The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

OF the men of very moderate means and it's a
matter OF marvel to me, gentlemen, 1t is a
matter of wonderment to me, that an American
OF such Americanism as Mr.. Chase, who shrank
with horror at the idea Of being connected
with the English institution, that he could
have received the SO from Mr.. Frederickson.
who is Dane. But he received this So, and
there is no ques ton about that. But did he
pay it over into the treasury?
Miss Nelson, the treasurer or financial secre-
tary produced her books. She says that she
never received the money from him that she
asked him 10 pay it over, but that he never
paid It, He alleged that he was amply respon-
sible for the amount, and he remains respon-
sible to this day; and financially the lodge (or
court under these circumstances forgave the
So initiation fee for Mr. Frederickson.
The simple proposition, gentlemen, is
whether Mr.. Chase, upon this subject is tell
ing the truth, or whether Miss Nelson is tell
ing the truth; whether Chase kept that So, or
whether Miss Nelson stole, as counsel init
mated, that So received from the Dane Mr..
Frederickson.
Mr.. Chase, gentlemen, was expelled-lgno-
miniously expelled--from the Order of Fores-
ters. That is not matter with which THE
CALL had anything to do. 1t WAS trial in
which we didn't participate. 1t was trial of
the court, as understand it, the court of high
nest, upright men, desiring to do what was
right, desiring to declare and enforce justice.
Mr. Chase appeared with the same counsel
that represented him here. That court, sitting
as you now sit, doing justice, unanimously
pronounced him guilty.
After some discussion as to the merits and
dement's of the case the court decreed that
John G. Chase Sr. be found guilty as charged
All the members of the committee voted in
favor of the motion. 1t was further declared
that "the verdict of the committee be that
said John G. Chase be expelled from the order
for the period of ninetv-nine years" That
was fair and impartial trial, and certainly
we had nothing to do with offering any evil
dence there against Mr. Chase. 1t was trial
among his own friends, among his own breth-
rem, represented by his own counsel and
the jury after discussion, sitting by themselves,
as you will see, unanimously declared him
guilty as charged.
+s* Mr.. Chase claimed that he was sick
with smallpox; not two days later he was seen
driving along Market street on a load of lum-
ber Two days after he was so dangerously
sick he was cured by dose of cobblestones on
Market treet administered through lumber
wagon.
You can appreciate what it is to get out
every morning with the regularity of the
rising sun newspaper of twelve or sixteen
pages with all the matter that goes to make
up a great metropolitan journal. Judge Mr..
Shortridge by what he has done. Was malice
his purpose in this publication? He did not
know Chase. He had never had any dealings
with him.
These facts we're brought under his notice
after the charges had been brought up in the
Foresters' court. He deemed it his duty to
publish these charges and he has done so.
Mr.. Delmas closed his address with a
request that THE CALL be vindicated for
its action in publishing news that the fra
ternal organizations with which Mr.. Chase
might associate himself had a right to
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