Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-09
Thos. E. Waggaman to Ap-
pear in Bankruptcy Court.
MONDAY NEXT THEDATE
MUST ANSWER TO APPLICATION
FOR RECEIVER.
Deeds Transferring Property to Wag-
gaman and John w. Pilllng, as
Trustees in Common.

Justice Anderson, in the Bankruptcy
Court. today signed a rule against Thomas
E. Waggaman requiring him to show cause
Monday next why receiver should not be
appointed Immediately for all of his prop
erty not embraced in list No. l. in
list of notes numbered 3s'' or in event no
receiver or custodian should be appointed
for the property embraced in those lists in
the equity suit. why receiver should not
be appointed to take possession also of the
property secured by these lists, subject
to ultimate rights of the parties in interest
and secured thereby.
The action of the court was based on a
petition fled today in the new proceedings
for adjudication in bankruptcy. which. as
stated exclusively in The Star, We're filed
yesterday
The petition sets up the written admis-
sion of Mr.. Waggaman that he is unable to
pay his debts. recites the fears of the petit
TONER as to the safety of the estate and
declares that the immediate appointment of
receiver is absolutely necessary.
Deeds Entered of Record.
From these proceedings the interest in
the Waggdman case shifted to the office of
the recorder of deeds. where several deeds
were placed on record. Samuel f. Allen. jr.
-
now or formerly clerks In the Office of Mr..
Waggaman, conveyed to Thomas F.. Wag-
gaman and John w. Pilling, as tenants in
common. forty pieces of real estate located
within the city limits and in the county
subdivisions of LIE DrOit Park and Meridian
HILL
The deed recites the consideration as
nominal and that. subject to membranes
of record. the following properties are con-
Feyed: Part lots l and 3, square west of
ut 70
lots II to 80. square 463; lots / and s,
square 593: part of lots % and a, square
GIG, part of original lot H. square 793: lot
Z, %, square l'9; lot ~" square 500; lot 3e.
Meridian Hill; part of lot 20. square %;
lois ). 81. n and 81, square 131; lot F.
square 264: part of lots 35 and 46, square
AS; lot 10. square COS; lot q. square so;
lot ,, square Gil. and part of square east
of square 1868.
Four other deeds were filed which do not
bear the name of Mr.. Waggaman but APP
pear to have as parties some of the clerks
In his office. The deeds were: Robert Lee
O'Brien conveyed to Frank f. O'Brien lot 9:i,
square lEi, being premises No. 1729 10Th
street northwest. and William Nj. O'Brien
conveyed TO Frank E. OBrien lots 81 and
%, square AS. and lots &C. n, - 10 and 81
In square $50. located on Madison street
northwest between NJ and streets and on
florlda avenue northwest between 9th and
ruin streets These deeds are dated in 1899
leH4 and 1870. while the deed to Wagsaman
ana FILLING is dated September s. 1904
Additional Petitions in Bankruptcy.
John Walter sr., Frances H. Gardiner and
the Columbia National Bank, shortly before
" O'Clock this afternoon, filed an additional
. petition against Thomas h. Waggaman,
asking that he be adjudged bankrupt.
The petitioners state that Waggamau is
indebted Ia them in the aggregate sum of
slo.0p, and allege that he has committed
an act ot bankruptcy in a written acknowl-
edgment of his inability to pay his debts