The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
WITNESS REFUSES
TO GIVE ANSWER
TO KLUX QUERIES
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'A'N lin '. VI ihbM FACE ONE
state entitled to the facts in the case
and that he would look up the
statute and II he found he was right.
he would demand that tthe court
throw the witness In jail until he
would answer.
II do not wish to pry into the
secrets OF any fratcrnal order" saio
Attorney General Freezing Il hap
pen 10 be an unworthy member OF
the Masons myself but when find
that the activities OF any organiEa
tion are directed against the laws %,
my state, then | intend to go as
deeply into them as the law allows
The dismissal of the case against
John Smith, grocer OF Hcaldton, an.
nounCement by defense Attorney II
II Brown that the defendants woulo
be called to testify and the testi-
mony of one witness that one OF the
men held in connection with the case
was seen to leave a lodge hail, used
by members of an organization
called the Business Mems League,
or Ku-Klux," with a bundle under
his arm OH the night of the killing,
marked the principal developments
In the examining trial today OF
Smith and six other men.
Returns To Capital.
Attorney General Freezing an
nounced that he would leave here to-
night on the midnight train for OK
lahoma City, but would return In
time to resume trial. which has been
set for Tuesday afternoon.
Attorney General Freezing told
the Associated Press tonight, after
the trial 10 been completed. that
he will either -sk that all defend
70 no ,1{sy,,fgga1 apanrHinay n api
denCe submitted, or request the
court to hold them for trial in the
district court, not under t2,50O bonds
on which they now are at liberty
but under bonds consistent with the
offense, which will insure their pres
ence at the next term of district
court.
Questions Asked Bourland.
The questions asked Bourand
which he declined to answe~, follow
Are you a member OF the Ku-
Klux Klan2"
do you hold any office in the
Ku-Klux Klan""
do you know any member Of the
ku"klux Klan?"
Have you met with any Of the
members of The Ku-KluX Klan I'm
their lodge rooms in The odd Eel
lows hall here?"
rs there box there belonging
to the ku-KluX Klan?"
Does that box contain Ku-KluX
Klnn paraphernalia? ?"
Have you ever seen any masks ,
or paraphernalia belonging to the
KuKlux Klan?"
Have you ever attended a meet !
ing of the Ku-Klux Klan?"
"DO you know whether j. A. Gil !
liam (chargcd with murder I'm the !
case but not on trial at this time) |
is member Of the Ku-Klux Klan?" |
"Do you know whether either Of |
the defendants are members OF the /,
Ku-Klux Klan?"
Is there principle whereby All |
members OF the Ku-Klux Khan take !
an oath to protect each other even |
on penalty Of death"
Have you ever had on the rega- |
liza of the Ku-Klux Klan2"
Are you familiar with officers OF
the local lodge of the Ku-Klux
Klan?"
Gets Inquisitiyc,
What are the duties OF king
kleagle, grand Cyclops and grand
goblin OF the .Ku-Klux Klan?"
Are you familiar with these Off
cers?"
Have you ever attended meet
ing mere Or the ku- kluN klan ?"
do you know what is In that box
which Britain referred to in his tcs-
timony?"
Have you any knowledge OF who
placed the box there? ?"
He answered only one question
asked, giving negative reply to At
torney-General Freellng's query
did you have any knowledge of
discussion to visit Wilson for the
purpose OF administering punish
ment to Joe Carroll?"
Earlier in the afternoon. the
prosecution and the defense agreed to
set Tuesday also for the trials OF
jeff Smith, John Murray, Rev, Leon
julius, Dr. Il, G. Harlow and } A.
Gillian, the five remaining seven
men charged with the murd ar in the
case and who yesterday at the be-