The sun., 1896-09-06
THEY'REAFTERJ.Q RJ.Q.A.WARD
PEEKAMosE cLUB MEN EAGER TO
DO SOMETHING WITH HIM.

|
| OF the members OF the Peekamose Fishing Club
on the other has been revived. MIR. Ward 10
charged with attempting TO shoot guest OF
the club on Saturday afternoon week ago.
On the evening OF tho same day, Il IN charged.
he attempted TO shoot the clubs forester. Ho-
mer Burgher. The members Of the club arc
greatly wrought up over Mr. Wards conduct.
| and the venerable sculptor's arrest on the
charge OF attempt to murder is ono Of the many
dispositions Of him which the club has sched-
ued for to. morrow
Tho Peckamose Fishing Club 10 In the Cats
kill Mountains. fifteen miles west Of Kingston
and nine miles from the nearest town. the hamlet
! of West Shokan. on tho line of the Ulster and
Delaware Railroad. The club was incor porated
on June 10. 1880. The inoorporators were
John q. A. Ward J. w. Lewis, the millionaire
gas man OF Brooklyn; Edward a. Wilton.
| Anthony w. Dimock, a broker at 90 Broadway,
and William Ferndon.
The object OF the club was to maintain o
shooting and fishing preserve in the CatskiIls
for the pleasure of its mem bers. Two thousand
acres of land were acquired. q club house with
sleeping Accommodations for twenty persons
WAS built and fitted mp. The idea Of the incor-
porators was to make the club as exclusive 90
possible. and there have never been more than
scven mem bers. Most OF the members have
been artists md millionaire business men.
The members took possession OF their prop
erty in the summer Of 1850. and there was
peace for fourteen years. Then. suddenly. Mr..
Ward and MIR. Dimock, who had been bosom
friends fell out There has been trouble in the
club ever since First Mr.. Ward. through his
nephew and attorney, Quincy Ward Boese.
brought suit against the club for n claim Of
about Sl.5oo money which, Mr.. Ward averred.
he had advanced to the club. This suit ha1
never come to trial.
soon after this action was begun, on May 10,
1894, he made application to Justice Andrews
in the supreme Court for an order to show
cause why the club should not he dissolved. In
his application Mr.. Ward stated that he was
one Of two existing trustees OF the club; that,
by reason Of death or Noncompliance with the
terms and provisions OF the constitution and
bylaws. the other three OF the original five
trustees had dropped out: that the assets OF the
club were not sufficient to meet its liabilities,
that Anthony W. Dimock. the other trustee,
not financially responsible. and that his
idea OF running the club did not and could never
agree with Mr.. Wards; that Mr.. Ward was
willing to continue to advance money or remain
liable for the debts OF the cluo and the amount
necessary to protect the preserve from poachers
and other depredRtors. and, therefore. he asked
for "a dissolution.
The answer put in by Anthony w. Dimock
denied that the clubs liabilities were greater
thRn its assets, and also denied, among othse
things, that there were only two trustees. Mr..
Dimock mentioned trustees also Edward u.
Whiton Louis 4. Howard. James r. English.
and John r. HeEeTan. President OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He
also denied that Ward even one of the
trustees asserting that he Ind been ousted, and
that James r. English had been elected in his
place. The application was granted and J. W.
Wentworth. director OF the Hecker-Jones-
Jewell Milling Company, was appointed receiver
OF the club
Then began the long legal fight, which Is not
yet ended. Dmock and his friends asserted
that the order was unfairly obtained. and. after
a time, Wentworth was removed and Capt. w.
II. Rickets. the veteran court officer. WAS APP
pointed in his place Rickets appointed Dtmock
hts personal representative TO manage the club'o
affairs, and Dimock employed Homer Burg her.
native OF West Shokan. the clubs forester,
to protect the property from pnacherS
The case involving the order to show cause
why the club should not he dissolved Inns never
having been in reference to the lechuicali,ics Of
the case. The questions will be AIRED tntlly
sTm nrne nr eo0T 81 ApTea; e. INC 3I1srr
resent Mr.. Ward. and Gen. benjamin f. Tracy,
B. G. Chetwood. and others will represent the
since the appointment of Rickets As receiver
Mr. Ward las waTed sort OF guerrilla warfare
upon tho club and its members; since he began
his 7uit nc has lived. when in The mountains at
is only short distance from the club house.
Some time ago he caused BurGhcr. the forester,
to he put out OF the GH,nekerper's lodge. Bur
CHER wife was i'll in bed nj the time, and Bur-
damages. These trivial affairs lid mn to tho
main scrimmagc Of n week ago Saturday.
Mr.. Kelly. the general superintendent Of tho
firm OF Is. Altman Il Co., WAS married recently.
President OF the club invited Mr.. Kelly and his
bride 10 pass part Of their honeymoon at the
neeSamose Club as his guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelly went. On SATURDAY, all the male members
OF the club being away. Mr.. Kelly concluded TO
He took with him conchman ", NJ. Dibheii.
and Mr.; howard's young son. They had been
eompanied by Mr. Wentworth and an artist
friend named Smith, came, along. Ono OF the
clubs attorneys said yesterday that this conver-
Hey, there" yelled Mr.. Ward. pull in
those lines and set on that lake You've no
Kelly was somewhat surprised. hut. knowing
something OF the history q the club, at once
~ am here by invitation. sir" he called back.
fishing; Then shall be delighted TO obey your
GONE in shore. instantly" shouted Mr..
Ward. or IN send something after You that
Guess IN have 10 trouble you to send then"
Sir. Ward walked up and down the shore.
The lake Is in full view OF the club house and
Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. DImock and Mrs. Howard
,a%n1 BY se r M wany
TEsh WEsn and Mr. smith held csnsnltgI,Sn
the lawyers story. Mr.. Ward returned with his
companions. he armed with a Winchester rlfie
and they with shotguns. Then came this COM
versaton. The lawyer said:
MIR. Ward Now. sir. wo'r re prepared to attend
to your case. You come in out OF that or Wen
sec II solid lead will bring you in ono condition
or another.
Mrs. Kelly-Oh, heaven. The man will mur-
der my husband! Come in. dear! Oh, come In
and satisfy the beast!
Mr.. Ward oung man, II this woman IL any
thing To you you'd better do as she tells you.
| She speaks wisely.
| Mr.. Kelly Is that SOP Well, II there Is any
shooting 10 be done can shoot some myself. II
! you raise that blunderbus ut me III put bullet
| through you, and quick. too,
With that Kelly reached around to his hip
| pocket and drew out his revolver.
"Murder." screamed kelly's bride, and she
| tainted. Then Mrs Howard went into Mysteries,
| fearing for the life nf her son. Mrs. Dimock
screamed and implOrrd Kelly to come in. Here,
! the lawyer said. the conversation Was resumed
thus:
Mr.. Ward ! don't want to hurt you. young