New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-12
EXPELLED FROM BOTH CLUBS.
ACTION TAKEN AGAINST FRANK ElI.lSpN.
A GOVERNOR OF HE RACQUET OFFERED HIS
DESIGNATION BECAUSE or DELAY IN
TAKING ILLS SlIP.

TAKING THIS STEP.
Frank Ellison will go TO state prls'" an
clubInan lie has been expelled from the MAMMA
tan and the Racquet and Tennis Guns SINCE ms
assault on w H. Henrques, and the Ihlon so' '''
NJ him long ago COR his fight there with "fred May
The expulsion Of Ellison from the Racquet ''"o
WAS attended by some incidents when c"uSen Il
great stir in the club. and led Thomas H. MahSo"'
IT, the treasurer and one OF the governors " o"'
his resignation from the board. Inc ""H'
smoothed over however. and MI Manson co"se"'e'
to continue q governor.
The governors Of the Manhattan Ciuo WIZ
pecially anxious to be rid Of Ellison for inc ieo-
ing against him throughout the club was "''''9'
Ellison had several times gone out oil h'S ""'
hiring tho clubs name into the papers in cohhecU"n
with his arrests for dsorderly conduct an" a..
sault and his last dsgraceful crime gave
como onnor,unity 10 be rid Of him forever. III was
Euison's custom. when arrested to give '"e '""''
Of some fellow member of The Manhattan 'u'.
Even when he WAS under suspension Tor ca"S'''s !"
disturbance in the clubhouse he calmly gave '"'
club as his address TO the police sergeant.
The constitution of the Manhattan club gives any
member accused of conduct pr"JuulcIai w u" "
terests of the club an opportunity 10 present MS
defence TO the governors In person ny le''e' VI pS
counsel Ellison did not take advantage OF thiS
rr,vuegc so If was taken for granted that he
would be expelled at the first meeting oi '"e
board.
The Racquet Club had come INTO uhp''aS""'
notorety in connection with Esons last crime
because he hid himself there while the detectives
were looking for him. The club was placed III 'he
nostion of harboring criminal against whom the
charge might be murder. BY a chance. the gov
errors met on the night on which the Mahhd''a"
Club Board was to pass on Elsons case
1t seems that the Racquet Club governors were
inclined TO be cautious so they waited untii the
other board should meet and act. In the fn'"ne
Of the evening. who belongs 10 ho'h the
clubs ielephoned from the Manhattan 10 the Rac-
ouet that Ellison had not been expelled because
there were not enough members of the board pres
ent TO form quorum Somehow the message was
twisted UP the delivery and reached the RACQUET
Club governors in this form. "Ellisons case mas
not been acted on because there Is not enough
ground for his expulsion
Apparently this threw some OF the governors OF
the orty-thrd-st club into panic. one oil
them suggested that there several lawyers
among the Manhattans governors ana f.Illsoh nau
moi been expelled for fear OF his bringing law
suit against the club when he got out OF prison.
Mr. Manson protested that Ellison had given gross
offence by using the club as an asylum OF rrIuse'
He would probably go to prison for hVe years any
way and after that ne wouldn't bring "A SUIT, II
exrelled II was resolved. however. To wait until
more was heard about the cause OF the supposed
action Of the Manhattan clubs governors. ana MT.
Manson. in disgust, said that he would resign from
the board. ,,,
After the misunderstanding had been explained;
Ellison was expelled from the Racquet club. ana
the governors Of the Manhattan got "A quorum ana
took the same action. Mr. Manson was then per-
suaded 10 Withdraw his resignation