New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-15
L. r. SHEPARD DISCIPLINED.
1t SPENDED FROM THE UNION LEAGUE
CLUB

THE DURATION Of HIS PUNISHMENT TEN DAYS.
Elliott r. shepard has been suspended for ten days
from tn" privilege, Of the Tnion L"ag,c Club BY the
EAcrntva Committee Of that organization. This az
ton taken By the committee at special meeting
"n Monday evening. and it is understood represents
the unanimous conclusion Of the members. after
careful consideration Of the case. 1t - understood
that tho pnrT.-:imcnt takes effect 81 once.
Mr.. Slcpard'> offence has been the talk Of the town
for the lat fortnight. II consists IN the pnblIrafion
Of article in his newspaper to the effect that
certain members had been posted in tn" tnion League
Club for not paying their accounts for meat and
drink and expressing sprsc at their failure To do
80. TO that the members OF The chiD were
amazed would be t. express it mildly They were
simply dumfoundcd ~ this breach Of rlnb cfiHn't'"
and cub law. The posting Of mans name Tor non
payment Of cnh bill, Is - common 'that NJ particular
attention j. paid to II.
There Was an instantaneous and apparently general
demand for Mr. Shcpard's expulsion bu' the Executive
Committee acted with due consideration. The case
va, taken mp At the meeting held last Thursday h'eh'
bat no conclusion wa, rcaccd and it Wa laid over
until Monday evening, with the result gwen. Mr.
shepard appeared before the COMMITTEES ana pleaded
hi> cal>c fJr Two hours. II i said that he Hih''"
That he personally copied the names OIL the board
and wrote the statement that appeared in his paper
next dav When he learned how intense IN" ic'hhS
AGAIN: him he attempted to modify II by pn"nr"
Ing what va, intended Ia be Il rtr;rtion lie nc
( FRED to the member, who wcr posted III ''hpi'
mrnnry terms and spoke Of the club IN i"i"'"c
MN. h.u hi, did ,ati,f, auyb"y aIp'i'h'N'
IT,. even went further I'm the ca" OF N" o 'h' S'
lcuIcn by attempting To- seitl" thai member ''vp'
riur,, lit the member naturally l0oK'n Hpo" '"'
I,u ciing adding insult 10 ,iHjry. ana piohP'F
i,.irird Nr. >hcpard'> check T. hin.
Tie rule under which Nj. shrp'ld'> NH>P'l>"" -
t., oiuir"nG"d j. ~. - Of The bylaw. IL i do
follows:
II t,. coldIc Of , uc,Abcr shall arp"ar To tl' f''''
~" conn IT., di-orily unprt.InailF III VIOLA
ton rrr.. judicial TO ia" interests or 'h"'"'
4 . c.b o. t. II. 'hiit'f "t b''IiNN' VI IT,
" ~ act, o. Ration. h >h, -'rhl To th' '"''
o i,ini spirit Of di.i,'altv to ~ '"iIh"hV :" Inv
limited >.air. "a" coaui, III III n,.f.l h'm th"f"i ~
60 uur and II the natur" of IT, '""n"" IT, II" opinion
,.ut it, mas SUSIE ri fr"r, ia. lr'Ni"c's OF the
,,3 .,, , prod not "Ncc,.ing months. or r'T"'t
hi.a {, In.
II The offending n h"r refuse I" accept the pun
.liucui given Ia. then III" affair e"> b' tr" th.
hi, Al Il, rc,t regular m"ctihI II is u'd"i't 90
TIA, Nj shepard will submit. ,
Ih,. are III" mruis"r~ II ~" Executive
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