Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-01

Friend Gathers further nswered that he be
lieved the charges against Winspear and
Angel were true and that they had done
much to bring the order into disrepute and
destroy its usefulness.
Theirs you have all Of the charges and
answers. in brief. and the decks are cleared
for the hearing of the cases before the state
executive board Of the A. p. A.. order in
Nebraska. This hearing was held in room
321, Omaha National bank, Omaha, on Thurs
day, March 10, 1892, at 5 p. m. The report
Of the proceedings and trial are certified 10
over the %signatui es Of the accused as follows
1--WE, the undersigned, A. p. Houck, c. f.
Currier, John T. Gathers, George w. Covsll
and r. Z. Winters, and G. A. Potter, stem
ographer, do hereby testify and certify that
the. following proceedings were had as here
matter reported, having been by the said
c. A. Potter, official court reporter of the
district court in and for Douglas county, Ne
braska, taken down in shorthand as they
were had and by him reduced to %typewriting
from his shorthand notes taken at and dur
ing said proceedings
This certificate of the corr5 ctness Of the
proceedings was signed by the five accused
members, by Potter and by C. e. Miller,
chairman of the state executive board and
vice president of state council; Il. S. Emmons.
secretary of state board and Of state council
M. H. Redfeld, treasurer Of state board and
Of state council; j. H.. Wlnspear. member O.,
state executive board by special provision Of
state constitution and acting state president,
and by A. A. Winter, secretary of Council.
No. s.
Mr.. Winspear opened the meeting: 81
move this board go into executive &c sslon."
MIR. Houek-How -. Do we understand
that you sit here today both as accuser and
as Judge at the same time?
Mr.. Winspear-Now. see here. you fellows
sneaked down to st. Louis and got this
matter before the supreme council and they
referred 1t back to the state executive board
and | am a member Of 1t.
Mr.. Winter-What did they refer to the
state executive board?
Mr.. Winspear-The whole thing.
Mr.. Winter-Not SO. On the contrary
they made a number of findings and orders
and recommendations. to-wit: That the
supreme secretary notify the state secretary
of Nebraska that in these four particulars
the supreme council does not sustain the
state president and order the reinstatement
OF the suspended members, and
that the state president OF Nebraska b. no.
confirmed at this time, but that the grievance
OF No. 5 against him be referred to the
executive board of the state of Nebraska for
immediate investigation.
Mr.. Winter went on to explain that the
executive board had promised to fully in
vestigate the charges against Mr.. Winspear,
but that no notice OF such meeting for in
yestigaticn had been received. He continued
ffPhNtA go ANi III III OInC
No. 8 who formed the committee inyestigat-
lIs the conduct of j. II. Winspear are cited
to appear before you at this time and place
TO answer TO charges made against them by
that same j. II. Winspear, charges trumped
up by him seven weeks after Council No. s
began the investigation Of the charges of
boodling In A. p. A. votes, and five weeks
after our committee had reported that there
had been such boodling, and that evidence had
been taken fastening this infamy on this
j. III. Winspear and one Daniel Angel, and
which charges were falsely made by this
j. II. Wiuspear with intent and hope TO
punish the action already taken and 10 pre-
vLnt any further Investigation against him
self" Mr.. Winter concluded by asking
whether Mr.. Winspear or the accused mem
bers were on trial. He denied the jurisdic-
ton Of the body. as there was not a quorum
Of the state council present, but only a
quorum of the executive board. He quoted
a lot OF the rules OF the order and provisions
OF the A. p. A constitution, showing that
the executive board would not have authority
to try the case In question. Then TO recur
TO Mr.. Potter's report:
Mr.. C~urrier-And / want to know, does
Mr.. Winspear intend TO sit as Judge and jury
upon the case he brings as complaining
witness?
Mr.. WinspsarI move that all present
retire from the room until We decide how
We want to go at this.
Mr.. Winter-As Judge Covell and other
elderly gentlemen are present, and as 1t is
cold without, ! respectfully suggest that.