Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20

GUS anu VdTIeu queries prOpOunueO by the
creditors in person. by letter or note and
over the telephone. Here are few of the
questions to which he has been called upon
to reply:
How much on the dollar will Wagga-
man be able to pay?''
rs 1t necessary for the creditors to en-
ploy attorneys to represent them?'
is 1t necessary for me to be present at
the meeting of creditors Friday?"
viii 1t be necessary to prove my claim
by Friday?"
when will the creditors receive the first
payment on their accounts?"
These are but a few of the queries Mr..
Bradley is called upon answer. Some Of
the creditors are said to ask all manner
Of irrelevant questions.
One List Of Claims
Other claims filed by Waggaman creditors
today at the Office of Mr.. Andrew Y. Brad
ley, referee in bankruptcy, in the Colorado
building. were as follows:
Helen d. Clark, by J. J. DARLINGTON. at
torney. for $500, original note
M Margaret Ready, by Ralston & Siddons,
500. one note.
Mary E. Ray, by same ATTORNEYS s4O0
one note
Nowal L. Burchell, S63.68 for groceries
Daniel OConnor, S12127 for services and
materials.
list No. L.
Mary L. Collins trustee, $685. secured
by three notes.
Marion I. Russell, $40 76, for rent
Annie O. Ryan, $500. secured by one note.
Alice Quinn, by Joseph r. Ryan, attorney,
5000, one note.
Adelaide c. Lawrence for $1,000, four
D. Carroll Fitznugh. for $40, 1923 90, secured
by four notes.
Maria R. Fitzhugh for $780, two notes.
Filed Yesterday.
Those filed late yesterday afternoon were:
Katie Tarney, for SS3.4O.
Johanna OConnor, for 500, one note.
Margaret and Ellen Carey, $500, two
notes.
Ellen Carey. $780, one note
Ida S. Wilcox, letter Of attorney to Cor
don & Gordon"
Waggaman Estimates Questioned.
At the meeting of attorneys representing
creditors of Thomas E. Waggaman. called
to order at the city hall at 2:3O o'clock this
afternoon, the committee consisting OF
Messrs. l.. J. Mather, Joseph D. Sullivan
and Smith Thompson submitted their re-
port of the investigation they made yester-
day of the securities supporting List of
Notes No. L.
In the opinion of the committee the real
value of the securities in question is, at
the outside. not more than % per cent of
r. n,
The committee suggested that the recon-
mendation be made to Referee Bradley to-
morrow that the creditors "secured' by
list of notes No. l be allowed to vote for
the election of trustee or trustees to the
extent of 70 per cent of the amounts of
their respective claims.
The report of the committee was approved
by the meeting.
Committees Report.
mi
follows:
Since the value Of the notes listed upon
list No. L depends upon the realization
upon the equities owned by Mr.. Waggaman
in the various pieces of property heretofore
mentioned, and in addition to the establish
ment against those equities of an equitable
lien for the amounts of the notes, it ap-
pears to the committee from its inyesti-
CATION that there will be little, IL ANYTHING.
realized from these sources, and that the
deficit of the securities to the holders of
notes purporting to be secured on list No.
will amount to 70 per cent of the face
value Of the notes held by them
Your committee therefore recommends
that the referee allow holders of such notes
to vote to the extent of 70 per cent of the
face value of their claims"
1t was the sentiment of the meeting of
attorneys this AFTERNOON that the only thing
that shall be done at the meeting of cred
itors tomorrow be the proving of claims
and learning from the referee what he de-
sires in the way of proof of sufficiency of
the securities back of list No. 1.
1t was also decided that the meeting of
creditors shall be adjourned without the
election of trustee tomorrow. After de-
Gliding these points the meeting of ATTORNEYS
adjourned subject to the call of the chair
man. who today was Mr.. ]. Holdsworth
Gordon. IN
An Investor.
One of those who advanced Mr.. Wappa-
man money for Investment was Catherine
Carmichael She is secured" by List of
Notes No. L. In filing her claim for 81 500
this afternoon her attorney, Mr.. Hugh T.
Taggart. formally raised the following in
teresting issues for the referee and the
court to decide:
What claim, IL any, has Catherine Car
michael upon the sum which NAV he real
lied from list of notes No 1? Has She and
others in a similar situation an enforceahle
lien upon list No. /. as against the unse
cured creditors generally? Are she and
others similarly situated entitled to mar
ticipate pro rata in the distribution of the
entire proceeds to be realized from the LIST
Is she. and others similarly situated en-
titled to share in the proceeds of any of
the securities which became part of the
list after the dates of their respective loans
to Waggaman? And is she, and others sim
iiarly situated. not In any event restricted
to participation In the chronological ordar
Of their respective debts in the proceeds ia
b, derived from lost No. I?