The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-26

New York, N. Y, Feb. 24.-Roy A
Murray applied to Justice Ford in the
Supreme Court for an injunction tc
restrain the Liye-Ever. Die Never
Society from withholding his butcher
shop at 1867 Seventh Avenue from
him. He said that the society offered
to swap a kingdom for the butcher
shop, but didn't take the proposition
in earnest, he said, and anyhow
would rather have his butcher shop
than a kingdom these days The So
ciety rs said 10 be an offshot OF
a Negro Organization which formerly
called itself the Colored Settlement
Workers and then changed its name
TO the Relief Association OF Hebrew
Settlement Workers, its members pos
ing, Il is alleged, as Jews.
All concerned in the litigation are
Negroes IL. W. Robertson, the "su-
prene being Of the Live Ever, Die
Never Society, Is in the penitentiary
in Trenton, NJ j., thanking his stars
that his sentence for teaching boys
to steal was only five years and not
life"
Ad0ps Hebrnic Names.
Not only did the Colored Settlement
Workers change the name of that
organization TO the Relief Association
OF Hebrew Settlement Workers, but
It was alleged that some OF the mem
bers have adopted Hebrais names
and have allowed their boards to
grow to carry out the intended de-
ception
Murray, who apparently has been
marked as a backsliding disciple
the Live Ever, Die Never Society,
said that the defendant members OF
his organization got his shop by
fraud. He said that they, and partic-
yllarly Robertson, induced him to be-
ldeve they represented a bona fide
religious organization and that IL he
would give up his business and fol-
low the teachings OF Robertson and
the defendant he would live forever.
Murray added that while he was in
weakened mental condition he gave
bill Of sale for his butcher shop, but
that he received no consideration for
II. About the same time he was COM
united 10 the pyscopathic ward at
b. IeVue Hospital, where he was I'M
der observation for ten days. When
Murray got out OF the hospital he
was made an elder Of the Live Ever,
Die Never Society" and was supposed
to be endowed with all the powers
that went with the exalted Office On
the other hand. he complained, that
during the ten days he was held at
Bellevue the defendants had taken
possession Of his shop and rot the
lease on it.
Then Robertson Went to Jail.
Shortly after all this Robertson was
arrested as a fugitive from justice
and was sent to the penitentiary.
II have visited there said N ray,
siand he told me he possessed a1per-
natural powers and could leave the
prison as soon as he desired and
Join his disciples. / believed this
and conveyed my shop without con-
siderati0n, and after / discovered the
fraud / took the business back and
endeavored to rebuild my trade. /
had to exclude all the defendants
from the business bee ause no Gus
toners would deal with me while
they were around Although all the
defendants are Ncsines they claim
they are originfl Jews and all the
men seek to lei thelf boards grow
long III order to hapress the I, aorant
and the innocent that they are REM
bers OF the Jewish race, notwithssErd-
ing her living. She went TO live at
fn the United States. They have
since barred me out of my shop"
Miss Edna Murray sister Of tie
plaintiff, made affidavit that she was
induced by fraud to turn over all her
including all her house
keeping articles and hair-dressing
tools with which she had been earn
ing rer living. She went to live at
the headquarters Of the society,
.'Where the defendants plotted and
perfected schemes to induce other
Coiored persons to do
likewise, under the belief that Rob
eraon. who called the premises his
Kingdom" had supernatural pow
ers."
One Member Is Murdered.
It was also alleged BY Miss Murray