The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-03-11


he escaped because he was Mason?
I knew another case which shows
the devilish disposition of Masons. A
prominent married man applied to
friend whom he supposed to be Ma
son, for the degrees. The latter got to.
gether six others, and organized plan
to receive the applicant.
The latter was received on the night
in question, in the "lodge room." Blue
lights burned, and solemn gongs roared,
while the seven consplrators groaned
portentiously in chorus.
And then the applicant was blind
folded and led over one turned up
table, across twelve inverted chairs,
tripped over seven exten ded legs, sous.
ed in four tubs of water, slid do gn one
soaped board, against the grain and
was then brought up to be examined.
Sworn on an authenticated copy of
Munchausen, to tell the truth, he was
interrogated by the G. r. j., who was
the village physician.
Confess" said the latter, "all your
sins. If there be one crime on your
conscience, you must reveal it. On your
honor, on your solemn oath; have you
ever done aught to wrong the marital
relations of any citizen of this vilage?"
"Must answer this question ?" said
the shrinking candidate.
"You must, would you ever pass be-
meath the Royal Arch" solemnly res
ponded DR.. r. "Answer, now, upon
your fearful OATH"
"No one, then, except-except-in
the case of DR.. RI" reluctan ntly confess
ed the candidate.
Suddenly DIR. r. launched out his
right hand, and "handed" the candi-
date tone" on his smeller. Then the
latter tore off his bandage, and being
game he responded with his left. Then
the two clinched, and fought all over
the one table and the twelve chairs;
four times up and down the soaped
board, and in and out ofevery tub of wa
ter, for four hours and thirty eight
minutes. Both were licked so badly
that they had to be carried home in
blankets.
A suit for divorce followed, and DR..
II. and Mrs. took separate lodgings.
This heart rending occurrence exem-
plifies, further, the atrocious character
of Masonry. 1t is seen that Masonry
is convenient garb in which mon mol
MasOns may perpetuate inhumanities
and nameless crimes. 1 charge upon
Masonry the breaking up of the happy
family of DR.. r., by separating him
from wife who loved wisely, and t,oG
well.
AS further proof of the infamou:
character of these Morgan killers,
will expose some of their orige5 which
occurred at Haas's Park, near the city
of Chicago.
st. Johns day is observed by these
people who killed Morgan. Morgan is
a man who was killed in time to carry
an election. His initials are G. E.
Good Enough Morgan.
The men who killed Morgan had ret
plumes in their hats, at Haas's Park
which indicated their bloody character
They also all had swords. They ar,
the same kinds OF swords with whicl
G. Z. Morgan was slaughtered with
They also carried several immens
poles, which are pointed at one end
These poles are employed for the pur
pose of marking spots to be used TO
the graves of those whom the orde
slaughters.
A good many of the men had engrav
ings of skulls on their breasts. Thes
are accurate likenesses of the skulls O
men who have been murdered by tn
Masons. When Mason has kille,
three men he is entitled to wear like
ness of his victims heads, and to TAX
the degree known as Golgatha.
This is the true explanation of thes
skull badges. Ofcourse the Masons d
not own it. They pretend that the.
wore these skulls on account of the we
weather. They said flood might com
up,and they wanted to skull themselve
to dry land.
Each of them had the number
among his insignia. This is the nun
ber which each of them is sworn to kill
The Masonic performances at Haas
Park were of sinister character. Ho,
many men and women were slaughter
ed during the orgies of the day, an
: buried among the shadows, no one, un
less a member of the ants Masonic sc
cieties, will ever know. One man nc
Mason was discovered among tn
crowd. An hour later he was foun
prone on his back behind tent. II
was dead, yes, dead drunk.
Some of the ceremonies of the satul
MALTA were horrifying. One Druidici
looking Mason, with long, Icy beart
and lurid spectacles, read somethin
from Il roll of manuscript. As he di
so he was surrounded by an auditor
> that occupied itself with weird an
fantastic ceremonials. His words seen
ed to fill them with strange powe
Unearthly sounds filled the building
in which one could distinguish CUR
= lings like that of blood from gashs
Il throats, or the flow of champagne fro
bottles. The air was filled with viii
j., zing pellets the size of corks. Bursts
y demoniacal laughter tore through Il
: din. The further the speaker with Il
:, lurld specticles proceeded, the loud
grew the clamor.
;. 1t was a fine address-probably.
n was ceremonial said to be illustrati'
a of the condition of the Masons wi
n built the tower of Babel.
IS Some of the Masonic rites are peculia
"a AS everything about the craft has son
mathematical connection, the triang
y the square, the pentaaen, etc, we
5. symbolized. The circle was represent
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