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STATEMENT
AND
DECLARATION
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lOll.N TilASKIi, ,,rtli,. Cit'.an.l I )i-,tiict <,f M
inercliiiiit, rrsiiliiiir nt X
I). (i4 Di'iiimiioiid Stivrt, .M(Jiitreul, \vl
iiiiti'i'iil, 1,'ciitlciniiii, t'oriiu'rU-
1ms a k'j;nl I'ijrht, iimlri' tlie law ivyulatiii" Kl
I" claiius that li
\\v
whole." ("Statu of Ills lirothor, the \x\iv Hii-h Fi'as.T, a^ his hrir : [
frust created hy ami iiialcr till" will (.f the said late Hiii,di Fra-er to e
eeiiKjsynary L'oi'[ioiMti(iiis, to clniln
ieeanse the
tlu" 1
raser lii-ititute has In
stall
en lilokeii. relld
not made ; .iii.l. in sueh a eas,., when a trust is Kroken the 1
ernie- said irust nidi and void ns it'
deela
That ti
lands
1,'raiited them to the e.iv|ioiMt:on
aw (ai corporations
ilid leneiiients shall ri'Velt to the lierson, or his heirs, who
That,
m crratine- tl
said trust, estimated at ahcait S.5(»IMMI(), the Testat(
And it i.s my will and desire that they (his Trustees) do hold tl
trust. Tor the foih
le same, in
" T,
Institii
>\\ ni;.'' inlents and |)Ui-]ioses, naiiie|\-
estalilis], ;,| .Nhailiea!. in ( 'in idii. an in-ti!iiti..n lo hi
to 1
'1 1
called the l<'raser
'ecoiMi.os.l ,,r;i l-Vrr I'uMic l/lav.rv, .Mnseiim and (iallerv, to In
'open to a'l linnest and re:-;].'ci;.',i!i. p,;-.,,)ns wh
' without, dibtiuctiyiij * »■*«■«
■■'oi-iiini; free access"
:iis,)e\ rr nt everv rank in
I if.
of Useful kuowlcdfre li\- all'
iiiUiiely.; to the ililtn
|i!;!,*>iii'cts an4_,gjdjects t,\^\ tu„ woi-kaof ft»<*
to all (Usiriiii; it, to hootslTST""
An.l t(A the pn.cnnng.such lKi.,ks, s,it;je?tramVo1^ts''AW^
'of wy (•^tak will wrw, after aci|uirin<,' th
'appropriate huildrn<,'s, etc
reiiuisite properly imil erecting
That hy the !•'
d'h
)unders will 111.. Kr,is..r li|..fiin(e is limileil to th,. u-e of tlr
revenues ol his e^tat'' n.s
tin
That tli(. will ,d' t'i<. Foiii
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the F
thet
Instituti
I'ler e institutes the >taiiites ol' the roiindat
the li.'^iislative Chart
ion of
rown to carr\' out tin. intent!
the F
er IS Miiiply tie- ,i
"Under,
titi
ior;/.;iti( n ol
Tl
Kl
le law re_i;-nlatiii^' corporations deelaivs that
niosynary eca'porntions are distinguish, .(1 from otheis
'they have no incidental powi.r of lenislaticai ; thev ar<. tl
their Fun
to whicl
ndt.r, aui
1 he aliaie has a riyht to p
le iiii.r(. creaturt
That
if
1 his chai-ity shall hi
which tli(!y have no power to alter, niodifv or ainem
ilied. His statut
ireserilie tni' ree-ulations aeeorilini,'
( s are accord in',,dv thi'li- law;
I.-
E.Hnirl fmm Ihr Fini i}' I >,-.•< ,riU ,rs-i„-r:; „;/ tin' Hn:n;l ,,/ <''<'rr,H,rs :
"And it is my desir,. that thre,. p,.r.,oiis shoulil lie nai I hv my ,sai,l
"Trustees to ( ,pos,. with them the lirst Board of (iovernors of ih,. Fraser
"Institute, which it is my di'siiv .shall alwavs he coni])osed of live persons pro-
"fcssinir some form of the Pn testant faith, with pow,.r to them to suiipK- an
" vacancy cau.scd hy death or resieriiation, or hy any crime or olfeiice, the conviety^ai
" whereof shall vacate the tenure of office of the oti'ender."
