Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
Assets and Liabilities
of Bankrupt Banking
Firm Formally Filed

j. William Henry and Benjamin w
Woodruff, trading as Lewis johnson &
Co, bankers and brokers. of 1905 Penn
Sylvania avenue northwest. today filed
schedule of assets and liabilities of
the firm, in accordance with the bank
ruptcy law Separate schedules of as
sets and liabilities were filed by the in
dividusls comprising the firm.
The assets of Lewis Johnson & Co
are stated to be 1886. o33 IS, and the
liabilities are placed at $1.4s1 80 AZ.
The assets are scheduled as follows:
No real estate: cash in hand. ST.
ssl.os344: other personal property,
$1,000: debts due on open accounts.
s791.565-s5: stocks and negotiable
bonds. s5T1. s0350: policies of insur-
ss9.4e. and property in reversion, SIPS.
Liabilities of Firm.
The FIRMS liabilities include secured
claims. s5ae,s53e5; unsecured debts,
1864 sos; notes that ought to be
paid by others. sS1.o9s.44. and accom-
notation paper totalinS $500.
lam Henry is given rs s25.5o2.s2. Of
which $4,000 is secured and S15,30o 62
Unsecured claims His assets are es-
'i'nated at s13.So3.21. which comprise
bank "
The personal assets of Benjamin W.
woodruff are said to exceed his liabili-
placed at $2S, of which $Is.3O7.77
Is secured and s7.725.77 unsecured. His
assets are valued at s3s.4S7. His
stocks and bonds, s27.s25. other per-
sonal prope~ty $4,000 carriages
$3.50. and household goods. 5000 Mr..
Woodruff says he also has sl2 In cash.
Attorneys Charles l. Frailey and T.
Percy Myers sign the schedules as
attorneys for the bankrupts.
Largest Creditors.
Among the largest creditors of the
firm are Post & Flagg of New York
who have a claim of sIlI,73o. As
security for this claim the New York
brokers are said to hold the FIRMS seat
on the New York Stock Exchange.
valued at $4,000. and stock certifi-
Gates and other securities valued at
ssZ.Ils73. making a total security of
S129,71S13.
The firm owes the RIGGS National
sank SSl,225, Tor which the bank holds
securities estimated at ss3.sl4. The
District National Bank is a creditor to
the extent of sss.650, but holds colIat-
teral worth S1S.564
Another large creditor is the Nation
al savings and Trust Company. to
which the firm is indebted SEQ COO Col
lateral valued at S11312J is held by the
company as security for the Indebted
other financial Institutions with Sc
cured claims are American National
Bank. $685.; Munsey Trust COMPANY
S11.61A.42; Washington Loan and Trust
Company. $1,000: National Sayinps and
Trust tadditionaD. s3s, 900: Citizens
National Bank. SIS. 900; American s.
curity and Trust Company. 500 600
Commercial National Bank. 81. 700: Con-
tinental Trust Company, ss.s00. Fed
eral National Bank. S4,T50; CitiZens'
National Bank. sI1 300, and the Frank.
lin National Bank. s24.2s0
The largest unsecured creditor from,
the schedules appears to be Henry ID
Moore of New Jersey with a claim ~
$4,000. Mrs. E. Cd. Hinckley appears
as a creditor to the extent of S5i 800.
Other claimants for large amounts
are J. Brice Bayly. $4,000. Eleanor A.
-Chatard. s2s.83s.1O; Ellis & Donaldson.
s14.s5o.c0: w. w Georges. $1,000: Mrs.
Constance s. Oracle. s3o,9oo: F. O.
Knight. $500: T. y. McAboy. SCI, 900;
A G. McKenna. $4,000: Robert F.
Shepard. s29,100; ]. o. Siebert. s1s, 500:
financial department. A. NJ. f. Church,
s13.s57.43, and Rojas p. Ezequiel,
s2O.slo.s0.
The smallest creditor is the Inter-
national Merchant Marine Company. Its
claim is for l cent.