Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-22
CONSPIRACY AND
FALSE PRETENSES
Charges Against Officers of
Mining Company.
INDICTMENTS REPORTED
Arrests Made by Deputy Marshal
This Afternoon.
EMBEZZLEMENT ALLEGATION
John E. Laskey, Appointed Receiv-
er. Takes Charge Statements
Contained in Annual Reports.
EMBEZZLEMENT ALLEGATION

A case of alleged frenzied
finance in this city has been I'M
earthed by United States Attor-
ney Baker, who today secured
from the grand jury indictments
for false pretenses, embezzlement
and conspiracy against Eugene
Davis and Edward c. Bryan, vice
president and treasurer, respec-
lively, OF the Capuzaya Mining
Company, a local corporation. In
behalf OF the United States Mr..
Baker also filed a bill to annul the
charter OF the Capuzaya Mining
Company. dissolve the corpora
ton and appoint a temporary re-
ceiver.
A case of alleged frenzied finance in
this city has been uhearthed by Tn ted
States Attorney Baker who today secured
from the grand jury indictments for false
pretenses. embezzlement and conspiracy
against Eugene Davis and Edward c.
Bryan. vice president and treasurer. re-
spectively. Of the Capuzaya Mining Com
pany. a local corporation. In behalf of
the United States Mr.. Baker also filed
bill to annul the charter of the Capuzaya
Mining Company. dissolve the corporation
and appoint a temporary receiver.
Justice Gould. on hearing the bill. ap-
pointed Attorney John H. Lackey receiver
ard directed that he file bond of $4,000
Deputy United States Marshal Omar G..
S:utler served the warrants this after
noon. Receiv.r Laskey aso this after
noon assumed charge In that capacity.
Davis and Bryan, according to the BILL
since the organization Of the mining COM
pany. have sold its stock throughout the
and have received. it is alleged. 81 .OOO. 600
as the proceeds OF the sales. of which, it
Is averred, not one cent found its way
INTO the treasury of the company. The
entire million. it is claimed. has been ap-
propriated by Davis and Bryan to their
own use.
y resolution of tie company passed Feb
ruary, 1904. it is declared, authorized the
borrowing by the company of 10000 to
he used In its business. and authorized
the tenders to be given one share of stock
for each dollar advanced. Acting on this
resolution. Davis and Bryan. it is charged,
IN their official capacities, borrowed the
sum of s10s0O0. No part of this sum
either. 1t is alleged. reached the COM
panys treasury, but all of it was con-
rerted. 1t is averred. by the two named
officers TO their own use
Embezzlement and False Pretenses.
The indictment returned by the grand
Jury charges both Davis and Bryan with
embezziement and separately with false
pretenses. Under the embezzlement in
dictment. it is charged that Eugene Davis
and Edward c. Bryan. November p, 1904.
had IN their possession a check for s.. 600
drawn on the American Security and
Trust Company to the order of Edward
G. Bryan. treasurer. and signed by Clar-
ence d. Nourse. which check, 1t is al
legged. was the property Of the Capuzaya
Mining Company.
another check for $500. drawn slmila rly
and also signed by Mr.. Nourse. came
into possession of the defendants by vir-
tue OF their offices. and while SO in their
possession. 1t Is charged. they wrong
fully converted the proceeds to their own
use and thereby embezzled them.
In the indictment for false pretenses
against Eugene Davis 1t is set forth
that be secured check for 5000 from
william T. Redman on the representa-
ton that the Capuzaya Mining Company
had authorized the securing OF a loan
of 100000. and he desired Mr. Redman
to advance $500 as a loan to the COM
pany
'" itn intent 10 0e1raud Redman, t Is
alleged. Davis falsely pretended and rep
resented to him that the Capuzaya Com
pany owned valuable mining properties.
known as San Vicente CapuZaya and San
Baitazar. and as the Capuzaya group in
the Parral district of Chihuahua, Mexico
These properties. 1t Is said, he told Mr.
Redman had cost the persons who sold to
the company $50. 0cO; that the Capuzaya
company has paid for the mines and had
deposited II per cent of the total capital
stock with trustee as security for any
loan which Mr.. Redman might make to
the company By means of these repre-
sensations. which are declared in the in
dictment to be false, Mr.. Redman was in
duced to part with the check which now
bears the banks perforated mark paid. I"
Separate Indictment Against Bryan.
The separate indictment against Ed
ward {. Bryan charges the obtaining of
$500 from William T. Redman on similar
pretenses as stated In the other indict-
ment. Bryan, it is further alleged, told
Mr.. Redman that the receipts showing
the payments by the Capuzaya Company
for the valuable mines enumerated were
In his possession as treasurer of the COM
pany.
The conspiracy charge Is that Eugene
Davis and Edward C. Bryan, October %,