Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

cree Bradley and raising his hand In 70
spectful salute, asked II he might be ex-
Cused. He was excused, but instead or
leaving the room at once, he seated himself
and was soon in conversation with an aged
man and Mrs. Belva Lockwood. After
nearly all the claimants and attorneys had
taken their departure, Mr.. Waggaman left
the room.
Ripple of Excitement.
About 80 o'clock today ripple of ex-
element was occasioned by the appearance
in the apartment of a middle-aged woman
dressed In black. She appeared to be
greatly excited. and. addressing Mr.. Brad
ley, she exclaimed in a loud voice:
'Waggaman should be tarred and feath-
cred. He has taken from me the money
that was placed In his hands for the burial
OF poor boy who Is now an inmate of the
insane asylum. 1t is too bad; too bad"
The excited woman was leading a child
by the hand, and with muttered impreca-
tions on the former financial magnate. left
the room with tears streaming from her
eyes.
After this exciting episode the court set
tied down to it's normal condition and the
filing and proving of claims were resumed.
More than twenty-five claims were received
and passed upon, and at ten minutes past
II o'clock this afternoon Referee Bradley
changed his former order and adjourned
court to meet again at / o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Appointment of Trustees.
There was some discussion among the
lawyers at the meeting today In reference
to the trusteeship. While some favored
the election of a trust company, a ma
jority appeared to be In favor of individ-
uals. The names of prospective candidates
for the place included Louis p. Shoemaker,
Smith Thompson jr., Hugh T. Taggart
Charles Darr, NJ. j. Colbert, Edward S.
McCalmont, l.. p Loving and William W.
MILAN. The number of trustees to be
elected will be determined. 1t is said. at
one of the meetings next week preceding
the election.
The claim OF Mary Nora Kelihan for
$1.10O, with one years interest unpaid
which was filed by Mrs. Beva Lockwood
IS said to represent 1.-The hard earned saw
ings of a working woman" The money
was collected in small amounts from her
scanty wages, and eventually placed with
Thomas T.. Waggaman for investment
Like most of the women creditors of the
bankrupt. Mary Kelihan had the utmost
confidence in Mr.. Waggaman, and regarded
him as safe almost as the United States
treasury
There appears to be many other claimants
or the helhan class, and their regular at
tendance at the referees court evidences
the interest they feel in the final outcome
of the matter.
Letters of attorney were filed TODAY bv
Messrs. Lambert & Baker as the legal ron
resentatives of Rev. P. j. O'Connor in con-
nection with the claims of St Vincent de
Paul Church against Waggaman which
foot up $500.
Claim Filed by Rev. DR.. Stafford.
The claim of Rev D. j. Stafford for
$4,000 secured by five notes, representing.
IL Is said, the trustees of ST. Joseph's Male
orphan Asylum, was one of the first filed
today Other claims approved by the ref
cree were as follows: Charles Humphreys.
r., siOi Joseph H. Lemley, 500; Mar
Saret Brady. s521; Mary F. Hance. $50 %:
hosanna Z. Peyton. 5000, purported to be
secured by one note in list of notes No L."
Enza X. Defiant, $4,000. unsecured. by
recht, S1 % ~
-NhoHS tne claim ants at the session this
lui eHoon was woman bowed with age
whose claim for few hundreds of dollars
was MED several days ago.
should have learned q lesson by nv
experience of about twenty years ago in
thlS CITY, she stated, when l invested all
the money my husband left me with a 10
per cent banker whose bank was onnosite
willard Hotel. l lost all l had
determined after that not to place anv
mere money out on interest with any man
OF company of men, and for years / kent
my savings In an iron box under the floor
OF my dining room.
Friends finally told me how solid Wap-
saman was financially and induced me 70
put my money with him. / was old and
could not work much. and / concluded that
"ouIu De making money without work by
ietung MIN have 1t at per cent interest
Now he has gone under and / fear nv
money is gone. l should have profited by
my former experience but I didn't - -