The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-13

year.
a Day of WeddIngs.
To-day was day of many weddings
| among Pctersburgcrs. Besides those
elsewhere mentioned the following
were celebrated:
Moody-WiIicox.
George L. Woody. we'll known mer-
chant. and Miss Grace Withers Will
cox. daughter or John T Willcox were
married this evening at 6 o'clock in
the Jefferson Hotel. Richmond. by
the Rev George 4. Booker, d. u. Tho
couple were driven over in an automo-
bile. accompanied by George Watson;
who acted as best man.
Dnnforth-Fnison.
This morning at o'clock. at the
home OF the bride, near Waverly. Mics
Gussic Beal Faison, daughter OF Air
and Mrs. jacob j. Faison. was married
TO William j.. Randolph. of this city
The Rev. G. e. Jones, of Wayerly. OF
iciated.
BurfoOt-ROsc.
James DaDncy Burfoet and Miss
Matte Anderson Rose. both OF this
city. left Oh an early train this morn
ing for Washington, whore they were
married this afternoon. They wero
accompanied by IL sister of the bride.
ard by MIR. and Mrs. Taylor Burfoot.
Ot Richmond. The bride is the duugh-
ter OF Mrs. y. NJ. Rose. and the bride
Groom is prominent business man,
connected with the British american
Company in this city.
An order has been entered in the
District Court OF the United States
FOR the District of New Jersey In the
cGse OF Robert II. Howe ct al VS.
North American Copper Company" by
which Charles Hail Davis. OF Peters
burg. Va. and Charles Hansel, of
Z (fv-.. ,~F.rr
ers of the North American Copper
Company.
Tho North American Copper Com
pnny was Incorporated IN New Jersey
! in July. 1902. with an authorized capt.
tai OF $2o.000.ooO. Its stock was sub
scribcd FOR by various parties prom
inent IN the financial world. The bill
! filed in this case charges that the
parties SO subscribing never paid eth
or money or value for such stock; and
further charges that certain properties
/ thereafter acquired BY the North
! american Copper Company were d.
verted from the company for the per-
/ sonal profit of tho officers and dircc-
tors. who were large stockholders.
| Under tho order. tho receivers are
| directed to collect tho debts and prop
erty duo and belonging to the cor
| poration in any and all States and
! jurisdictions. and II is understood thar
! they VIII at once proceed to brfa,x
suits for tho recovery of The 10000
900 OF stock subscriptions above re-
| ferrld to. The receivers are also
ordered 10 intervene in certain suits
pending in the Federal court in Wyom-
! Ing, In which the properties Of the
! Penn Wyoming Copper Company, a
successor TO tho North American Cop-
per Company. are involved.
The carrying out OF this order 81
/ b.,
iate filing of petitions OF intervention
! b. tho receivers In the pending cases
| in Wyoming. as these cases are set
/ for final hearing OH June "a, and
probably will also necessitate the
bringing OF suits against the dclin-
quent stockholders in the courts OF
! Pennsylvania. Colorado and elsewhere
The bin fled III the case in New
| Jersey. under which the receivers arc
| appointed. charges a continuous plan
ard purpose of deception and fraud
/ on the part Of certain named con-
spirators. who. through a series OF
years. are alleged TO nave systemati-
caliy diverted tho assets of the cor
poration under their control. ava,
from the corporation and into theil
own pockets.
Tho North American Copper com.
pany, as stated. was predecessor
/ company Of the Penn Wyoming Copper
Co. in which great many promin-
/, ent people In Petersburg, Richmond
and elsewhere In Virginia invested
money. And the bill filed in the ease
| above mentioned sets forth that the
| same parties who misappropriated the
assets OF the North American Cope!
| Company likewise appropriated tn.
| essets OF tho Penn-Wyoming Conner
Company. and the purpose of this sui,
| Ii 10 recover back from the parties
| charged TO be guilty of such fraud
| ulent transportation the assets and
property so diverted. ana to make the
alleged cOnspirators pay out In ful1
and in cash their stock subscriptions.
The principal parties against whom
! relief is sought in these proceedings
are:
Joseph seep. of OIL City, Pa; John
J. Carter. OF Titusville. Pa. John s
Cary, OF Denver. Col; Charles p. Col.
/ Inns. OF Pittsburgh: Willis Georr,
Emerson. OF Los Angeles. Cal; Jess,
II. Leonard, OF Pittsburgh; Eugene n
Cobb. of Chicago: Earl a. Norton. a,
Denver Frank b. Draper. OF New
| York.