Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Thomas E. Waggaman Dealt
With Many Glasses.
SOME POOR, SOME RICH
ALL RUB ELBOWS IN REFEREE
BRADLEY's OFFICE.
Great Number of Claims Filed Today,
One for Interest Alleged Not to
Have Been Paid.

| lave Been Paid.
! Almost every type Of the Thomas f.
Waggaman creditors filled the reception
! room at the offices of Mr.. Andrew Y.
Bradley, referee in bankruptcy. from the
beginning of business hours this morning
| until the closing time this afternoon IL
was field day for the creditors and Mr.
+, bradley remarked this afternoon that more
claims had been filed today than on any
| other day since he was assigned to the case
In fact said MIR. Bradley Il believe
| almost as many claims have been filed here
To-Day as there have during all the time
since the matter came into my hands"
Ihe types of creditors seen In the recep-
ton room were varied There were men
whose hair and boards have been whitened
| by the frosts of time and whose shoulders
| are bowed with the weight of years Sit
| ting side by side were prosperous-looking
men, professional mer and poorly-clad men,
who evidently toll for their existence as day
laborers Neatly attired young women,
| some of them, no doubt department clerks
! touched elbows with aged women in faded
| gowns. whose furrowed cheeks and brows
| told of years of denial and perhaps suffer
| ing.
Here were maiden ladies' of uncertain age
! and widows in deepest mourning. garb
| mingiing in the throng who We're waiting
| 10 get the ear of the referee. While
| their garb and characteristics were as
! varied as autumn leaves. there one
| striking point of similarity-the expression
on their faces 1t was one of mixed anx-
iety and worriment. A sort of bewildered
| wonderment as to what would be the out
come of the great financial crash.
First Claim Filed Today.
| The first claim fled today was that of
| Sister Mary de Chsntal Kemp, treasurer
| of the Sisters of the Visitation of George
| town.
The amount of the claim was stated as
$55519, interest upon certain notes be-
longing to said corporation. upon which
said Waggaman collected interest and in
dorsed payment of same on said notes. but
| did not pay over Inc interest so collected
| to said corpora tion.v
| This claim was accompanied by a "spe-
cial letter of attorney In fact authorizing
William A. Gordon and j. Holdsworth Cor
don to represent the interests OF the Sisters
of the Visitation. 1t is signed by Sister
Kemp. treasurer, and Sister NJ. Vincent
BaeSchin. supervisor.
The second claim filed was that of Elix-
| abeth Aurlong Hemluke of 103S 4th street
northwest for $500, money deposited with
Thomas E. Waggaman for Investment" to
be paid one year from June o. 1904, with
interest at the rate of per cent per an
mum, to be paid quarterly.
1t is stated in an appendix that "as col
lateral security for the payment of the
above note there are deposited with Thorn
as e. Waggaman certain notes. which are
to remain in his custody, secured upon real
estate. which notes enumerated and
described in list known as List of Notes
No. L. said list being also on file in the Of
flee of the said Waggaman" The sigma
ture of &c. NJ. Coughlin" is attached.
Guaranteed by Waggaman."
Then follows this Endorsement:
The principal of this note when due and
the interest as it natures is guaranteed by
Thomas f. Waggaman."
Other claims filed with Referee Bradley
today were follows:
Ells Manogue 500; Margaret Carey.
81, ,OG0: Katharine C. Curtin s42n: Ellen
Curtin. $500; John Scanlon s2166: Kate
Curtin. 200. Mr.. r. F. Dowing appeared
for the above claimants
DR.. James r. Wilder. slo0. deposit as part
payment of purchase of Nos. 800, 911, 913
and 0l9 l street northeast.
Letter of attorney from Theresa Lautron
and Gabrielle Chand authorizing Paul e.
Johnson to represent their interests in their
claims for s6572 and $40 respectively
Mary NJ DAILY, S400 deposited with Wag-
gaman for investment.
Timothy Cavanaugh, 21.49, rents coll
lected by Waggaman and not turned over.
Jane Read 5000, proceeds of two notes to
Kirkwood Flora, and letter of attorney
to Messrs. Gordon e. Gordon
Daniel j. Ready of 1902 North Capitol
street, $3.50, rents collected by T. E. Wag.
gaman.
At the City Hall.
There We're no developments today at the
city hall in reference to the case of Thomas
f. Waggaman, bankrupt. Nothing of pub
lie interest will be done, so far as can be
learned, prior to the meeting of unsecured
creditors called for next Friday morning at
10 O'Clock, at which time the election Of a
trustee Will be in order. In the meantime
as soon as the claims of the many creditors
are put in proper form by their attorneys
the claims will be filed with Referee Brad
bu Sie ipdi 1f
rectly connected with the cause
Every group of lawyers assembled in the
vicinity OF the city hall today discussed the
situation. One prominent practitioner di-
rected attention to what he claimed to be
the fact that Mr.. Waggaman was regarded
by attorneys generally as the "low man.
In liking the values of parcels of real es-
tate. In other words, ii was explained on
occasions when Mr.. Waggaman and other
real estate dealers had been called to tes-
tify regarding values of local real estate
proceedings, his stated opinions of values
were Invariably lower than those express
ed by other dealers of approximately the
same standing and experience Continuing,
the practitioner referred to declared that
he was surprised, in view of Mr.. Wagga-
mans reputation and record low
man." to note that in his schedule of as
sets he has placed the values of his real
estate holdings, in the opinion of the
speaker, very far above the price that
could be realized on the same today.
Another lawyer speaking of the matter
of the real value of Mr.. Waggaman's art
collection, argued this afternoon that even
though the value placed upon the same by
Mr.. Waggaman should be correct that
under no circumstances could any such
figure be obtained at bankrupt sale.