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Article BROTHER J. LEE STEVENS. ← Page 3 of 23 →
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Brother J. Lee Stevens.
Thus , Brother Barnard made it " a species" of imputation ; Brother Truman , that " there had been enough of King Craft , " without alleging its being imputed to any one in particular ; and Brother Jackson only ( as in the first charge ) pretended to make it a direct imputation ; although he admitted , with Barnard , that it was a play upon the words previously used by Brother M'Mullen . And whilst Brother Truman expressed his belief , and Brother Barnard his conviction , that Brother M'Mullen first used the words " King Craft , "—a fact afterwards borne out by every other witness—yet Brother Jackson gave this emphatic contradiction to the truth , " I decidedly say , that Brother Alderman Wood used the words first !"
3 . Upon the third portion of the charge , that " Mr . Stevens then moved SOME RUDE RESOLUTIONS about forwarding the proceedings to the Most Worshipful Grand Master , " not a tittle of evidence was offered by the Complainants ! But although they were conscious they could not sustain it , they had not the candour to make such an admission ; nor , as our readers will learn , had the Board of General Purposes sufficient honesty to give Brother Stevens the advantage of an acquittal upon this very material point . Brother Stevens very properly examined the witnesses for the Complainants on it ;
succeeded in disproving the charge most conclusively ; and at the same time involved them in a curious mesh of incidental contradictions . And let us here assure our readers , that in making these extracts from the evidence , we omit nothing of importance as affecting the decision , although much that might add , we think unnecessarily , to the contemptible position in which the precious triumvirate , Barnard , Truman , and Jackson , have placed themselves . Brother Barnard was referred to the h respecting the
resolutionparagrap Brother STEVENS Is that correct ? Brother BARNARD —I could understand no other but that , from the reply of Brother Bell . Brother STEVENS . —Did you hear the resolution read ? Brother BARNARD . —I did not . Brother STEVENS . —Did you observe me put it in ? Brother BARNARD . —I did not . Brother STEVENS . —Did I put any resolution in ?
Brother BARNARD . —I do not think you did . I cannot take upon myself to say that you did ; neither do I think that you did . Re-examined by Brother WARRINER . —AVas the resolution submitted by Brother Stevens in writing ? Brother BARNARD . —I consider , and I have said , that it ivas not written . Brother Barnard subsequently replied to Brother Jennings , that when the resolution was proposed he ivas himself talking to Brother Stevens ; , and thus attempted to establish the fact , that the resolution was not written , and that
he must have been aware of it if otherwise . But Brother Jackson ( if there had been no other means of disproof ) thus directly contradicted his coadjutor—Brother STEVENS . —You call the resolution proposed some rude resolution ; did you take the words down ? Brother JACKSON . —/ did not . Brother STEVENS . —Plow was it submitted to the meeting ? Brother JACKSON . —It ivas handed in b on to Brother Bell .
y you , paper , Brother Truman did not take part in these contradictions , but was content , in this part of the examination , to contradict himself . He was referred to the printed paper , and asked if its contents were true , and replied , " 1 should say , substantially correct . " Yet when requested to read the part describing " the rude resolution , " he answered , " I did not hear the resolution read , " and " I can't say of myself that it was a rude resolution I" Here , then , was a witness declaring that to be " substantially correct , " of which he was immediately afterwards compelled to admit his ignorance ! Like many others
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Brother J. Lee Stevens.
Thus , Brother Barnard made it " a species" of imputation ; Brother Truman , that " there had been enough of King Craft , " without alleging its being imputed to any one in particular ; and Brother Jackson only ( as in the first charge ) pretended to make it a direct imputation ; although he admitted , with Barnard , that it was a play upon the words previously used by Brother M'Mullen . And whilst Brother Truman expressed his belief , and Brother Barnard his conviction , that Brother M'Mullen first used the words " King Craft , "—a fact afterwards borne out by every other witness—yet Brother Jackson gave this emphatic contradiction to the truth , " I decidedly say , that Brother Alderman Wood used the words first !"
3 . Upon the third portion of the charge , that " Mr . Stevens then moved SOME RUDE RESOLUTIONS about forwarding the proceedings to the Most Worshipful Grand Master , " not a tittle of evidence was offered by the Complainants ! But although they were conscious they could not sustain it , they had not the candour to make such an admission ; nor , as our readers will learn , had the Board of General Purposes sufficient honesty to give Brother Stevens the advantage of an acquittal upon this very material point . Brother Stevens very properly examined the witnesses for the Complainants on it ;
succeeded in disproving the charge most conclusively ; and at the same time involved them in a curious mesh of incidental contradictions . And let us here assure our readers , that in making these extracts from the evidence , we omit nothing of importance as affecting the decision , although much that might add , we think unnecessarily , to the contemptible position in which the precious triumvirate , Barnard , Truman , and Jackson , have placed themselves . Brother Barnard was referred to the h respecting the
resolutionparagrap Brother STEVENS Is that correct ? Brother BARNARD —I could understand no other but that , from the reply of Brother Bell . Brother STEVENS . —Did you hear the resolution read ? Brother BARNARD . —I did not . Brother STEVENS . —Did you observe me put it in ? Brother BARNARD . —I did not . Brother STEVENS . —Did I put any resolution in ?
Brother BARNARD . —I do not think you did . I cannot take upon myself to say that you did ; neither do I think that you did . Re-examined by Brother WARRINER . —AVas the resolution submitted by Brother Stevens in writing ? Brother BARNARD . —I consider , and I have said , that it ivas not written . Brother Barnard subsequently replied to Brother Jennings , that when the resolution was proposed he ivas himself talking to Brother Stevens ; , and thus attempted to establish the fact , that the resolution was not written , and that
he must have been aware of it if otherwise . But Brother Jackson ( if there had been no other means of disproof ) thus directly contradicted his coadjutor—Brother STEVENS . —You call the resolution proposed some rude resolution ; did you take the words down ? Brother JACKSON . —/ did not . Brother STEVENS . —Plow was it submitted to the meeting ? Brother JACKSON . —It ivas handed in b on to Brother Bell .
y you , paper , Brother Truman did not take part in these contradictions , but was content , in this part of the examination , to contradict himself . He was referred to the printed paper , and asked if its contents were true , and replied , " 1 should say , substantially correct . " Yet when requested to read the part describing " the rude resolution , " he answered , " I did not hear the resolution read , " and " I can't say of myself that it was a rude resolution I" Here , then , was a witness declaring that to be " substantially correct , " of which he was immediately afterwards compelled to admit his ignorance ! Like many others