Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
THINKS THE cOxCpRN A swINDLE.
A Result Of . Police Investigation Of the
Congo Emigration Company.

A Result Of . Police Investigation Of the
Congo Emigration Company.
Major Moore, superintendent Of police, TO
whom the Commissioners yesterday afternoon
referred the telegram Of the mayor Of Cincin-
natl relative to the United States and Congo
National Emigration Steamship Company, sub
United this morning a report Of the officer
instructed to investigate the matter.
The inquiry from Cincinnati was made be-
cause Of the presence there of q party of
twenty-five or thirty negroes from Arkansas,
who had certificates for which they had paid IS
each, and which purported to entitle them to
passage on q steamship from Baltimore to
Africa They were on their way to Baltimore.
The report Of the police. made today through
Maj. Moore, shows that the company filed q
certificate Of incorporation here June %,
1856, and had its Office here. at 1881
llth street northwest, until the Goth Of
last December, when the company re-
moved to Atlanta, Ga. I. j. Clayton OF sos 18th
street northwest was its secretary up to that
has since simply been a member Of the COM
pany, attending no meeting of the
company. Clayton, who is employed
in the government printing Office, says
that no shares of stock in the COM
pany have been sold to any one outside of the
SAts, Dut company nau Drdncu OulCts
throughout the states, and he claimed that Ben
jamin Castor, general manager Of the COM
pany who had charge of the funds. had els, 900
or $40, 900 on deposit in the Metropolitan Bank
Of this city.
The present officers of the company are re-
ported to be: President, John II. Henderson,
l64l Vermont avenue; vice president, Mrs. -
johnson, 1641 Vermont avenue; treasurer. Mrs.
Emily c. johnson, Anacostia; general manager,
benjamin CASTOR. Henderson, the president
OF the company, claims that the whole business
OF the company is now conducted by Castor,
and that the officers named were simply a
subboard, organized by authority from the
headquarters at Atlanta. He stated that they
had no Office here, but met at his house, 1641
vermont avenue. and that no shares had been
sold In this city or elsewhere by any member OF
the company here. There were, he said, agents
throughout the country who were no doubt do
ing good work for the cause He also said
that CASTOR had between sc, 600 and 5000 in
the Metropolitan Bank of this city. CASTOR,
the report saws, is supposed to be in Atlanta.
lie Is said to be a travelling agent OF the COM
pany. working the scheme up.
The concluding words Of the investigating
officers report are: Il may be wrong, but I
think the company big swindle."
The constitution and bylaws of the company
inclosed in the report, state that the body cor
porate was formed 'for the purpose of carry
ing on and conducting for ourselves and our as
sociates, assigns and successors, a company
to run and operate line of steam
vessels from the port of Baltimore,
Md, to the Congo country, in Africa. and in
termediate places, for purposes of emigration
and commerce" The capital stock was put at
$4,000, 0O0 with power to increase it to s. 900,
600, divided into shares Of 800, the liabilities
Of any stakeholder to be limited to the amount
subscribed for or remaining unpaid thereon.
The original incorporators we're: Thos. L.
Green, P. c. Lewis, W. H. Phillips, r. H. Dy-
son, BENZ. CASTOR, s. Lampkins, W.
Il. Arnold, Francis Adams. Elias Har-
rod, John E. Lemons, VIM. H. Brent,
VIM. L. Freeman, John H. Paynter, G. L. Joy,
Albert Parker. Emily G. E. johnson, Jane r
Roberts, Henry Cox, VIM. H. johnson, Samuel
Paul Edmonston and John A. Moss.
What further action, if any, will be taken by
the Commissioners will be decided probably on
Monday.