The New York herald., 1921-08-30

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tin Rotary Club In July, deplored the
failure TO enforce laws against GRIM
| inals.
Texas is experiencing the greatest
crime wave In its history" declared the
| Governor. The entire administration
! OF the criminal code has broken down.
Punishment OF crime in Texas has been
minimized until the law has been stripped
OF its powers and the law is no longer
a terror to evildoers."
| On the same day posters were put up
In Austin. one of which was placed on
the capitol grounds. announcing the or
ganization of the Ku Klux Klan in Aus
| TIN.
| Only In few instances were negroes
punished by the Klan in Texas the last
! few months. One white woman was
seized in East Texas, tarred, feathered
and turned loose afterward, but the Klan
1 denies its members took part in this
deed. One East Texan was a victim
OF masked, uniformed men twice in for
/ ty-eight hours, and one world war vet
| eran, who had been with the Marines
when they captured Chateau Thierry. in
| France, was kidnapped, tarred and
feathered.
! The white woman who was tarred
was facing a charge OF bigamy and was
out on bond. Her hair was clipped be-
fore she was tarred. The resentment
became crystallized following the attack
on this woman and the ex-soldier.
! Outrages Com mitted in Texas.
Following is list of chief operations
of the ku Klux Klan or OF masked
bodies of men in Texas beginning in
| March:
prominent business man, kidnapped
taken to point outside city. whipped and
warned to leave city. He left town
next day. Hopkins was called from
business meeting by his assailants.
April 10, Houston.-J. S. Allen. Hous-
ton attorney, taken from crowded down.
| town street into the country and given
coat OF tar and feathers. He was then
returned to the city and dumped from
an auto in the middle of the business
section. nude except for tar and feathers.
April Is. Dallas.-Bill Harris, negro
bell boy, kidnapped and taken from
town into woods. where he received a
severe beating from masked Klansmen
and was told TO keep quiet, and did so.
Harris was accused of insulting white
woman.
May 90, Dallas.-Ku Klux Klan, num-
bering 1000 mounted and hooded MEM
bers, parade through streets while
crowds cheer. Klansmen carried fiery
cross ans American flag side by side.
May %. Dallas-John Moore, white.
aged 80. seized in home by masked men.
taken to outskirts. stripped of clothing
and lashed with horsewhip. Brought
back to city and dumped into crowded
street Some in party insisted on kill
Ing Moore. but leader protested. Moore
was accused of having attacked
twelve-year-old white girl. He fled
| from town afterward.
May 27. Sour Lake.. J. de We're,
justice of the peace. whipped. tarred
and feathered by citizens supposed to
have come from Liberty. Sour Lake
citizens threaten to retaliate. Six or
seven Sour Lake citizens received letters
signed by TX. IL K" warning them to
leave town or face punishment.
Three Doctors Are Victims.
May 80, Beaumont--Dr. j. 8. Paul,
whipped. tarred and feathered by masked
men. He was seized in his office and
taken to outskirts, where he was roughly
handled Newspaper reporters were in
vited to attend and did so. Dr. n. A.
Haizlip warned TO leave or face similar
deal, and both he and Paul left
June 10. Brenham-Dr. r. II. Lennert
seized by eight masked men and taken
nine miles from Brennan. where he re-
ceived coat OF tar and feathers The
Klansmen, 1t is said. accused him OF
disloyalty during the war. Lenert denied
this charge, saying he was born and
reared in Texas and that he had bought
81. 800 worth of Liberty bonds. He 10
married and has three children.
June 16, Dallas-Well known citizen.
whose name was not published. re-
ceived the following notice signed K. K.
K. 'It Is suggested that the climate OF
Texas Is unhealthy for a man OF your
character" That was all. After the
recipient investigated and learned the
letter was genuine he thought 1t was
enough. He departed at once for
Arizona.
June II, Bolton-John Collins. negro.
Kidnapped and taken into country,
severely logged by masked men and
told to leave the city. A placard was
fastened on his back which read:
Whipped by K. K. K" The negro had
been In Jail charged with having in
suited a white Woman. The Grand
Jury failed to indict him.
June 90. Goose Greek. near Houston
| b. L. Bloodsworth and Olan Jones, oil
| field workers. kidnapped, tarred and
| feathered. Bloodsworth first taken
back to town and dumped from car
and later Jones was returned ana spilled
out. Both victims said they received
hearings as undesirables and were found
guilty. A placard was placed on the
back OF each announcing to the world
that they were public nuisances. They
were warned to leave and did so.
Four Deliver Man to Gang.
June 81. Wharton-Henry Schultz.
whipped tarred and feathered after
kid mapping. He was riding horse into
| town when four men In an automobile
seized him and conveyed him to the spot
where a larger band awaited with tar
and feathers.
June rs, Yoakum-A white man who
was a citizen here for twenty years.
tarred. feathered and found bo''nd and
blindfoded on road. He refused to dis
! cuss the case.
June FL. Dallas--Ewards Engers.
filing station proprietor fogged by
| masked men. lie asked State and Fed
eral officers to investigate the attack,
! but on July Engers was indicted for
aggravated assault. burglary, threats to
beat wife and threats to murder.
/ June 2S, Austin--Judge j. r.. Ham.l-
| ton OF Criminal District Court orders In
vestigation by Grand Jury into Ku Kiux
| Khan. Nothing developed.
| July !. Fort Worthwhile man, taken
! from his homo at night and received
\ twenty lashes for mistreating wife. His
wife pleaded that the men spare his life