Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-10
AN INJUNCTION FILED.
To Prevent the Removal Of the
Knights Of Honor Headquar-
ters from Louisville to
St. Louis.
AN IMPORTANT SUIT.
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prevent the removal Of the Knights OF
Honor headquarters from Louisville
to st. Louis as determined ut the re-
cent convention of the Supreme
L)dg !: # the. order there it was OInd-
cd, and here its first officers were Sc
lected, and it was felt by the Ken
lucky and the Southern members that
here it ought to remain. Moreover,
the local members have purchased
one Of the largest halls in the city,
aud will likely be compelled 10 give
itup il the general offices are re-
moved from this city. Theer is be-
sides, considerable bad feeling about
the defeat of Breckenridge for Su-
prcme Treasurer, as he was a man
against whose administration no
fault could be laid.
This feeling eliminated to-day in an
injunction suit in the Chancery Court
by George w. McCrcady, a promi-
hcnt member, against the Supreme
officers of The order. lie prays 10.
IN injunction against the defendant
10 prevent them from moving the of
ices from this city, In his petition
McCrady Y states that the general AS.
scmbly of Kentucky in the year 1876
passed an act incorporating the Su
prcnc Lodge of the Knights of Hon.
~, and was approved by the Govern.
Jr on the Goth day OF March, 1876.
aud the act Is still in force aud unrc.
pcalct', and the members of this body
were granted p. r.ctual succession
and were made capable of suing ana
being sud, &C.
Plaintiff states that, according To
'aid charter, the Supreme Lodge in.
'tiinlcd other lodges, among them
"Guld' d Rule Lodge, No. ,"ofwhicl
ne was elected Il member, and still
continues 10 be one in good standing
Plaintiff furthermore states that in ac-
'Or,ldnce with powers granted tn,
supreme Lodge, it instituted Il Wild
rws and orphans fund, which is un.
lcr the charge of an officer called Sd
premc Treasurer, and that all othc,
moneys aud funds are turned into an
officer called the Supreme Reporter,
who pays it from time to tine TO the
supreme Treasurer. The money foI
said fund is supplied by assessments
trom the subordinate lodges made by
the Supreme Lodge, and each and
every member of the subordinate
lodges becomes liable for the asses
mcnts.
lie also states that Robert j. Brcck
enridge was elected Supreme Treas
urcr OF The knights of Honor, and ha;
deposited in the Peoples Bank oI
Kentucky a large sum of money to its
credit. Plaintiff says that defendant.
Nelson was elected Supreme Rcpor
ter of the Knights of Honor, aud that
it is his duty TO notify members OF
assessments. Plaintiff states the Su
prcme Lodges is preparing to move all
its books, papers and documents out
of this State to the State of Missouri,
thereby causing the loss of its mem.
bcrs. |. w. Branch, of Missouri, has
been elected Supreme Treasurer, and
will take possession of all moneys ant
papers in possession Of Breckenridge
unless restaincd by the Honorable
Court. They say that the Office and
papers Of the Supreme Lodge should
be kept in the State of Kentucky, and
that il they should be removed from
Kentucky any member of the subUr
dinate lodges would be unable tt
bring an action against the Supreme
Lodge, and therefore pray that tenn
porary injunction be granted by the
Court restraining the Supreme LOdg,
from moving its office, officers and
business from the State of Ken
tucky.