,000 and was Oh d
s0a Nh worth of other paper. 1t Is also th
yh"t Mr. Thurber executed these conVeyanCes M W.
the purpose of delaying and defrauuihR MS |ieN
itors. -, ,,ororca ~ the Greene
County property the complaint says; VT. ntnIn
Wos the owner Of 100 shares OF the Catski AZ
tain Camp and Cottage Company She.s .st e. se
shares of this he transferred to Meyer as ~ e
for the three Thurber children These shareS are
worth at par $500. ~ -, ,a;,+ GAYS Mr.
Tburber was the owner OF the premises at mS
6ftb-st and Sixth-ave. On that date II IL -
Mr. Thurber decided the house. on Whch liene VI
500 0n0 mortgage, TO Samuel d. CoykeLuaiI. ~
CovkendaI asserts the complaint was inouGst ~
Mr. Thurber not to file the deed In the heHis.Jr ST.
Once This was done for the purpose OF aiio"iis
Mr. Thurber TO get more credit , r.
Soon after the Coykendall transa@Suon @ NJ UT shnw
her II is charged, borrowed 5000 from Nj. SNOW SNOW
ore He gave his note for the amount "A n1ontn
LATER he borrowed 5000 more from showers Witnlh
few weeks after this Mr.. Thurber rnade ms az
signment lust before the assignment was, Mieu
Charges the complaint he told Mr. Coykendal 10
file his deed for the New-York property
The complaint asserts that Mr. keith. the MS
sienee for Mr. Thurber, has not done ms pest lpi
the creditors that he has refused TO sue MT
ent suit set aside and that he has virtually done
nothing more than TO advertise for claims.
Franklin Pierce. of No. 81 Nassau-st. is cou'lsei
for the plaintiffs. -, ., f-,or,
At Thurber's office at West Broadway and Chaul-
hers-st II was said yesterday afternoon that ne ne
had gone out of town and would not return uhtii
to-day.