National Republican., 1880-09-14
AFTER THEIR TREASURER.
A Charitable Association in Court-Alieged
MIaappronriaiIon of Rmnda.

hisappropriation OF FUNDS.
Tho case Of tho National Association for tho
Relief Of Destitute Colorod Women and Chill.
dren against Susanuah A. Crandcll, Gormond
Crandell and Emily f. Hart came up before
Justice Cox yesterday, sitting In equity.
Messrs. Riddle, Miller aud Padgott appeared
Tor tho complainant and Messrs. Cook aud
Cole for the defendants. The suit grows out
of certain differences held by the members in
regard 10 the management Of the association,
which resulted in the dsmissing Of certain
officers and directors and the substituting Of
others in their stead. Out of this action grew
the litigation. The bill was filed in June,
1879, and sets forth that the association was
Incorporated under an act of congress, and in
the early part Of its career was supported by
voluntary contributions and annual dues Of
Its members. Subsequently congress made
annual appropriations for its support
From these appropriations and contributions,
together with interest there had accrued a
reserved fund of about So, 400 In the year
1860 Mrs. Crandoll was chosen treasurer of the
| association, and continued to hold the Office
until June 10, 1873. She had the control and
Investment of the money. In April, 1879 IL is
alleged that the board of managers, ss II COM
mittee, examined the accounts Of the treasurer
aud the manner in which the funds were in
vested. Thcy claimed to have failed to obtain
any satisfactory information, except that Mr..
Crandell had received S3,760l2 of the amount
on note Of his dated September 49, 1873 and
payable five years after date, for the payment
uf which the treasurer held no security. 1t
was further stated that shortly after this re-
port was submitted by the committee, MIR.
and Mrs. Crandell were conveying away their
real estate to Emily +. Hart, and deeds had
been placed on record showing that trans.
iers had been made to her Of property
valued at $1,000, with view to
prevent and delay the collection of the money.
1t is also averrcd tha meeting was held
| under protest OF certain members OF the asso-
citation ut the residence Of Mrs. Pomeroy in
June, 1879, and Mrs. Crandoll, as treasurer,
voted u salary of $3.50 per annum. Instead
Of putting in All answer tho defendants,
through their counsel, put in plea that in
| the institution Of the suit the act of congress
had been disregardcd in that the required
number Of neither the members of the asso
citation nor of the executive committee or
managers were consulted iu relation thereto
that no proper and legal authority of the asso'
citation existed or now exists for the institu'
| ton of the suit aud its corporate name is used
without any just aud authorized sanction oi
| said association, but is brought by minority
Of tee members, few in number aud who met
| in disregard of the act of congress, clandcs
| timely, aud caused the suit 10 be instituted
To further aid them they without notice
attempted to eKpel two MEMBERSHIPS Gran
dell and Mrs. Hart. 1t Is further stat ed that
the suit has been commenced aud is carried OF
by individual members of the association aut
porsUus claiming to be such. The defendants
therefore, ask whether they shall bc com
PEELED to make any further answer to the bill
and pray to LG dismissed. The argument il
now IN progress OH this plea.