The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-15
WHERE IS CHARLES BoYD7
Eight CrimiuaI Suits Against Him In PittsburE
for 0btaIning Money wrongly.

PITrsBURa, Pa. Nov. 14.-Eight criminal
suits have been entered hero against one
Charles Boyd for obtaining money by false pre-
tence. Whether he Is guilty or not a trial Of the
charges will determine. A stub book in tho
Office OF Boyd's alleged private bank shows that
$50, 900 worth of certificates of deposit were
issued; there 10 no record that one cent of money
was ever paid into tho bank by the persons in
whose name the certificates were made out.
They were all issued to Boyd himself, his wife.
and his two sistcrs-in.law.
Boyd came to Pittsburg a few months ago and
started In business in Allegheny. calling him
self "The Boyd Lumber Company" Shortly
afterwards y young man named Straub saw an
advertisement la the newspapers and called on
Boyd. Boyd told him he was going to start the
Pennsylvania Lumber Company and wanted a
partner. Straub gave up $500 cash and was
taken into partnership. but soon gave up his in
terest and left the firm.
A few weeks ago q young countryman from
Lancaster county. James W. Johnston. came to
town. Reading an advertisement for a book
keeper. no called at the Office of the ALLEGHENY
aud rot the place Of assistant cashier. There
WAS no cash 10 handle. but occasionally Boyd
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legged bank was but q few weeks old. and thought
he had found a good place. Two weeks ago hs
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on last Tuesday and went TO tho bank in tho
morning to open 1t up he learned from the
man living next door that the institution had
remained closed all day on Monday. He went
to Boyd's house in Allegheny. but was told his
employer was sick and could not see him.
store who had sold goods to Boyd depoJited
with his bank two certifcates OF deposits for
$3.50 each on the Allegheny County Bank, The
bank in which they were deposited investigated
the standing of Boyd's bank and learned that q
commercial agency here did not know Of its ex-
istence. and that the State Deputy Bank Exam
iners said 1t was not chartered. Other certif-
Gates Of deposit turned up, and on Wednesday
the holders Of three Of them entered civil suits
against Boyd for the payment, Of bills he had
contracted. Yesterday tho eight criminal suits
were entered. and the detectives are looking for
Boyd. His wife says he 10 out Of town.
EVERYBODY is wondering what became Of. the
other certificates recorded In the banks"
stup book; They are al made payable on Jan;
they will soon begin to come In from the coun-
mill men, who sold lumber to Boyd and received
from him certificates of deposit. The detective
has learned that the Pennsylvania Lumber Com
pany sold large quantities Of lumber. receiv-
Ing In many cases only $ls a thousand feet for
lumber that was worth $2s. Boyd's brother-in-
law, q man named Turney, has also disappeared.
He was introduced to young Johnston by Boyd
as one of the partners In the bank.
So far as young Johnston knows there were
no depositors, and Boyd did not seem to worry
about the absence Of business. The bank was
apparently only q department Of the Pennsyl-
vania Lumber Company.