The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-25
New York District Attorney to Be
Asked to Make Inves-
tigatiOn.
ZINC NOT HIS ONLY LINE.
Yukon Company's Shares Sold at
$40. Are Now Considered
Costly at 5c-Promoter
Still Missing.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York March at will be many a
long day before the members OF the STOCK
Exchange, particularly those who are gov
ernors Of the institution and members OF lhe
Committee on Admissions. recover from the
shock caused by the revelations which are
rouring in upon them daily concerning their
former associate, Doctor John Grant Ly-
man Brief as was Doctor Lymans mem
bership in the exchange-coverinG period
of less than three months-the prominence
given to the status of the companies ne
promoted either individually or as a capi-
talist OF Joshua Brown & Co. is little TO tne
liking of the exchange. which. subsequent u
all these ventures admitted MN 10 heh''e
ship. A., e.ooL
Letters have fairly poured into me StoGA
Exchange recently. according to y II. "a.
Dousherty OF No. .6s Wall street. tne pi,'ns q
Co. in connection with the lnternatiohai
Zinc fasco asking for Information concern
Of ,fs colorado; the Colorado Development
Company, the Kootenai Exploration C3mpa-
nv of London. the Yukon Trading, Mlnms
and Exploration Company the iuk3l, pnu}nnI1t. TIT
9empany. se rIs. the el international Zinc Company
and a variety Of others too numerous 10
Iiyman's whereabouts is something ot
mystery. Indeed. at his home: NO. East aG'.
Sixty-third street. 1t was sa,u Eesee ee anS
would be back in wee week ksrothoIGer.. or ter Iays;
One of the reports concerning the absent
promoter to-day was that the Boston stock
holders of the Yukon company haI cult con
municated with Mr.. Philbin. the district
Attorney here, in reference to the prorlo-
ton and present status Oh tnat ctiispa CO. "a tio
Its shares. which We're put out at ~; siV
and siI, are now selling at cents. and there
are persons who say they are dear al tnis
price; It was to one OF the ,h nhaoh renlvtne
tc the question, rs there no property! ne
made his celebrated statement. mo- there
is no property, unless you call shares prop
erty.
1t was reported yesterday that the miss
ing transfer book of the International zinc
Company had turned up In Joplin. MO, ana ana
opinion that this would throw some light
on the 100000 shares Of the stock reported
to have been sold by Doctor Lyman IN
Paris last summer to q. K Ho,landeru.ne
pany and Holander wrote had been admit
ted to deals on the Paris Bourse by the
French Government but which do not figure
in the official Bourse stock list or in French
mining and statistical publications.
Another point that interests the 1nterna-
tional Zinc Company's stockholders Is the
Brown C Co. is not n firm. but a West
Virginia corporation. So far as can be as
certained it has never surrendered its char
ter. Under the law of the State the share
holders are liable for the amount of the
capital stock paid in. Joshua Brown G. Go.
was organized with s25o,cOo capital of which
$4,000 was paid in. Lawyers believe that
there may be some chance of recovering
against the shareholders. the principal OF
which is Doctor Lyman, to the amount of
5000 Doctor nrth ssa & % On sns the Stock
has been some talk Of attaching the pro-
ceeds of its sale.