The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-28

VI " cat ' ~ p ana ANdA W AAE kFAtllh VI
the said charter the principal Office of
the said corporation Is fixed In the city
OF Wheeling, In the state of West Vir-
gInia; that said George A. Harper is
stlll known as the president OF the said
corpora tion, said Charles F. Thompson.
as its secretary and said Charles II.
Baker, as its,treasurer, neither OF whom
now reside or 1--we resided In the state
OF West Virginia.; that whilst 1t is pro-
fessed by the said officers who are and
have been in the active management OF
the affairs OF said company, that the
principal office OF said company is, in
fact at No. ll26-ll2S Market street, In
the city of Wheeling, West Virginia,
and said place Is and has been advertise
ed to the world by the management OF
said corporation as the place of its
principal office, yet, in point OF fact,
neither Of them have actual personal
charge of said alleged principal office
consists Of two rooms In what Is known
as the Peabody building, on Market
street, in the city Of Wheeling and Is
now and has for n long time past been
in charge of lady clerk. and that the
persons who are in actual management
of the affairs. monies and assets OF the
said company, resides In the city OF
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and keep
whatever assets of value the said COM
pany has under their charge, supervis-
ion and control in said city OF PhIladel'
phia, and not in said city OF Wheeling;
that at the said so-called principal Of
flee there are some furniture and pa
pers of the said company; that none
other OF Its assets are kept In said Of
flee or within jurisdiction of the courts
of West Virginia: that said clerk Is a
simple employee with no authority TO
disburse or manage the business OF said
company In the settlementof any claims
against Il; that all the monies which
may be collected for said company have
been almost Invariably removed to said
city OF Philadelphia and taken under
the control and in the clstody and man
agement of the said Thompson and said
Baker; that now there are in the city
of Wheeling man and two women
strangers recently sent to said last
named city, and as affiant believes, are
engaged in gathering and removing a
material part OF the assets and proper
~ of the said corporation out OF the
said state and are about to remove a
large amount thereof out OF the said
state. and that such amount Is a mater
ial part OF the property of said defend
ant, and that process OF execution on q
judgment on the said action, when II Is
obtained, will be unavailing; that when
inquiries have been made of the said
clerk as to the affairs OF the said cor
poration. she has either declined or neg
lected 10 gIce any satisfactory replies
to questions regarding the matters OF
business In which the inquiries for such
information were instituted and has
professed and does profess not to be
able to give such Information when
sought; that inquiries have been made
Of said Thompson and said Baker in
the city of Philadelphia, by one or more
persons having business transactions
with the said corporation, and without
avail; that the said management OF the
said corporation have so managed Its
affairs as that It Is impossible in the
state OF West Virginia for any person
having a claim against II to get at Its
true condition, and that the said de-
PENDANT Is a professed insurance COM
pany doing business upon what Is
known as the assessment plan, and that
by reason OF deaths It has become in
debted to policy holders and has failed
to meet promises and payments.
Aud the said affiant relies upon the
foregoing statement of facts as mater
ial facts to show also the existence of
the second ground aforesaid upon which
the application for attachment In this
case Is based. LOUIS PAUL..
Sworn 20 August 81, 1870
II developments do not warrant ac-
ton of summary nature In the mean
time, the Altmeyer and PAUL attach
ment cases will come up for hearing at
the November term Of the circuit court
SECRETARY BARIGHT TALKS.
An InteIligencer reporter called at the
office of the association yesterday after
noon The office Is a front room on the
third floor of the Peabody building
neatly furnished with the usual office
fittings and big safe bearing the in
scrlption "w. VI. b. A." In the office
were a man and young woman. The
man was the secretary Of the assocla-
ton. Mr. W. NJ. Baright, and the
young woman was the assistant to the
secretary. Miss Annie Elliott The re-
porter referred to the Altmeyer attach
ment proceedings, which had been in
stituted few minutes before, and Mr.
Baright said ne had Just been informed
of the matter. and expressed surprise
that Attorney Robinson had taken the
step.
mfr. Robinson called on me. Saturday
and requested payment Of the Altmcyer
loss" said Mr. Bariaht Il told him we
could not pay the loss on account Of the
tieing up OF our mall, there being sew
eral thousand dollars OF our assets In
the hands OF the p0stoilice authorities,
which. however. we expect to get to-
morrow. He left, without saying what
he intended to do but ! certainty did
not expect him to do what you tell me
he has done"
Continuing. Mr. Daright told Of the
manner In which officers OF tho nssoci-
alton were charged about a month ego
As related in the PAUL declaration.
Messrs Thompson, Baker, Dobson Bat
Is and Harper. were the iHcorrefators OF
the concern, and Mcssrs Thompson.
Baker and Harper were the principal
officers Under their management an
office was maintained on Flhert street
IN Philadelphia, as well as one In this
city.
AN OFFICE IN PHILADELPHIA.
At Philadelphia, It is understood the
principal officers had their headquarters
and most OF the business was transact
cd from that city. About month ago
however. according to Mr. BarEhr, the
following persons superseded those
named above. who retired from conncc-
ton with the concern: j. G BnrlghtW
NJ. BariEht and Frank Chatheld These
had been working in the ives; urdcr
the former regime, and had huilt up
practically all the associations bust