The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-25
MUST GO TO CREDITORS
Decree in Crawford St. Joseph Opera
House Case Arrives.

A copy of the decree which practical
" gives over the Crawford opera house
at St Joseph. No. to the creditors of
L. NJ. Crawford was sent to Topeka to-
day to the lawyers who are handling
the case. The document does not
spare Mr.. Crawford in the least. but
distinctly states that the property is
his and not either Lewis Sells or John
r. Mulyane's. Crawford has been a
bankrupt in the eyes of the court lie
is now ordered to give I'D the opera
house in the Missouri town to satisfy
the creditors, in addition to paying the
since it has been his own.
The formal statement of the court
follows: THAT the said trustees sale
and the said deed executed in pursu-
to the defendant, Albert W. Knowles,
purpOrting to convey to the said
Knowles the said real estate herefnbe-
fore described be, and the same is
hereby cancelled, set aside and for
naught held. as against the creditors
of the said Crawford, and that all the
title and interest of said Knowles in
and to said real estate be vested III the
plaintiff herein free and discharged Of
all liens and charges thereon in favor
of said Knowles, to have and to hold
the same as trustee of the said bank
rupt estate, for the purposes of his said
trust.
That all the right, title. interest and
estate of the said defendant, The
Amusement Syndicate company in and
to the said described real estate he,
and the same is hereby as against said
creditors divested from and out of the
said The Amusement Syndicate COM
pany and vested in the plaintiff herein
free and discharged of all liens and
char ges thereon in favor of said de-
fendant, to have and to hold the same
as trustee of the said bankrupt estate.
for the purpose of said trust.
That the defendant, 9. Z. Philley,
r,ear 70, he 1~af -1T fTrrn
and unpaid and which shall hereafter
become due and payable under his said
lease, and at the expiration thereof on
the Both day OF June, 1904, deliver the
possession of said premises to the
plaintiff.
THAT neither the defendant, John R.
MuIVane, the Bank of Topeka, The
Missouri Kansas and Nebraska Opera
Lewis Sells, or Mrs. Lewis Sells have
any right, title or interest in or lien
upon the said prescribed premises as
against the said plaintiff.
That the said deed of trust from the
said defendant. The Missouri. Kansas,
and Nebraska Opera House and Amuse-
ment company to the defendant, the
Bank of Topeka, is hereby directed to
enter satisfa ctiOn of said deed of
trust and deliver up for cancellation
the bonds described therein as provided
by law, upon payment or tender to it
of the legal fees for the entry Of such
satisfaction"
There is a variegated history back of
all this After L. M. Crawford was
adjudged a bankrupt his creditors tried
to get hold of some of the property
which they believed he still owned. Ac-
cording to the attorneys for the credi-
tors, Mr.. Crawford STAYED on the stand
that Lewis Sells owned the opera house
at st. Joe, and then that John r. Null
vane possessed it. Both of these en-
tered denials when put upon the stand.
This was laid before the court at St
Joseph and after consideration of the
matter that tribunal entered a decree
that Crawford owned the place and
that it was subject to the claims of
the creditors
The document states that the trustee
in bankruptcy must turn over the pro-
perty on June 80, and such rental as
is due since he has used the place
This does not promise to be the end
of the matter. The firm of Quinton &
Quinton, attorneys for the creditors are
going after some other property which
they believe belongs to Crawford ac-
cording to the statement of Eugene
Quinton. They think that Crawford IS
quite a rich man, and also think that
they have a chance to prove the fact