Stalcup v. Jepson

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from an order denying discharge to a voluntary bankrupt. His application for discharge and objections thereto by the trustee and creditors went to the referee as special master, who reported the facts and recommended that discharge be denied, and on hearing before the District Judge the order appealed from was entered. The objections set up are those named in Section 14 of the Bankruptcy Act (Comp. St. §1 9598), as (1) the bank*480rupt had made false oath in the proceedings; (2) he'had destroyed, concealed or failed to keep books of account, from which his…