Evening journal., 1922-02-14
AGAIN SUE Rail
BROTHERHOOD
Action Taken by John F.
O'Connor Alleges Diver
sion of 100000
OFFICERS NAMED
AS DEFENDANTS

The United brotherhood OF Main
tenance of Way Employees and Rail
way shop Baborers, which, through
William d. Roberts and David A.
Armour and other members, is COM
plainant in suit pending in Court
Of Chancery, Is made a party RES
pondent in proceedings instituted in
Detroit on Saturday. by John F.
O'Connor.
The suit is that OF John r.
O'Connor against e. Frank Cradle,
grand president OF the brotherhood;
william Robson. grand vice-presi-
dent. and Samuel J. Pegg, grand
secretary the Brother
hood, and the Columbia Realty
Company being made party respon-
dents.
In the bill OF complaint, the three
named members are charged with
fraudulently diverung more than
s7OO, 900 Of the brotherhood's funds.
or this amount, $500. 900 represents
twenty-five per cent OF what they
term grand lodge dues This TWEEN
ty-five per cent. was 10 be turned
over to the Provident Department
under Section OF the Brotherhood's
constitution and be used for the
benefit Of members who die or are
permanently disabled. The other
$500 900 was the sum that the broth
erhood had se taHde in September.
1919, to start the provident depart
ment
The members OF the Columbia
Realty Company, OF Detroit, is
said. include the grand president
vice-president and secretary-treas-
urer. and also. It is claimed. Will
liam d. Roberts.
one section Of the bill states that
''the said defendants. E. F. Cradle,
Samuel ]. Pegg. william Robson
and their confederates have diverted
and used unlawfully for other pur-
poses outside OF the uses prescribed
therefor in the Constitution Of the
Brotherhood, the said 25 per cent
OF the Grand Lodge dues so appor-
toned to the Provident Department.
without having any valid authority
therefor, and in violation OF the pro-
visions OF the Constitution OF the
/ Brotherhood; that they are threat
ening TO continue in said course OF
conduct; that the said individuals
have fraudulently dissipated a large
portion of the funds so required to
I 4. -. nd 10
OF the Provident Department, and
are now fraudulently diverting and
dissipating additional m o u n I
thereof, as to the exact details o.
which this plaintiff Is not informed
and that the plaintim is fearful tina
said individuals will continue fraud
ulently to divert and disslpate salt
Provident funds unless prevented b,
an appropriate order OF this court.
The brotherhood has for its pro.
/ vident department a superintendent
Henry Irwin, and, in Regards TO him
the bill states:
THAT the plaintiff has requested
said defendant Irwin that he pro-
ceed forthwith to collect and acquire
possession OF said funds. resorting II
necessary to legal suit or action to
that end; but that said defendant
refused and neglects so TO do, and
refuses and neglects to avail him
self Of. his lawful remedies in that
behalf by proceedings in court, and
on the contrary apparently ac-
quiesces in the delinquency aforesaid
OF the remaining individual defend
folly and useless to make any de-
mands in this behalf upon the re-
naming defendants. Pegg, Cradle,
and Robson. the active participants
in the misconduct complained or"