In September 1877, Halcyon “dissolved his connection with” Ebenezer J. Hutchings and returned to work at Smith, Gray, McKeon, & Company,  a ready-made clothing store.

The September Term of the Fairfield County Connecticut Superior Court was a busy one for Halcyon. William F. Taylor, the lawyer who represented Halcyon in multiple lawsuits (including the conservatorship trial, Halcyon vs Close, and Halcyon vs Keeler), won a judgment against Halcyon for a debt of $1500, plus the cost of the lawsuit ($102.52).

Halcyon’s former business partner, Ebenezer J. Hutchings, also foreclosed on Halcyon’s mortgage in the same court term. The foreclosure was recorded in the Ridgefield Land Records on April 3, 1878.

Halcyon declared bankruptcy in May 1878.

Sources

• “Bailey.” In: Brooklyn Times Union (Sept. 12, 1877), p. 4.
• Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, Ridgefield Land Records, v27 p586.
• Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, Ridgefield Land Records, v27 p593.
• Millard F. Smith. “In Bankruptcy.” In: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (June 10, 1878), p. 1.
• Neil Faulkner. “The Long Depression, 1873–96.” In: A Marxist History of the World. United Kingdom: Pluto Press, 2013.