E.vtr((rt from the Founili'rs will rrsperthiu Ihc Formalin,, ,u the Fmner
TnstitiUr:
" I desire that the residue of my estate and (.ffeets, after vlrduction of the
"expenses of the mana,<;ement thereof, shall he forthwith c"oii-<'-eyed over to the
"corporation to he therehy foiined to lie called the Fraser bi.stitute, for the pur-
" poses herein deehiicd "
I
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S(»I,|;M\ HKCI-AUATKiN dl' ■I'lli; SAID .KilIN I'l! ASKli :
I Mill M hmtlii r c.nlic Int.' llii;.'li Fnisir. tln' l''uiiiiil.i- (if llir l''insci' Ill^titllt.',
iiM'l 'nil- to Ills I'stati' ;
'I'lmt liicIJi II Mill' Kmiiis, |iiil.lic iircdniitiiiits. f'liniislii'il till' 'rnisti'fs with
full ^tlltl■lll.•llts iiikI II npoii (if ilir Mlliiii's 1)1' tlii'istiiti' t'nrtlic |iiir!iiisr lit' liiivini,'
till' l''iiiiiii|i'rs i-mti' (•(iiiMVni nil- ti) till' l''ni-iiT liistitiiii'
'I'lmt iliii-r in'rouiits (if Hiiiijill iiMil Kvniis iifi' ril'iirni In mi |mi,"- l'>iiii'l
l(i III till tirsi Kiiinil iif till' l'"ni-i'V iii^titiiti- ;
'I'liiil llif {''iiiMT lii^lituli' ciiuMil llirir SiTiTtiiiy. ■Iiiliii lliiiiy .Mni/irs. In
iiiiiki' iiiil iiliii-r m riiiiiits ;
'I'liiil till' KnisiT jii^titiiti' |iiii>l Hiilili'll iiii.l Mmiiis ilir >\ini ni' t\\r liiniilriil
(Inlliirs ti. iilitilill llnir riTlilirMti' III ll iiriMiuiits us liiiiijc nllt liV Mcll/.ics :
'I'lmt till l''iilllii|iTS I stilti' WHS cniiM'yc.l (iMl- liy Ills 'I'nisti'is to llic Fniscf
lllstitlltr llllijl'l- tlliisr flllsi' niM'lillllts Jls lllllilr Hilt liy Mrll/jcs, US pl'l' Dl'Cll No.
h(>|:i. |iiis-i'il liit'ori' \V. A. I'liilliii.. Nnlaiy, mi tlic rlrxnitli iliiy of DirniilMT,
Ih74;
'I'hiit it wilMii' fomiil on nil iiis)ircti f llmt Dml, No Ml!.'!, in tln' oilier
of \V. A. I'iiilliiis, Niitiiry, tliiit tlw accoiiiits tlicivto attacln'il, ami iiiion wliicli
till' I'liiiiiilir's islali' WHS niiivryrd ovi r to tlii' KiasiT In^tituti', aii' wlmlly iiml
altolii'tliff ill ill.' liMiiilwi'itiiii.' of Mi'ii/.ii's;
'I'lmt tliosi' iiri'oiinl'i of tlir l''oiiiiilii's I'stiili' lis iiiinlc out li\ Hiililcll and
Kmiiis w.'i'i' sn ii/iri-isiil iimt lii'l'l'i' from tin' ]iulilic li\- tlir l''nisi'i' Iiistitutr. .iini
tliosi' falsi' iii'i'iiiliits of Mi'iizii's siilislituti'il in tln'ir -trail ;
'i'lmt till' pvisi'iit. ( loM'i'iioi-. of till' l'"iasi T Instituti'. naiiu'ly : liiclmnl I'..
Animus. Sir Doimlil A, Sniitli, .loliii II. IJ. Molsmi, Hii;,'li McLt'iiiiaii nii.l K. S.
Clouston. Imvi' ami Imlil in lln'ir pnssi'ssioii tlmsi' ,M(/,//r™.s'c</ iiccoiiiiN of tlii'
FDUiiilfr'.s I'sliitr as iiiiiil ll liy Kiil'li'll ami Kvaiis. iiml iiiiiin wliii'li saiil
■ siiiipri's.si'il accdinits " tin' I'liumli'i's isinii' slioiiM Imvc luiii coiivcyi'il over to
till' Fiiisii- lii-titiili' ;
'I'lmt till' FoiimliTs I'stali' Ims sutli'ivil a lo.>>iif fully i^/c IhukIi-c'I thmixn ml
■ iMIxtrif, m tliiTi'iiliimts, as iimy In; cstahlislii'il liy a con i pari. ^on hotw'cPn thosi'
falsi! lUTouiits IIS iiiii.Ii'iiyt li\- Mi'ii/iis ami tlir Monks of Account of tin- Fimiula)-'s _ ^^
-^- ' ''I'li'iiiiwilf^'in't *•- ""•' -^-^ I ■■•■ «««"--^"***'*' ■»■"-■'"--■■■
N^ary, ori.tlir Fmsrr Institiitr, on the 'iotli liay of Frliiiuiiy. A.ll. WM ;
Tliiit tbr pirsi'iit (iovcrmas of tlir FrasiT Iiistitiitr, to wit :' R. J5. Aii,<rui«.
,'t ill, hoM thr sail! iH-otrst, No. !tll7, ill Mirir pos.scssioii. ami tlin'rforr cannot
pli'iul itjiioiiincr of its contints ;
That the conveyance of tic Foumlris estate to the Fraser Institute was an
ille<ml conveyance, haviii;,' lirrn niaile uiion hilsr aeeouiits, ami slioiild lie ileclareil
null ami void as if not niadr ;
'I'lmt the Ffaser Inst itntr was foumlnl iijioii n /r/i.s'/, I'nd when that ti'ust
became lii-ol;eii liy the illej,'ul con\ cyance of the Foiiiider's estate, under false
acitouiits, to llie Fraser Institutr ;
Then the lands and tenements, etc., as contained in said trust, to e.stalilish
said Fraser Iii.stitute, reverted to the Founder or his heir;
That the iniaiient the said trust became broken -at that very moment the
whole of said trust reverted to ami becanie vested in the F^)under or his heirs:
" For the law doth annex ii. roiti.lilimi. to every such jri'imt that if the trust
" be broken or the corporation dissolved, the irrantor shall have the lands aij;ain.'
A FAT;SE KLKCTFOX.
