The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-01-21
Mrs. Emma F. Rooms Talks for
Publication.
She Says Mrs. Clarke Admits Using
the Money,
And Justifies Her Action by Say.
ing She Had a Ri hit to it,
CwIth apologies to nobody }


When Canton reached there with her sprltes,
The col red troops were put To- flights,
by pettlCoated culNalry.
Last evening we received the following
dispatch from Col. Gauuce OF Nauia, who
fs watching the battle of the Giroudines
now in combat in the ladies par or Of the
Commercial Hotel, at Xenin.
XENIA, o Jan. IA Ihe Womans Coun-
ell have arrived aud have seen several
of them, but mum is the word; they will
not talk about the case.
This morning came the following;
FIRST DISPATCH.
XENIA, Jan. 15.-tnterest in case inten-
sifies. The Women of Court held secret
caucus last night and decided on mode of
procedure. An effort was made to have
both combatants desist, have all charges
withdrawn on both sides and a
general amnesty declared. Hattie
chaplain of W. r, c. made strong effort
for peace, for the good Of the order. She
was ably seconded by Mary +. Long of
Steubenville, member of the State Ex.
ecutive Committee, and Junior Vice Pres-
ident Callie +. SorRen of Kenion. The
opinion prevails this morning that some
peace will be patched up, or that Mrs.
Clark, who has powerful friends here will
be let down very easy. Trial fixed for
ladies' parlor, Hotel Bradley.
LATEST DISPATCH.
XENIA, Jan. Id Special. Tho trial is
now in secret session with closed doors.
There are no outside rumors and no in.
formation to he had. There are guards at
the doors, aud no messages or messcngers
or teiegrams can penetrate the awful
secrets of the court room, No member of
the Council is visible 10 an interviewer,
except the president and she refuses to I'M
seal her lips. Ntrategcms of all kinds
have been unavailable. Both accused
hpptA 1r
either of them. Communication is cut off.
This is about the situation Of the great
trial at Nenia today and all communica-
ton with any of the council or with any
OF the accused is strictly enforced by
two statuary guards at the Hotel Bradley,
where the evidence is being reviewed. l
have just tried to see Mrs. Koons by
stratagem, sending telegram to her en-
closed in an envelope, but the guard had
positive orders and refused to hand the
telegram TO her. WIN. GAUNCE.
THE VERY LATEST.
XENIA, Jan. l5 Especial. THE council
is in session this afternoon at 2:30 p, IN.
with full board. This forenoon only the
preliminaries we're heard. The evidence
is being heard now. Mrs. Koons has not
presented her side of the case and nothing
is known what the result will be. Every
thing in done in a star chamber proceed
ing, The high muckey-mucks are keeping
every ytnlOB very ClOse'
The purported woman's court of inves-
tiEatiol at AeniH, turns out the worst OF
any yet mentioned. The scenes in the
Woman's Relief Corps of Canton, when
Mrs. Clarke paralyzed Mrs Tenuey, were
mild hammered compared with the per
formaDce at &enia. Mrs. Clarke, the ac-
Cuseu, insisted on being present and act
ing as official counselor to the court, in
her own case. When asked to leave by
the court, she refused to do so. On the
other hand she insisted tHat Mrs. Rooms
had no right to be present as she was sus
pended from the local corps at Canton
and could not present her case. Mrs,
Clarke made a long argument before the
y women on this point and must have been
sustained by Il majority OF the so'called
court, as Mrs. Rooms was not allowed TO
present her case at all. IhiS ls the kind
of an investig that took about 500
out of the charity money contributed 10y
patriotic people for the benefit of old
soIdiers and their widows and orphans.
In other words, Mrs .Clarks prosecuted her
own ease, gave the court all the law and
Ghe alleged facts and prevented the pros
ecutor from appearing i'll court, even TO
make a sta atement. Even then the court
broke up in confusiOn; the members OF
the court being unable to make any state
ment about the case, only that they had
no jurisdiction.
MRS. KooNS INTERVIEWED.
Mrs. Emma +. Koons, fresh from her
encounter at Xenia, arrived in this city
Saturday night. TO NEws.DEMoCRAT
reporter who called upon her today, she
said:
sWhen went TO Xenia l went With the
understanding that the court there was
simply an investigation. They had no
final Jurisdiction, but could report that
that there were grounds for the charges or
could report otherwise, the case then nav
ing to go to the National Convention to
which | had appealed. There were 10
members of the council present. Mrs.
Clarke was there as State Counselor and
insisted that she had right 10 conduct
the case. | was excluded, although was
prosecuting the case.
1 understood when went there that she
had made up her mind to state to the
court that the charges made against her
did not appear in my books. When she
found thatl was present with sworn all
dayits from business men with whom she
had dealings, she changed her tune ana
went into the council and confessed every
thing with which had charged her. She
was permitted to argue her
own case, pass upon the law
governing it and conduct matters
IN such a way thatit would beneit her.
was accorded no such privilege but was
compelled to submit my statements III
writing. This confession of hers only
streuuthens my case before tue National
convention, as the only point now to be
considered is whether or not sne nau tue
right TO appropriate tho money and goods
which she admits she did appropriate"
"What are the duties of the Department
Treasurer ~ was asked.
"The Department Treasurer, according
to the rules and regulations, shall hold
the funds, vouchers and other property OF
she department. III all orders for supplies
made ON regular Tequlsition blanks, re-
csiye all moneys due the department.,
giving her receipt therefor, pay all orders
properly drawn by the department secre-
tary and approved by the department
president and disburse no moneys except
ipon regularly drawn orders. The De-
,lrtmens treasurer is under heavy bonds
aad is tie Ouly one authorized 10 receive
,d disburse funds"
In order TO turn any money
oy,r 10 Mrs, Clarke for "commlssion"
sbould have had an order from the
departulent secretary. In fact did not
got the money at all, she having appro-
priated IL without making an account OF
IT, The whole thing Was decidedly lrreg-
ulaF.
Here is another clause in the Red Book
to which | deere to draw attention;
stEvery officer should be made 70 under
stand that her acts are liable 70 pe scrut
enized by the highest court, the Nauonai
convention. Aud every member should
he rnnde 10 feel that there can be no exer.
else of arbitrary power in the Womap's
Relief Corps that exact Jusuce shaii pe
melted cut 70 all
Mrs. MoOuisten said 10 mo after the
meeting of the court, that she would not
have the roster published in the same way
Mrs. Clarke did, es she felt that the ac'
tfon ~ Mrs. Clarke had cast stigma up