The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
USED A RATCHET.
Wild Scene in Office of Annuity
Union.
D. G. 'riIIotson Drives Secretary
Glass Out.
JUMPS DOWN STAIRS.
Was Bruised and Swears Out
Warrant.
Trouble Outgrowth of Quarrel
Over Company Affairs.

Officers are in search of D. c. Tillot-
son, former city superintendent of
schools, and who has of late years been
pract1clng law, against whom there is
warrant charging him with attempted
assault. w. N. Glass, national secre-
tary of the Annuity Union, is the com
plainant against Tillotson. He charges
that Tfllotson made an attack on him
with hatchet this morning In getting
away from Tillotson Mr. Glass took a
jump down the stairs at No. 521 Kansas
avenue where the trouble occurred. He
landed half way down the stairs and
fell heels overhead the rest of the way,
bruising his left side and hip.
The trouble of this morning resulted
from the action taken at a meeting of
the board of directors of the Annuity
Union, which was held yesterday at the
Savoy hotel and at which resolution
was adopted dismissing Mr. Tillotson
as attorney to the union and requesting
that he resign as member of the board
of directors.
The Annuity Union has it's offices
at SCI Kansas avenue, and Mr.. Tillot-
son and Mr.. Glass have their desks in
these offices. For some time past
there has been a feeling on the part
of many of the directors of the order
that things would run a little more
smoothly il Mr.. Tillotson was not
connected with it. 1t seems that he
has not been able to get along very
well with Mr.. Glass. In fact. as Mr..
w. H. Remy, of Concordia, one of the
directors of the order, said today, che
has been a disturbing element gen
orally" Mr.. TilIotson has been at
torney for the Union for two years
and member of the board of di-
rectors since last March.
The annual meeting of the board of
directors was called for yesterday, and
or ~ I01 s,.
the association it was held at the
Savoy hotel. Mr.. Tillotson was not
present. A resolution was intro
duced demanding Mr.. Tillotson's res
ignation as attorney for the Union and
also as one of the board of directors.
Director Remy was given the task of
notifying Mr.. Tillotson of the action
of the board.
ST went up to our Offices" said Mr..
Remy today, land notified TillotSOn
of the action of the board. He abused
me in a fierce manner, but he let it go
with abuse yesterday. This morning
l went up to the offices with Mr.. Glass
and Tillotson was there. Mr.. Glass
mail, and while he turned around to
speak with Mr.. Remy, Tillotson step
ped over to the desk and picked up a
book in which is kept all the letters
properly in the care of Mr. Glass. He
started off with the book when both
Mr.. Remy and Mr.. Glass told him to
bring it back.
ct want to look at it, said Tillotson.
'Well you can look at it but you must
not take it away" replied Glass. EIe
started for the door with the book and
jumped up and stood in the doorway,
and said, d. c. you have no right to
take that book out of here I will take
it out he replied, and as he started
towards me he picked up Ratchet that
was standing in the corner of the room.
Flourishing the Ratchet over his head
he came towards me, saying, III split
your head open if you do not get out