The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-11-08

de Lord, he drunk every drap OF it and said
More water Albert--I'm powerful thirsty--this
is the first water | have tasted sense de battle
II den tuck de bucket and toted water ter him
fur two hours, and he drunk every drap fetched
i'm
One Of the scalawag policemen said: why,
it must be that the Invisible Empire, or Ku .,lux
Khan, has appeared here. Where do you reckon
they came from"
Mr.. Brown, who was present when this
question was asked, said he guessed they came
from Fort Worth for he had joined the Khan
there TO spy upon them lie said he ard man
by the name OF Rutherford the latter from Ten
nessee had joined to betray and that Rutherford
was going to join the Khan at Denton, il there
was such Khan, and he suspected he had al
ready joined
There was a man in Denton by that name,
teaching a grammar school, and he was inqur-
ing about the Klan, saying he desired to become
a member. 1t was not long before he was init
lated.
Some OF his supposed friends lured him to the
timber on an ostensible hunt for deer and other
game, and he and his friends were captured by
horsemen in disguise He confessed to them
that he came to be a spy and promised that he
would leaye the country Immediately II they
would spare his life that they might fog him
hard for two hours, II they would let him live,
re hdld ne was WlCkcui slHiul man. uiplcpditu
to die.
The horsemen, in disguise, took a vote upon
the proposition and decided to give him forty
lashes, less one, on the naked body, and give
him ten days in which 10 leave the country: He
told them that il he could get horse, which
wouldn't bak, he would need but ten minutes in
which to light shuck" They stripped him,
tied his hands to the limb OF a tree and admin
istered thirty-nine lashes with backsnake whip.
The Eederais aou0ht IN ret him back u Denton
as a witness against the parties that flogged him,
but he insisted that the Yankee army was not big
enough 10 get him back He said there was
nothing in Denton that he wanted, and that ev-
cry corpuscle in him twitched every time he
thought Of the town He quoted General Sher-
man, who said "If / owned Texas ard hell
would sell Texas and live in hell" It is possible
that there's where both have made their bed.
few nights after this, what was said TO be
the Ku Klux Khan rode into Denton and formed
in front of The Lacy house, on the northeast cor
ner Of the public square. II was headed by what
was called the Grand Titan, who, it was said,
commanded that congressional district The
Grand Cyclops was in command OF the town OF
Denton and the whole state was under the COM
mand OF the Grand Dragon. The Grand Giant
lived at Pilot Point, but some OF the subordinate
officers, including the Night Hawk and Big Owl,
hailed from Tarrant county
, As the company OF horsemen was forming in
a htUll-NlINlt ll lblh VI TIC Lacy NbAatf tibh
a good look at them. They wore d black dis
guse which also covered the horses. These
masks fitted on the horses, with buckles at the
throat, breast and tail. The black robes were
made in the form Of ulster overcoat, with cape,
the skirt extending 10 touch the foot of the boots
From the white belt at the waist was swung two
big navy siNshooters. On each mans breast was
a white circle, which shone as a field against a
red cross. The same appeared on each horses
breast, while the three white, mystic letters, h.
H. X, were plainly 90 be seen on each horses
flank. The men wore black caps, from tic edges
Of which fell piece OF cloth extending to the
shoulders. Beneath the visor were openings for
the eyes, and lower down, for the mouth.
On the front Of the caps OF two OF the men APP
peared the red wings OF a hawk as The ensign
Of rank. From the top Of each cap lose a white
spike twelve inches high, held erect by twisted
wire. This disguise for man and horse vas made
Of unbleached black domestic, and weighed about
two pounds. II could be carried under the saddle
and used when occasion required.
The moon was now shining brightly, and its