The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-24
MIR. WILEY SETTLES.

The Supreme Lodge knights of Pyth-
las Accepts Real Estate For Funds
Lost. "5
The case OF the Supreme Lodge,
Knights OF Pythias, against ex.Mayor
Stansbury J. Wiley, which. has been
pending In the United States Court
for some time, has been settled by
counsel 10 the case, Col. Benjamin
Nields representing the ex.mayor and
Low q. Bird and VIM. @. Spruance the
lodge. The suit was to recover S6g.,
1881 which had been placed In Mr..
Wllley's hands. he being supreme
master Of e&ohequer and viii CHI he
lost by the failure OF R. IL. Robinson
y Company.
10 secure the Supreme Lodge Mr..
Wiley turned over to the lodge the
lIodd-Pickles farm in the Ninth ward,
valued at $iO. 200, and stock OF the vii
minRton Dental Manufaoturinii Com.
lpany at par value OF 49,. 700. The set
Itlement was made for precisely what
was offered to the order when the fail
ure was first announced.
Immediately after the failure Mr..
Wiley telegraphed to the offices OF the
order who compose the Council. They
came here bat refused at first to nc .
cept the settlement which has Just
been made.
A second secret session was held
hore, at which the proposition was
again rejected. and the resignation of
the office asked. Mr.. Wiley declining.
acting under the advice OF his counsel
Being unable to secure any of the
funds a suit waa Instituted In the
United States Court against l.. L.
Walton, Jot Ii. jackson, James Brad
ford and Henry q. Robinson. who were
his bondsmen, to tire amount OF
$50, 900.
The bondsmen contended that they
were not in any way responsible for
the loss OF the funds. as 1t had not been
lost through any carelessness of Mr..
Wiley or through any malfeasance
whlls in Office. .......
The matter won't on for some time,
and Supreme Lodge officers paid sew
eral visits to Wilmington and con.
suited their cOnsel. who In turn
consulted with the counsel on the
other side. In the meantime Mr.. Will
ley resigned his Office us supreme
master OF eXchequer aud the reslgna-
ton was accepted In thu past few
months the lodge officers agreed to
accept the face of the bond in settle
ment, and counsel for Mr.. Wiley adj
hered to the first proposal, which was
to give the farm and the stock of tho
Wilmington Dental Manufacturing
Company to tho order In exchange for
the money which had been lost In the
failure.
The officers of the Supreme Lodge
were In this city on May II last, and
at that time 1t was announced that the
m inter would soon be settled. Since
then the counsel on both sides have
been at work and have concluded a
settlement. The attorneys engaged in
the matter did not feel ut liberty to
talk, and 1t was not until an incorrect
statement OF the affair was printed
that the true basis Of the settlement
was made public.
The funds lost by the failure con-
sisted Of two separate accounts, one
being the general account of the order
az! ounting to 500, 1914 81, nnl the other
tso Hines memorial fund, which
amounted to n ,309S7. Settlement
was made for the full amount and not
for the amount OF the bond given by
Mr.. Wiley. The receipt as glYen nim
is and explains Itself;
Received OF Stansbury J. Wiley, late
supreme master of exchequer OF the
supreme Lodge Knights OF Pythiaa
oil the World. full payment and salts.
faction OF oil money received by him
a@supreme master of exchequer us
aforesaid, including all money deposit
ed by him with the banking house OF
Il. Il Robinson IL Co. at Wilmington
i'm the State of Delaware, to the credit
of said Supreme Lodge and to the
credit OF the Hines Memorial Fund or
.lotherWise. In consideration whereof
the said Stansbury j. Wiley, as well
as each OF his sureties In the annexed
and foregoing obligation. are hereby
released and forever discharged of and
from all liability under or by reas on
OF tie said obligation 8nd the same Ia
surrendered and cancelled"
Mr.. Wiley yesterday afternoon said
he felt relieved, although the money
was lost through no fault OF his. The
settlement also relieves Il. r. Robin
son and ComDanv