The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-16
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Nv ti"N' " tHo hlJt - H. bOliincyer, the
Trustees Of Woodland Cemetery Associa-
ton feel that IL n due To- themselves aud
Ilhe public TO make a plain statement Of the
facts tlIl' lT
Information having been given the Trus-
tees that an offensive Inscription had been
placed on a monument proposed TO be
erected 10 the memory OFF. u. Bollmeyer,
Mr. w; w. Lane, the Superintendent Of the
grounds, was instrurtedifa monument with
such an Inscription was presented to refuse
It's admission to the Cemetery. Subsequent
" Mr.. Lame met the wagon of Messrs.
LnD0w a Winder on the way 10 the Gem
ctcry with the monument and having rend
the inscription, notified them Of the action
of the Trustees, and the monument was
promptly returned to the marble yard.
Here the Trustees hoped and believed this
unpleasant matter would end. "A few
weeks later some persons known 10 the
Trustees, but whose names they do not
choose at present TO publish, availing them
selves of the absence ofMr. Lane from the
city, secretly and IN the night conveyed
the monument TO the Cemetery and placed
u over the grave. The Trustees acqut
Mess rs. laDow Il Winder ofall connection
with this transaction. a meeting Of the
Trustees was called.and IL was unanimously
resolved that In the discharge Of what they
considered sacred trust they would avail
themselves of right reserved by them In
every deed executed for q lot.
Tile condition and limitation to which
each purchaser agrees Is as f0llows:f I8 I
"Thnt II any monument or efiigy or any
structure whatever, or any inscription shall
be placed upon the said lot, upon which a
majority of the Trustees of said Association
shall determine 20 be Indecent offensive or
Improper. the said Trustees shall have the
right, and II shall bc their duty 10 enter
upon the said lot and TO cause such inde-
cent offensive or Improper object to be re-
moved therefrom."
The President aud Secretary were In
structed on behalf of the Board of Trustees
to address the following notice to Mrs. Boil
meyeri ,atal
MADAM The Trustees of Woodland Cemetery
Assoeiation regret that you have placed them un.
der the painful n0cessty Of notifying you, 70 have
erased 9, ron the onpmsnt erected ever he grave
hand of an assassin. a martyr to the cause OF lib
erty OF speech and of the press or 10 remeve the
called TO the fourth condition and limitation OF the
deed under whicl, you hold your lot In the Gene
fhe trustees claim no right, and certalnly feel
nodesire 10 prevent the erection of any monu-
ment TO the memory Of your husband that your
taste may suggest They, however, cannot permit
an inscription which Is Improper and Offensive TO
large portion of the lot owners. .,s XII
To this notice the following reply was
reeeived 30 I.ut1 'O
GENrLEMRS-1 desire 70 reply to ono sentence of
Your note of thr 9th. II Is thlsi "rhe Trustees
claim no right aud certainly feel desire to pre-
vent the erection OF any monument 10 the memory
OF your husband that Your taste may suggcsep /
have erected one that my taste suggested-the In
scripton IS true, and think, proper one. There
fore ! refuse 10 take II down or have one word
erased from II. tl Ht...l lH.n 1903 ,.4l
At u subsequent meeting of the Trustees,
II was ordered that Mr., Lane have the
monument carefully removed and kept In a
secure place, TO be held subject TO the order
of Mrs. Bollmcyer, when she felt disposed
to remove IL from the grounds. ,.' III
With this simple statement the Trustees
are willing TO submit their action to the
Judgment of unpreiudiced men without
distinction of party. II would certainly be
stigmatize another lot owner Ia the, Gene
terry with any crime. The inscription also,
by implication, accuses n large majority OF
the lot owners of being parties to the crime.
Appeal as they may TO public sympathy
by the false assumption that grave has
been desecrated, the parties engaged In
putting up the monument, In defiance Of an
order of the Board of Trustees, knew that
the Inscription was insulting and offensive
to majority OF the citizens of Dayton, aud
must occasion trouble. II any spot on
eartl, should he sacredy guarded against
the intrusion of strife OF all kinds, that
spot Is the Cemetery where the dead re-
pose.
In conclusion, the Trustees would say
that they hold themselves ancnable to any
court having jurisdiction In the matter, aud
will obey any order that such court may
issue. sfa ,HN
Rom. w. SrEELE, ANDREW GuMp,
u. w. DAVIES, j. ID. pHILLIPs,
Una CRAWFORD, JOHN q. LOWE,
Trustees.
CIoTuIN, AVN lrNrt ts,,pN,a L,,,nN,a,,,,,,
GooDs, of the latest aud most fashionable
styles, can always be had, at the lowest
rates, at the store of ]. Lebensburger &
Son, No. los Main street. next door to EN-
piro Office. IA IA 4H..
SUIT AGAINST rHE SECURITIES OF DR.
FAuITrNG Pension AGENT.-On Thursday,
In the united States Court, at Cincinnati,
snit was tried by Judge Leayitt against
the securities of Joel Green, Il few years
ago II pension agent In that city. The
names Of the sureties are Dom Platt, Dr. j.
L. Vattier Hugh McGlincy, John W. Gar
rlson, Lafayette Laboytenx, Maholn II.
Medary and John Loder. The amount of
the deialcation, as alleged, ioots up nearly
$4,000, for which the securities are held
responsible. During the trial the defend
ants asked permission 10 testify The Court
declined 10 receive their testimony.
Judgment was rendered for the Gov
ernmcnt 10 the amount OF the detalcation,
nearly $4,000.
NEArNEss.--A literary gentleman was
once inquired of, "what is the first attri-
butte OF beautyS" He tersely replied,
''Nedfaess;" and, said he, lit Is the duty,
made so by the natural law OF tho Great
Supreme, that all men, and especially all
women, should be neat and tidy. A wo-
man may be beautiflln face and form, but
II she Is not neat and tidy In her adorn-
ment, her natural beauty loses all its graces
and Its charms" l pressed him further,
with another question. "If nedtness, as you
say, is the first attribute, how shall be-
come SO ?" lie quickly replied, with all the
earnestness Of a practIced connoisseur,
"Why, sir, go the Eagle Clothing Store,
No. lls Main street, aud ask Schwarz Tor
one of his best and neatast suits Of clothes.
julIdawlw
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