Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-04
TROUBLE IN THE RANKS
Union Veteran Union Makes Appearance
in the Courts
A Member Applies for an Injunction
and AccOunting-Whnt Is Chnrg-
ed In the Bill.

There is trouble in the ranks of the Union
Veteran Union, according to bill for
an Injunction and accounting filed this
afternoon by John ]. Freeland against
William Irving Stephen F. Hamilton, Har-
low L. Street, William H. Prescott, w.
Cooper Tally, George o. Barker ana Ill
ram H. Brewer. Mr.. Freeland states tnat
he is a trustee, and one of the Original
members of John A. Logan Command No.
2, and was elected treasurer OF the trus-
tees in 1891. Harlow L. Street Is the col
onel of the command; Stephen F. Hamli-
ton is the adjutant, George q. Barker Is
quartermaster and Hiram H. Brewer, Wm
H. Prescott and W. Cooper Tally comprise
the auditing committee.
Mr. Freeland states that as treasurer ne
has a small amount of money on hand
but he is unable to know the exact amount
or to find out the exact amount uue INC
command, account OF the acts OF Ger
tain officers, and certain resolutions pre-.
tended to have been passed at meeting Oh
the command, which resolutions are de-
clared 20 be false, wicked and malicious
1t is alleged that on July 3. 1854. Ad-
jutant Hamilton embodied in his minutes
from QuartermaSter Barker charge
against Mr.. Freeland of sl1.50 as trustee,
but the sum, it Is claimed, was never re
ceived by the latter, but the adjutant, with
full knowledge of the irregularity and fal-
sity of the charge, embodied the same in
his minutes, although it had never been
reported at any meeting of the command.
Upon the reading of the minutes of the
adjutant, it is further chaged, Colonel
Street, with full knowledge of the falsity
of the charge and under the objection
of Mr.. Freeland, declared the same adopted
BY the command.
Mr.. Freeland was later called upon by
certain officers of the command, so he
says in his bill. among them being William
Irving, trustee They claimed to come
as members of the command and friends
CT Mr.. Freeland and wished him to ac-
count for sum OF money. including the
alleged false charge in question. which
William Irving offered him the position of
colonel if he would set the matter right
and account for money which he had never
received
Thi: offer was also refused, the bill goes
on to say, and thereupon Col. Street pre-
pared report. which did not state the
true reasons why Mr.. Freeland could not
account to the command, and by vote OBJ
tanned from the organization, through
fraudulent Misrepresentation, authority di-
recting the adjutant to notify Mr.. Free
land that if he did not make an accounting
he would be dishonorably discharged.
? Later. Mr.. Freeland says, he was informed
that he had been dishonorably discharged.
All the proceedings mentioned, it is
averred, were without any notice to Mr..
Freeland, and also against the laws of the
Union Veteran Union.
| Many other misdemeanors charged
which are in brief that the defendants
| named IN the bill have joined together to
hurt Mr.. Freeland among his fellow men,
hers Of the union. having shown a wanton
violation of the rules by which they are
bound and have by their acts tried to
make out that he is guilty of gross
breach of trust.
Mr.. Freeland asks a general injunction
and accounting. including the passing of a
decree to give him an honorable discharge
from the organization, and order for
fhn OO1n wal nd ha a f..n tn yN-tf flrn
all charges made against him to the Sec
rotary of the Interior.