The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-21
SAYS TRANSFER
MADE FOR FRAUD
March Wants Last Deeds of
Draper Property De-
clared Void
INJUNCTION ISSUED
AGAINST BECKMANS
PIaintif Declares Ill. o. Beekman, Who
Bought Bakery of Him. Assumed
Mortgage and Is Trying to Put House
Out of Reach Of Creditors 81

Asserting that the recent transfer of
the Draper place at the corner Of Linden
and WilliSton streets from H. O. Beck
man and Jeanette Beckman to Roger
Bracket and from Mr. Bracket 60 Jean
Iette Bcckman was made for fraudulent
purposes to place the property out of the
| reach of creditors nf AIR Beckman. Hal
/ J.. March has brought an action in
chancery asking that the deeds in these
two transactions be declared void as
/ fraudulent conveyanccs and that the
property be held in trust under the con-
troll Of the court until Mr. Beckman Iiqui-
dates certain mortgage to the Brattle-
boro Trust Co. Chancellor Iarrie r.
Chase has issued a temporary injunction
against the Beckmans restraining them
from transferring or dispoSing of the
property until further order of the court
The Becknansz have waived hearing ON
( the question Of making the temporary in
junction permanent. until they are ready
ito have the case tssen up. and the iniunc-
ton remains in tusge.
In the legal paprGS. prepared by Bar
her, Barber X Miller. Mr.. March SAYS he
owned rhe bakery business known as the
Brattleboro Baking Co, in Cutler block
at % Main street. June .S. 1918. and
mortgage of S4,99430 on the bakery.
given by him 10 the BrattIeboro Trust
Co. dated Sept. l. 1915. the balance due
June Is. 1918. being S4.T1930
Mr. March says he sold the business to
II O. Beckman June -. 1918 and that
Mr. Beckman assumed the mortgage.
agreeing TO pay at least SD a month until
II was hquidated This arrangement, he
saws. was approved by the Trust Co. The
balance now due. be asserts, is S3.959. 30.
The defendants operated the bakery
until March 4. 1922 About the middle
was sold to Leroy II. Wagner of Brattle-
boro and the defendants We're notified
that they must vacate The defendants
claim they have not been able to find
premises in which 10 continue the buSi-
ness and have made arrangements. il *
asserted. 70 store the equipment and per-
Sonal property. AIr. March declares that
TINS property IN IFS present condition re-
moved from the premises and aeld in
storage i Of very little value
On July :. 1921. the defendants bought
of J. III. Tyler the Draper premises and
took a deed to II. O. Becknan and Jean
cite Beckman. his wife. tan Feb. . of
this year they decided the place TO AIr
Brackett and on the same day Mr..
Brackett decided it to Mrs Beckmau. The
BeckmanS paid SS000 for the propertv
and have improved it So that its syalne Il
now $4,000 in the plaintiff's estimation
fhere are two mortgages on ii. aseregat-
ing $4,000, both held by the Rrattleboro
Trust Go.
Ar March says it is the intent of the
defendants 20 dispose of the dwelling
house property and move aWay from
I{rattieboro with the intent OF avoiding
all further payments on the mortgage
on the bakery property and hp declares
that If they are allowed TO realize on the
d,Weuihg house ans leave the state with
the praceedS and make no further nav
mentS on the mortgage note he will hn
Obliged to pay ii himself