Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-04
GRAY. WEATHERBY CASE.
All tho Testimony Put IN on Both
Sides.
some EXTRAORDINARY AD.
MISSIONS.
The Defendant weathcrhy Goes on the
Witness Stand and Gives Ills
Version Of the Matter.

Subsequent TO the report In 'hc
News yesterday OF the proceedings
In the Gray.weathcrby case, tried In
Commissioner Pratps court, DR..
woatherby, one Of the defendants, said
he was one Of the original organizers
OF the order. Van Buskirk, q ray and
Vnfncy we're my associates. We de.
cidcd that II was possible to build up a
good order here. That was about tho
latter part Of January 1891. Tie con.
etitution and bylaws were adopted
about February IL, when there was a
general discussion Of the matter there.
with connected. The by laws and
constitution now In fVrcc are tho same
~ when they were adopted. The in.
sumnce plan was discussed by all Of Us
and agreed 10. The contract wns made
In order that Gray, who would have TO
spend good deal Of money, should be
made secure. II would require a great
deal OF money 10 print books, rituals,
ETC., and II was understood that he
would furnish the necessaryiunis there
for. The Income OF the order Tor year
would have been 70 small that II
would have been impossible to run II
without eomo outside aid. We agreed
that Gray should have and own the
receipts. have been actively con.
ceTned la tho business Of the order.
The supreme secretary tvarneyl kept
the books; Van Buskirk, however, was
the acting secretary. Waterman sue
ceeded Van Buskirk, aud when
Waterman went out he was succeeded
10y Fred w. Dennis. The certificate
OF insurance adopted was similar to
tina, OF the Mutual Reserve Fund Life
association Of New York, which IL a
very prominent organization.
To MIR. Xsne-The Mutual Reserve
Fund Lie ass ,ciAtaon IL not conductca
by four men, that know Of. do not
know that II hau conveyed all IL.
revenues to one man, who wa, mem.
Der VI the four IN entire control OF It's
aliairs. | did not think that It was
necessary 10 have the policy show THAT
the finances Of the order were In the
charge Of four men. Van Bu.kirk
never objected 10 thu PLAZA Of Insurance
Ia any way, shape or form, but no dii
convey back TO me quarter Interest
in the agrca ment,
"My friend, Zane" said Judge Me.
Dowell, "appchred 10 be DESTROYS Of
running this whole csse, anu II Is time
to put "A stop 20 H."
cit might Just "a well he understood,
that nave no desire h. run tubs case,
except ON my own sidu, but | Tesily
have u consuming desire 20 run my
eide Of II, and propose to 10 w, and
II might just rs wen be Understood
now!O
Continuing, witness sRid, AZ.
signed an eighth Interest 10 l.. H..
Carpenter for $3.50, | did not inform
airy " those who were solicited to
enter the Insurance sehcme that the
agreement was In existence. never
told Van Buskifk that nothing mus,
be said about tho existence OF tho
document, however. Tao idea OF the
agreement was not my own, bat Gray,
Natney aud WcAtherby. have 70
Idea VINO first mentioned the prop0si.
ton. No policies were Issued, as
remember, before the "bill OF sale" wa
made, am not certain OF this, how.
ever. knew II the reserve fund were
conveyed away there would have been
nothing left, Aud the only way In which
the policies could have been pail
was ~ the mOrtuary assessment. In
making the agreement did not know
that we had conveyed away any OF
the reserve mnd. The quartet inter.
| est IN tho assessment was conveyed 10
myself, for the purpose OF my cOnlTl.
buting toward tho payment Of expen.
res. | do not know who drew w the
assignment. We hpd no supreme
grand attorney general ut that time.
The constitution ami hy.laws werr
gotten up by the four Of W. / drew
UP the preamble, and may have gotten
up article one and article two. The
iuea OF the titles was my own. II was
not my Idea that sheuld he tho grand
heirophant. did net care much
about II. "Heirophhnln means "ruler."
The provision for the hlling Of Vncan.
cies might have been mine. / don't
know that tho siKteen.yoBr idea was
mine. | did not come here with "a
system prepared. | did, however, try
u innugurate the system elsewhere.
| was not chased out Of California
Judge McD1wall-we object, your
honor. such ctlss-vXaminali1n il
mOnA,rnus, | suppose, however, that
II l. useless 10 object.
Mr.. Ztue-rhis cross-ex2m nation Is
called monstrous, but 1t IA INDUSTRIOUS 10
call II 50. When mnn goes ON the
stand anu testihes the prosecution has
"A right TO search his whole life.
The Commissioner ruled McDOwall
out and Weathetby cOntinued-f had
no trouble at Portland, and was not
compelled 10 leave there, but ,ld
leave. tried to organize a Rrand
lodge at Portland, bat did not succeed.
My organizer In Chicago was arrested.
| have been 10 several California
towns. had NO difficulty in santa
Cruz over any attempt to organize
lodge there, never had any difficulty
anywhere over this or any other order.
tried to institute the CreslJisr X night
ut Astoria, Orc, san Jose, Santa Clara
aud at Lradville. II had an insurance
scheme attached. My solo busint-ss
here IL In connection with the
order. think | have derived about
5000 from II IN eighteen month.
knew tho policies were being Issued. /
am the editor Of the Raighis' Reuietg,
and have caused the statements made
therein u be- sent out. was co lnizan.
If all TINT UNA Ipiuu dina