Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12
REFEREES DECISION
Ruling Affecting Creditors of
Thos. E. Waggaman.
LIST OF NOTES NO. l
THE HOLDERS REGARDED AS NOT
BEING SECURED
Proceedings in Bankruptcy Attended
by Large Crowd-Spirited Discus
sion Of Conditions.
LIST OF NOTES NO. l

surprise was sprung on the largely at
tended meeting of the creditors of Thomas
| t. Waggaman at the city han today when
| Heferee Andrew Y. Bradley decided that
| the so-called secured creditors on list Of
| notes No. 1 are, according to law unse-
| cured creditors
This decision. which was forecasted bv
| The Star several days ago, caused a small
| sensation among the creditors and their at
| torheys, and several legal Tits were in
| uuiged In between the attorneys represent
| ing different interests
IL is said the effect of this decision will
De TO change the prospective election of
| certain persons named for the trusieesbip
Alter reading his decision this afterpoop
| Referee Bradley declared recess.
Creditors Assemble
The first Waggaman creditors to reach
the grand jury room this morning were
three women, who eagerly discussed the
prospects Promptly at 10 O'Clock Nj
Ihomas +. Waggaman came In and was
| soon In conversation with several of the
Claimants Mr. Andrew Y. Bradley the
refereee in bankruptcy, accompanied by ;,ls
| assistants. reached the meeting place and
| called the meeting to order about l0:aW
o'clock. BY that time every chair in the
,or,aa,.s "As oe'up'eu oy claimants and AT
1 mere peihs an even dozen ladies'
| in the audience.
the statement that list No. L. which is
scheduled at approximately 81 ,5u0,GOO. wsii
not pay more than SJ0o0o. which appeared
IN IN me star several days ago as the resuIt
was generaiiy disnasseJ S hesors ma a'rorasxs,
| began by those creditors who have alleged
uli'ies on tha9 now noted list
al ,b. 50 passeooaau az oones, containing
filed with the referee occ,,,,aS' y ,.,o.,,,,o,,
place on the long table before Mr.. Bradley.
Inc claims had all been jlcketed and pre-
a.. paneu TOT aeaay reIerehce; Ihere was some
- ~, eA ANAeiee piauseS ARRIVAL uue
70 e el'e ,eoessaiy alransemeht IN cpnVement
Iof,n o, oA ,he mass OF pape.s, ana IL was lo:aS
1870, t,a..o 'he aesuai business Oh tue
sessIoii oesan.
: : cs .AInohs the attorneys present were Messrs.
Ge", &c &C. -; naIhii,on, ,, Wiiiam : Matungy'
80. y Ssuuvin, w - ,i'iam a Soroou, % r..
Sahs',, .a1 sa'es .. AIce., F-; hehry. w.
Songs TSis nosS@ Downins, W 1tNnn
Tara,ner' Ts.s C,., -. Soie FREQ: y SoiaIsn. -
Sons iIIin, IeoiaI =. naohs,'
Iiia1ses pnhr..a 1o,usn S.,a, noha'aso
%; -behIenu, JosePH ~. oulivah, Ar.nlI' a
Aiexan nder, 1Artnur feter w W. milan,
o.hitn II Ioinpson, Jr., Winism i,enry Zen
ms. naipn r;bafnara, WhIon >; LampeIt' l'
narry a. HageFty' GIa,ehce A. Wnsoh'
Ieoree "A. SalhVah' ,iii Wi,iam SUBWAY
Vincent A. Sheehy, william Hltz, r. 5.
brisht, Wiiiatn 1onn Miier' Ihares ,,e d
T. Percy Myers, James A. Toomey. Andrew
A. wilson, Ii. PRESCOTT Gatiey' benJ. 3
Inu,, Mnnu, Wabh q II Morshsn JamassW
McDopogb Daniel w. O'Donoghue. Oscar
Luckett M. ]. Colbert Guy H. johnson.
Charles II. Cragin
Opening Proceedings.
pee.r.. prad,ey ano,oytzed for the late-
noes of the hour at which the meeting was
II Ia . ,i, of .ha ..,
lowed claims would be read ana III opJec-
ton was made to any of them he would
give immediate consideration to the objec-
g.. q. .,o.-;,>,o 90 ra,aar his laae.isan
tion IL possieis aia ,siu. ei.antio, lS hl ns
lIet teoii. .u. . sn az ,aarsi,a,a &c tho toLiny
- ..,.ars,, ~ ,,,o,,Id not aIlour the claim
to be voted at this meeting.
ReIeree sraaey f in,s ,sh ,a Nd aI,owed he
gin,ing with that of nancy G. Ailabach
The reading OF the list occupied fifty-tive
minutes. At the conclusion OF the reaa'hs
Mr, c!t bradley sdid ha,,o re.a are tbose nroved
os snc,,red -
He then began the reading of the claims
proved as unsecured"
The reading of this list occupied thirty
four minutes. The referee then read list
of claims which have been disallowed for
the purpose of voting. Some of them, he
stated, may be finally disaiiowed. The hrst
name on the list OF disaHowed claims was
that of Jennie NJ Payne.
u ~ 1asx
SonH "osso"n SAs'
Attorney Sullivan objected to the voting
of John F. waggaman's claims. He urged
tihS ooJeS VA S e -
r,aaa sor tbe Recommendations of Jobn r
Wagsaman
Attorney Arthur Peter who represents
the claims of John F. Waggaman, stated
that his client had indorsed for Thomac x.
Waggaman for twice as much as Thomas
e.. e. ,,,,s ss srn nffset he ADDED the baIance
would be very decidedly in favor of John
r Warpaman
After further discussion Referee Bradley
oyerruled the objection of Attorney Sulij-
van
MI. S1ooons query.
Attorney Siddons caused a ripule of mar
r,,ent by asking the referee n he bsd read
- -, -. - oco
Tue eiain oi aiiiie "ias i'i s''oV'
rs 1t secured or unsecuredE queried hr.