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RECEIVER CAMPBELL BRINGS SECOND SUIT AGAINST LOAN ASS'N. Grows Out of the Assignment of Louis Briegs whose Assignee, George M. Valentine was, at the Time the Middlesex County Bank Failed--Value of Shares Is $3,000- First Hearing Held, Another will be in Newark Tomorrow--Severe Interesting Points Involved. Tomorrow testimony will be taken before Vice-Chancellor Emery in LAWN WAS Newark in a second suit which Edward S. Campbell, receiver of the defunct Middlesex County Bank, has brought against the Perth Amboy DECORATED. Mutual Homestead and Building Association to recover the par value of fifteen shares of its stock issued in Catholic Club Held Its Annual 1891 to Louis Briegs and his wife Rosa. Sherrad Depue began the suit Festival Last Night-Many in behalf of the receiver. Present. According to the testimony of the receiver's side in the case given Monday, Louis Briegs executed an assignFUND FOR CLUB HOUSE. ment to George M. Valentine, the cashier who wrecked the bank, for all his real and personal property for the The lawn of the Catholic Club benefit of his creditors in May 1896. grounds on Smith street was beautiThe assignment was in the nature of fully decorated with Chinese lanterns a trust and gave Mr. Valentine, who last night. It was the annual festival was appointed assignee, the power to of the club. In the middle of the sell. Included in Briegs' schedule of lawn a large platform for dancing had assets were the fifteen shares of buildbeen erected. The crowd danced to ing loan stock which the cashier used their hearts content to the music of as collateral after the manner he folNelson and Morrissey's orchestra. Ice lowed in his other ruinous transaccream, strawberries, soda water and tions with the Middlesex County cake were for sale. Bank. The value of the shares is The tables were artistically arranged $3,000 with interest for almost seven and decorated with cut flowers. years. At 11.30 o'clock Chris Brown, a The Supreme Court sustained a decolored youth of this city, gave an murer which the building loan filed exhibition of buck and wing dancing. in the first case brought against them The carbon light, which was hung on by the receiver throwing the case out the end of the club house porch, was of court. favorably commented upon. The suit inovives many fine points It was early this morning before the in equity, and testimony will have to crowd left for home. The money be taken from the records of the derealized will be added to the club funct bank and from the books of the treasury. When a fair sized amount defendant loan association to deciae is had, a lot will be purchased and a the action of Mr. Valentine as cashier new club house erected. of the former institution, and as treasDuring the summer other entertainurer of the latter and as assignee for ments and festivals will be given by Mr. Briegs. the club members. Last night Miss Another important point to be conJulia Kelly was chairman. Miss sidered is the fact that the National Hattie Brennan and Miss McDermott Bank of South Amboy, which held kept the post office. Misses Loretta the matured certificate for ten shares Kelly, Alice O'Donnell and Anna at the time the Middlesex bank closed Brennan were in charge of the candy its doors, has been paid by the assostand. Those in charge of the ice ciation after a suit brought in New cream and cake stands were Miss Brunswick two years ago. The reKatherine McGrath, Miss Kane, Miss ceiver holds the original certificate Mae Gibbons, Miss Loretta Gibbons, for the ten shares and both the originMiss Mollie Growney, Miss Mary al and matured certificate for the five McAlevy, Miss Katherine McGuire, shares. Miss Lillian Kenna, Miss May Boute, Valentine had borrowed $200 from Miss Emily McConville, Miss Kelly. the building loan on the five shares so The committee of gentlemen in that the building loan may try to charge of all arrangements was Willshow in their testimony tomorrow iam Murtha, chairman; John Kelly, that if they owe anything it can be John Campbell, John Mulligan and only $800. John Bergen. All of the club memIn speaking of the suit this morning bers assisted in the festival and helpMr. Briegs said he never saw the bank ed to make it the great success it was. book after Valentine was made assignee for his business. He supposed Hemstitched writing paper, somethat at the time the Middlesex bank thing new at Sexton's Drug Store. 6-17-adv closed its doors that he had $1,800 to his credit, but instead there was only WAS FINED $10. $6.75. He has never received a cent from the receiver as a depositor of the bank but has had more than his share A man giving his name as Mike of trouble in connection with it, having Rose, of Cliff wood, was fined appeared as a witness in this and the $10 this morning on a charge of disfirst case. He also testified in the suit orderly conduct. Officer Long arrestbrought by the South Amboy bank. ed the man early this morning at the