Tim: t, ■■ Fraser Institute made <i. fals,' firrlin,,. in direct violation of the
I'.>undrr'w .VI, by the election of Richard B. Angus, to beagovernor when tliri'e
\vr..; no ■>»ea,, 'v ither by death or otlierwLse, on said Board to be Hllrd ; making
w> ;y...'«rrt(/r. instr, ■! of /J cr, thereby forfeiting its charter.
Thai i" 111' tile M ry 1 1 '.rinning the (iovernors of the Fraser In.stitute have
,.> yed f(tnt ."ml '.')o-r \s ilh the Foundei-'s estate, as herein above referred to ; and
t: '• .-ai I Gov.iiiiirii have hamiinl 'he Founder's estate as if it were a mere /'/ffy-
fliinii ill their liii'idh and not, ns it i;, amrred pnhlic li-mf, entrusted to their
iimliag' irerii, as the saH protest. No. I..17, charges them ;
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'I'lial ilir pri'si'ht liovonmis 111' the Krii.^ir Instiiutc arc pur-iiiii^ tln' eaiiif
|)cilicy as their [ir'c'ilfci'smirji in tliiif liaiicliini,' of tlic Kminiii'r'.-i cstatt' :
'I'liat, lutf'ly, I liail iici'asinn tn rcail over their twn hi.it l<t'|)iirtR. tlifc Idtli ami
the I'tli, mill the Inllnuiii;; I'Xinicl IVuin a lillPi- writtin liy mi' tn K. I!. Alibis,
the ]irisii|i'iit, cxpiaiiis il>'lf:
KN'I'ltAC'l'.
"Ii4 MlUMMnMi SrilF.KI',
'■ Mmitniil, lltth Noviiiilii r, ISH.').
" H. h. AMii> K-M|iiirc,
• I'rcdilt III 11/ IIh Frd'or lii^filii'r. Mnnli'iid.
" Dear Sir,
" I, vistcnhiy. eiireie>>ly |iii'lsi(l up yiww I ira '.<inl Rijinrls, the Itlth ami the
17th ;
" Ami. I iMii ass\iii' yiiii, I was ipiiti' iiii|irepareil for the iliseoveiy 1 uiaile,
iiMiiiely :
• 'I'liiit iimler the nicely arraiij;eil ami, apparently, carefully jireparcil
■• Seheiliiles ami Ahstra'-ts ' .if a ' Tm^t Ih'-il' there shmilil lie hiililen an attempt
■■ til ilet'rauil the estate of the late 1 1 u;,'h Fraser, the Fiaimler. "
•■ Ynu attempt tn >liii\v liy those two last I{e]iorts, ' I'lisrlllcd IhthtinCa'
"(!3i:{,SI l.,s:{ ami S:i,'_':is.'20)aim)iiiitiiii,' to!*7,0.">0.():!, ami whieli amount you char^'c
■ til the ileliil of the ('apit.'il Account ' of the Foumlcr'.s estate.
■' Whereas sui'h Iml.-niees iievei- hinl any existence hy your own showiii;,' ami
" hy yum' own K"ports.
• Th'Tcfore such a tiMii^ferof .>:<7.()."(().0;'. to fh- ilehit of the Cn i,'il<il Acn,u,il'
"of the Foumler's estate 'm 11 fr>iiul, ))ure aii'l simple, upon his estate.
" Yours resjieetfully.
• Siu'iicl, .1011 N FUASFH."
'ci ,. ;,,!,_
\ol jujpear iiv a!iv,','J.\the_l{i.'iMii'tsj^if sa'^il l"'ras"r Institute that
al
they hiive any such an ii-ount a< a (\iinl,il Arninnl: therefoiv this - ('apit
Account" is a .1/////' or' a ' (iniiiJ Da m :ii n;! AcoHii/
TMK 1 7 III KKI'OIIT.
What a farce ! To hi' informal hy the (lovernors of the Fraser Institute, nt
this ilistant ilay hy their 17th Heiiir:, after they have collecteil, ilnrin<r the
past twenty-live yi.aVs- over *-H)i\()l)'.). in cash, from the Foumler's estiite ; tie't
they now'hiive, actunlly have i- / .'*4,()17.S2 on .■.■/' d ,lr/,„H;t in the Molsons
Hank : heincr ahout one humlredth piirt of their toti, • .iections '.
The farce is this :
They show they hiive ?kOI7..H-.> on ■ special ile]iosit, " in the Molsons Hank ;
while, at suae tinu', am! on the sarac statement, of tlmt 17th Uei)ort, they show
that they owe the Molsons Hank !»(;,0()H.(1!) on Mleneral Accianit . ' where, uniy
1 ask, iloes that " special ile]>osit " exist ?
While, nt the same tim\ this 17th Uejiort discloses the fact that the
Foumlers estate is at present morti;;a,i,'cil and pled^eil for dehts illetrally i>lm'eil
upon it hy the Fraser Institute for over .*()0,(»0();
That the Fra.ser Institut" is the mere creature of its Founder; created hy
him under the trust as contained in his will, as aforesaid : ami he aUaie, the
Founder, has a ri^dit to pn;si;ribe the r(^i,'ulations acconlini; to which his charity
shall he applied . his statutes are a«corilin>,'ly their laws, which they have no power
to alter, modify or amend :
That the Founder, in creating the tru.st to cstahlish the Fraser Institute,
dearly ami distinctly prescrihed the regulations according to which his charity
should 111' applied, namely :
" And to the ])rocuring such hooks, suhjects and objects, as far as the revenue
'•of my estate will serve, after acipiiring the requisite propi;rty and erecting
" apjiropriate buildings, etc."
