The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
He CALLS A HALT
Theatrical Magnate Drops Fight
in Bankruptcy Court.
ATTORNEY Admits He Is Not En-
titled 10 Discharge.
AN OLD TIME SUIT.
Has Been Bitterly Fought for
Several Years.
Quinton e. Quinton Win in Final
Round.

l. NJ Crawford. this morning. through
his attorneys. withdrew his petition in
the federal court for discharge from
bankruptcy. admitting under the pres
ent status of conditions he is not enti-
tied to it. This means that Mr.. Craw-
ford is now liable to his debtors for
their claims. Quinton & Quinton fought
the discharge. while Eugene Hagan,
Charles Gault, J. B. Larimer. d. r.
Hite. Judge Doster, Rossington, Smith
e. Histed, and Crandell & Strupp of st.
Joe, have at different times during the
five years in which the application for
a discharge was pending, appeared for
MIR. Crawford or his interests.
The climax came this morning in the
hearing of the application before Jas.
F. Getty. of Kansas City, special mas
ter, appointed by Judge Hook. The -$s1-
ing OF evidence commenced on Tuesday
morning. QuintOn & Quinton, repro
senting Mary k-QuintOn, administrators
of one of the claims. presented testt-
mony which they have been gathering
for practically five years. The table on
which it was loaded in the federal court
chambers fairly grOaned with its
weight. They had only presented a por-
ton of IL, when the opposing attorneys
asked the court for a stay in the hear
ing. The court denied this at once Eu-
gene Hagan, one of Mr.. Crawford's at
torneys, then withdrew the application
from the court.
rs the application for the discharge
entirely out of court?" asked Eugene
QuintOn.
1T is entirely out of court" replied
Special Master Getty.
That ends Mr.. Crawford's application.
The claims to which he makes admis-
sion are now collectible. The evidence
itself is filed with the clerk of the Uni
ted States court. Mr.. Getty has no
report to make to Judge Pollock fur
- 1or iG h.
drawn. But the evidence is still open
to eyes of Judge Pollock.
Just what Mr.. Crawford's liabilities
and indebitures are. no one knows.
sentatives of Mary K Quinton, admin
istratrix, filed protest against Mr..
Crawford's application for discharge
they averred mis- ownership of the St.
the Topeka opera house valued at $75,-
600. and the Crawford flats at Fifth |
and Monroe streets at $4,000.
The total mystery which ShroudS the |
whole matter makes it almost impos- |
sible to even conjecture whether there |
are other claims still outstanding |
a gainSt Mr.. Crawford. or whether he |
has liQuidated them If any of the lat /
not of a necessity have to be made /
public through the courts. What Mr.. |
Crawford's wealth consists of. and its |
extent. is also not known. The with /
drawal of his application for a dis /
charge draws the curtain on all of this, |
but primarily leaves the way clear for /
the debtors to satisfy their claims.
The history of the case dates back to |
July u. 1899, at which time Mr.. Craw-
ford filed his application before the fed
eral court to be adjudged a bankrupt.
One year later. Mary X. Quinton, as
administrative of a claim, protested |
gainst the discharge on the grounds |
that Crawford had made false oath in |
saying that he does not own certain
properties. Under the specifications
which Mr.. Crawford's attorneys pre-
sented. evidence was taken before ].
g. Slonecker. special master by the ap-
pointment of Judge Hook, for three
years. SlOnecker recommended Craw-
ford'S discharge this spring. At the
same time a suit was pending in this
state and the state of Missouri by the
trustee of the creditors to recover prop
erty. and one of these suits was for the
ownership of the St Joe opera house,
which was decided to be the property