The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
SENTENCE IS PASSED
ON PRESIDENT NASH
He Is Found Guilty of Being a
"Gun Crank" and Will Receive
a New Gun.
HIS FAITHFUL SERVICE
Through His Efforts the Club
Secured the Grand American
Handicap.
HIS FAITHFUL SERVICE

Fred Erb. of Lafayette, and Ed Voris. of
Charlottesville will contest for the English
Hotel cup at the Indianapolis Gun Club
grounds to-day in a 1O0-target match. In
connection with this event the club has ar
ranged an all-day shooting tournament In
order to accommodate those who cannot
leave the city until the u o'clock car din
ner will not be served in the dining hall of
the clubhouse until 1890.
Many Of the shooters who will participate
in to-day's shoot will remain in the city to
enter the events at the Limited Gun Club
grounds Tomorrow.
There will be a feature on the programme
at the Indianapolis Gun Clubs shoot to-
day that will cause w. T. Nash, president
of the club. to realize that the other mem
bers of the club hold him in very high es-
TEEN. He will be presented with a hand
some new gun of a special pattern, and DR..
s. II. Moore, an enthusiastic member of
the club, will make the following presenta-
ton speech:
II have been delegated to bring a very
serious matter to the attention OF the club.
Zone of our members, now president, has
caused a good deal of talk among the club
members. He is charged with many mis-
demeanors, among which are the following
"tfrst-He has neglected his personal
business in a shameful manner.
'Second-He has neglected his family
and his social obligations most outra-
geously.
.Third-He has been so absorbed in his
hobby that he even neglects to speak 10
his friends on the street. but passes them
by without recognition.
'Fourth-Instead of attending to business
and giving a portion OF his time to his fam
lily and friends, he seems to think il is his
duty TO cater TO a lot of gun cranks;' seems
TO think that il is his duty TO see that
every One, except himself and family, has
a good time and is made to enjoy himself.
"Fffth-By hypnotic influences or other
wise he has obtained the state tournament
TO be held on the grounds of the Indianap-
oils Gun Club. And by methods known only
TO himself, and which nc one except an eX-
pert in the matter could have employed,
ne has induced the board of directors of the
Interstate Association TO hold the Grand
American handicap, the greatest shooting
tournament in the world, on the Indianap-
oils Gun Club grounds, thereby giving him
an opportunity, OF which you may be sure
he will take advantage, TO still further neg
lect his business and family and friends,
The member who is charged with all
known as William T. Nash, president of
the Indianapolis Gun Club, and / call on
the members here assembled. who have
heard these charges, TO state whether or not
he is guilty.
Having been pronounced guilty by a
jury of your peers, L now call on you to
stand up and receive your sentence-and
on, you old Indian, you don't know how
much good it does me to pronounce this
sentence.
I'm explanation of the miIdness of the
sentence, / will say that the members OF
the Indianapolis Gun Club are not little
men. They are made on a broad-gauge
plan. with great, big, generous souls, and
With great, big warm hearts in the right
place.
They don't believe in waiting until a
man Is dead and then putting eulogistic in
scriptions on his tombstone. They believe
that words of commentator and encour-
agement while here will help to round off
the rough corners in the journey of life and
are worth more now than after one is
dead.
And. while we do not think the sentence
is commensurate with the crime, still ii
shows the good will and intent of the mem
bers, and We hope that you will accept il
in the spirit In which IL is given, and that
il will do you good, and that you will learn
a great lesson therefrOm-namely, that
modest ability and duty well performed will
always be recognized, and that warm hearts
and glad hands Will always be at the serv-
ice of him who thus performs his duty.
And, while we fully appreciate the OBJ
legations we are under TO the board of di-
rectors for their unselhsh efforts in the in
terest of this club, still we feel that the
greatly due TO your untiring and efficient
services.
of the Indianapolis Gun Club, they have.
after mature elaboration, decided on the
following sentence:
"Ffrst-That you be deprived of the use
of your old gun. which is dear 10 your
heart. and with which you lave made Sc
many good scores; and,
''Second-That so long as you are a mem
Der of this club, which, please God. will be
many years. you will be compelled to shoot
with this old blunderbuss, which | now
have the pleasure OF presenting TO you. and
may your scores, as well as your shadow,
never grow less, IS the sincere wish of ev-
cry member of the I~ndianapOlis Gun Club. y