The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15

oW OF Famous Surgeon Into
SWindle Comes From London
to Aid Friends and Face
Charges-Inspects New
ark Plant.
New York, August 14.----Mrs. Ellen
Dunlop Hopkins. who arrived Friday
on the Lusitanta, issued a statement
az aia!, Newark. We { NJ. which gives her yer-
John a. Qualey and Harvey Wiley
{ lcorbett PROMOTERS Of the magnesia-
Asbestos COMPANY. The two men are
accused acc n,. BY Mrs Mary Nevlns Bull,
having obtained $4,000 from her on
false pretenses. Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs.
Bun testified. brought Qualey to her
as a great mind. who would snow
her how to invest her money, and
secret from her sister. Mrs. Millard
P0lbemus: her son, James G. Blaine, 80,
and George w. Young, the executor OF
DR.. Bulls estate.
statements Of Mrs. Bull made on the
witness stand. and heartily indorsedl
The Qualey-Corbett enterprise. snn
tells why the. banking records OF Cor:
Bank, where Mrss Bulls checks were
deposited. show payments 10 her ana
on her account. She said that these
payments represented the redemption
bestos Company. These loans. she
said. were payable on demand. Her
statement reads:
Often Lent Them Money.
some months ago received cheek
from my broker for the sale OF some
stock, aud finding that the Magnesia
plantawas In need os some money with
which to purchase lnacnirery, in
5.ooo) over TO the Magnesta-Asbestos
Company, as a. loan. It was simply a
loan, and for which received their
note: payable on demand did not
purchase Magnesia stock with this
money. because had already invested
$4,000 in the company. and l kneY
that should need this money before
long. have at various times loaned
small sums OF money to the company.
sometimes by check. and sometimes by
cash. all of which has beer. returned.
have docuHlertaYr evidence of this
entire matter.
About three weeks ago. when I &c.
scided TO take passage On the Lust
out of4town, and asked him 20 arrange
for my passag ge, and also for small
letter OF credit. the amount TO be
taken out OF the dsmnnu note, as ::
i
August.
do not recognize the right OF any
one to interfere with my personal,
private affairs. and shall oring for
irefute. the implications made against
me when vas out Of the country.
More Convinced Than Ever.
Since returning to this country I
made Of the Observation-Disclosures Cont
.pany's plant and Its splendid machlne-
Try and many buildings by experts. and
am more thoroughly convinced OF It's
worth and the ma gnitude OF Its future
development than ever.
1t seems to me that one would be
mentally incapacitated to put ones
money into an Investment and to In
terest ones friends in the same IN
vestment II one should not absolutely
believe In the investment, and was not
thoroughly convinced that 1t was a
safe and secure one.
II have returned to this country vol
unfairly to defend my friends whom |
have lnterested in this business. as
we'll as the gentlemen who have made
the plant posi- Bile.
~ did not Introduce Alr. Qualey to
Mrs. Bull.
from the alagnestasAsbesso I Company anY
other than the certificates for my
100000. And I have never received
or ef os ss
:
turn OF the loans. Of my money!
Mrs. Hopkins acted as guide to q
party OF visitor $ who Went through the
plant Yesterday She said she ex-
lpected the plant to be In complete
running order within two weeks.
How long have you known MI.
.aualley one ..of the party 14ked her.
that / cannot exactly fix the time
Mrs. Bulls Interest.
50 Mrs. y, !, ,HoRkins said thats she had not
Magnesia- Asbestos 81 i Company. es anysl = -
NVe. fell to talking about invest
ments gether5 and she asked me where
y was putting my money. I told her
OF the Magnesia-Asb bestos Company
among others. She appeared very
much Interested, q learned later that
Mr.. Qualey. and shortly after that she
inlYted Mr. Qualey and myself to visit
her at her Will In Newport at the same
time. Al the conclusion Of dinner sh.
had sts some conversation with Mr..
.Qualey, which I did not hear. and I
know until she brought these proceed :
ingsy what the amount OF that check
was" 5if3s ISL "a 5is5 5s
Mrs. Hopkins had entirely rega,ned
her composure which she lost Friday.
when asked about the suit brought by
much pleased by her return, Work on
tho plant at N Newarks wa s. being rushed
to completion. s5$s .8Sis
n ne Police Court hearing Of The case
against Corbett and Qualeyf will he
continued before Mag istrate ISrotel
a have ToomPs
poenaed to appear before the grand
jury Monday morning In the same ;ase.
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