The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-21
LODGE BIBLE
I'M ACOURT
Eph Greene Kept an Ac-
count in the Book.
TWAS AGAINST WALKER.
conswbl1 Claimed Walker Get
Badgts ana Never Paid.
) JUDGMENT FOR THE DEFENDANT

The Bible of st. Johns Lodge. X. OF
-. was the basis OF suit on book ac-
count brought by Constable Eph Greene
against George Walker, a brother
member OF st. John's. with the ir-
fepressible Eph TO recover IS. the value
of seven emblematic pins that 1T was
claimed walker purchased to sell again,
hint never paid for. The Bible In many
homes has a record of such solemn
events a. births, marriages and deaths,
and Il has not infreQpently been
brought Into court TO show when an
event of that kind occurred or TO sub
etantiate the proof OF the event. but II
remained for the ingenious mind OF
Hph 10 take the sacred book into court
TO try and substantiate debt that ne
claimed was due.
some years age, 1t came out in the
kestinQfy today, certain members OF
st. Johns lodge became impressed
with the idea that the lodge roll would
have q neater appearance II 1t was one
rhriae short and there was an effort
ID deposo the we'll known constable
FROM membeFvhip. Mr.. Walker to this
dat believes the lodge made q great
uistake In not. at that time removing
Air. GBeene's name from the roll.
Eph today tsstined that on % the nign, ad
him d let him have seven Of the hand
some badges he had been displaying,
and a. soon as ne (Walker) had dis
posed NJ them s. would be paid. The
badfeG, Ne, Qreene told his counsel, re-
taileaS Cor IAN. and when his counsel
nslkod Il he kept eny memorandum of
the ss)es with much gusto the witness witt as
6ne a the ~ leaves was found q charge
hra{{ef Mr.. Walker Tor badges
On cYuss examination witness could
give % f6ykher particulars about the
sale. md denied very nrmly that he.
consttta sworn TO uphold the peace
threatened Mr.. Walker with bodily
harna. or thai ne knew. that in Septem.
ber. 1894, M. Walker was at work In
Stirling, Conn. At the time the badges
were sold there was present one Joe
Wheeler. and 1t was carefully ex-
plained to Judge Rueckert THAT the Joe
Whselsr Iefsrred 70 was ,, ~ Dus.ness aneassn ~
several thousand miles TO the south,
Mr.. Greene said be had tried to hnd
Joe, but had not been successful.
where did you look for him2" asked
James 9. Collins. Jr. counsel for
.'wsii. tried to hnd him By letter" /"
WIN -Hx14 <HaAH p A&0kesaSHs 9Ass ~ $3.50
further stated that one night q brother
member OF the lodge told him Walker
was working on the steam roller. and
he went over 10 the city hall, ana, ind
ing that walkers wages We're not as
signed, ms he expressed II, he 'Iit'' upon
than. Witness did not know whether
Wsllsep had bsen out pf .fhe city for
Mr.. walker vha defendant, said that
he had been q member OF st. Johns
Lodke about 10 sears, and that he had
not spoken to that man. pointing TO
Greene, In seven years, and he added;
Al don't owe him q dollar, nor did buy
seven badges Of him. was working In
Whftf0rd = Aldrich's store at steam
pipe ntting when Mr.. Greene came In
and said, producing q badge: walker,
you want one of these and went off.
leaving q pin In my hands, which i
Kavo 10 Ofacer Foy, who afterwards
paid Greene Tor It," Walker said he
was IN Stirling, Conn., when Greene
claims the badges were taken.
Greene was recalled and denied that
he ever let Walker have one pin. and
said the record In the Bible was not
made 1T the time the trouble existed In
the lodge but when persistently ques-
toned he admitted that the record was
made near the time.
Oflicer Foy testified he paid Greene
for q pin received from Greene. and
Greene, being recalled, said that now
he recalled the affair; Foy did pay
him. Judge Rueckert gave Judgment
kor the defendant Tor costs.