Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
MIXED UP AFFAIR
Lowest Bidder on the Bank rupt Bisnovich Stock
 Wanted to Hold It.

Frederick Fabrican, remarkable state of affairs has been disclosed in the bankruptcy proceedings against his braother-in-law, Morris J. Bisno- vich, who kept a grocery store at 173 South Main street. Yesterday rumors were afoat to the effect that Judge Peasley had been removed as counsel to the trustee, Harris H. Ives of Gosh en, and Attorney Lauber appointed in his place with power to sell the estate There was not a particle of truth in the reports, for Judge Peasley had not been removed, nor was his conduct in the matter even questioned by Ref cree Newton.
 There was 8 hearing in the case Tuesday before the referee on the rep resentations of Attorney Durant that the estate, which had been sold to Samuel Lavigne, was not properly sold. It was a question of veracity between the trustee and MT Durant, but MT Duraf failed ito appear, notwfthstand- ing that the meeting was held at his request. He was represented, how. ever, by Attorney Lauber.
 The estate of Bisnovioh was ap- praised at $2S4.17 and was sold to La vigne for $33O. At the hearing Attor- ney Lauber produced Frederick Fab- rican, who offered to buy the estate for $450. As the estate had been al- ready sold for $330 the referee was in a quandary what to do. To attempt to set aside the sale would be to ques- ton the good faith of the trustee and to recover the goods and that was by replevin, unless Lavigne voluntarily gave them up which he was not in clined ito do. However. the referee gave MT Lauber every opportunity to prove his statement by appointing him attorney for the trustee to sell the es- tate to Fabrican for $450 or any high CT amount.
 So far MT Lauber has failed to prove his assertion to the referee. He cannot deliver the goods for Lavigne has refused to surrender them. Then Fabrican's story came out showing up an alleged deal by which the estate and premises should revert to Bisno- vfch.
 Fabrican and Lavigne were to bid for the property and Lavigne was to outbid the other. Lavigne, after get ting possession, refused to surrender. Then Bisnovich, 1t seems, hastened to Attorney Durant and telling him of the offer Fabrican was to have made tried to get him to have the sale up- set. This it was that occasioned the hearing. While Bisnovich, H'abrican and Lavigne were pulling together all went well, but when Lavigne pulled against the other two they tried to upset him.
 It also developed at the hearing that the creditors represented by At l tOrney Durant were mostly personal l friends of Bisnovich, who had loaned him small sums in cash, while the creditors represented by Judge Peas 1 ley were business men. Morris Tafel was one of the heaviest creditors rep resented by Attorney Durant. l Yesterday, Mir Ives and Constable Lunny with a writ of attachment vis- l ited TafePs home on Tudor street. The real purpose of issuing the writ is said 1 to have to effect an easy means of gaining access to the house. On reaching the cellar MT Ives found two sewing machines which Tafel said be- longed ito his wife MT Ives acci- 1 dentalIy disclosed a barrel of four which had been covered over with wood. Tafel said it was his wife's property. The markings on this bar rel had been removed. Another bar rel was disclosed and finally a large quantity of four, soap, candles and groceries, all in boxes that had not been opened and all addressed to Bis noyich. were found in the cellar and removed. Proceedings will probably ba instituted against Tafel for assist ing in fraud.
 Yesterday afternoon United States Marshal Parmelee of Ansonia heard l that two other friends of Bisnovich had goods belonging to his estate and 1 searched their houses from top to bot l tom, but failed to find anything.