In re Jones

ADAMS, District Judge.

The question now before the court arises on a certificate from the referee. The facts, as they appear in the certificate, are substantially as follows: Jones & Cook were co-partners doing business under the firm name of Jones & Cook. They filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy on 'April 24, 1890. In due course of proceedings the case was referred to Referee Coles. During the pendency of the case before the- referee, one Epsiein, a. brother-in-law of bankrupt Cook, and Ada B. Jones, the wife of bankrupt Jones, presented claims for allowance, each for about $1,000,…