The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-11-30
Denies Making Confess
sion and Declares he
is Innocent.
WHITE FRIENDS AND NEGROES
RAISE FUNDS FOR DEFENSE
Murder Charge q Frame Up" by
Political Conspirators and
Rioters to Make Bundy
the Scape-Coat.
The II. Louis { Mo Clarion.

Appllcation Tor cnanRr Ot venue Nsl
tielri last Tu' -slay. November arh. b,
Dr. Leroy n. Bundy, in the Cirrui
e"nrt "i - Clair county. lllln"i-. througl
his attorneys. Tom Wrhl,. webh \ Z~r
wick and Homer q. Phillips
Dr Bnndy. who Was the leading col
red nrntist of East ~ ipul- for the lA-i
eight years. is facing = murder charge or
account of his alleged completely ma th.
killing of Police >sTy~snts CopIr-,y~ and
V""'iley on the M lac of July D. ~hlrl
at Il n alleged precipitated the ri.'
shich followed. in which nearly L.
colore,i men, ~oIusn ami children wrr.
ruthI---ly shot. beaten. hanged an.
burned Ia death.
Bundy'- application fnr rhangr ."
venue II bs-s-si upon morr than .aHt nfii
iasit- sworn out 10y riti<rn- "i ali ,la--.-
residing In all parts ot - CLAIR county
DECLARING Il 4" i~- their is-llri that lle can
aot grt iaIr and impartial trial ma thst
courty. ga account of the prrjudict
against HIM among the inhabitants ui
the county.
Owing To the fact that Sl~ courl i- still
-ngaged IN the hearing W s,fl,er riot
cases, which will probably continue ALL
other week. the con-idrration of Dr
BIndy'- application Was deferred for tel
lays, by Judge Crow.
BUNDY DENIES MAXIM COZ
FE~~ION
DIR. Bundy MAS very anxion- when a.,
to the effect that he had confessed Z,
having participated in the attark on ths
police officers. lie denied in a most Ell =
phatic manner that lac hal made any
Confession II have done nothing T.
confess. ] AM innOcent Of any partici-
patton IN the rIoting and ws- doing Eve
rythIng IN my power to prove my inn"
ernce and scqnittsl. and such r-r,ort- a
me a great injustice, be- -aid. wbri
seen Tues'isy, 10y n representative of tl,'
-. Louis ClsEi"n. in the c"nnty lAil.
BellrviIle.
G.. w. Middl~ksnh. Assistant Attorne,
General of Illinois Who has charge of tl,.
rot trials also denied that Dr Hund,
had made any cpnies-ion tOurhing th
rot OF July2
BuNDl 70 MAKE HARD FIGHT.
Bnndy has a host Of friends among th.
most influential citizens Of the count,
and state, both ~liite aud colnred. and
.he Prosecution rralIze- that u - facins
~hat proni-f- O." ~ the bigg II irgsl
battle IN tlr history "f the c"urty
Because Of the Tact that Dr I:undy hn.
lp-rn a E,,ld. fearls--- anI sggre--ive lead
-r of tl,e Ns-gfo r4ce in last IT I.oui-
ior nnmi'er Of year-. 10 every move
nsnt Tor the i,~neiit oi ihr Interests oi
li- race, and Initiats-i many rrforn,-.
Ahleh h~ forced -nrre--f1l arronfIi-ii.
nrnt. 10y the u-s sd hi- p.,ii'i,ai Iywef
be- ha- made many enemies snong th,
rlz-- "i white people ~i,o are Opf,o-.-, q.
e'3ual rights for Negroe-. Who have -pugl
u rld the community of the lrarls--- chan
Dion of the Neros-- rglt-. by framing
~ ial-e chsrgr against him. alleging
that he led the attaek on Cogg-'lge an,'
No.iiey. snd that be- in-iigst-b the 49,
that resulted IN ti,rir d~ath. thu- g.laeirs
upOn him tie blame for sll the riotins
that iollo~ei
fCNDN CIAK'sT~ 4 "FEAIE-tf' ''
Thst D. Bundy 49, ~ lesdrr smag
nf- T,r ,ile. snd fIAf ir hal - iarre ana
.. 81 q i.il.'~inx suony ti.n. 100 90
a atternpf o." n~ny H. b. - i.,rn % sd
~ a nen. hut hi- i-,~er- o-r.. u-., if
.ltsfnl manuer snd -iic, --uI 80.
he ~ al hi- und.ft.tffg- uatIe WI
i,r luu.- % tiir s.iuirsf'on snd hfh 80
ss-o 90 r.any a tl. i.r-t s'.i uf,.-f b., flu
,niI vbrs citil.r- a ~ II Isoui-
~ - fsm,lH- run-tifuteu eighty -.
cent n b. lurratise r-srticr ~ d~nti-t
~hich ~ss -scond O. none in The cify.
Professional JEALOUSY.
With prsctice that - e-timate~i Al
sG.s" year. ami political y huencs
10 the c,'y AMI county that 49, para
mount. Or EnDdy'- wonderful -ncce-.
also ~on for him the envy and JEALOUSY
II bis 80 popular professional rvals,
who betrayed their feelings by fr, quentl, ,
commenting On hi- ownership of t~o su.
tomoDile-, when u1ey we're nnsble v