The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-17
ADJOURN HEARING ON CLAIMS
Referee In Bankruptcy Knoblock Stops
Hearing on Refrigerator Company
Claims When Racine Attorney De-
MAIDS More Light on Bookkeeping.

Charging that an attempt has been
made to tumble the collections in as
signed accounts on the books Of the
United Refrigerator and Ice Machine
Company of Kenosha, which is now in
bankruptcy, Attorney John B. Simmons
on Friday afternoon held up the hear
ing before Referee in Bankruptcy Mil
ton Knoblock in Racine. The hearing
was adjourned for week and an effort
will be made to have all Of the books Of
the company laid before the attorneys
at the next session before the referee.
The claims of Attorney Simmons had
been expected for some time as there
have been repeated claims in connec-
tiOn with the settlement of the estate
of the bankrupt that the books should
all be laid before the referee. Attor-
ney Simmons represents State Commits
sioner Of Banking A. E. Kuolt of this
city who is interested in the settlement
on account of the claims Of Charles R.
Carpenter, the former Racine banker.
At the time the charge of Juggling
accounts was made by Attorney Sim
mons William I'll. Doty of this city,
former bookkeeper for the bankrupt
company, was on the stand. He had
been asked in regard to several Of the
accounts which had been assigned to
|C. R. Carpenter as security for loans
made to the company. In the same
connection the witness had been asked
to detail facts in connection with the
assignments Of accounts to the Com
mercial and Savings Bank of Racine.
81 understand said Mr.. Simmons,
g that an attempt has been made to
tumble the collections in assigned ac-
counts and the objections to the claims
of the Commercial and Savings Bank
against the company. We were not
served with. a notice of the amendment
to the original objections until yester-
day afternoon. The attorneys for the
bank had not taken these matters into
consideration. The representatives of
the Wisconsin National bank and the
trustees of the Carpenter estate have
examined the books of the company
and Of the bank, while we were not
served with the notice Of the objec-
tions on these assigned accounts until
last evening. [ therefore ask an adj
journment of the matter. =
The adjourned hearing on these
claims was set for June 18th. 1t is
expected that the matter will be dis
posed of at this time.
1t was stipulated, however, by Ref
cree in Bankruptcy Milton J. Knob
lock, before whom the hearing was
held, that no other adjournment of the
hearing be asked, as he was anxious
to declare the first dividend Of the
company No dividend will be declared
until all the large claims against the
company have been heard.
The amended objections fled against
the claims of G. R. Carpenter and the
Commercial and Savings bank, allege
that both claims were filed as unse-
cured while they are secured by notes,
accounts and contracts.
Attorney G. c. Cuttings who appeared
for the Carpenter interests, said that
he intended to bring into evidence only
notes which were not listed in the
schedule Of the company as liabilities
Nothing of any Importance was brought
out in the examination Of Mr.. Doty.