, 1879-01-31
TIE W. L. U.

Any person tou1 Of tic atu1y Of Tho ccccn-
trIAt!ea Of huu,An nature, particularly the TO-
ula'e stdc thereof, might havs spent very
pleasant A,l,l profitable afternoon yesterday at
Justice 1lamllt's Court. 1'le Woman'a Id.
bor tnlon," Or tho "!yorktnrw7mct'a Unon,n
an organization Of xoaIo such name II least, rus
out IN full force to fcar Ills result Ut trial In
sttgated BY ons Of tho members of the Union
against three 14ter-men,bcrs. The allega-
ttuu was that the threo sister.ncmbess
had falsely Imprisoned thu complainant la TIC
raso ny forc'b'y dctaiulug her III a plnse where
she did nut wtsh to rcmau. Whenever tlc com-
palnant testified 10 any fact In tic case, Ill tie
members Of tho Union, nl,o wcrp seated around
the room. would with one accord givr vent 70
expressons such Us ilesc; s.Oh!" add yoa
hear lhat9' "Dn, how can etic!'' And when
the "w0man scUrne1" {tai means The com.
plsiaant) tie4ccndcd from her perch upon tbs
wttcd dog tint was nosInr around. ths
room tic enthusiasm knew no boun.ls. Tie
wh0le stnry Was gathered from the evidence. 1t
b substantially - follows:
FhEba Cooley was lhe Treasurer Of tic W,
l.. i. llor term u ofl1eo expired jan. /, and
her aucstssor was Gufy elected. i was natural
tEat tic ncw!y-exaited custodian Vt the
"ieathsr " should want to curry tie "leasl'er"
Of the s'Ia Phpbe refused. Tue Union was
Informed. 4 pnw.wow WIS decided upon.
fhEeo waa tnSitcd TO bo present, and thn
tts Pfssl,nt ,n.t tosk the kidl proesat!ou to
part Of tbs Union gaye her another chance to
account for the abaent funds" Phrbo TO-
spundc.t hY bc!,.0 prescnt at 4 meeting which
VIVA held Jan. II. In tho course OF the crudlts
deliberations Mas propounded to Phoebe the
question, :" When will YOU pony uD!" or
when w!ll yo,l giya up the booulel" or aolne-
thug to that effect. FheEbs heard Il, but ahe
needed not: Her mind VIA mItn hcr heart, md
that VA tar away wl,ssu the tl:ss lay suuglr
stuGtltuto un nlA ssoeking Sht calmfF ar0ae,
aMi,Hdyapeing 10 lie AMlaxnpian Nicc. President,
made thu "iralt 3aIaa,n." 1t sllnuid perhaps
po stateL here that tho Uniou Is secrut aoc1etr,
as"! Las % many sisn:. xrips, passwords, and
ceremonies ~ any TN Masonic oFdrrs combined.
I'M AraTta Of the molnbers were yc1y much
wru's Yesterday when thu srcat book eontaltfnC
the n,yssle secrets vi the Union was produced In
c"urt, offered u evidence, aud It's holy tuat.lca
c1posel to vulgar kaze. but qua ot tlsu
hook a1ld its ritual Ia tho "t354sn!
to be excused from the meeting beture The va
lournment las 1ren had. lts lse IL eompul-
.oFy. In tact, all the custoHs aud usaRes Of tho
Union arc compulsory. al'l the members aru
touna ~ c'!esp s ~ saths 10 observe them. The
Grand sa!aam " rcsts with The Viee-i're.idcnt
To llef the u. y. Il directed. II she 'sa-
l4ams BACK" she appf!cant tor pcTmts:.
a]oH % SeflFp ~ tIto W Eb. II u0{ ''Baa3t1su
back" n, tue pc1s0n must reu!atu. 1t
serms that Fhnbo n,ade she prescribed sign anil
the Vier.tFesident refused 10 lei her ro. 6hc
tried " go anyway. Airs. Il. 4. rfcil!er, tho
luaasodonsc doorkesprE, lnterpos.d her pcFton
'asld Made grab for Paube's u,ulI. Phnhu
| grabbed 1t back, and then iuads clutch and q
| lnW u Mrs. PlciHer. Before blood lsd
been spilled, Bertha Dtnlar took a haptl
tn the taelee, and Phnhe retired FROM ttlc ring
tu appeal to Mrs E!xina +. SteYcns trorn;nsitur
aud Icesurcsl ti.e PfesideMt, for permission 10
leave Mrs. Stevens sail: ~ c4nnot II. you
co." loud "hoop-las" +" from tl.e E11on.) ,lIut
pAnbs did ~. sha had "brusn" with tAo
doorkeeper. but ''gut away" With her. An,l
! He'd into the Autr-1uum. Tho door,
were bolted. She drew the. bolts, tlis
| door opened, und With one cxultanI, Joyous
| bound sls teApt7d down Hight VI statf4 Ut uup
jump, aud reached tic street. she wa4 soon
thereafter sIrcstcA fur the 'clnbexz!claentn Ut
The sl:Sl Luat!ce Wlson DISCHARGED ner ia4k
Tuesday. shu caused Stevens, piciIer's,
| u4l4 ljenlar'4 arrest. They nal q htar,llE
Yesterday AFTERNOON before Justice liaIumlll.
| rley, Atl1 other tpena1sEs Ut lie uulon, testified
| that they lnouRhs they lad right u subject
| The laws of The State to TIC stuptnduua oaths
under which every membership ~aa hall. The
| Court eS!deutly thought ~ too. for lhat was
the sole argument for tue de!eose, aud the
prlsoueEs were discharged, uotwlthstandlng
| tho admissions u the iallefesaea tla4t