Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-12-08
IMPORTANT TRIAL.
ILLUMINATE.

cartwright there.
nah The libel charges them as being guilty Of the
|gtsqHme Of Seditlon, and administering unlawful
s.S nlhs, imported an obligation not to difcover
6ss. hines which It is the duty of every good cti-
|sPrs rn and loyal fubjed to divulge and bring TO
"a Eght in 70 far as they did, under the thew and
petence OF meeting for mafonary, fome time
- ~b the year 1896, at Maybole, along with other
her ahocates, mott Of them from Ireland,
"a krm themielves into an illegal club, or aGoci
SgEon, ttllIng itielt, &C The Grand AGembly Of
-. Knights TemPlars," which club, under the
|SN netence Of initiating into the ceremonies Of
NJ hafonary, did admit various perlons as mem
h brs, and did at faid admiflion perform various
NJ ceremonies, partly with view to Willy and
at, Undermine the efablfhed religion, and partly
b repreient the Government of the country as
g. ppreGive and tyrannical, and did, with this
Few, obHge thoie who were admitted, to take,
nd did admni}er 70 them an oath, binding
/ ~ en1, among other things, "to conceal the Re.
1T Eeis Of the Order Of Knights Templars, muir
|,tg .er and tre2lon not excepted" or an oath Of
bra import and tendency and more Particu
coh al charges them with administering, Or eau
gIH hng to be adminitered, iuch oath on certain
e tzorcafons lbeiled in The year 1896.
- Dir. Clerk council for the PAnneis, made no
49, pbje6fiOn - the relevancy of the Indictment,
bpon which the Court pronounced the ulual
|nblrrhterloc1:or, and the Jury were named and
FRoro in.
~ Era1eres far t5e Prglseatiou.
|Fsmt Qnintin MADAM, E q. Of WaterGde, faid
Ia BE was mater Of lodge Of Free Malons at
|nHuRaybolc, of which the Pannels were members,
bus fepa7ated themfelves from it.
He was fhown he following papers, ore en
|a17 igled-Regulations Of the Grand Adembly
~ tfKnigh,s Templars, held at Maybole, and
e. printed copy OF PAINS Age of Reaion, hav-
L @Ang the name John Andrew printed upon it,
asI he above papers being libelled on, were iden-
V1-h hed by his "itnefs.
William Hamilton, Mafon in Mayboe, faid
J. Ne was member Of lodge at Mayboe, Royal
Arch, No. 264. When he was admitted a
~ member, pitol was fired, and fome perfon
FAILED out, put bin 70 dratb. He was bndfod
| Sd a. hra when brought into the room, and the
|srScoFsring being afterwards taken from his eyes,
n4hs was fhewn fone jug in The corner of the
sfoom, and bulh in the ing, and candle
burning in it. He was told by the PanOel
|. NJ Andrew, that it was the representation of God
|lu Almighty in the midR of the burning buh.
Andrew was mater of the lodge, and was
|~Treadng the 81 chapter Of Exodus. The wit
aI neis was deGred 10 PIT Of Bis Eos5, II b.
3
a. again on the witnefs's face, and he was led
under an arch, and after paGing under the arch,
PC was defred to find the book of the law, it
vas taken up BY lome other perlon in the lodge,
|Ta4 who was called High Pri1F, and who laid he
| III would explain 1.-THE witncfs was deiired to
"@ put money on the book to pay for explaining
u TO him, the book he was told was the bible
vi me witneis put money on the book as defired,
|dfkand John Andrew made obfervations on the
benapter as he read II, but the witnefs does not
! III pohtVely remember any Of them. Recolle6ts
'Ella' part Of the chapter where the children OF
| VI lHael are iaid to be in bondage. The pafpOrt
ior Royal Arch Mafon, was 4 am that an.
= inter the above ceremonies the wtnels being
n 'sksn out of the room had his coat taken off
~ and tied on his lhoulders in bundle, and was
II aen brought in a carpet with a rent in it was
| called the vi! 1 TIE temple. He was led through
and round the room. a fword was put in
10 bis hand, and he was ordered to ufe il A.
~ SsnH all who opPolcd him as a Knight Tenn
III par. John Andrew read the 4th chapter Of
LSodus; the w.taels was deGred to throw
ro~n The iword, and was told it was befome
y eTPenf, after which he was deGred to take it up
RI again. and told it was again rod. Andrew
poured ale and porter on the floor and called it
"ood.-I1e was ihewn I3 burning candles,
L me IN the middle he was tod repre(ented 1s
y" CbriF, the others the Twelve Apoltles. An
crew blew out one Of The candles, which he
sailed Judas, who betrayed his Mater. one Of
p mem was DIM, and was called Peter, who de-
A'ed his Mater Something on a table under
white cloth being uncovered, was perceived
= be human GyH which The witnefs was de-
Afsd to take up, ard view it. and was tod il
vas real fkull Of brother called Simon Ma
qua Porter was poured into the lull which
TIE witnei5 was dsGred TO drink he die 70 and