The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-26
Petition Filed On Behalf
of Some Maryland
Women.
OTHER SUITS ENTERED
One OF Waggaman'S Former
Clerks Called on to Pay
Note Signed by Him.

The first step toward speedy action
in the settlement Of the affairs OF
Thomas F. Waggaman. was taken to-
day, when several creditors filed a peti-
| ton in equity asking the court that
receiver be appointed 70 take charge Of
List No i Of notes that ne be re-
moved as trustee for property Of the
! petitioners in his possession. and thas
lie surrender 10 a receiver the notes
/ contained IN List No. L."
1t is also asked that the receiver ap-
I pointed be authorized by the cJurr 10
/ enforce and dispose OF the securities re-
I terred 10 for the benefit Of the petition
/ ers.
Petitioners From Maryland.
The petitioning creditors are NJ. agnes
Gardner. Of Baltimore: Anita 3. Simms.
Charles county, Nd; 3. s. Boarman.
Charles county, Md, and Emma l.. and
J. cecilia Burch. OF Baltimore, Nd.
! The petitioners declare that m diff
Ierent times having sums of money %
invest and having confidence in the A.t-i-
ness integrity and capacity OF Wagga-
man. placed in his hands this fund Tor
/ investment The amounts and dates OF
/ the investments, stated 10 have been
placed in the hands Of Waggaman BY
/ the cOmplainants are:
The Gardiner List.
NJ Agnes Gardiner. February II. 1sss.
5000. payable in , wears; October 81, 1891
/ 5000, payable In 3 years: July Il. 1857.
s1.e6o: October p 1850 $500 payable. IN
/ ) years; December p 1902, 5000
Anita B. Slmms. June y. 81 500- p :
l9oarman. June , 1902, 5000 payable in
three Years.
~ Inese amounts are represented by
different prOmissOry notes All OF which
purpOrted to be secured By List No II
I or notes referred TO by the complain
Say He Is InsOlvent.
On Wednesday last, the compIainants
say. they being informed and believing
that Waggaman had become insoIvent.
and therefore not a proper person 10
act as trustee for them, demanded that
he furnish them complete Ist OF the
notes embraced in List No. J. together
with statement of she makers
They further asked that they might
I have an opportunity 10 examine the title
papers in connection with each invest
ment Of this fund. and that they be-
also furnished with a list of outstaud-
ing notes which have been issued against
notes. embraced in List No I. OF notes.
/ together with the names OF the holders
Declines 10 Give Schedule.
II Is stated that Waggaman's response
was that a schedule Of these notes and
of all his affairs was being prepared. as
an inventory in bankruptcy proceedings
against him. and that such list would
not be complete for several DAYS.
! COmplainants further say the answer
/ Of Waggaman. while indicating the i'm
prOpriety OF his further Continuance as
I trustee with reference 10 tEe notes
u -.
should nave been asked to furnish with
I out delay a complete list Of the noteS
embraced in List No. !. because the list
/ is on file in his Office.
Court Signs Order.
| When the petition was presented ts
/ Justice Stafford this morning ne issued
a rule requiring Wasganan 90 show
cause on Tuesday next why - receiver
should not be appointed TO sake charge
o. the property of tne comrlainants
mentioned.
Ralston x Siddons were named as
counsel for the petitioners.
A short time after the PROCEEDINGS in
equity We're instituted. the National Can
! ital Bank of Washington filed suit
against John l.. Waggaman. TO recover
S20,CO9. alleged TO be due on certain prom
sorry notes, with interest from June 81
| 1lO4.
}. j Darlington is named as counsel
! for the bank.
The. Columbia National Bank of
| gainSt Thomas F. Waggaman and
sChn Lenthall Waggaman, TO recover
$1,000 with interest from June %. 1914
BENJAMIN T. Leighton il named as coun-
sci FOR the bank.
Exhibit Not Yet Ready.
Irving Williamson, counsel for Grr.
Waggaman. said this morning that he
could say nothing as 10 the final out
come OF the examination now going on
until the clerks engaged in making ID
a statement of Mr.. Waggaman's assets
and liabilities have completed the same
and made their report He hoped that
this exhibit would be ready the carly
part of next week. as soon as it Was
placed i'm his hands Il would De MAZE
public
Asked concerning the notes mad. by
Mr. Waggaman's clerks at diuerent
times and the personal liza buiyy OF The
drawers for the amounts named in ,Gese
notes. Mr.. Williamson replied that hr
supposed they represented merely meI0O-
randa of aggregates or other UrauS1c-
tiOnS which either served as cOllutr-Its
for them Al any rate he had no idea
that AIRY of the clerks who had become
parties 10 these notes would be called
upon 70 pay any part of them. as all Il
these papers would be taken care Of
i'm the course OF the settlement OF Mr..
Waggaman's affairs.
Former Clerk in Trouble.
II would seem. however. that Mr..
Williamson may possibly he m.staSen
In his view as TO .--e immunity from re-
soonsibility resting upOn the makers OF
Z lei, In