The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-06
.T8E LATE FRATERNITY.
A., tho Indicted Officers Give Bail
at Parkersburs.
pR. NEWELL GOES EAST ON A VISIT,
o,, will be Back this wecl---sOme
More Readable Short Term Order
,l,cruture...Inquirles about the
Concern Received.

Mr. Newell, the clerk in the office of
,hs late lalnented Fraternity Of FL
S =, Cooperation" who was arrest
i Friday forenoon and taken to Park
:. .,.bnr, that afternoon, returned to the
. .i,r sunday, having given bail in the
am ann q $1,000. Judge Jacob, the COM
D,ny's counsel, also came back, and
& reported that Philadelphia lawyer
had been at Parkersburg and arranged
I,il for all the other persons indicted.
n, Newell left for Philadelphia satur-
day. but said he would be back late this
week 10 resume charge Of the office.
There was little Of an interesting or
,o,ql character developed Saturday or
yesterday n regard to the affairs Of the
Jtbc concern. The office is still in the
S,njs OF Wheeling man, and all the
money mol received is returned.
In IxrELLiGEScER reporter looked
0yer a number OF additional letters Sat
v,lay that had been received by the
snaritors in the course Of business.
Tnry were much like those already
1,n,ed in u general way. Letters from
T R connected with the concern to one
,notber are cheerful and even brilliant
.nctimcns Of literary work, Astounding
n quotations from not very classic
%ets Here is specimen OF the let
isr. which these people were receiving
a briei intervals, and in the face OF
which they took lie about as easily as
anybody could take it:
BALTIMORE, June 8, '9l.
CT DoanT:
Dr,R Sm:-Thanking you for your
lind and prompt answer to my letter a
isw weeks ago, | desire, with your con-
ppt to ask few questions of you, not
wishing to take advantage of your time
Considering the lapses you have had
ID TO date, do you or can you positively
promise that any one Continuing to
meet his obligations on his policy as
thpy come due from time to time) will
receive as much as he has paid into the
Nciety, or nearly as much regardless
d the amount that his policy may call
IorD when tho policy natures?
There is no doubt but that majority
Of the membership would be satisfied ii
ueyweresure Of receiving three-iourths
d what they Will have paid into the
gdety when the policy natures; but
Judging from all that we can hear there
k possibility Of losing all and receiv-
ingnothng.
| hope that you will not con-
siler ME guilty OF infring-
ing into your business affairs;
and il YOU knew how some OF the poor
widows whom we advised to join this
cOOperaton) have sewed from early
morn to midnight, have let their grocery
bills be unpaid for the present, have
begged their landlords 10 have mercy
indwait on them a little while, have
tinted their three or four children,
hayedenied themselves of the real neces-
sites Of life, and so on Ia true picture),
anjio-day are throwing theirhands up,
With tears in their eyes, exclaiming:
-What shall we do; what course shall
vePuBue." say, ii you saw these
thincs then perhaps you would under
stand why we inquire so particularly
INTO these matters in order that We may
Be able to advise what to do for the best.
Wehave thought Mt times that it were
better for them to be transferred to the
Siar TOntine; but then l deemed it ad-
VISIBLE to rewrite to you asking for your
Individual opinion as regards this
matter.
Some ona must give an account OF
these things. Yours truly,
FIR. KEYsER,
l404 E. Preston street,
Baltimore, Nd.
Here is another:
t. , -, May 20, 1901.
1t seems that l can't get an answer
iFonI you for reasons best known to
!.olncitr in regard to my matured GER
ttlheate; have proof Of my five num-
Oes, II that viii do you any good. II
hot, make you this proposition, that
Hy3l will send Inc ninety dollars and
send Mn F. +. Gresham Tho amount of
money that she has given you up to
llie, VIII cell 1t quits. do this be-
!aaSc have lost what confidence had
y Ine concern and she liEs maGna sacri-
lCC, and denied herself to make the
payments, particularly these extracrtli-
aaFy assessments, which Is q hardship
% large majority OF US. You do not
sem 70 realize tina: fac: at all, then so
many charges IN Sc short tern, docs
10Y speak well Tor the Fraternity. II
y all Knew that the r would hold
Sat, We could and would lie willing to
aaEe a sacrifice, but, We all look upon
y rather suspiciously, at this time.
S Sle oneis making money out Of it, wo
@hot Know who. Certainly there are
great many that can't afford to loose
1siF money. Please let me hear from
W. sooa' Respectfully Yours,
jos. A, GRESHAM.
n 100 Chestnut St, X. g.
d. IN May p P. McQuigley, Of Tren-
S ~, \. De-. wrote letter Of which the
Glowing is an extract:
NY positionin this matter is very
,apeaSant. l am not favorably i'm
Used with your last proposition, nor
s Any OF the members to whom have
poAen. They say why wait and have
y, .,c same sad experience over? Matters
y ~ screwed up to such an extent that |
y IO,i not know what some of the mem
~ nv may may do us regards the law etc.
E FL, e'ate Is pushing things very hard.
e, ,,isc i Iet me know my position as re.
T. s1 " the law and also instruct me how
= Y manage. My position as secretary i
s emo, presume to occupy, but act as
'MIa al, fearing the law, ETC."
p6,,sI 'y o., 81 the letters bought by the
a, !, authorities from the Junk dealer
~ Tb GSl're IN the trial, no doubt.