•i'hat the said trust was broken and bt;canie forfeited when the Fra,ser Insti-
tute mortgaged or pledged the Founder's estate ;
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tlic wlinlf .■I' lll^
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ialM. ..l.rlion, ,tr., it is „ loi'f.iu.. I' their .■oiiMraf.m,
1 11 .,,K,m1 in srv.rai wmv-. whirli .iissohitimi is tiio
1 ,.1 r..,,-.,l fill. l'',iniicii'i''s cstiil". till' siiiil F.'fisci'
farlM.Jow tli.'ii'pivs-iit orp.-n-iMTtn. v.il.i.--. an .„..., ...^ -^
tl... .Stan, as fa,, as tlu.y ^viil s....,.; a.,.l, fn..l....', th.y l.av,. ,.n ,v- ../,/ tl...
p;U:..,ls,,)'M.,.l,..l..s,;|-tl,,. ••7V..//W,rastla.ya,vl n,il,y law t., ,1„. .n
ol!H.rinv,-.tni,.nts. iiscaiatal ,.f,',ii.al vul.i,-; ,.,•„//
Tl,a, .1 .•i.i.ial <.r thns.. lais,. a...an,ts. wln-l, a.v alto,,.. .,■ >-' "";^^;:;"^
till, otlic,. of W. A. rhilliiis. N,.tai-y ; ,, , ,. !• i
Ti.at th,.s.. a,.<.„u„ts a.v n„t tla. ao.an.ts „f I!i,l,l.l a.„l l-va-.s as ,vi,..-.v,l
t. on ra...s 15 an,l Ui of th- Kirst H,.l>o,t of lU. !• ..>.■,• Inst.tut.. .H.cans..
lAhva.vl Hva.is, as a witness i.. U.at mus. " M^.i/i'^s vs. h .-as,-,-, swcr.-s tl.at :
' . it ;;,,e account) was not ,avpan.,l l,y ,ts (Ri.Uk.U an,l Kvans) : ,t was cct,-
-litMl by lis: the account was i-.v^ar..! l,y Mi'. M.^.i/.i^s.
This is conclusive proof that the accounts ....h.- winch the lMm.„h.. s est.vte
was couveve.1 over to the Frasev Institute were those false accounts as .na,le ou
r Menzies; an,l the sai,l Fn.se,- lustitut,. pahl Ui.hh.ll a,.,l Evans hve hun,hv,l
.lollars to ohtain their ce.tilic.ate to tho.se fals,- accounts
That protest N... IH 17, above refevrea to, shows that the 1 ,.... John J C.
Abbott in his seve,al capacities as Executor an.l I'n.stec ot the l;oun,ler s estate
n.l as l>.vsi,lent of the F..ser L.stitute : a..,l Joh,. Henry Menkes, ;n h.s capa-
y of A.,..t of the Executors a,..l Trustees, an,l as Sec,vt:.y an, Lvasure a
£ Eraser Institute: and E,lwar.l Evans, Au,litor an, Accuunta.it, ac^,. , .
colhision or had joined hands by which the ..state an-l succession o^ he laie
Hu,d. Eraser sulfere.l ff.vat h.ss a..,l ,h.„.M,u.. as .show,, on sa„ p.ot,.st ^o. .)1 <
"-That these tliree ...en. the Ho... John .1. C Abbott Join. Hen.y Mel^iesancl
Edwar.1 Evans, appear fro... prof.st No. !)117, to l„^ve ha,l full contro and , hiec-
U. of the Foun,rer',sestat,. until it was conveye.l over to the Kraser Inst.tute.
A COMPARISON OF ACCOUNTS.
That in those false accou.,ts of the Foun.lcr's estate as ,na,leout by Menzies,
the followincr charjr.. of cash app(.ai-s, naniely :
" By cash paid J. H. Menzie.s, ?158.li!l."
•''*»««^"
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The uliiiM' is tlir niily clmry;!!'!)!' rush (mill to .lolin llitirv Mrii/.ii's iiinliT
tJiiiHi' t'nisi' iicciii'iit"* lis imikIi' ipiit liv him. Mniziis, iliirini,' the I'mir yiiirs ikhI u
hnit'. Iictwi'i-n ihi' I.JtIi Mnv, ISTO, mul tli.' .'ith Dicfiiihcr. I.S74;
'\'\\nt ti. show tlic I'lilsitv "f (lii)Hi' iici'iiiiiits uf Nli'iizii'n ;
Ivlwiinl Kviiiis, as (I vvi,iics-t in thiit cinisf, ■ Mciizirs vs. Fruscr," ^^vt'a^» m
I'oilnu ^ ;
■ 'I'iic' aiiiniiiil .Mr Miiiziis is i'h,ir;,'i'il witli in thi' l.fl'.irr uf lln Frd'-'f
••KhI,iI,\ t'rniii tlif Antv (if fhc Trstiiti>r's dcalli (l.'ith May, IHTO.) <,, li,,. -JUtli uf
A|>ril, I.S7I. is sHi.OlUMi") ;"
'rhal Ivluiinl I'.miiis .swrai's, h,s aliiivt', that ill li'ss tliaii uiii' yi'iir I'rcnii ihf
l.jth .May, INTO, til th.' iJlttii .if April, |s7l, Mnizi.iH in fhaiiri'il with f«J,(lit:i.()r)
ill tlif l.nlj^ir iif the KiailiiliTS lv^t.•ltl■ liiii.,' a l('i|;,'rr kcptaiiil |ii).st('i| hy M<'liy.ii's
hiinsi'lf.
