Evening journal., 1893-05-13
LE MAISTRE INVOLVED
Nearly Forty Thousand Dol
lars Entered Against Him.
WILEY SURE K. OF P. IS SAFE

Walton & Whann CompRny's superin-
tendent Involved with II. r.. Robinson
a. Co-Macallister Gets in Ten Thous-
and Ahead OF the Judgments-AIany
Damaging Rumors Still on the Street.
The failure of R. R Robinson & Co.
is still the principal topic of converse
tion upon the streets and in the bust
ness houses of the city. The situation
does not become any better with tn.
lapse of time Bankers and other busi-
ness men scout the idea that the failure
will not cause others to fail, but there is
so much gossip to. the contrary upon the
streets that the public does not feel as
sured by any means
There have been several developments
in the case within the past twenty four
hours which indicate that the trouble is
not yet ended. The big creditors have
been provided for and the trouble will
begin when the many small creditors
realize that they have been left out in
the cold by security and preferred judg.
ments given TO DreXel g. Co., the
supreme lodge, knights of Pythias and
other large ere itors. There will doubt
less be an attempt made by them to
prevent the big creditors from carrying
off everything
The Knights of Pythias Money.
There has been great deal published
concerning the safety of the funds of the
Supreme Lodge, knights Of Pythias. r.
R Robinson & Co, had $40, 200 of its
money. deposited by Supreme Master Of
the Exchequer Stansbury J. Wiley,
mayor of this city
AS soon as it became apparent to Mr.
Robinson that he must 90 TO the wall he
gave Mayor Wiley $40 600 worth Of
real estate and $50 600 worth of securi
ties 10 secure the lodge and Mayor
| Wi,ley's bondsmen from loss He also
confessed preferred judgments 10 sew
, eral firms and persons, Drexel & Co. 5
being for $75, 900
Now De Haven and Townsend have
instituted snit for large amount they
being the first to take action in this
; line.
Mayor Wiley Very Confident.
The rumors that the small creditors
= would unite in trying to upset the pre-
ferred judgments and the transfer
to Mayor Wiley, gave birth to q
second runor which was that the sure
, ties Of the mayor would have to pay the
$40, zoo This morning an EVENING
, JOURNAL reporter called on Mayor Wiley
I at his Office. In answer to inquiries b,
, said:
"All can say is that am fully Sc
cured. Neither the supreme lodge no
my bondsmen will lose a cent. 1 go
g $40, 600 worth of real estate ant
y securities worth $50 600 on their face.
z have only received two kilograms iron
A the officers of the supreme lodge, sni
4 they were in reply to kilograms / sen
informing them that / had secured tn
/. order from loss l don't know whethe
or not the other creditors will try to upse
the transfer. l don't see how they can
was a bona fide debt, and there wa
= nothing irregular about it. Furthe
than this have nothiLg to say, acting
IS as do, under advice from my attorney
!. l feel perfectly secure both for tn
lodge and my bondsmen, aud that
about all can say, anyhow"
Bondsmen Good for 1t.
x Mark L. Garrett, who is grand keepe
u of records and seal of the Grand Lodge
X of p was interviewed at the postoffic
e this morning.
Y "Do you know anything about th
j. likelihood of the Knights of Pythia
Il losing the money placed in the hands q
70 r r. Robinson & Co., by Mayor Stan:
d bury j. Willeyg' he was asked.
mo; l do not know about it, but
N suppose that If Robinson & Co, are nc
T. able to pay it the Supreme Lodge wi
q hold Mayer Willey's securities for it. II
It is appointed just the same as any othe
O. officer and has to give bond, suppos
II they examine into the bond just th
r same as if you were giving bond for a
Ie Office outside the order
7, Even If the money be lost will
n affect the Delaware jurisdiction2"
Not directly. 1t may have som
slight effect indirectly. In case of los
i { is hard to tell what legislation tn
supreme lodge wonld make. You S,
we know nothing about it. The subo
" dinate lodges are under the gran
. lodge; and the grand lodge
,e under the supreme lodge. l think thi
II if Robinson & Co, fail to pay, the bonds
- men of Mayor Wiley are good for IL
D. amount Anyway, the members of IL
% order will not have TO put their hanC
# in their pockets to make up the DEF
D. cheney"
id Baker Enters a Positive Denial.
t. The statement that John G. Baker
ly on Mayor Willeys bond as supren
n master of exchequer of the Knights
Sc Pythias is incorrect. His bondsmen a.
of Henry c. Robinson, Job H. Jackson,
be T. Walton and James Bradford.
is In an interview this morning NJ
Baker said
in "An item appeared in the Every Ever
lg ing yesterday saying that l was one
on Mayor Willey's bondsmen for d
i'll Knights of Pythias fund. This is e
x tirely incorrect, as l know absolute
M nothing about the bond beyond what
lis have seen in the newspapers. am n
a member of the order and am not il
volved with Mr.. Robinson in his financi
2 troubles"
~ j. Norris Robinson reiterates his stat
ment that the Knights Of Pythias ful
AL is safe and denies all rumors to the co
nd trary.
Judgments Against Captain LeSJaistI
aw 1t is stated that Captain George
mt LeMsistre, superintendent of the Walt
s.. & Whann works. is indebted to r.
.; Robinson & Co for sum amounting,