The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-21
PREPIRING TO NE INVESTIGATED.
". Johns Guilds Selection OF the Referees,
Investigators, and system Of Trial.

About seventy-hve OF tho three thousand
members Of 81. Johns Guild met last evening
in stnted session. the Rev. Mr.. Wiswall in the
Chair After the reading Of Il report and some
discussion on retaining the present officers.
young man with black whskers and dressed In
Il swalow-tail coat arose and read resolutions
whoreeo-ing in strong terms that the mode Of
investigation of tho affairs of tho Guild pro-
posed by the State Charity Commission was un-
just and unfair. inasmuch as tho Guild could not
cross-examino Witnesses and endorsing the
Board Of Trustees in refusing to submit to an
examination that was dictated by neither COM
mon sonsc nor dccency" The resolutions then
st forth the sort ot investigation which the
Guild desired.
A young man with n brown mous,achc md n
cut-awuy coat moved an am.ndmcnt that the
words common sense nor decency be omit
Tho black -whskered young man objected
and insisted in Il long speech that the proposed
inyestigntion was neithersensihlr nor decent
say IT WIS, the brown Oustached young
man insisted ohetinately.
say II wasn't. the young man in swal-
low, tail coat sharply r'iorted ,,.. ca.
am not personal friend of the state Board
both Mr. II Tcossyelt and Nj. Hosusst posssfs
common sense. and that. therefore, the words
common sense and decency should bc lett out
OF the resolution
provided by the State Board Of Charities" 4" he
substituted for common sense and dccency."
The whole brood of lrs lTrSssoutions were then ,s
words which had caused 80 much wranging.
called for an Investigation, in which the
Guild would be permitted TO cross-ex
named persons were selected IA invcstga-
tors: Joseph Cornell, Nice-President of the
Peoples Steamboat Company; James. Black.
92 W lillian street Edward Kemp. 62 William
street; James Scott. q and % White street. and
David Richmond. 2i Broad street.
MIR. Townsend. counsel for MIR. Wiswall then
advanced - tho centre Of the room and made
been made against Mr.. Wiswall at the instance
Of the woman who still bears his name." He
then moved the following:
Wi,.r. on the 2ad ~ February last serious charges
actel OF the Rev AlVah Wiswall Master OF ST Johns
WIs.. Such charges unless proved to Nc untrue and
mnicinuslf made, viii tend g. ". tN"n the cnniivnoe
mcnt oi - iohn. Guild, ami
Ht.ei', The key ANah Wswall demands as matter
th rough and p d. examination OF any aui AL charges
As,l,ei mat Nilih llarsaricn. Charles srear and
VI II iiedin- with power 60 nl Vacancies are hereby
member. of st i'ln'. Gmi At u'r next monthly meet
n- AL e'i,ngs II eniri lcio, them Tor and asain,i
thereon.
H..1.i That NE meetings of said referees he hcld in
ihe rooms Of - John Guild ~ fegrie' mn street al ne
tosethei with n persons havns ehar, TO make a.ansi
quc.d L. make thcir charge, before such referees pro.
ther,t to.
nesses shall have the privilege Of appearing
with counsel and invited the editor Of the
World the Rev, Morgan Dix. Mr.; Theodore
Roosevelt, Mrs. AVah WlSwall and all others
who may have infurmauon in relation To- the
charge against the Rev. Mr.. Niswall, to produce
their proof before the referees.
The resolutions were adopted unanimously
| ana Friday evening was also named as the date
OF the first meeting for these investigators.