The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-05-19
THEY MEAN FIGHT
FrateTnal Circle viii
Possibly Appeal.
The Officers Say the Highest
Court Will Have to Settle
the Reteivership.
THEY NAY BE INDICTED.
The Courts Opinion May Cause the
Grand jury TO Take Action
About the onicers OF the
Concern----A Big Fec
for the Receiver.

There win possibly be an appeal from
the decision Of Judges Phelps and
Dennis in the American fraternal cir
Gle case, and the case will undoubted-
" go to the court of appeals at An.
napolis,
If this court sustains the city judges
then the case will be carried TO the
United States supreme court. Bernard
Garter. who with Congressman Isador
Raynor, is counsel for the circle, is
authority for the statement that an
appeal would be taken, and unless the
officers decide to change their minds 1t
will yet be a long time before the
$4,000 certificate holders will be paid
one cent of the money they have con-
tributed. If the case goes to the Unit
ed States supreme court it may be
forced by public opion to drop the
matter and accept the decision of the
two judges who sat in the case.
Talk about an investigation Of the
question Of salaries by the grand jury
is still rife about town. and grows
stronger and stronger every hour.
But there is no one take the initiative,
and unless some one goes before the
grand jury and prefers direct charges
Of fraud against the officers Of the cir
Gle, it is not thought that they will be
indicted. The people who filed the
bills, however, charged fraud and
breaches Of trust, and Judges Phelps
and Dennis say that they have been
proven. When bill of this kind is
filed in court it has to be sworn to,
and there is good deal Of talk to the
effect that the compliments in the
case will be summoned before the
grand jury and made. to testify.
The lawyers interested in the cases
crowded the Circuit Court room when
the question as to who should be re
ceivers for the order came up for ar
gument. The receivership will pay
a large commission, and an active
competition for the positions was mani
Tested. The following were suggested
as suitable receivers: w. Benton
Crisp, Lewis ]. Cohen, Bernard Carter,
Samuel Snowden, d. James Black
stone, Of Cumberland; Hyland p.
Stewart, John v. &. Findlay, Joshua
Horner, president Of the American
National Bank; Edward N. Rich,
Thomas Hughes and Thomas A.
Whelans Mr.. Poe thought that the
officers Of the circle should not be
represented in the receivership. Mr..
lsador Rayner, who appeared with Mr..
Carteras council for the circle, differ
ed with Mr.. Poe, and suggested Mr..
Carter as one of the receivers. Judge
Phelps announced that he and Judge
Dennis would hold the names sug-
gested under consideration for few
days, when they would designate those
who were to act asreceivers.. He also
gave notice that the receivers would
not be allowed more than 6 per cent,
commission for their services, and that
the rate of commission might be lower.
The assessments paid into court since
the proceedings against thecircle were
instituted will be returned to the certi-
ficate holders.
Should the officers of the circle APP
peal the case to the higher courts, the
probability is that the interested mem
bers will not receive more than mere
pittance. Then too, they win be com
PEELED to continue paying the assess
ments levied on them. Our Baltimore
correspondent states that the general
impression in that city is, that the cir