Will riiis, in thii'-r false accmmts liy which tlir KniiniliTs "stati wasciai-
vryrij iivri- tn the Kia~ii' Iiistiliiti', Miiizii's isuiily char^-i'il with ?*ir)M.t!!l diirilif;
the I'luir ainl a half years, fi'nni the I.jth uf May, INTO, t'l the ,')tli nf heceuilier,
I.S7I-, NdTI:. Itiililejl ami Kvaiis eertilicil tii those aei'iaints nf Mi nzies a,s heinj^
coiTcct ; while JMuai'il M\aiis, wlm inul aiiijiteil the leil;;ei' uf the {''lainiier's
estate, knew tliein to lie false!
FnrrnKi! i»Kvr.i,(ii'MKN'rs fn mknziks .ArforNTs,
Thai .Menzies Inel taken ami Usui ^1 ,').:i()2.0,"> of the cash of llie Kiiiimler's
estate lietWeeli the l,"ith of May, I .S70, ailil the fith nf Decellllier, 1 .S74, as i,'ivfn
in ilet.'iil lielnw, ami to he fniinil ill the cash Imnk nf the Fiiiindcr'.s ('stati', ami
which is entirely sii|i|iressei!, except tiiat SI. ■).'!.()!•, in those false accounts of
Aft'll/ies,
1 S70.
.luiie li, • 'ash ]iiiiil liiiii -
June -J't,
July :K),
Sept, I,
.Se]it. •>•■),
Nov. 10,
1.S71.
Fell, 4,
April 2!),
April 2!>,
MilIN II KM
V MKNZIKS,
- - ,? 100.00
Font-:-
rd - -
«2,!)."),5,(«
- - 100,00
.liiiie no, f'asli pai
1 him - -
2,.')0(),00
- - 2.')0,()0
I.S74.
- - loo.oo
May ;iO,
. .
1,200,00
- - 200 00
IS72,
- . 200,00
.Ian. :fl.
M, & Co,
4,010,10
Marcii
him - -
1,000,00
- - 400,00
July ;{i,
- -
1(10,00
- - 400.00
July :u.
- -
8,77G,;i2
- - :!o.5,(i;j
U2,055,GH
»l.j,.'i02,05
Hero ,»•(• Imvo Sl."),.'i02,0,5, cash taken from the funds of the Founder's estate
and clmr^fed to Menzies' account, to the full knowlfdi^o of the Hon, .Tohii J, 0,
Aliliott, John Henry Mcnzics ami Kdward Kvans, and that only Sl.'i.'l,!!!!, out of
this SI "),;!02. 05, appears at the debit of Menzios in those false accounts under
whieh the Koumler's estate was conveyed over to the Fraser Institute,
As the said Fraser Institute was founded upon a trust — created liy the will
of the P"'ouiider — therefore, at tlie very moment the Founder's estate was con-
veyed over to the I'^raser Institute under those false accounts of Menzies', the
said trust hccaine luokeii ami forfeited, a)ul the naid Franer liiMitiite ccafii'd to
e.rl'<f rt.s « rrealUiii of I lie Foiiiidrr.
Extract from tho. Founder f> will as before given, respecting the formation
of the Fraxcr Institute : This was the last duty to be performed by the Trustees
under the Founder's will, namely :
"I desire that the residue uf my estate and effects, after deduction of the
" expenses of the management thereof, shall be forthwith conveyed over to the
" corporation to be thereby formed, to be called the I"'raser Institute, for the pur-
" poses herein declared,"
((il
\\'lj)ll "li'l llh- 'rrllll.il' llli'jill li\ llir /lIuiM I \llllr| riiilll lli» will '
III' cc'i (iiiiily liii iiliMliii' |ini|iiily iiiltliilitiiviti'il iici'diml". I't lii". cHliil.i' uihI
I'iri'ftH >.|i.nilil 111 iiimli' ouf. iiikI timt tln' n-ic|iii' i>l' Iih i^tuli' slmuM lir foitliwirh
ConVi'Vt'il oMT, nil Wlicl Hi'('i)imt><, tn till' rdriiiinitMifi. to li'' tli.'l.-liy I'l >l hiiil III 111'
ciilli'il till' KnisiT liistitntn, fur tlii' |iiii|iii-"s lii'i'luiiil in liin «ill .
'I'lmt Mirli lUltliiiit iiitiil mMMiiiiit- wtiT iiiiiilf mil li.\ l!iil Irll ninl IOmiii'",
jiiililii' lU'L'DiiiiJiints, wliicli I lii'lii'Vi' tit Imvf ln'cii ciiriTi'r nri'iiiiiit^.
Ili'('iiii:ir thi' l''rn-rr lintitiitf I'l I'll' til tliii^'i' niTiiiiht^ ut' lliilili'll mul I'',vmm>
.111 im;,'is 1.') mill III ill' il> I'irst Ki|iiii(, ns licin;; in tlu'ir puMsission .
