The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-28
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Affairs of Chanute and Austin
Refinery Below Par.
Property Was to Have Been Sold
at Sheriff S Sale.
DEBTS OFS16,OOO OWING
Sale Is Prevented by Injunction
Proceedings.
Creditors Want Case i'm Federal
Court in Bankruptcy.
DEBTS OFS16,OOO OWING

Chanute, Kan, March 28-Another
chapter has been added to the con-
troversy over the ownership of the oil
refinery on the CofeyviIle Brick COM
pany's land and the settlement Of the
accounts made by the Chanute & Aus
tin Oil Refining company, which start
ed to build the plant
AT the October term of court last
year, several of the company's credi-
tors secured judgments for sums ag-
gregating a total of about S15.Oe0
Among these creditors were Davis &.
Merritt. the Oil Wen Supply company
the Long-Bell Lumber company. the
Coneyville Brick and Tile company,
and the Niles Steel company. All If
those claims were for material fur
nished, and the various plaintiffs were
given lien against the property to
secure the judgments involved.
LneSe suits We're started along IN
last August while the refinery was
yet unfinished. The plant was placed
IA the sherlH S hands, and II. c.. Dry
Gen of this City was delegated to look
alter IT, There is considerable valu-
able property on the premises. so Mr.
Dryden, acting under instruction from
the sheriff and the court has kept a
man on the grounds continually since
tnen, one man guarding the property
All tire Gay Tune ana another IN the
night time. This has caused the costs
70 accumulate, until they are a con-
siderable sum
The property was to have been sold
by Sheriff Ogg, at Erie this week. but
Lne sale was prevented by an iniunC-
fion issued out of the federal court at
Fort Scott. from which a writ WAS
served upon the sheriff, warning him
not to make any effort to go on with
the sale. The sheriff obeved the WRIT
and the sale did not take place.
Accompanying the writ came a re-
Uce to the creditors who have already
received Judgment that other cre6l-
tors have started suit I'm the federal
court to have the Chanute and Aus
tin company thrown into bankruptcy
that the federal court may wind up its
affairs.
The petition in the bankruptcy case
IS filed by Keene & Gates. a Fore
Scott firm OF lawyers. 1t names eight
Chanute creditors who have Joined To-
gether In the request for bankruptcy
proceedings These creditors and The
amount of their claims are: The Star
Drilling Machine shops, S141; Boschert
& Williams, druggists, $13; J. n. Purdy,
liveryman. amount of claim unknown:
ROY Ashcraft, stenographer, $40; 81
c. Porter. labor, amount unknown:
+. c.. Rawlings, services $500; A. II.
Turner, printing, $3.50; Allie White, in
Voicing. SO
None Of these plaintiffs are among
those who have already secured judg-
ments against the company. It is IN
derstood that an attempt viii be made
to set aside the bankruptcy proceed
ings, on the ground that they have
been irreguiarly started.
There are two persons claiming III
tie to the refnery-C. E. Martin and
r. @. Rawlings. both of this city Mr..
Martin has expressed his intention, If
he secure possession of the property,
OF completing it and operating It, as
soon as he can. Mr.. Rawlings made