The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26

county, Kentucky. under a grant from
Gov. Patrick Henry OF virginia. He
swore that 1t was Eeld by various claim.
ants in adverse possession, and added:
1T Is believed to be Of no value. ]
have never been in possession Of said
property"
From Chicago Enricht came to New
York and was rather active az a pro-
moter before applying himself to the
development Of several inventions. On
November %. 1908. his attorney. Wilson
r. Mendeli, began a $4,000 libel suit
against the New York Times. which was
discontinued two years later without
being tried. Tn newspaper had printed
on November 20 a news story from
Pittsbufg headed -. NJ. Myers Held In
Bond 1heft-Promoter Who said lie Had
$500. 0o0. 900 to Invest for Rothschilds Ar
rested"
-. N. Myers" was J. Montefiore
Meyers. who was arrested in Pittsburg
and indicted in New York. charged with
stealing several bonds. 1t developed that
the bonds were forged and Meyers was
released The part OF the newspaper
story TO which Enricht objected was an
assertion that Meyers was alleged to be
a confederate Of I.oui Enricht. the pro-
moter. who was exposed in the New York
newspapers in June 1906 iinricht said
tnat tnls Wde untrue aHu Hdu udfIIdbch
him to the extent of $4,000.
In their answer TO the complaint pre-
pared by Enricht's attorney counsel for
the Times, Leventritt. Cook & Nathan.
offered an affidavit that william 4.
Douglas made in July, 1907, in "A suit
brought by the New York and Ely Con-
solldated Copper Company against
Meyers and two others for recover OF
"A chattel. In this affidavit Douglas said /:
That said Joseph Myers is a con-
federate OF one Louis Enricht said Jo-
seph Myers and said Louis Enricht were
jointly interested in the Lincoln Gold
and Copper Mining Company. which was
exposed by the New York ScN in June.
1906"
Enricht Active Else " here
The attorneys for the Times also said
In their answer that Meyers was presi-
dent and Louis E.nricht secretary Of the
Mexican Land and Colonization Com
pany. which had an office at 42-44 New
street, which "was ostensibly selling and
> developing land in Mexico"
In the same II was set forth
hat In 1905 Enricht was president of
the Eminence Electric Light Company.
OF which Meyers was financial agent
that Meyers negotiated notes for the
company which were Endorsed by En-
RIGHT and others and that many Of the
notes were unpaid. II was also asserted
that Enricht was secretary and a d.
rector Of the Lincoln Gold and Copper
Mining Company, whose stock was
boosted by the curb brokers J. NJ. Percy
X co. until the bottom fell out of IT,
The company's principal property was
the old Seminole mine in Florida. which
had a great career before the civil war
one of the other concerns In which
Enrlcht was interested. the t.minence
Electric Light Company. was reported
on favorably by r. g. Dun & Co. on
April IS. 1905.
At the time that Enricht was pressing
his libel suit. his lawyers asked the SUI
preme Court to strike from the answer
of the Times all the alleged particulars
OF Meyers's career ana also a statement
that Enricht was connected with the
United states Land syndicate in Chi
cago The Judge ordered the Land Syn
dicate reference struck out, hut not the
references to Meyers on October s. 1910
on motion of Enricht's attorney. the sui,
was discontinued without costs.
ON the previous day Enricht filed his
petition in bankruptcy. He was then
living at 1925 Faile street. The Bronx,
H!s schedules showed debts amountinl
to 1921 and he gave "A list Of securi-
ties held by creditors. Most of the
debts were contracted in Brooklyn. where
Enricht had lived. There were many
judgments against him.
Patent an Artificial stone.
1t was in 1910 or 1911, when Enrich.