Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-02
ROYAL ROW IN
KtANDIS'jCl''LOSED
Clarke Sues Goblin" Who
Comes Back With Lurid
Revelations

ATLANTA, Dec. I'm court pro-
eeedings filed here Thursday four
'.grand COLLINS" Of the Ku Kiux
Khan, from various parts of the coun-
try. Imperial Klaliff" E. Y Clarke
is charged with numerous things,
among them seditious declarations
against Imperial Wizard" Simmons,
and the declaration that he, Clarke,
would shortly depose Simmons, own
tie Ku Klux Khan, establish a chain
Of newspapers through it from coast
to coast, and "build up the biggest
machine in the United States and
make millions out of it."
Clarke brought trover proceedings
against Harry B. Terrell, formerly
''grand goblin" of the Great Lakes
domain of the Invisible Empire" for
recovery of $4,000 worth of Khan
property alleged to be held by Terrell.
The comeback on this was filing OF
a counter suit against the Imperial
Klaliff" in which it was declare
the Khan is insolvent and that Clarke
and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler are trying
to get possession of it. The affi-
davits filed in the counter proceed
ings are offered by Terrell and four
other "grand goblins.'
The four COLLINS made their charg-
es under oath, and made public col
luminous affidavits in which they set
forth correspondence passing between
them and Clarke at various periods
during their connection with the or
ganization.
COLLINS In Atlanta.
According to Terrell, the four COB.
Inns came to Atlanta recently to place
their charges directly before the inn
perial kloncillium and before I'M
perial Wizard Simmons. The specific
charges they make against Klaliff
Clarke are that he els incompetent.
G:sloyal, has and is neglecting his
duties, is guilty of unbecoming c.n-
dact and the utterance of seditious
ard reasonable statements against
tie imperial wizard"
In addition, they set forth in vari.
GUS individual affidavits, copies of
statements Klaliff Clarke is alleged
to have made to them at different
times, among them being the state
ment in the affidavit of Goblin Hoop
err that the recent illness of Imperial
Wizard Simmons was all "a fake, "
and that Clarke had declared that
he was preparing to move the wiz
ard to the country, where no one
could possibly reach him, and where
Col Simmons could drink his booze
without being seen, stating that in
four days Simmons had consumed IL
quarts of liquor"
In the affidavit made by Goblin At
kin, the statement is made by Atkin
that Clarke told him in Jacksonville
Fla, that if he obtained the office OF
imperial klaliff, she would control the
order sooner or later" He said Clarke
told him he was not going to lei
Colonel Simmons go out alone any
longer to make speeches, because he
did not know but "what Simmons
would doublecross him." He said
Clarke told him he wasn't going to be
caught mapping.
Clarke further stated that he would
control the order sooner or later, an6
that he would be the Ku Klux Khan
he said Clarke told him he would es
tablish chain of newspapers from
coast to coast, and control the en-.
tire country. Atkin said he distinctly
recalled the following words uttered
by Clarke: "Atkin, old man, have
reached my ambition. / will be the
head of the gretest machine in the
United States, and will make mil.
lions out of it,
The charges against Clarke were
iaaced before the kloncillium al
meetings held last Sunday and Mon,
day, according to Terrell. In pre-