Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-21


them had seen him since his financial col.
lapse was made patent by the action OF
the courts. He was, therefore. naturaiiy
the cynosure of all eyes.
Poor fellow" remarked an aged irish
woman in the rear of the room. he LOOKS
as pale as a ghost and am sure he Is
worried most to death
Declines to Discuss His Affairs.
Mr.. Waggaman was inclined to be reticent
and only spoke when some question was
asked him by friend or creditor. He de-
clined to discuss his affairs, which are now
in the hands of the law, and appeared to
be glad when an opportunity was offered In
the exodus for him to leave the room as
unobtrusively as possible.
Every type of the Waggatnan creditor
was represented at the meeting today.
There were old men and young men. pros
perous-loOking and poor; aged women In
nourning garb. and young ones IN fashion
able attire. and the lame, the halt and the
blind. as a young attorney expressed It.
How much will yez get on tn dollarr
inquired an old man in response to the
inquiry Of an elderly woman: that Is more
thin can tell yez. Some SEE quarter OF
a dollar on tn dollar. whilst others seq q
half-dOllar on tn dollar. Ye can't tell ylt
| until Mister Bradley has waded thro al!
of thin papers an done big piece OF
f1gurin.''
The opinions of the creditors varied as to
how much they would ultimately receive on
their debts. the amounts named being from
% cents to 90 cents on the dollar.
A young man who claimed to have pri-
vate Tip" from an inside source said the
secured creditors would receive about 10
per cent of their claims.
It was stated some time ago that Mrs.
Waggaman had dispensed with the services
OF some of her servants owing to the con-
dition of her husbands finances. In this
-lcS~- - Rrn1L ri
was filed for services as gardener rendered
Mr.. Thomas E. Waggaman at his private
residence"
Approximately, it was stated today. be-
tween 400 and 500 Waggaman claims nave
already been filed with Referee Bradley,
many Of which were entered today during
the meeting.
An old woman approached Mr.. Thomas
C. Bradley, one Of the clerks, this after
noon and Informed him that she had q
claim against T. e. Waggaman for $1.475
with interest. She being ignorant OF the
proper mode of procedure, Mr.. Bradley ad-
vised her to secure the services of lawyer.
mo. indeed. won't" she replied. There
Is very little chance Of me getting my
know I won't get any of it. He will get 1t
all If there is any coming TO me-"
Edward X. Fink. president Of The board
of directors Of Gonzaga College, filed q
Murphy attorney to represent that institu-
ton.
Considerable trouble has been caused the
referee. it is stated, by attorneys who have
failed to properly indorse claims as In
structed.
Claims Filed Today.
Some of the claims filed and allowed to-
day follow:
Rev. P. J. O'Connell s14,5O estate OF
David Weatherly. jr.. $41.335: Eleanor
Leonard, 30, 100: trustees Of Brandon Prot
Dew
Va 5000; Kate McGrath, $1,000; Carrie
Ruppel, $1,000: Eliza Warder. $500, Sc
cured by list No. 1; M. Agnes Gardiner OF
Baltimore 10000: George 1. Gardiner, $500;
Alice Clendenin. $1,000
Protestant Episcopal Society Claimant
George C. Thomas Of Philadelphia. treas
| urer of the Domestic and Foreign Mission
airy Society of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of America. a
corporation incorporated by and under the
laws of the state of New York" presented
claim for s109.2s. This money, it Is claim
ed, was left to the society by the Will OF
Mary NJ. Carter, deceased.
Other claims presented were:
William A. Gray. for rents collected.
s75.O5; Robert w. Mcpherson, 1929 Rich
ard P. White. s2.s53.75: Robert W. and
King s2S.97; Kate McGrath, $1,000; Francis
x. Stonestreet $3.50; Mary L. Alexander.
s7072; Elijah H. Allen. $3.50; Matthew s.
Brennan $4,000; Elizabeth Dom. $4,000;
Mary Cummins, $500; Nancy G. Allabach.
s., 800; Gertrude S. F. Brooke, 500; Ellen A.
Fisher. $3.50: Emily S. Moore. $500; Char
lotte l.. Collins, $500; Mary Kelly, nee Lane.
SOB; ]. Cecilia Burch. $500; Evelyn Reich
mann, 1928; Hannah Collins, $500; Jane
Read, $3.50; Margaret NJ. Lockwood, 1872;
Mary E. Fleming, $3S; Mollie and Carrie
Dorsey, $1,000; Margaret Somers, 800; Ellen
Gallagher. $500; Ohio T. Nichols, 81 800;
rin do ~ JOor
cival Padgett, $1,000, secured by list No.
T. Susan NJ. Hodge. $500; Sophia Pope,
81 ,O24; Alice Clarke, 1854.
Secured by Notes.
In the claim of Mathew s. Brennan for
$4,000 it Is stated that 1.-The only securities
held by this deponent for said debt are five
promissory notes each bearing date of Sep
TENDER II, 1894, and payable three years
after date, with interest at 6 per cent per
annum until paid, each signed with the
name Of c. M. Coughlin, a clerk in Mr..
Waggaman's office, without financial re-
sources. and each made payable to the
order Of Samuel E. Allen, jr., also a clerk
in MIR. Waggaman's Office, and also with
out financial means
The claim of Elisa Divorne of New York
for So HOO was filed this afternoon by
Hopkins & Hopkins, attorneys. The con-
siCeration Of this debt is nine promissory
notes variously signed by M. J. Riley, L.
L. NICHOLSON, w. NJ. Snafkey ana MISS T..
NJ. Coughlin. all said to have been Wagga-
man clerks, and included in list No. l.
Other claims filed this afternoon were
those of Frank w. Tucker for $685.; Sarah
A. McKelvey, 1892; Sarah Cullen, $46O;
Lizzie Means Hanna $500; Ann NJ Pywell,
$3.50, reserved out of rent collected by
said Waggaman for the purpose of paying
water rent. which he failed to do" James
w. Orme. unsecured debt of s33031, rents
collected; Alice Clarke, $S.6S2, purporting to
be secured by Riley, Allen and Coughlin
notes on list of notes No. 1; Washington
Savings Bank, 5000, with interest at per
cent from July %, 1904; Mary Josephine
Carroll, SLIGO: Antonio D. 1camillo. $125.9O
To facilitate the work of filing the many
claims presented today Mr.. Bradley had
prepared set of rubber stamps, with the
legends in big letters: Allowed" ZAP
prove" Filled with date, &c. Even with
these auxiliaries Mr. Bradley and his three
assistants were kept busy until the closing
time this afternoon
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