The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-30
DISAPPEARED
The President of the Ohio Lumber
and Manufactnig Company Dlsap=
pears.

and Manufactlig Company DiSap-
pears.
His Creditors are Numerous and
He Obtained Money by sale OF
Apparently Worthless Stock.
The following unpleasant news
from Columbus. O. paper indi-
Gates that Point Pleasant parties
have been deceived by their bust
ness associates.
@. NJ. LeRoy, president of the
Ohio Lumber and Manufacturing
Company, has disappeared from
the city. He left Columbus on
the morning of Monday, Nov. Ii,
supposedly for GAINESVILLE. His
local agent was in telephone com
munication with him at Canton on
Saturday evening. He says that
the affairs of the company were
lot discussed. 1t issaid that Mr.:
LeRoy was married at Gallipolis
and claims to be taking his we'd
ding tour.
The somewhat numerous credi-
tors of the company are much dis
turbed over the presidents contin-
ued absence and most of them have
given up all hope of receiving pay
ment of their debts at his hands.
It is said on good authority that
Mr.. Leroy has operated at Cinoin-
natl and other cities in much the
smame way as he did here.
Mr.. Leroy came to this city on
Dot. A, and shortly after his arrival
opened an Office at the jewelry store
of b. M. Blauvelt on the yiaduct.
Mr.. Blauvelt says that he did not
seem to do much business, but that
he had the appearance of an honest
man. He failed to pay his rent,
however, and neglected to settle for
two rings which he purchased. He
also owes his stenographer, a young
lady who does not wish her name
made public, considerable sum for
her services. Other unpaid bills
are for printing and Office furniture.
The company was incorporated
under the laws of West Virginia on
Oct. 8, of the present year by w.
T. Blair, GallipoIis, O.; j. M.
Priestly, Gallipolis, O; George
Bowen, Richmond, Va; w. ii.
Baker, Sea Flat, w. Va; @. M. Lee
Roy Boston, Mass. Mr.. LeRoy
held most of the stock.
According to the articles of in
corporation the company was to do
a general lumber and coal business,
and to acquire and hold timber
lands, in accordance with the laws
of the state of West Virginia; to
purchase, erect, sell and lease saw
and planning mills and machinery
to operate same; to own, sell and
operate steamboats, and other crafts
on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers;
to construct, own, sell and operate
stores and do ageneral merchandise
ing business.
The company was incorporated
at $4,000. in shares $500 each, and
desired the privilege of increasing
the capital by the sale of additional
shares to 100000.
The local agent of the company
said that on Tuesday evening Mr..
Leroy, president of the company.
obtained about $1,000 just before
leaving the city by unloading a
portion of his stock upon persons
whose names have not been di-
vulged. The agent also said that,
upon the rare occasions upon which
President Leroy paid any of his
bills, he paid them with sight drafts
of no value.
Mr.. Leroy claims to be Bosto-
MAN by birth and to have spent
most of his life in the South.
His agent said that he believed
that Mr.. Leroy was in the East,
but could give no definite infor-
nation as to his whereabouts.
j. F. Leroy, treasurer of the
company, last month hired office
room in the business house of a
well known company on Front
street with the alleged intention of
starting bank, to handle the bust
ness of the Ohio Lumber and Man
ufacturing Go. No business was
done and the bank president has
disappeared. His clerk who was
hired at $50 month was paid with
a worthless sight draft.
The officers of the company