Abusing Freemason Membership to Settle Scores?

[tony_gunter]

Found this in William Camm's diary. He had been captured and paroled at Vicksburg, he had returned for only a few days before being arrested for no apparent reason. Apparently, he had rubbed some freemasons the wrong way and they wanted to settle the score. Isn't this a violation of the stated tenets of Freemasonry? Anyone aware of other instances like this?

October 12th. A fine day. I was placed under arrest today by direction of Gen. Crocker -- for what I do not know.

October 13th. All quiet and well. Gen. Crocker denies ordering or directing my arrest, and promises prompt action in my behalf. All parties against me are Free Masons and that has weight.

 

[Sheltowee]

Is there a latter entry that may help to clarify further?
In such accounts, I am apt to wonder if some additional details are being withheld.
But who knows?

 

[Nathan Stuart]

Am guessing, based on these scant facts, that Camm meant that he upset some parties, who just happened to be Freemasons. (We also don't know to what extent he might have been prejudiced against masons, and inclined to make false attributions).

It seems here that an individual may have had a personal score to settle with Camm, and that person was supported by others (who Camm thought were all masons).

As Sheltowee says above, further clarification may help. The answer may lie in what Camm meant by 'rubbed...the wrong way.'

 

[Pollaco]

The Crocker that had been mentioned was not General John Simpson Crocker but Marcellus Monroe Crocker.

 

[tony_gunter]

The Crocker that had been mentioned was not General John Simpson Crocker but Marcellus Monroe Crocker.

My knowledge is almost exclusive to the western theater, who is John Simpson Crocker and why would people assume that was the Crocker mentioned!

 

[Pollaco]

My knowledge is almost exclusive to the western theater, who is John Simpson Crocker and why would people assume that was the Crocker mentioned!

Quite simple, the ACW produced 2 General Crockers. I was simply pointing out which one.There just might be members who are "exclusive" to the Eastern theater and not know who General Marcellus Crocker was. Everyone may not be up on the western theater like some of our more learned members. But you're right, Gen. John S.Crocker was in the AOP and would not have been included in this thread concerning any activity around the area of Vicksburg.