Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-07-27
THE IRON HALL.
Experience Of Local Branch with
Indianapolis Receiver.


Our rraliers <iII remember that the Jor q
NAL pubsished last September = letter from
A. " Goddard to the receiver Of the irol
Hall st Indianapolis, refusing point blank
ia behalf Of the local organization Of thz
b,dy. % forwari fansis in the local treasury
sr..,,.asiag 70 some 5000, 10 the head
quarter. at indianapolis.
Prior 70 the ~riting Of Ibis letter By Mr.
f.o!isrl. the local braneh had been recsiv
!nz asany threatening letters from Indian
apoA.. The superior court al that plae.
hai iecreef that all local branches .hoult
tara ia their funds to the receiver Of ths
order. Not only vas this remark
able course Of procedure deter
mined upon BY the hungry 10
a.An. officials Of tlie order, bu, il vas fur
tbsr decided that all members Of the or,iei
throughout the country should coniribat.
an amour. in the vicinity Of We dollar,
apiece - help the order out Of It's some ha;
complicated financial condition.
4, fret the Augusta branch vss threaten
ell sth beiBg shat og; Of the division Of the
zener2I fun1. In the possession Of the re-
csiTsr amounting TO some $3.50 100. There
sas AZ that time about twice as much money
in the treasures Of local branehe. through.
out tie country which the receiver was en-
dssvorin2 70 secure.
Failing 10 get any returns from the local
branch by this threat, he declared his pur-
,,o.s Of bringing civil suit against the Off.
Ger. Of the lodge A. this did not seem 10
ts terrifying enough, he threatened 70 bring
criminal action In other New Engiant,
.tate. thi. had generally .ul'iced to accom-
pi.sh bis purpose. The local branches OF
Connecticut snd New Hampshire quite
generally turned their funds into his hands
Thi. xas also the ease IN Massacilusetts 10
such a. extent that an injunction bad to be
secured from the courts 10 prevent the
,rea.urers Of local lodges from ling
fun:. IN Their possession TO Indianapolis.
Tie ~,at- of Maine, hou ever. was not 80
r,-pon,iye. and the local branch here al
Au9u-ta. acting under the advice Of Mr.
GoIlarI refused from the first to turn in
their fund. Mr Goddard very forcibly
0rucj+ed the decree Of the Indiana cour,
vbl.h be- Jared to b, an Infamous one
s.iaout ba.i, IN las or logic. He ventured
tts opinion that the supreme court of
iniiAna ~Ogli not sustain such a decision
prediction that Ia. since been verified by
the refusal Of that body to 10 this very
tMr2
VIZ Goddard told the Indianapolis receiv-
er lat the member. of the local branch
urrp unable to see <hy if there were $500,
Dss| iu ms possession TO be leyilei among
IT,, hfpreni lodges Of the order ami the
member. pf the Augusta loIge were to re-
ect,. n.uuey from him he. should ask them
10 .,n3 th,Ir money on 70 lndisna. Whist the
!o-al branch had N thcr hands they were
reasonably .urc Of whH the receiver
hlI n b. bands they never expected
., .-e ans part Of A, to the suits which
hat Ar,n fl,r, ,,cned Mr. Goddard assured
~" rr,sissr inat rhe local branch hal no
f,.r If ttcm and { he contemplated any
.l.A 4sft.r , soull be we'll for him to
..umyD.. proceedings At once. No reply
la.ryst tren gwen to TIN. ,igorous letter
OF MIR n9lisfl
The @apno ga r5.so..snnof W ". Morse
treasurer If the local branch, has been ap-
p ,ruoaei among the members in good
sanding a, 'hs time Of tine collapse of the
o-l,r There arr some sixty members en-
it"l 10 .hsrr 10 tais lvlson, which has
b.,u .pporu1ned in ac-otlance with the
amount each has paid in 10 tua treasurer
ft,5 member. on receiving bi, part, gives
t,nl. To r--tmhur.e Mr Morse should any
h9A acton eranste from iulisna or else
sbprr eh.oh pouti hoA tim to pay The
mooney o*cf 20 fhe receiver or other official
I7 pHrsunt thi. lnc Of action the local
branch has un louh.eII taken precisely the
rgtt aour--