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

FAHMtN0DAIE. Ia I, Itpih
Louis Enricht admits the reports or MS
business disasters of the past. lie talked
frankly to-day about his three pahk-
ruptcy cases and Of his arrest hfteen
years ago by Federal authorities on Q
charge OF misusing the United States
mails. He also admitted that his reai
name. or rather the name under when
he came to this country, was LOUIS
Henricht. But for all OF these tn,hss
he had an explanation that cohIus" 81"
suspicion of dishonesty on his part'
ii, is true that I have been a bank
,upt." lie said. ~ could not help ".
Other people have had the same MIS-
fortune. have lost more than one for-
tune. What does 1t matter? rave SET
mvse,f in each case to build up "A new
one. But I have never been dishonest.
and not one of my creditors mas ever
opposed me. ! have paid out more IMAM
$4,000 in debts that ! owed morally
although they were no longer legal debts.
No man can say that I do not meet my
obligations.
"In the first incident. that OF a rail-
road construction, case, l was building a
road from Canyon City to Cripple Creek.
Col. a distance of about forty miles. i
was to get 81. ZOO. 900 in stock for my
share of the project. I put in 100000
of my own money. Then we found that
we could not foat the bonds. ] was
LEANED out and had to become a bank
rupt.
Land Deal Explained.
The other. the land deal. was this
way. Ex-Judge Deutzel owned 4o.ooo
| acres Of land in the Cumberland plateau
in Kentucky and Tennessee. through a
| succession Of grants dating back to
| Patrick Henry. I was made trustee and
| all deeds were in my name. We were
| selling the land when the Government
| declared that our titles were not good
and was arrested for misusing the
| malls. / was in New York then and |
| could not afford the expense OF travelling
to and from the West and bringing my
witnesses. My lawyer held that the
Government had 10 jurisdiction In the
matter Of state grants and titles. and
7 believe that Is SO. but the District
Attorney advised me 10 plead guilty. |
refused. but | put I'm a plea OF nolo con-
tendere and received the minimum hne.
$500, which ] paid. Judge Deutzel still
has the titles, and ! think they should
be valuable.
II began a libel suit against the New
York Times in 1905 because that pa er
said some things of me that were unfair
and damaging. They made me angry
! and went to a lawyer. He advised a
suit and I told MIN to go ahead. II
dra gged out for several years and by
that time ! had cooled on. | did not
want to keep up an old argument. so
dropped the case.
"My bankruptcy in New York in 1910
is also true. For that ! have NJ excuse.
was "A fool started to speculate in
stocks and they cleaned me out. There
was no dishonesty in 1t.
1T is true that my name by birth was
not E.nricht but Louis Henricht, | did
/ not change Il willingly. When | went To
&c; out my naturalization papers IN
Nevada the clerk OF the Sup. riov Court
misunderstood my signature and instead
of Louis Henricht h, made me a citizen
as Lou II. Enricht. and | have used
that name since"
Prof. Enricht denied the charges that
his $, cret for making artificial stone by
fuoric acid was a copy of the old SoIell
process.
My patents and formula for ARTIFICIAL
stone manufacturing were sold to III.
Acme Cement and Plaster Company o!
ST. Louis and are in use by IT," he said.
There was a company formed, bu; there
are only three members, a ST. Louis man,
Mr.. Yoakum and myself. who receive tho
royalties on the process. None OF the
stock has ever been placed on any mar
ket