The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
MORDECEr-NTTGA CHANDELIERS.
BANKRUPTCY PETITiON SHUTS
OFF GRIDERON PROCESS.
one or the Llchtensteils Had Sued Him on
Note, WhereupOn He owns IN His
Debts to Burbrldge, sam Emery and
others Running TO Nearly $4,000.

others Running 10 Nearly
r. +. L.. Mordecai Of 2t6 West Seventy
fourth street, who formerly had a real
estate Office at 100 Broadway, filed "a petition
in bankrupty yesterday. with Liabilities
s2g,857 and no assets.
Mr.. Mordecai belongs to a well known
family. IL is said the petition was fled
mainly to get rid Of gambling debts amount
ing to nearly $40 600 and to prevent ex-
animation in supplementary proceedings.
Among the credit ors are William T.. Bur-
bridge, 80 West Thirty-third street, 400;
v. Barton, 20 West F~orty-fifth street, 1850;
II. M. Rogers, M West Fotfy-htth street.
81 800; +. Porter, s. 300; s. W. Emery, li3
West Forty-third street. 81. 800, and f. j,
Moore, 1889 lexington avenue, $500.
The nature of the above debts il not
mentioned in the schedules. What the
debts are for to all other creditors is given
In the schedules. MopieCal stated in the
schedules that all his debts are purely in
dividual and of a private nature, and there
fore he did not keep any books regarding
these transactions Ee owes +. W., Brown,
a ~stockbroker, SO. 90. secured by 100 shares
Of stock Of the Realty Investment Corpora
ton; S. ID. Brown 4 CO., stock brokers, S225;
the Hargrave Hotel Company, &OO for
board: F. Mohr Il Co., S22s for furniture,
and NJ. w. Newett, Wes~ Winsted, Conn,
l,225 balance due on a note for two agree
ments to pay 500 and 500 a month for an
indefinite period.
Carrie W. Lichtenstein obtained a judg-
ment against Mr.. Mordecsd on October ~
for 81 OFT on a note which, it is said, he
tried to get rid OF paying Oh the ground
that it was given for a gambling debt.
Miss Lichtenstein il said to be a sister of
Sol Lichtenstein, the book Supple
mentary proceedings were begun against Mr..
Mordecai on the Judgment and he was
ordered to appear for examination in the
City Court yesterday. Summonses were also
issued for his father, A. l.. Mordecai, and
for his wife,, Nellie, 90 appear In the matter
on Monday next in the City Court. To
stop all this Mr.. Mordecai filed the bank
ruptcy petition and obtained an order
from Judge Holt Of the United States.
District Court staying the proceedings
IN the City Court for a year. In the appli-
cation for the stay the nature of the debt
was not stated, but only that Il was not
contracted through fraud and was dis
chargeable in bankruptcy.
At the addresses OF five of MIR. Mordecai's
creditors a reporter made inquiries last night
IN each case through a wicket. The houses
had all the appearance Of having been
shut up for the past summer and then for
gotten. Blinds were drawn and dead leaves
lay on the doorstep. A ring at the doorbell
brought tardy response from within. The
outside doors were opened by a spring
and in the darkened vestibule a voice
sounded from out of the ~wainscoting, asking
what was wanted. Sometimes the face
and shirtfront of a negro could be seen
through the grated wicket. In one place.
Mr.. Burbridge',s. two policemen adorned
the foreground. -...