Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1908 — Be Careful About Wearing Pins. [ARTICLE]

Be Careful About Wearing Pins.

Are .you a Mason? If not do not ( wear a Masonic emblem or watch charm. Jurors in the police court at Ind- j ianapolis Monday caused Charles Ham- ( mer, a professional bondsman, to sit up and take notice when they returned a verdict of guilty against him ( as defendant on the charge of wearing an emblem of a secret order of which ( he was not a member. The jurors [ recommended the maximum punishment of 350 and costs and then to make the punishment more severe all filed a claim for jury fees which Ham mer will have to pay if he settles for the fine. For several months Hammer wore a Royal Arch Masonic emblem in the lapel of his coat and a Masonic emblem on his watch charm. He was warned that he would get into trouble. The bondsman continued to do business and those who watched him took it that he misrepresented himself as a Mason for business reasons. Capt. Hyland, who is not a member of the Masonic order, testified for the state that he questioned Hammer at the time of his arrest. Hyland detailed the conversation and it was clear to all the Masons in the Court room that Hammer did not belong to the order. Several other witnesses tesified that they had seen the defendant wearing the emblems. The defense did not offer any testimony in Hammer’s behalf and it did not take the jury long to decide on a verdict.

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