Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19

lder the official seal OF the h. X. X,
(Tex.) Enterprise
| them TO leave town or face punishment.
May 30, Beaumont--Dr. j. s. 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 invited to attend and did so. DR..
\. 4. Haizlip warned to leave or face
similar deal, and both he and Paul left.
June 10, Brenham-Dr. r. II. Len
merit seized by eight masked men and
taken nine miles from Brenham, where
he received a coat of tar and feathers.
The klansmen, it is said, accused him
of disloyalty during the war. Lennert
denied this charge, saying he was born
and reared in Texas and that he had
bought $500 worth of Liberty Bonds.
he is married and has three children.
Fled After Warning
June 16. known citizen
whose name was not published received
the following notice signed TX. X. k"
''It is suggested that the climate Of
Texas is unhealthy for a man of your
character That was all. After the
recipient had investigated and learned
the letter was genuine he thought it was
enough. He departed at once for Ari-
zona.
June II, Bolton-John Collins, Negro,
kidnapped and taken into country, Sc
verely flogged by masked men and told
to leave the city. A placard was fas-
tened on his back which read Whipped
by X. X. X" The Negro had been
in jail charged with having insulted
white woman. The Grand Jury failed
to indict him.
June 20, Goose Creek, near Hous-
ton-B. I. Bloodsworth and Olan
Jones, oilfeld workers. kidnapped,
tarred and feathered. Bloodsworth
first taken back to town and dumped
from a car, and later Jones was re-
turned and spilled out. Both victims
said they received hearings as un-
desirables 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.
Kidnapped and Beaten
June 81, Wharton--Henry Schultz
whipped, tarred and feathered after
kidnapping. He was riding a horse
into town when four men in an auto
mobile seized him and conveyed him
W lHt spOI "ntTt luTReT Ddnu dWdlttu
with tar and feathers.
June 20. Yoakum-A white man who
was n citizen here for twenty years
tarred, feathered and found bound and
b,.ndfolded on road. He refused to
discuss the case.
June 27, Dallas--Edward Engers,
filing station proprietor, fogged by
masked men. He asked State and
Federal officers 10 investigate the at
tack, but on July 2 Engers was in
dicted for aggravated assault, burglary,
threats to beat wife and threats to
murder.
June 2s, Austin - Judge ]. r.
Hamilton, of Criminal District Court
orders investigation by Grand Jury into
Ku Klux Klan. Nothing developed.
July l, Fort Worthwhile man
taken from his home at night and
received twenty lashes for mistreat-
ing wife. His wife pleaded that the
men spare his life and they prom
ised only to whip him. This man
prayed as he was whipped, admitted
that he had treated his wife and chill.
dren wrongly and promised to lead a
better life. For this reason the Klan
refused to tell his name In order to
give him a chance to make good. They
are now watching his home.
Klan Parades Openly
July 3, Palestine-Ku Klux Klan
organized here and 1000 men wearing
Klan uniform paraded through the
streets with banners and torches.
July 3, San Antonio-Henry Adams,
gardener for the Southern Pacific Rail
road, seized by masked party at Gid
den, near here. He received scaln
wounds and bruises. He was seized
while in station lunchroom, taken In a
car into the country and thrown into
pasture. One Of the party threw
a fashlight in his face and exclaimed
that they had the wrong man.
July o, Waco-K. Cummings, of this
city,, called from his wife TO edge of
curbing in front Of City Hall In mid
afternoon, seized and carried of In car.
he was tarred and feathered and
brought back. Police followed the au
Edmond, o. d. Reed, Bowden Hays
and George Jackson. The latter was
released and the others were held on
bond OF $1,000 signed by prominent
Waco citizens, who cheered the four at
their hearing. Cummings is an alleged
vagrant. He and his wife have left
town.
Governor Refuses 30 Act
July 8, Fort Worth-Message sent
to Governor Neff signed by Commit
tee OF Good Democrats" asking him 10
investigate secretly tar party Of which
Benny Pinto was victim two days pre-
viously. Since no names were signed to
message Neff refused to give Il con-
liberation. Pinto was seized about 8
p. M. at most prominent corner, taken
into country, got a coat Of tar and
feathers and received forty eight hours
70 leave town because Of alleged law-
lessness.
July 10, Brenham- Reward tf $500
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