Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-01


Whefenpon bis bond 1t S30u01 was de-
cared forfeited. He said the funds had
been deposited with Il. H. Robinson Il Co.
AMI had been swept away IN the failure
This being the ease the officers Of the
supreme body, after assuring themselves
that the bond WAS entiteiy regular and
covered the funds in the sum Of $4,000,
conferred with their attorneys ms to the
ACCESSIBILITY Of beginning suit on the bond,
with the expectation Of losing the diff
ference between the amount Of the bond
s5O,OOJ ana $40, 100, or so, 700. The latter
sum the officers expect to he n clear loss.
They were dissatisfied with Mr.. Willeys
proposition to take the property beyond
Thirtieth street aud the $4,000 in Sc
curitIes held by Job ii. Jackson one of
the bondsmen. The officials say the Su.
prenie Lodge docs not care to go into the
real estate business, and the most logical
conclusion seems to be that legal pro-
Ceedngs on the bond will be the result.
Although the officials OF the Supreme
Lodge are very reluctant to discuss the
lamentable features of the financial loss
sustained by the order which moi only
effects local members, but a halfmillion
felow-members throughout the United
States ana Canada il is stated on the hest
Of authority, that Mayor Wiley, also held
in trust about $4,000 OF a special memorial
fund. This memorial fund which is
part Of the total of S70,T0h, had been
created for the erection of a memorial hall
at Richmond, Va, as IA tribute to the
memory Of Samuel Holden Hines a mem
Der OF the order of knights of Pythias
who lost his life in Richmond, III attempt
ing an act OF bravery IN behalf Of a
cumrAde A hotel III Richmond was on lire
and hearing that eomradc was pershiug
in the flames Hines herolGally rushed to
the rescue but in doing so lost his own
life
For this daring act of bravery the Su-
nrGmc Lodge purposed pcrpetnating his
memory by the erection oil 4 memorial
hail at Il cost of s2o,n1U, the building to be
called the Hines Memorial Hall. The sum
Of about $4,000 had been paid into the
hands oil the supreme master of cXChequcr
by members Of the order, and when the
sum reached $4,000 ii was TO be used in
the erection ol the hall Until that time
| the money WAS to be held in trust, or
SAFELY invested The money is now gone
and no security is III sight to cover the loss.
| This Is looked upon as the most unfortu-
nate feature Of the loss sustained by the
| supreme Lodge,
| II was ascertaned yesterday that the
| officers of the supreme body and their at
| tofueyS had about concluded to bring
| criminal ana civil action against Mayor
| Wiley in the United States circuit court,
| but Just what grounds they base this aCtlon
upon has not been made public. The
officials declare they were not aware that
| Mayor Wiley had deposited the funds
| with r. Il. Robinson & Company, nor did
| they know that Henry q. Robinson was a
brother-in-law Of Mayor Wiley. rhe
supreme Lodge left the place Of deposit
| ing the funds of the lodge exclusively
with Mayor Wiley, and had they dictated
where the moneys of the order should he
deposited, their contention is that they
| could not have recovered from the bonds
| men.
| When asked whether or not Mayor
| Wiley resignation would be called Tor rs
| supreme master Of eSchequer, Il member
Of the order who stands high in the SUI
preme Lodge, gave the Information that
| the Supreme lodge officials had merely
declared the bond of Mayor Wiley for
fei.ed The office of supreme master q
exechequer is not vacant, however, though
Mayor Wiley could no longer he looked
upon us actively filling that position.
| Considerable surprise is manifested II
the supreme Lodge that Mayor Wiley
should have deposited so much money
| with n firm Of brokers' and the Officials
/ are inclined To believe that trust fund
should have been deposited with trus
companies, or where the security is ample
in every respect.
The outcome Of the complications arts
ing from the loss of tie missing funds i
awaited with interest by knights, Q
pythms lodges throughout the UniteC
States and Canada.
The officials who were seen by repre-
sentative Of this paper yesterday morn
ing at the Hotel Willis are as follows: W
". Blackwell, Supreme Chancellor, Hen
dcrson, KY; Walter B. Richie, Suprem
Vice.chancellor Of Lima, q. r., L. {
White Supreme Keeper Of Records an
Seal, Of Nashville. Tenn; and officers o
the supreme Lodge. j. y. Braytou of New
port, K l.; Albert steinhardt Of Greer
Vile. Ala; +. S. Mcdonald of Minneapolis
Mimi, and John {. Burns OF Mansfield, {
There was council of the officers 4
Hotel Willis at ll.30 yesterday morning
which concluded the conference. All /
the conferences have been in secret, onl
he attorneys of the supreme body bein
advised Of the movements OF the suprem
officers
ii. l.. c. White, supreme keeper @
records and seal gave the following infor
nation:
YES, our duties are now over in til
city, and We are preparing to leave Tor OF
homes. our duty has not been pleasaI
one, but serving in the capacity of Officer
of the supreme body, we have done OF
work conscientionsly and without bias.
| | he ODJGGN VI Jul NioLG "h1 w NStN
, mine the liability OF Mayor Wiley /
supreme master Of eXchequer of II
supreme Lodge H. of r., and detinitel
l decide what steps to take rs might be
serve the order. will explain that a
3 the revenues OF the order come into m
hands, as supreme keeper of records an
seal, and every month the money is tran
l mitted by me to the supreme master I
i eAChequer
"rhe accounts of the Supreme Lodg
. as shown in my hands at the time Of III
i failure, correSpondcd exactly to the a
/ counts indicated By Mr.. Wlleys books.
/ "Ouu of the general fund Of the Supren
@ Lodge there was III MIR. Willey's hands Il
V sum II 500, 1864, Hines memorial fun
Q for Tie establishment OF q memorial Ia
}, in the city Of Richmond, va, ~ JOo; :
n making d total OF S6H,476ll, which b
. been lost 10 the supreme LoaSe ny u
S failure,
Il the funds in his hands Is BY means
/ warrants drawn on the supreme master
ii records aud seal, and endorsed by Il
supreme chancellor.
"Nlr. Wiley had suffered at least thr
such warrants to 90 to protest, Two
: | them being warrants drawn in favor
d the Misses Rathbonc the orphan dang
% tiers OF ,llsuus H. Rathbone, founder
/, the order, to whom monthly remlttanC
: ii $50 each ATE made BY the suprcl
IT Lodge.
N has been perfectly evident TO t
:, supreme officers and the finance CO..
IA mlttee that it is the intention OF n
y Wiley and his bondsmeu to throw eve
> possible obstruction III the way OF the
! covery by the supreme Lodge, OF this fun
= which was in his hands. or any part OF
! Being convinced of this fact, we ma
y rpsnIval prpSS The matter vigorous
II as possible, and have secured as coun
u for the Supreme Lodge W. c. Spruar
and Levi c. Bird Of this city, who IN
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