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DISCHARGE RECOMMENDED
Report or Referee DcUcr,iiic Mndc In
r Estate 81 Alison Vrndlcy.

Tho referees report on the specifications
lof objections in opposition to the dichargc
from bankruptcy of Alison Bradley OF
Milliston was sent Saturday 10y Referee
g. w, Debcrvilc to Judge II. H. Wheeler
and recommends that the discharge be-
granted.
The specifications of objections charge
the bankrupt with false swearing. know
ingly. wilfullv ana folc,lously. by not re-
turning the personal property described
in the schedules of property filed by him.
The title to the personal property set
forth in the specifications stood in the
name of Alice NJ. BRADLEY ton months
prior to the time bradley Nied his petition.
In his report the referee says: 1T APP
pears from the testimony that said bank
rupt was the owner of II farm in the
town of WillStou. with all stool, and
personal property thereon. Said farm was
| mortcagcd and the said personal property
| was mortpagod under several attach
monts. The said bankrupt entered into
! ucGotiatiC,s with the real estate agency
| oC Reynolds IL McGinnis co. to straiehtcu
| ont his affairs. rho said company obi
| gated themselves 30 pay and did pay the
| said b1nkrupt's debts. that were secured
! to the amount Of about Sl.O00. and took
all Of said personal property the same
| being turned over to s,lid co.nuanv hv
| said bankrupt which said company c,u-
! sidCrcd worth the amount Of debts paid
! by them Said company was about To- re-
move said property ana dld drive the
stock into the highway. when the said
| bankrupt called to them and said his
! wife would buy the property \ bin OF
sale was given her and she i'm payment
! therefor gave her not" Tor Sg5l secured
! by a chattcl mortgage. So vhou RraiI.,
| filed his petition ~ bankruptcy his y,hcd-
ul"s showed liabilities of Si1G u ~mau
amounts, with no assets or claim for IS.
| cmptiou.
! "Ihc real estate company sold the farn
! for $500 and paid the incumbranccs there
on OF 5000. Ia the meantime the company
had bought It small farm adioiuiu. tn,
Bradley farm. After the sale Of the large
farm the company sold the small farm to
! Alice Nj. Biadley for $S5" 40 money was
paid but Il mortgage and other security WIS
lgiNen for tn" purchase price. The equity
/ in the large talm was applied in payment
| for the small farm and the trouble and
commission of the real estate company
for the whole deal"
| With rofcrcnc" to Biadlcy's testimony
the referee says: "rho testimony given
| hy the bankrupt is incohrront. unrrhuhl"
and very It'll" credit is given it. 1t is the
whole transaction itself that Is onsidcrcd
and it is very doubtful if said bankrupt
would be convicted of perjury under tn"
crcuns lanccs OF this clso.'
In conclusion the referee says: The
referee has carefully considered all the
evidence in tho case and examined tho
written documents relating thereto, and
finds the facts tn lac that the title to tho
personal property described was in fact in
the wife of said bankrupt. more than tn
months prior to the time Alison NJ. Brad
Hey filed his petition TO be Hdiudicat,d a
lbankrupt; and further finds tho fact thit
! the charge alleged is not sustained hy the
evidence aud recommends that said spec
IihcatonH Of objections hc ovcrrUlcd and
discharge Srantcd-thc objcctng crcdi-
tors to pay the cost of the hearing