The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-07
New York Lawyer
Protests Action
OF Referee Keogh

Judge Edwin S. Thomas reserved
decision In the petition fer review Of
the election of Norman S. Leeds as
trustee Cor the firm of Saltlnan-Diok
Of this city which firm Is endeavortng
to go through bankrupt proceedings,
Leeds was elected trustee from
field of four candidates by the action
of John J. Keogh, referee IN bank
ruptcy, Of this city, Attorney Leon
ton for the review of the appoint
ment of Leeds claiming that Referee
Keogh violated the law In voting out
three nominees for the position Of
trustee
Attorney Dashue claimed that, first
no reasonable opportunity was allow
ed him to examine the claims submit
ted at the elections second. that GER
tain claimants were allowed to vote
when they should have been exclude
ed since no statement accompanied
the claimss third that the referee
gave permission and allowed Philip
Govt, an accountant for the oon-
pany to submit a claim after Leeds
had been declared trustee. and
fourth he had permitted the First
National bank to liquidate its claim
after the election and prove a def
cheney practically allowing another
Judgment to be allowed against the
estate
1--WE have been absolutely deffed
and ignored by the referee In the
matter of the election of a trustee"
declared Dashue> 'tMr, Leeds was
supported in his election by the
bank, If the bank Is to be permitted
to control the estate, 1t will claim a
deficiency larger than $500 and the
other creditors Will be left out In the
cold.''
Attorney Joseph shapiro, counsel
for the creditors, who voted for the
appointment Of Mr. Leeds as trustee
Of the estate, retalliated to attacks of
DaShue stating that the constituents
of the opposing attorney Were not
really trying to get the bank to give
up its security, but rather that an
attempt was being made to protect
three relatives OF Dicks. who wilfully
took $17,5eo out of the estate
They have made no move to get
the money back and they do not in
tend to make such a move. Those
relatives are three brothers-in-law OF
Dick We had Dick on the witness
stand for q whole day, and he ad-
mitted that from March 6 to the 81
he gave those relatives $17, 500, of the
company's money"
In answer to the claim that no
statements accompanied some of the
claims allowed vote Attorney Sha-
pfro stated that the statements were
filed and that Referee Keogh had Ger
titled that she statements were there,
Concerning Dashues contention that
he had not been permitted sufficient
time in which to go over the claims
1ii0W&d Shapiro Sa1o InaC
the proceedings had lasted for a
whole afternoon and that that should
have been sufficient time to examine
81 claims of which number 80 were
submitted by DaShue himself.
Exception was taken to the refer
ence made by Dashue to MIR. Leeds as
"only some shop foreman citing that
he was president of a large and well
reputed factory of this, city.
'sWhat is it's name?" inquired
Dashue.
1.-THE Automatic Machine Company"
replied Attorney Shapiro.
''T never heard of it, said Dashue.
"wel1 there are lot OF things you
have never heard off, was the retort
of Shapiro.
According to the testimony OF the
local attorney submitted yesterday, If
the $17,50o alleged to have been given
to Dicks relatives were reclaimed the
Saltman-Dick Company would again
be solvent and every claim could be
paid the creditors.