The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-21
Declares His Expulsion from
Local Tent Illegal.
APPEAL TO HIGHER TRIBUNAL
Tie Charlottesville Maccabees Acted Only
After thorough Investigation Of the
Charge Of Immoral Conduct
Preferred Against Him.

Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)


CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. March 20
S. S. Foutz, who was expelled by the
local lodge of Maccabees for immoral
conduct with a young and innocent SIR
oc this city, is yet here in spite Oh bitter
feeling aroused against him. When seen
this evening he claimed that the action
of the local organization is 1liegal, anu
that an appeal will be taken to the stats
ard Grand Lodge.
The local commander thinks that the
Maccabees here are done with the MAT
te:. until the appeal is decided
Foutz. as State organizer of the knishts
OF the Maccabees, holds a high and hon
o: able position. and his Office pays
salary of something like S1s00 per year.
and his expulsion by the Supreme Ient
will be a more serious move Tor toutz
than that which has already oelaiien
him.
FOUTZ HISTORY.
Foutz came here twelve months ago IN
pursuance of his work as organizer OF
tents of the Maccabees, and established
most flourlshing subordinate tent
known as Charlottesville Tent NO. =. It's
membership is not only large, put IN
cludes a great many OF inhuenuai GU
zens Foutz is s;ood talker. q man OF
good appearance, and wins frlencs rapid
" These qualities Nude him very v1l-
;llb1e to his order, and it was only 4 lev
months before they contemplated the pur
chase OF a site, and the erection OF
temple, and within year from his ccm-
ing the temple was an accomplished
fact.
Where Foutz came from is not more
definitely stated than by the phrase from
Ohio.' 1t is assumed that he came with
good backing, however, since he was SO
we'll received, and certain it is that much
surprise was felt when the charge was
made against him in his Tent that he had
been guilty Of immoral conduct and the
violat ton of the lay Of the State, in that
some weeks ago he, accompanied by
young woman of this city. went to Basic
CITY and registered at hotel there as
S. S. Henry and wife. A committee went
to Basic City and was convinced that ..
S. Henry and wife were S. S. Foutz. or
Charlottesville, and a girl OF some eiSh-
teen years, who had always borne a spot
less character.
THE INVESTIGATION.
Then the Maccabees, constituted a
| committee as a tribunal before which the
| charge should be investigated. This
| committee consisted of DR.. Roy *. Elan
! nagan, Chas. z. Hughes and w. W. King.
Foutz appeared with Mayor Chas w.
Allen as counsel. and the interests OF the
young lady were cared for by Mr.. Daniel
Hartman, of the Charlottesville Bar. Vol
luminous testimony was taken steno-
! graphically, and the case gone over by
| the committee, which unanimously re-
ported that Foutz was guilty, and that
he should be expelled.
Foutz was not disposed to give up the
fight, and actively sought votes commit
| tea to reprimand and against expulsion.
A most exciting campaign has been waged
| for two weeks or more, and the result
was in some doubt, as it required two
| thirds vote to expel the knight. A vote,
| which was in q measure a test, seemed
| to indicate that Foutz was too strong to
| be expelled, but last night sixty-one votes
to exclude him as against twenty-eiGht
| negatives.
REPORT TO SUPREME TENT.
The fact Of the case Will be certified to
the Supreme Tent, and if that ruling sus-
! tains the ~erdct Of the Charlottesville
Tent, it seems certain that Foutz will be
deposed from his Office of State Com
| mandcr and Organizer.
| Feeling has run a little high, natural
| ly, and some surprise excited by Foutz's
remaining here. and figh tng it out tc
| the end. He is married man, with
two or three small children.
| Tho young woman belongs to a fam
| lily of excellent character and it little
more than a child