Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-31
BANKRUPTS GET
STORIES MIXED
Girl and Father Tell Conflicting
Tales of Funds for Build
ing House.

Sadly conflicting stories were told
In the Bankruptcy Court today be-
fore Bankruptcy Referee Edwin G..
Adams by Frederick E. Hammel and
his daughter, Julia A. Hammel VINO
were put on the stand to explain
how the girl came into possession of
s a two-story house at $40 Florence
avenue.
She only had a $40 bill to her name
when she started in to build the
house. and was making from $40 to
sis a week at Ferris Brothers fac
tory in shipman street. That was in
April, 1912.
Now she is the proud possessor OF
a stately structure which cost $500,
and then some to build.
There were two explanations Of
fered today as to how she accom-
plished this high financing, and
Referee Adams Will determine this
afternoon which one he likes the
better
The Girl was called to the stand
first and told the refere how she did
it. Her father and several other
members of her family were asked
to leave the chamber while she was
testifying.
Then the father was called on to
give his version of the affair and
there seemed to be sad discrep-
ency between the two ''recitations.
The daughter, Miss Julia, said she
lived with her parents at 1873 Flor
ence avenue which is next door to
her house" She explained that she
had been working for more than ten
Years and had saved up over S4OO'
despite the fact that up to two years
ago she gave all her wages to her
mother. who would put the money
in little "brown bag and carried
1t around with her.
The 800 was in the Federal Trust
Company she said, and her father
drew It out in November, 1911, when
she gave him check for S4ll.34 and
1896 in cash to buy a lot for her
from one G. Gottwald. The house
was started in April, 1912 and she
loaned $4,000 to pay for the build
ing of 1t, she said. Her father and
In July when the house was fin
ished. she found that she was about
little less than $4,000 short of the
amount to pay for it, so she says her
father made her present of the diff
ference because she had been a good
girl in her day.
Questioned strictly by Referee
Adams, she said she had given all her
wages, except a dollar or two to
her mother since the day she went to
work. and had never given her father
a. cent.
Il gave all my money to my
mother" she said. land she put it in
little brown bag which she always
carried with her.
Then Referee Adams called in the
father. He said the girl had been
working for more than ten years, and
up to 1911 had given him all her
wages. except maybe % or so cents
b week.
"What did you do with it?" asked
The referee, Put il in little brown
bag and carry it around with your
''No," replied the witness, 81 put lie
IN tin box and left 1t in my desk
you're sure she did notSgive the
money to your wife to put in brown
bag" asked the referee,
mo she always gave it to me up
TO two years ago and | put it in
tin box was the reply of the wit
ness.
How the girl could save up $500 in
so short time and then build
S. 500 house on a twenty dollars bill
was too much for David Booker the
trustee for Frederic Il. Hammel d
Sons. bankrupt builders, and he asked
the Hammels to appear in court to-
day to tell how she did it. Samuel
Roessler. attorney for the trustee
examined the witnesses.
Referee Adams asked Mr.. Hammel
Il he had rehearsed the testimony
with his daughter and,h replied that
he was sure he had not.
MI. Hammel with his two sons
Henry c. and Arthur e. Hammel now
face contempt charges for telling al
legged falsehoods on the witless stand
in the bankruptcy court at previous
hearings Of the matter when Ii de-
veloped that they had transferred
two houses to a third parry so that
they would not have to be sold to
pay creditors.