The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
The OTHER SIDE.
Receivers Attorneys Answer Credit
orS' Committee.

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Henry Co. Democrat. March l.
While We have not space for a contrc-
sersy on the matter, inasmuch as the
Democrat has already published the
Of the Creditors Committee,
xe print below the following from the
attorneys Of Receiver Egger:
IL having come to cur knowledge that the
resolutions promulgated by the so-called
4 creditors Committee .of salmon 4 Salmon
were sent to tthe papers of Judge Denton's
hume town and county for publication and the
purpose of such publication Is 20 maniiestly
20 iniurc him by circulating false statements
IN the. localities wherethe facts are not KNOWN
and cannot become known except through the
agency Of the public press. that we think that
iustice to Judge Denton demands a word of
reply from u.s.
without going into each resolution in detail
~. call attention TO the following:
m. an. sixth resolution the impression Is
..r,, m he made that the Receivers ac-
- MIA were filed and Immediately approved
~.,..o, examination by the Court, and with
800, ornortunity being given the creditors to
- affections. The facts are that the Re-
..,v.r,s accounts have not been passed ON at
All nv the Court. for 1t was stated in open
cour, by Judge Denton and the attorneys, at
-. =, aI;,y the report, that il would re-
=. N. anti, the adjourned term Of court
-, ,ol.n m, Ter npproya,, in order
-. ,,,ono DESIRING 70 make objections might
-. .,,,,o onnortunity 10 do so.
:. a, ,,.,,or so,yb, nv the resolutions TO ere
,..,..ss,,n thai the compensation OF
- n..a,,.ar and his attorneys. WAS fixed
..,.,, ,,,,.,n. .r.d;,ors nm opportunity to he
,...-a "a ,,., 4, was made on a verbal re-
-, -,,ho,, ev,dence ns 10 the nature and
80, 81 IN. s.rv;ees rendered. This Is ut
1T ,.,s. far Judve Denton announced on
,r,,asasv moru,ry that he would take up the
..,,or a, ,h. allowances nj the close of the
=, S,a,.xs Cox and nlso personally no.
.,a,a IN. crs,,i,ors, Committee. The Cox case
,,o.od an "wednesday afternoon, and word
w.s sent IN the committee that the matter
-o,,a ha taken mn nj 4 o'clock, and thereupoR
o.. committee anpeared in body, and by
,h.,r s,olesmap. Rev. W. p, Armstrong, re-
,,,..,.a thar .Jnd0e Dsnton should. pass the
,,.,,.r NJ the compensation Of the Receiver
,,d his attorneys nm 10 the Federal Court
nv Armstrong then stated that IL Judge
n.n,or was go;ng IN make the allowances, the
,nmmi,t.c were willing and ready to have the
.,.,,.r ,auon nm then and there, Judge Den.
ton expressly stated that he was not passing
an the Receivers accounts nj that time, tina
Ia r,,,,d com. nm ,a,cr and there was moth.
inc betoro him nj that time but the question o
tho comnensation of the Receiver and the at
,,o,,,vs pho h.oriur of testimony was thel
,,a,,, and ,u..,;o,s asked by members of tn
,onmi,,,. ~, III. witnesses. but no, being abb
., comn,o,, m. matter before The hour of ad
iourpm,nt. il WAS then continued until tn
ncxt day. ON the next morning the commit
Tao were nr,srnt. the hearing was concluded
aud IN, .mouut of the allowances fixed. Tn
character and extent of the services were Civ
n, IN fam in the evidence. aud the tcstimon
,r,hc l,,diu,r member. of the Clinton ba
,y.rc tal.,n NJ la their value.
n, pr,rf.liu.,. in A court was ever NOR
,.,,,,, oud ahnvc boorl: and no interested par
,;,s ,vcr given fullcr opportunity to be hearC
than wore the Creditors Committee in TIL
matter. Not only did they not ask for MOI
,i,na I'm, ,h,v EXPRESSLY stated by the
spokesmap. that they did not want more tim
An .,,,,u,uts ia the contrary of what is hei
20, an, or, known to the authors of the resC
In,iou IN be false and untrue. and were pl
forth with an intention 10 deceive and nil
toad
Amin ,bc total credits asked for by the Re
,o;y.r in his account. amounting to SlO657 =
..,.,,,or ,r in tho resolutions AS the bill ,
xnor...r I'll, author of the resolution
,,r, ,i,,, IN. fatal amount of credit askc
Co.. ,,a, q. o,o % ,,a. for the payment Of Ell
,,r,rororc,s an real estate and interest @
COO, estate loans. that SIS. u was for the pa,
.o,, ~ tho nremiun on the II. W. salmon lii
nn,iey and tha, one.half of this amount W,
t,n,cd h,o,, and ,bc Receiver chargedwith i
,na, ,ho ,r,nurt maid for fire insuranC
~ma,n,oa a. se1os, and that the expenses
MiaI,.,..r nil ,n,ounlcd 10 sGil q. and thu
,,,.c,,orl, d,,,minoted q,
pther IKE i'c'i'H H'' P''Po''' :,