'I'lmt till' two 'I'lii-ti't'-., Aliliiilt mill 'riirnmi'i', wlm wiTi' ut tlu' miiiiii« tiiin'
j^'iivi'iiiiiiN III' till- l-'riiMi' lii'>titiiti', must liiiM' joiiii'il liMMils with rln'ir rn j^nvir-
iiiir-t til Imvi' tliDSf IK nuts .if IMiMi II mil M\mi.t sii|i|iii'msi'i| mnl liiiMi'ii IVmn
till' iiultlii'. iiii'l I'liiHi'il ilii'ir Si'iTi't.iiy, •liiliM llriiiy Miii/irs tu ninkf nut iifliiT
iicciiiiiits, mill I'lir wliii'h tlir saiil I^'ihsit lii«litiilr |Hiii| liiililill mii| ICviiiii livi'
liuiiili'i'l i|iillai'> til iilitiiiii llii'ir ri'i'tilii'itc to tlinMi- ul'i.'iiiiiiIm nl' Miii/ics, mul ii|iiiii
wilirll siiiil t'llUi' ili'iiillllts 1)1' Mrll/ir^ tlli' l''imtli|ir's csfuti' WHS ciiinryiil iivil' tii
the l'"nisiT llistitllti' ,
'I'lmt, witliuiit i|iH'stii)ii. tlio trust cri'iitcil in I'stuMisli the KnisiT Institute
wiis liinki'ii liy filial illi'giil ciiiivi'ymn'i' nf tin- Kniiiiili'i's rsfnti- tn tlir l''iii.si'r
llistitllti'; mill lit, till' vi'i'v liiniiii'iit 111" sniil illi'pil cniivi'ymwi' nl' tlir Kniiiulcr's
csttiti'. till' liiiuN mill ti'iii'iiii'iils cniitiiiiii'il ill siiiil 'I'nist Dml ri'Vi'ili'il, witlioiit
till' ni'C'i'ssity nf any lU'timi nt iiiw. tn tlm l''nuiiili'r nr Iii-* lu'lrn, mul tlio .siijil
Fraser Iiistitiitr imsiil tu rxixl :
'I'liiit it is fnituimti', ill till' iiitcrt'st nl' Jiislii'i', tliiit wrniiif-dnirs ifi'iu'riilly
li'iiM- II iiiiifi'cril Iriirhn lu'liinil tliiiii ; fni' Imil it imt lu'rii t'nr tln'ir ri't'ii'iuci' tn
tluwc 'siiiiiircssi'il iuM!niiiits" nl' liiiMi II mul l^iiiiH, on [iiip's 15 ami Iti nf tlii'ir
First lli'[>nrt. tin' imlilic wmilil Imvi- Ihiii iMiiui'uiit nf tlir rNisti'iicc nf siiiil " siip-
pi'i'sscil acfnunts ' of Kiilili'll mul I'^vmis :
That till' trill' accntints of the l''iiiiiiiler's I'stati' as miiili nut liy ISiililril mihI
Evans, mill ri'l'iTi'i'il to' on paijcs l") ami lii nf tlic First l!i'|iiirt nf tlu' l''rasrr
llistitllti', liavi' iii'NiT hoL'ti cxaiiiiiii.'il ln'fnri' any ( 'niirt nl'.lustico;
That ill till' ,si\i'ral ai'timis nf " Evans vs. Frasrr " anil " .Mcnzirs vs. Fra/.ir, "
and other cases, tin' niil.v accniiiils which wi'ic siiluiiittril liy saiil iilaiiititi's,
Kvaiis aud 'id'iizirs. urnthnsi i.'ilsi' iii'iiiiiiils as iiiaili' mil hy .Min/.ics:
That iintli Mi'ii/.ies mi'l Evans swm-i' in each ami every case that tlioso
awoiiiits as hiaiie nut hy Mrii/.ies -tlinse false acciiiints were the true anil only
accounts of the F'oumler's estate ;
That I dill not then i<now nf tie' niliial existiiice nl' llin^e siijijacs-eil
aci'ouuts nf the l''i)Unilel's estate; liilt I liiiw kiuiw nl' ihi'il- existence — and I
dodaiv that tlinse sufipnsM'd accnunts are now in the |iiissessimi nf the lueseiit
Uovcrnnrs of the Eraser Institute — and that they slimild he called iljinii tn |irn-
duce tliPiii ;
That in additimi tn the (///((.".vio//-', as hcfnre alluded tn in tlinse false accmiuts
of Meiizies', the fnlliiwiiij; is tn he added:
Tliat while .Jiiliu lleiiiy .Meiizio.s was Secretary and Treasurer nf the Eraser
[nstitute hi' was also the cashier nf thi' now defunct MKcrtANIcs Hank of Mnntreul:
'J'hat I iinw hnld in iiiv [lossessinii a statement nf the deposits iiiivdc in the
Mechanics Hank nf the funds of the Founder's estate, namely ;
DKPO.SIT.S AMOl'NTlNd TO !f()2,4l»l .2.').
This statement is cortitied to hy .lames Court. Assif;nee.
And 1 decljire that there is no irmril, rrfcn mr or mtri/ tn he fniiiid in thnse
false accounts of Meiizli^s, under which the Founder's estate was conveyed over
to thi' Fraser Institute to show as to liow the ahove deposits of SlJ2,4!II.2r) in
the Mechanics Bank have heen withdrawn ami applied.
The only way to arrive at the truth is to have those false accounts nf
Menzics, and thosu siippres.scd accounts of Riddell and Evans, with the hooks of
the Founder's estate, all produced and compared ! Justice demands this ! Tlie
P'ounder's estate, of about $500,000 placed in trust, should not be trifled with
after tliis fashioa !
