The Washington times., 1907-12-28
VICTIMS
STAND BY DOCTOR
ACCUSED Of FAKE
MuteS and Others Be-
lieve Themselves Ma
sons, Made So by
Riedel.

ATraigned on charges OF false pre-
tense in that he conducted a fake branch
Of Masonry, DR.. Alexander 2. Riedel
pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury
trial in the police court today. Bond
was fixed at $1,000 pending trial Dr.
RiedeTs alleged --ictims swear by him,
and deem his arrest an outrage.
Immediately after bond was fixed by
Judge KimbaI several Of the men
whose money Riedel Is charged with
obtaining by false representation start
ed out TO procure a bondsman for him.
They declared they would secure his
liberty before the end OF the day.
Thirty-One members Of the organization
were in court. several Of whom are deaf
and dumb.
It is charged that Riedel represented
that his territory extended over Mas
sachusetts, Illinois Louisiana and the
inter-mOuntain States, and that It was
Order. incorporated This and other
statements made by Riedel are said to
be false by the police. who raided his
place last evening.
Riedel was arrested with a companiou
on similar charge several months ago
and was released on bond. When bis
case was called it was found that he
had gone TO Philadelphia Brought back
70 Washington Riedel was tried before
Police Court jury, which stood eleven
for conviction and one for acquittal
He has never been given a second trial
on that charge
The thirty-one members Of RiedeTs
organization insisted today that Riedel
was not guilty Of any wrongdOing. and
that they were Masons in the full sense
or the word I'VE are MaSOnS, said
one OF the men who could speak, "and
we've got to have some strong evidence
a hot a ra#
Julius Pekufsky, wk5 gave Riedel $40
to be initiated into the organization.
said: I gave up so, but I've gotten
my moneys worth. I'm a Mason and
no one can tell me different"
Among the papers captured in the raid
on the alleged F'reemaSons Lodge con-
Quoted by DR.. Riedel in the building
occupied by the American Home Life
Insurance Company at Fifth and G.
streets northwest, is an alleged authori-
tative certificate giving RiedeI the pow
er TO form lodges. 1t is signed by Her
oert =. Jefferson, wee president and
grand master Mason. Philadelphia.
The certificate reads as follows:
Know ye that by virtue OF the power.
in me vested, that 1 hereby authorize
Brother Alexander 2. Riedel, upon re-
ceiving into his HANDS and mailine. TO
me the petitions Of at least three lodges
in the territory Of the south Atlantic
States, petitiOning the American Ma
sonic teoeraIlon 10 erect and charter
them as lodges, to, In our own name.
grant the same and administer or au-
thorize the master OF each lodge 20 ad-
minister the installation oath to each
officer named, and declare the lodges
duly organized and empowered to work
as lodges in our jurisdiction and under
the authority and government and our
federation, awaiting the delivery of the
charters to all Freemasons on the face
of the globe.
HERBERT p. JEFFERSON"
''Vice President and Grand Master Ma
SON."
Detectives Evans, Mullin, and Harti-
gan, who were assigned to make the
raid last night on the alleged conf
dence skin" stated today that witnesses
will be brought from Philadelphia to
testify against the accused when the
case is brought UP for trial in the Po-
Ice Court