Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-08

Of $50, 1861, which MAYOR Wiley placed |
on deposit With L. H. Robinson 4 Com |
pRny left this city, Thursday, on the |
947 express on the f., W. IL i. railroad, |
Tor New York.
Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal, Il. |
L. C. White, was shown the statement of
Mayor Wiley in a morning paper, at
Willis Hotel on Thursday. lie sand that
Mr.. Nilleys evident object was now to
Antagoniae the order, in view Of the fact
That any possibility of 4 settlement Of the
matter at issue outside of the courts was
past. In commenting ON this statement
made by Mayor Wiley in his interview
Mr. White said
'Why does Mr.. Wiley make this state.
ment 4 was an officer Of the lodge and
as such deposited the money wholly and
exclusively III the name of the lodge |
never mixed penny of their money with
my own funds or used any of II IN my
own business or in any way whatever
No one has yet accused Mr.. Wiley openly
Of using any of the funds of the lodge in
his own business therefore why should
he make this astonishing public statement
when there has been no open or public
charge of that character. Aside from
this don't see that there is anything Ia
add at present to what have already told
you. We will have something 10 say,
however, when the case comes to trial In
the United States circuit court"
Sir knight Albert Slcinhart. member
Of the finance committee said that Mayor
Willey's object. now that all likelihood of
any adjudication of the matter had passed,
was to endeavOr to mould public opinion
In his own behalf. He added
1--WE have not come here to get into any
controversy with Mayor Wiley, but sim.
ply to protect the interests of the order
which Mayor Wiley should have protected
ut all hazards, instead Of protecting his
bondsmen. Mr.. Wiley has been numi.
mated as supreme master of CXChraurr nj
bach biennial session of the SUPREME
Lodge for period of several years
nominated him on the OCCASION of two
biennial sessions, once when there was
strong opposition against him. | will say
frankly that it was the men who have
been here looking over his accounts Us
members Of the supreme body, that placed
Mayor Wiley where he stood in the order
prior to this calamity. We have been his
Friends, and God forbid that We should
come here with any other object in view
than to protect the supreme Lodge Of the
knights of Pythias.
81 was directed BY the supreme chan.
cellor, Tuesday to serve Mr. Wiley with a
copy of the resolution asking for his
resignation.
1.-THE resolution which was adoptea by
the officers of the lodge, in conference
here, was Us follows We deem 1t tor the
best interests of the order that Brother
Wiley resign his position of supreme
master of eXchequer. Second, That the
supreme chancellor OF the n. Of r. Of the
world, is hereby requested 70 ask Of
Brother Wiley his resignation as supreme
master Of eSchGqner.
mir. Wiley refused to tender his resig.
nation, acting, US he said under the advice
of his counsel, Benjamin Sields. MIR
Wiley, when saw him at his house on
Tuesday, told me that lie would attend 4
conference Of the lodge officers at the office
of Mr.. Nields the following morning
Wednesday When morning came MIR
Wiley came to my loom at the Willis
Hotel before was out of bed, and asket
me for his books, which we had gone over
He said he was going out of town ant
could not attend the meeting il Ill
lawyers office rs promised When he wa
at my room the officers Of the lodge wer
standing down in the front Of the hotel
waiting to go to Mr.. Nielts' office. Nj
Wiley got his books, went down stairs
but instead OF gong ont front where til
other officers were, 'hiBcd ont the bnc
way He did not attend the conference
and was not III town until evening Of tia
day.
After the Robinson failure receive
this letter from Brother Wiley j hay
managed to secure real estate which col
responds almost with the amount Of bone
but it may take some time To realize q
the property. The money was placed wit
a firm which had been in operation ,
years, ana against which there had Hey,
been a breath of suspicion
IF facts tran9prr that Brother Willie
was cognizant Of the condition uf ltabinso
u Company for the past year, it was Ii
duty, as custodian of The trust funds
his possession, 70 have placed them lu d
institution where absolute safety cUu
have been secured
Chairman j. Is. Brayton of the tinun
a VI a. it1t4 {.
OF Mayor Wiley. HedcuIcd that the vi
GERS of the lodge were aware Ot where al
when the money was deposited Nor 4
they know until last April where NJ
Wiley had deposited the money.
WHAT MIR. WILEY SAYS,
10 reporter of the U0rAiag Ma
Mayor Wiley made the following stat
ment:
I have acted as supreme master Of {
Chequer Of the Knights Oi lythtas Of (
world for several years. The money III
came into my hands belonging Ia t
lodge was deposited by tue is supper
master of GEChequur to the credit If Z
Supreme Lodge funds, ! was al officer
the lodge ana rs such deposited The mon
wholly and exclusively IN the name al {
lodge. | never miNgl penny ~ h
money with my own funds or used any
u in my own business or IN amy way vii
ever. If had died ur become n5Oiyl
this money would not have zone into !
estate or been touched for any Of my
bilitieS.
Other officers of the lodge were aware
where and huW tlr money was deposit
The amount becoming large l. Us an ujii
of the lodge, sometime last fall wrote
The chairman Of the finance commit
suggesting that this money .huuM
permanently invested and for Linn To-
whether il Shuuls he invested ur rem
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