That the Eraser Institute conducted its business with such secrecy that it
was nearly ten years after the Founder's death before it issued its First Report
to the public.
Mkmo — The Founder, the late lluirh Fraser. died on the loth day of May,
1870. and that First Report was not placed before the public until the 5th day
of I) 'ember, 1879 ;
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Tlint it wiiM fully tiftfpn ynrH nftor till' Kuiiinliri ilnitli I'lfmi I I., .uni.
KWiiru that thuici ii"niiiilt» nf Mi'ii/liM w.ti- false accDiltits . iili'i <if the iirlmi!
ej-ittciiv of tliiMi- Hii|(|irit».' I ih' •milts of ItiiMiJI uml Kvuiix ;
Thiit Ihi' only li'iitinii .,1" ih" llfiil .'^tiitf of t\<r Trust I) I which is ii.nv
iiiliirt is ihitt one fiiini on tin' j.nv.r |„iclitni' Homl known iis (In Kint's I'o-t
arm ;
Thut tw.iity-livr vuis liMW' |Missi.| iiway since iIm' Koiiri.lcr's iltiilh. uml we
hiive MOW liefore lis He ITth It. |M.it of the Kriisir Institute, lieiirini: 'I'ltc the
10th <luy of Octiiher, |.y*.V
DniiiK; the piist Iw" rity tive year, the Kniser Institute hits coll, cteil over
84'»(»,()l»(> ill ciisii from the l-'oiind, r s estate, uimI tin y Imve nlso ivi'civeil in huIi
Hcriiitioiis mill >|oiiiitions >«(),•»,!) I >i;.S, n.i I th.. whole of this lfir;,'e sum, ncwirly
*.')()IMM)() hiis ilimilipMreil with 'If s'li ily lr/ivin:;il Wivek lichilld.
True, they hii\e h;0I7 H2 on ■speiiil c|e|io,if, " in tin' Molsoiis Itunk . while
they owe the H,'iine hank, at the same time, !?i|,Ol»H,(i!» on "K<'iieriil account," ami
liosjilcs this Ihi'y have the l''.Minc|er'H estate morf:,'a;,n'i| ami |i|ec|;.e,| for over
«()0,()00.
i
<iilIi:STI()N.
The i|Uesiion now arises :
1st. Was the Kiaser institute ever II "legally ort;anize(l coiporiition " in
acconlance with the trust (■ontuiiied in the will of tlie Fouiicler ?
2n(l. Were not the two Trustees, Ahhott an. I Toinmce, a[i|iointec| under
the will of the Founder to hold his estiite in inisl, mid liiially to convey over the
resiilue of his estate and edicts to llii; corporation, to he thcrdiy fiiriucil tu he
<Nillcd the Kr.iser liistitiite. for the purposes declared in his will ?
■'hd. Did not Itld'lell and Kviuis, puhlic (ucounlants, I'lir: i-h the Trusters
with duly audited and ciitjlied iiccoiinls of liie l''ounder'.s estate for the iiurposo
of hiiviii;,' his estate and iU'ecis conveye I over to the Fra.scr Institute, as rcfcrrod
to on p'i;,'eH 15 and Hi of the First Ueport of the P'raser Institute i
4lli. |)ii| not the Trustees, who were also (governors of the I'laser Institute,
ciuise their Secretary, .f'lhii lit my Meii/ies, to make out other arcounts of the
Foundir'.s islate <
rjth. Did not the Fraser Institute pay Kiddell and Kvaiis tivi' hundred
dollars to ohtain their certilicate to those false accounts as made out li\' Meii/.ies i
(ith. Hail not the Trustees, Ahhott and Torrance, full knowlcdj;o of the
character of Menzics' lux-ount.s, whin they conveyed over the Founder's estate to
the Friiser Institute under tho.se i ,!,. necounts of Menzics !
7tli. Were the two Trustees, Ahhott and Torrance, iictin;f in collusion with
their co-<,'ovi'riiors when they, as Tru.stee.s, cimveyed over the Founder's estate,
under tlio.se false iu'coiii't:;of .Meuzies, to themsclvi^s ;md to their co-f^overnors —
n.s yovernors of the Friiscr In.stitute— on thi- 11th day of Deceinher, 1874, under
Deed No. S'l I :t, passed hefore W. A. I'hillips, Notary :-
To the and, ;trd, 4th, otii, litli and 7th, of the ahove (|uestion.s I answer,
Ye.M.
Ami in answer to the 1st rpicstion I say :
That the Founder's estate havinir heen conveyed over to the Fraser Institute
under those false accounts of .Menzies was a hreacli of the trust; hy which the
said trii.st to estalili.sh the .said Frasi'C institute hecame hroken ami forfeited -
and rt.'iidered null and void as if not made.
And, to make this matter worse, this breach of trust was the (leUhfrak art
of the Trustcis, hy their causini; those false accounts to be made out by their
Secretary, Menzies: and then by their payinj? Riddell and Kvans the sum of Hve
hundred dollars, cash, of the funds of the Founder's estate, to obtain their certi-
ficate to those false accounts of Menzies !
A CRIMINAL ACT.
Tliat it was a " Criminal Act " on the part of the Trustees, after they had
received Riddell and Evans' accounts of tiie Founder's estate, to have suppressed
those accounts and to have substituted those false accounts of Menzies in their
stead !
