New-York tribune., 1910-09-03
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following petitions n bankruptcy
were filed YESTERDAY with the clerk OF the
United States District Court
Claude q. Ashton. No 62o West 165th
street ana No. 81 West s1st street. IN a
voluntary petition gives liabilities OF
8 SIS s.. unsecured, with assets or S2.2bl u,
consisting Of debts due aggregattng S76l l9
and life insurance policies for A5eo. pay
able TO the petitioners mother. Mary, B.
Ashton The bankrupt owes Ida A keeler.
Of NeW canaan, conn., $50 Tor money
loaned between 1907 and 1909, and Swift &
Co. Of Stamford, Conn, 1895 Sc.
Involuntary petition against the hugel
street. by Robert 4. Goldman and two
other creditors, with claims Of 500 Tor ad-
veTuslng and services rendered. PrefereTl-
Jlal payments dggregaung 5ot9 ana adIllls-
sion OF Insolvency are alleged IN the peJ-
ton. The liabilities amount TO over $l4, ,eol
and the assets are worth about $500. Judge
Holt appointed Clarence :. HOughton as
receiver. with 4 bond Of 5000
Leo Klein, Of No. 765 Trinity avenue, a
iewelleT, II business al No. ~ Maiden
Lane. IN a voluntary petition gives liz bill
ties Of SABA 80, with assets of s2,5o6 Is,
which include debts due assregatins s.,
Involuntary petition against the Metal
Button Company, Of No 20 Desbrosses
street. by Warren G Morton. Of Albany.
and TWO other creditors, with claims on
notes and for goods sold and delivered ag-
Erezarug $3.50 66. Preferential payments
made while insolvent are alleged II the Pc
rIriOu. The assets are valued at 5000
William q. MaheT, or Nc. 133 Broadway,
carpenter and builder, with a plant at
RosIyr, Long Island. IN a a. -voluntary peti-
rion gives liabilities Of S6l- 6S7 rs. with assets
Of SE.573 81 Included IN the assets ara life
insurance policies for Ss5,0oo payable 10 the
petitioners wife, debts due aggregating
Sl6Gl8 and stock and fixtures valued at s457,
ATaher owes h W Palen's Sons. Of No. !
Madison avenue. 9,682: A B. Burrttt Com
pany, Of Bridgeport, Conn. $l2:zos, and
4. ? Bigelow & Co, Of No 500 west 54th
street. $5.0T- 49.
Schedules Of the Baldwin Engineering
-sv,a- At No
Z09 West $50 street, show liabilities Of s88,
81 Il with assets of So, ,278 25- The assets
include cash and deposits in bank amount
ing - S295 IS. stock worth $4,000 debts due
OF s. 5Ss 08. and unliquidaIed claims st.
Edwards Church, Fire Headquarters. Ray
mond street Jail, City Theatre, New York
Herald Building. Barlow station. Groton
school. Hebrew Infant Asylum and other
buildings aggregatlng 1893 o. The bank
Tqpt company owes Crowell & Aadden.
Franklin Building, Brooklyn, s10,67S Sc
cured; Nassau National Bank. Court street.
Brooklyn, 5000 secured: ". 4. CarmalL
New Haven, $500 secured; Ameri-
street, S3.l52 %, unsecured. Jenkins Broth
ers 10. = John street. S4.Z70 10. unsecured,
and Evans, AlmIraH 6. Co, No. 81 Water
street. $3.50. unsecured.
Schedules of the Criterion Waist Com
pany, OF No. IS West 18th street, show La
bilities of $685. 81, with assets of IS sSs %.
which include stock valued at S2.000 ma
chinery and fixtures 500. 500. property in re-
version. trust s. etc. Sz'cS9 and debts due
Abraham Kopelman. dealer IN furniture
at No. 799 Broadway. Brooklyn. and resid-
ing at No ss Essex street, New York. has
made a settlement with creditors ar 80
cents on the dollar. payable 35 cents cash
and Is cents note OF A Kopeman. Inc
in one year and Judge Hough has con-
frnled the composition. Liabilities were
sl02i3
The William MCShane COMPANY. dealers
in plumbers supplies No. III Sixth ave
nue., has made q settlement with creditors
a. - cents on the dollar, payable 10 cents
cash 3 cents note at four months and s
cents at six months. Bad and uncollected
accounts amounting to s35,3H are also To be
turned over 10 committee OF creditors TO
collect what they can and divide II among
the creditors. Liabilities We're sN.lA