The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-06-02
THE COURTS END.
THE CASE OF KooNs VS.. CLARK NOW
IN TRANSIT.

Mrs. Clark's Defense With Statement Of
the Situation Of the Case, Present and
Future The Public Are Tired OF the
Case and Want a Rest. Having Made up
Their Verdict.
The so-called Court Of Inquiry that
commenced its work in Canton on Tues
day last, and ended it's deliberations this
morning, has sent its sealed verdict to the
National President, Mrs. Sue Pike San
ders of Delevan, Ills, and all is again
quiet along the Nimishillen.
We shall not waste very much of our
valuable space with the details OF the
court during the past two days. Ever
since we learned that the court had de-
cided not to Investigated all of Mrs.
Clark's financial transactions as Presi-
dent of the w. II, G. of Ohio, all interest
in the case subsidized.
1t was understood here that this was to
be a real Court OF Inquiry, but when the
President of the court decided that this
was TO be in the nature OF Military
Court Martial, with the proceedings all
conducted under the rules of evidence
governing courts of law, and that nothing
was to be investigated save the little
shortage of $37, on the Roster advertising,
the whole proceeding degenerated into a
farce.
The reason why Mrs. Wittenmyer did
this was TO establish a precedent for all
future court martials, and to educate the
women of the W. Il. g. in the forms and
customs OF legal tribunals. On this basis
of judgment the investigation was strictly
confined to Mrs. Clark's financial trans
actions on the Roster, under the charges
as originally filed by Mrs. Koons in De-
cember, 1891, and before the shortage on
the Journal of Proceedings advertising
was discovered.
Mrs, Koons will now be compelled to
again file her charges against Mrs. Clark
for appropriating money from the Journal
of Proceedings advertising, and the
charges must be tried first in Ohio, and
then 90 through the regular channels up
to National headquarters. II will be seen
by the above that the Woman's Relief
Corps Is fearfully and wonderfully made.
When the verdict of this Court of In
quiry reaches Mrs. Sanders, she will have
power either to modify or approve, but
she cannot increase the sentence. Either
side can take an appeal to the National
SO that in any event the
celebrated case OF Koons VS.. Clark will
dwell with us for some months yet.
The State convention of Ohio, in the
sessions at Piqua, passed resolution
calling upon Mrs. Clark to pay over the
monies that she collected on advertising,
both in the Roster and journal of Pro-
ceedings, so that Mrs. Clark, in case the |
present. Court Of Inquiry should whitewash |
her, will have to carry her case to the |
President in order TO escape |
rom the odium cast upon her administra-
ion by the Ohio department.. Hence,
n any evant If we do not have the case OF
Aoons VS. Clark before the public, we
hall have the case of Clark VS. The Ohio
department. before us for some time yet. \
MRS. oLARK's DEFENSE.
Yesterday Mrs. Clark put in her defense.
aside from her own testimony she called
drs. Rex, Mrs. Mary Hurford, her daugh-
er, Mrs. Abbie Clark Rutledge, DIR.
and her husband, j. J. Clark.
ls we stated yesterday Mrs. Clark
ccounted for her shortage of money by
laiming that she had paid 1t out for clerk
ire and personal expenses. She swore
nat she paid her daughter $l6,75 for extra
ervices, while she Mrs. Clark was sick,
nd her daughter Mrs. Abbie Clark Rut-
,dge was put on the stand to corroborate
as called to prove Mrs. Clarks sickness
hich is said to have occurred in March
'9l. Mrs. Mary Hurford swore to Mrs.
lark's good character and efficiency as
member of the order. Mrs. Alice Rex
wore that she thought it was correct for I
RS. Clark to use the money as she did.
j. Clark was called as an expert on the
W OF evidence, also as an expert on the
lstoms Of the g. A. Re- IN similaF cases, |
j. Clark testified that in the G.. A. II. il
customary to pay out all bills due, out
any monies collected and pay over the c
Ilance. He failed, however, TO mention
single instance in the entire history of I
Q G. A, II, where any comrade had ever | r
llected money for advertising and kept d
i. a I a
10 only case we know CT, is the b
BE in the State Department of Michigan n
lere G. A. Il. man coliscted $50 from p
A. Armstrong of Detroit for an adyer- .
ment OF his business in the journal of v
oceedings. The comrade turned over 8
cry dollar of the amount but was CEN \
red for inserting advertisements in the 5
lrnal of Proceedings. b
vEBY MAD WOMAN. "
drs. Fanny j. Ebright of Xenia. went o
me last evening in towering rage.
g is past Department Treasurer CO
10. She served on the Department II
II with Mrs. Clark last year. She was a. a.
9 of the Council of Alministration thai %
4 in &enia in January anawhitewashed - -
3. Clark. Afterwards when she found :, o.
4 she had been deceived in the figures "
nished by Mrs.. Clark she turned I,
linst her. Mrs. kbright came hepe with, y,
the minutes of the council taken when "
s. Clark made her statement in JAM W
y. But Mrs. Clark made a furious a.
ht against the admission af'these min =,
8 in evidence, and she sue ~
ded in convincing the President of a. a.
Court that under the rules of az
dence this testimony should be ex- y,
ded. During the controversy over this Ts ia
The Court, Mrs Rbright became furious- 90
Indignant. She talked so loud that her ~
"a 1Ja hnn In hn 81 he. Il
el. She protested that this kind of Sye
Iimony was just what the Court ought a. a.
lave, II they proposed to investigate 30
J case, but she was ruled out, and she W ~
k the first train for Xenla. VI
THIS ENDS CHI RnRR