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I.OSS SKtO.ODO
TO TIIK rorNKKUS KSTA'l'K
Thiu iinU(
,t No HI 17, a-- -.1
|,.r, vii.
•1-
I'oi-tli tinl ill" l''"iiii'li'i
SUtt'l'l'
nccon
v'\ n Id'
niai'U' iiiir
hull In
thi)US:ii
,1 (jdUars tliiMimli
tllOSl'
■slati'
falsi
llts dl' McMZii'
■nil-;
\\v.
lit at till' very iiuaii"iii i
I lis (»1' TIIK I'OI'NDI'.li
hr -ail! tr\i-it Ix'caiii'' lirokcu. tin.
Fciiiinlt'r lu'iiij;
doiul, his wholi- estate n
• viTti'il to anil
liicaiiii' ve
^ti'il ill liis lieii's :
T! nt. in tliis oaso
the Foilliilev heiiiu'
■ l.a.l there was 11(1 /
loiri'r ill c.riHli'iiir
which ciai
Cdiild have
il
have rc'ii'i'i
I nn\ n'Mnr.d ih'
,keii trust; the Knumler aliill-
tlii>'.
That the Fra-
Institute ;ile-a
iMs
i,n 111' the Founder'
state,
ihich
lones
to his heirs :
whuii
'I'hat the siiii
tnist hail heiMi hroken ; therei'ore
"^e','' Institute eoneealeil the laet froH. said heirs that the said
tlie said heirs were l(,Uilhi <giii>f'nit\'>\- nill.V
rhjld to claim the Founders estate.
A UK HIT NKVKli DIKS.
,. , ■ 1- ; l';,,l,t ..ivs Sir hldward Coke, that the
-'I'le.t oC Mueh an I "h e>tiniatii.n IS luelit, -.av.N .-^ii i'ii»a.
Ihatot suinan ,l,,.truelion : trodden down it may lie, but
"it never dies
Therefore, sneh is the lii-ht the heirs of th.
late lliiirh Fraser hav
e to his
estate, it ever lives ; it may
sometimes sleep, tho'.ieh it never ilies :
TO Sl'M TP.
Ui The trust hecame hroken and forfeited when the Foundoi-s estate was
I V r the Fl-.ser Institute under those fal.se aeooinits of Men.ies.
, ,i„ w. WIS no vaeanev to he tilled on said hoard.
""tr^n;™:,:'-:;™;;; i:i" -^■i.- « 4-,,^^- -"
4ti,. Ti,.. ir...t i-"'- I";:'"" ;,, I, ..„„,„,,,„.•;•,.„,;>„;, i,«vi,.B
X:;;;:;-E;t';;:::^.';::':-i:'-:"- -— ■
THKE^T.VTF llKL()N<iS T. . TilK IIEIKS.
tln.r ,„v r,.-heirs claim that the whole of the estate of
L.10 vested in his heirs when the said ^^;-^^^;^^l^^ ,.,, ,,,,,,,, ,.
^" That the Eraser In^ttUesW^^^ ,,,,,^..^ ._, .,,
, ^^\ k'S^S^^u Eva.: Idilic accountants, which accounts are referred
made out 1'} 1^'^'''''' "^^ J "^ } ^^ ,,,t „£ the Fraser Institute.
toonr'l^^-l'>'^"'\l''"'^*''^;" ' tl, Deed of Transfer, No. ,S8.S2, from the
2nd. To pnMluce a copy o / ^ Notary, on the .seventh
Executors to the Trustees, passed hcio.e W . A. 1
day of December, 1874. Transfer, No. 8013, from the
PhiUips, Notary, on the ';;-;^^:;;:,::^;;;;ii without .nestlon. whether
That, by the above, .t ">-> ° ^ ^ ,,,,.,^^^,^. ,„,titute underthose false
the Founder'.s estate was conveyed ovci to
accounts of Mcnzics.
And should it Iji- found that the Founder's cstato was coiivoyod over to thii
Frastr Iiistituto \uv\vr those false accounts of Mcnzies: then, in tlint ease, to have
tliu said cunveyanee of the Founders estate to the Fnism- Institute declared
illegal, null ami void, as if not made;
That the present Governors of the Fraser Institute have remlereil theinsclves
eacli lialile and aerountalile to the heirs of the late llu,i,di FrasiM- for the full
value of his estate, with all inteivsts, prolits, etc., sinee and after his death, for
the reasons hei-ein set foi'th ;
Tliat the said Fraser Institute should bo calle<l upon In yfnnr h'j vlml rli/ld
they hold the estate of tin; saiil lati; Hutch Fraser, and under what accounts the
Founder's estate was conveyed over to the Fraser Institute ?
Wherefore I pray for justice, for common liritish justice and lliitish fair
play in this cause, on behalf of niysrlf .nnd uiy poor co-heirs, who have been
illegally deprived of tli.'ir riirhts and inteicsts in the estate of the late Hugh
Fraser, the Founder, by the, illegal acts of tlu^ Trustees of his estate and the
Governors of the Fraser In' Mtute, acting in collusion as tierein set forth.
And J make this solenui declaration conscientiously, believing it to be true,
ami knowing that it is of the same f(jree and ell'eet as if made under oath, and
by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act of IS!);{.
lOIIN l-RASKR.
Dcclareil and acknowledged before me, the Mayor of the City of Montreal,
at the City Hull, this seventh day of Decenjbcr, A, D. l,Sfl5.
J. O, VILLENEUVE, Mayor,
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