In re Jacobs

EWING, District Judge.

The questions raised by the certificate from the referee in this case go to the validity of the election of a trustee of said bankrupt estate and the ruling of the referee upon interrogatories to one of the bankrupts during his examination.

The meeting of creditors was held at Butler, Butler county, Pa., February 28th last, and before proceeding to the election of a trustee the referee announced to the creditors and their representatives there present that “lie would refuse to approve the election of a trustee residing outside of the county, so long as there was a capable…