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Persecution
Were you present at the Meeting ?—Yes , 1 was . In this paper , which you state to be true , is the following passage about bullying the waiter—did I bully the waiter ?—Question objected to , and overruled . In what manner did I countenance any disrespect to His Royal Highness ?—In not calling the persons who abused His Royal Highness to order . You did not yourself use any disrespectful language . Did you yourself call my attention to Alderman Wood ' s address ?— The noise
was so great that you were surrounded on all sides by calls to order , I will not say that I did myself call your attention to Wood ' s address . Did you call my attention to Stevens ' s ?—Why Stevens—I think there were ten or twelve at one time calling " order" to Stevens's language , I myself did . I don ' t know that I called Crucefix by name . 1 did not address the Chair to order on Brother Stevens ' s address , but I called out order . Did you call my attention as Chairman to Brother Stevens's speech ?—I believe I did not .
Did I not call the author of this paper to order several times ?—You did , and he was the only one you did call to order . When Bros . Stevens ancl Wood were speaking , did you call " order order , chair chair ?"—Yes , decidedly I did , and many more besides me . Did you call " order , order , " when Brother M'Mullen was speaking?—No . AVas not the Chair taken in the small room ?—It was . Was there the slightest indication of disturbance in the small room ?— -No .
On the adjournment from small to large room did not much time elapse ?—Not long . Was it not half an hour ?—Perhaps it was . I ) o you remember what caused lapse of so much time ?—I should think that the cause was the paper . What was the first business when I took the Chair ?—The Chairman's attention was called to the paper , so far as I recollect . When the waiter was called in , did he not say he could not see the author of the
paper inthe room ?—Yes , he did . Did I not address the Meeting , that unless protected from rudeness and vulgarity of the author , I must leave the Chair ?—Yes , you did . Did not the discussion of that paper interrupt and delay the proper business of the evening ?—Yes , I think it did . Was there not a vote of censure passed upon the author ?—Yes , there was by a large majority , I think . Was not the Chairman directed by the meeting to read that paper?—Yes .
On what account?—Because the individual , who avowed himself the author , in reading it , suppressed a word . It was supposed he was only reading part , and , therefore , it was proposed that the Chairman should read it . Did you hear me , throughout the evening , utter a single expression disrespectful to His Royal Highness ?—Certainly not . Did you ever hear me do so ?—Never . You have often been present when I have spoken of His Royal Highness ?—T have .
You have often been present when I have been Chairman at Masonic Meetings ?—I have . Did you know of the existence of the first paper before it was distributed?—I knew of no paper until the papers were distributed in the room , and tbe Grand Lodge . Do you remember Brother Shaw addressing the meeting ?—No , I do not . You do not recollect that Brother addressing the meeting in a forcible , Masonic style , requiring the author to withdraw the paper?—Yes , there was , but I don't know who he was . You state there were individuals present who were not Masons ; do you substantiate that ?—There was one .
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Persecution
Were you present at the Meeting ?—Yes , 1 was . In this paper , which you state to be true , is the following passage about bullying the waiter—did I bully the waiter ?—Question objected to , and overruled . In what manner did I countenance any disrespect to His Royal Highness ?—In not calling the persons who abused His Royal Highness to order . You did not yourself use any disrespectful language . Did you yourself call my attention to Alderman Wood ' s address ?— The noise
was so great that you were surrounded on all sides by calls to order , I will not say that I did myself call your attention to Wood ' s address . Did you call my attention to Stevens ' s ?—Why Stevens—I think there were ten or twelve at one time calling " order" to Stevens's language , I myself did . I don ' t know that I called Crucefix by name . 1 did not address the Chair to order on Brother Stevens ' s address , but I called out order . Did you call my attention as Chairman to Brother Stevens's speech ?—I believe I did not .
Did I not call the author of this paper to order several times ?—You did , and he was the only one you did call to order . When Bros . Stevens ancl Wood were speaking , did you call " order order , chair chair ?"—Yes , decidedly I did , and many more besides me . Did you call " order , order , " when Brother M'Mullen was speaking?—No . AVas not the Chair taken in the small room ?—It was . Was there the slightest indication of disturbance in the small room ?— -No .
On the adjournment from small to large room did not much time elapse ?—Not long . Was it not half an hour ?—Perhaps it was . I ) o you remember what caused lapse of so much time ?—I should think that the cause was the paper . What was the first business when I took the Chair ?—The Chairman's attention was called to the paper , so far as I recollect . When the waiter was called in , did he not say he could not see the author of the
paper inthe room ?—Yes , he did . Did I not address the Meeting , that unless protected from rudeness and vulgarity of the author , I must leave the Chair ?—Yes , you did . Did not the discussion of that paper interrupt and delay the proper business of the evening ?—Yes , I think it did . Was there not a vote of censure passed upon the author ?—Yes , there was by a large majority , I think . Was not the Chairman directed by the meeting to read that paper?—Yes .
On what account?—Because the individual , who avowed himself the author , in reading it , suppressed a word . It was supposed he was only reading part , and , therefore , it was proposed that the Chairman should read it . Did you hear me , throughout the evening , utter a single expression disrespectful to His Royal Highness ?—Certainly not . Did you ever hear me do so ?—Never . You have often been present when I have spoken of His Royal Highness ?—T have .
You have often been present when I have been Chairman at Masonic Meetings ?—I have . Did you know of the existence of the first paper before it was distributed?—I knew of no paper until the papers were distributed in the room , and tbe Grand Lodge . Do you remember Brother Shaw addressing the meeting ?—No , I do not . You do not recollect that Brother addressing the meeting in a forcible , Masonic style , requiring the author to withdraw the paper?—Yes , there was , but I don't know who he was . You state there were individuals present who were not Masons ; do you substantiate that ?—There was one .