The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

were begun Tuesday and almost the
first business was the reception Of re-
port from Grand Patriarch John b.
Cockrum. The greater part of this was
devoted to the resignation Of the late
grand treasurer, T. p. Haughey. The
funds of the organization in Mr..
Haugheys hands were tied up in the
suspension of the Indianapolis national
bank. The grand patriarch said in sub
stance concerning the Haughey matter:
THE unfortunate announcement of the
suspension Of the indianapolis national
bank, of which Patriarch Theodore p.
Haughey, grand treasurer of this grand
body, was president, created widespread
CONSERVATION throughout the city of In
dianapolis and throughout this grand
Jurisdiction. This bank suspended July
%, 1898. At that time there was in the
hands of Patriarch Haughey. belonging
to this grand body. $5,531.S5. This sum
had been deposited i'm Patriarch
Haughey's personal account in the In
dianapolis national bank, and at the
time Of the suspension was exhausted.
ION the 25th day of July. 1898, Patri-
arch Haughey conveyed to p. G.. Reps.
ID. y. Shideer and James A. Wildman,
as trustees for this grand body and for
the grand lodge, the Odd Fellows mu-
tual aid association and Odd Fellows
home. considerable quantity of real
estate I'm the city Of Indianapolis, and
also assigned certain securities, notes.
etc. to be held by them in trust for the
benefit Of the different organizations
named in the conveyance made
ION behalf Of the grand encampment,
l appointed Grand Reps. D. B. Shideler
and James A. Wildman as trustees for
the grand encampment to accept and
hold in trust such deeds papers and
mortgages and other securities as had
been, or might thereafter be. delivered
10 them by Theodore z. Haughey, grand
treasurer, for the purpose Of indemnify
ing the grand encampment against loss
on account Of any and all moneys that
the said Haughey might have I'm his
hands belonging to said grand encamp-
ment.
1T became necessary, in the course of
Few days, to accept from Patriarch
Haughey his resignation as grand treas
uIer, which resignation was made by
him voluntarily, and placed in my hands
Aug. %, 1898, and which resignation was
accompanied by the letter of Patriarch
Haughey, reading as follows:
Dear Brother-InCloscd you will find
my resignation. which explains itself.
You are doubtless familiar with the mis-
fortunes that have recently come upon
me- 1t Is for the purpose Of relieving
the organization from any further en-
barrassment on my account that L ten
der YOU my resignation.
IN suIrendering my official relation
ship with the order of Odd Fellows i'm
its various branches, L most humbly be-
seech you and the membership at large
l.
as TO my guilt L have undoubtedly
made mistakes that / would have avoid
ed If the light Of the past could have
been thrown upon the future. No act Of
mine was intended to wrong a human
being, but It was my highest ambition
to save those from loss who had in
trusted me with their funds. To MAIN
tain the credit of the Indianapolis ma
uOnal bank was my constant and earn
est thought. and to that end every act
was carefully considered; but / failed:
and now, may l be permitted 10 hope
that within the order of Odd Fellows
there are still those who believe me to
be Intentionally honest?
Whatever may befall me, will never
forget the pleasant associations of so
many long years that l have been per-
mitted to meet my brethren i'm the vari-
Gus capacities and branches of odd fell
lowship.
Into the hands of you, my brethren.
and the great God I'm whom we are
taught TO put our trust. 1 commend
what few years of life may be left me-
Ffaternally yours,
THEODORE p. HAUGHEY."
After Brother Haughey's resignation,
on Aug. %, l appointed Patriarch John
Reynolds grand treasurer, who filed his
bond with me, with p. II. Jameson ana
Henry Frank as his sureties, in the sum
Of $4,000 Aug. %, 1898, which / approved
and directed that he deposit the money
belonging TO the grand body in the In
diana national bank, which he has done.
Many legal questions were from time
to time arising and were likely TO arise
in connection with the suspension of the
bank Of which Brother Haughey was
president. and the absolute necessity
arose for the retention Of a legal repre-
sentative of the order, so that on Aug
%, 1893. l retained and appointed c. II
j. George Shirts as attorney for this
grand encampment to look after its in
terest At the same time, 1 appointed
as committee to investigate the condi-
ton Of the accounts of the order p G..
r. James A. Widman, John +. Wallick
and A. c. Daily"
Grand Patriarch Cockrum at this point
presented the tabulated report of the in
vestigating committee. This showed
that the investigation did not go back
farther than the November session of
1892 and the books were brought down
10 July u, 1875. Inc total balance on
hand at that time was ScJ3f.S1. and this
is the amount due the grand encamp-
ment from the grand treasurer. The re-
port Of the committee goes on to
state what Mr.. Haughey surrendered.
These were mortgages, notes and war
ranty deeds amounting to $45, $50.
Mr.. CoclSrum then concluded his re-
port as follows:
"In my judgment. the assets in the
hands Of the trustees, D. b. Shideler and
James a. Wildman, should be taken
in charge by joint committee of the
grand lodge, grand encampment. Odd
Fellows home and Odd Fellows mutual
aid association, and an equitable division
Of the same made, so that each body
would hold its proportionate part of the
assets and collect rents and pay the
taxes and other expenses incident TO
the proper management of the property
without having the same incumbered
with the uncertainty of what proportion
would be due to and what proportion
of expense should be paid by each of
the separate organizations interested. 1
therefore recommend that Patriarch w.
H. Leedy be appointed as the repre-
sentative of this grand encampment TO
act In conjunction with the representa-
tives of other bodies interested in ar
irving at an equitable and just division
Of the assests included In the assignment
made by Patriarch Haughey to the trus-
tees aforementioned"
The patriarch recommended the In
diana national bank as the depository
of the order.
After the report of the grand
patriarch, II. II. Foster the grand scribe