The San Francisco call., 1899-05-09

layed owing to delay in arrival of the
vessels in Santiago on which they were
shipped and also by the non-payment
Of customs duties, which through an
oversight when leaving Santiago was
not called to the attention of Rather
Inc A. Tingley and provided for.
That several persons protesting to
represent other charities called on
Katherine A. Tingley while in Santa
go requesting her to allow them to dis
burse some of the said supplies which
explaining that she had not sufficient
supplies to meet one-tenth of the de-
mands made upon her by families
which she had investigated and found
destitute.
That to my personal knowledge there
were thousands of needy people helped
who called at the door and needy fam
lies visited. also eight large boxes
were carried by myself and others
with me 10 SOCOrro, where many fami-
lies were reported to have lost their
homes by fire; that the City Orphan
Asylum at Santiago received several
boxes; also the City Hospital were in
receipt of medical supplies such as
could only be dispensed by physicians.
receipt for all of this from the Mayor
of Santiago, except that portion which
was distributed at Socorro
That ! also affirm that all soldiers
who applied for help at the headQuar-
ters were assisted with clothing and
blankets necessary for them to safely
make the trip north to New York, also
the necessary medicines, and several
received assistance in cash from kath-
crime A. Tingley. provided from her
private purse. That 1t is further de-
officers in the Universal Brotherhood
organization are in receipt of a cent
Of salary or any remuneration for
FRANCIS NJ. PIERCE.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 9th day of May, 1899.
Notary Public in and for the city and
County of San Francisco State of
California.
The second affidavit is that of Henry
NJ. Patterson, the treasurer of the
Cuba relief committee of the Univer-
sal Brotherhood 1t is as follows:
Personally appeared before me, a
notary public in and for the county
of San Francisco, State Of California,
an officer duly qualified to administer
oaths, Henry Turner Patterson, who
depOses and says: He is treasurer of
the Cuban Relief Fund-the Cuban re-
lief being one of the activities of the
international Brotherhood League. As
such treasurer he has received money
and supplies from various centers and
members throughout the United
States. Out Of the funds so received
no amount of money whatever has
ever been delivered into the possession
of Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley, the
brotherhood League. On the contrary,
the said Mrs. Tingley spent consider
able of her own personal FUNDS in the
interests of the said Cuban relief. The
foregoing facts he swearS to be true
of his own knowledge. He furthermore
sWearS that to the best of his infOrma
tiOn and belief the entire cash outlay
for the expenses Of the Cuban relief
work-eXcepting money spent for sup
plies purchased and sent from New
York-including tram transportSatioR 5,rtSt for for
United States, rent for offices, sleeping
apartments and supply warehouse, and
numerous incidental expenses, were
paid by Mrs. Tingley from her own
p iHENRY TURNER PATTERSON.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this. the Sth day Of May \ lS:G lSss Grrr
Notary Public in and for the City and
County of San Francisco, State of
California.
e. August Neresheimer, chairman Of
he cabinet of the Universal Brother
hood and treasurer of the organiza-
ion. adds his testimony in the follow
ng affidavit:
Personally appeared before me, a
notary public in and for the county
of San Francisco. State of California.
an officer duly authorized by law to
administer oaths, e. August Mere
sheimer, who, being duly sworn, de-
p He is citizen of New York and
treasurer general Of the Universal
brotherhood, Of which the Interna-
tional Brotherhood League is de-
partment. That he has charge of the b
entire funds of the Universal Brother
hood and the International Brother
hood League, and Of his own knowl-
edge Katherine A. Tingley. leader and
official head of the Universal Brother
hood and president of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood League, never re-
ceived a cent of the funds in his
charge to defray the expense of the
Cuban relief expedition carried on at
Santiago de Cuba by Mrs. Tingley. as
president of the international Broth
erhood League. He furthermore
swears to the best of his information
and belief that more than a thousand
dollars spent while Mrs. Tingley was
in Santiago, and returning TO Amer
lea, for rent, drayage, extra supplies,
medicines and passage for her own
party and seven Cubans-including
Maceo-from Santiago to New York
was furnished from the private purse
of Mrs. Tingley. He further swears
that on or about March Z he deliv
cred to the United States transport
ship sixty packages of merchandise
and to the Ward Line Steamship Com
pany ton of rice-all for transporta-
ton to Cuba and for distribution by
Mayor Emilio Bacard of Santiago un-
der directions left with him by Mrs.
Tingley He further swears that he
has this day received information that
the said goods have arrived at Santi-
ago de Cuba since Mrs Tingley's de-
parture, and that a letter was received
last week in New York by the Inter
national Brotherhood League from the
custom house officials in Santiago de
Cuba that the said guous had arrived
in Cuba and were held for customs
duty; that directions were sent i'm
mediately to Mayor Bacardt. authoriz-
ing him to pay the duty and inform
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