The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-03
Grand Jury to Be Called
Immediately to Investi-
gate Affair of Last
Saturday Night.
CONDITION WOUNDED
MEN is SERIOUS
100 Citizens Demand That the
County Attorney File Com
plants Against Officers.


fifty fourth district grand jury will
be called to reconvene for investiga-
tion of the fight at Lorena, ii miles
south of here, Saturday night were
expected to be made here today. The
fight followed an attempt by Sheriff
Bob Buchanan of McLennan county,
to halt a ku Klux Klan parade, re-
sulting in probable fatal wounds to
three men and serious injury to seven
others.
Yesterday, Judge R I. Munroe Of
the fifty-fourth district court said
that the district grand jury would be
called TO inquire into the affair but
that the date for its meeting woulu
not be set until the condition of those
more seriously wounded had been as
certained
Later, however, following 4 confer
ence with County Attorney r. Il.
Triley who had received the demand
by committee Of approximately 100
Lorena citizens that he file COM
plants against Sheriff Buchanan and
his deputy NJ. Burton. for their par
ticipation in the encounter, he an
nounced that the grand jury would be
called without q, >. lie continued
in his stand, however that the inquiry
should not be ordered until the wound
ed had sufficiently recovered to en-
| able them to testify.
Condition of Wounded Serious
Late last night those undergoing
treatment at local hospitals We're re-
ported as resting well" with Sheriff
Buchanan, Louis Crow. proprietor Of
a local laundry and Ed Howard still
in a critical condition. The latter
two. were reported to have been by
standcrs. were stabbed by an uniden-
titled assailant. The sheriff was shot
twice, one of the pistol bullets pene-
trating his right lung. Appearing
before the county attorney yesterday.
the delegation of Lorena citizens de.
clared they believed q serious Of
fense had been committed and that
they were anxious for justice to be
done. In resolution signed by more
than 300 citizens Of the village and
published in a local newspaper today,
they set forth seven Statements" In
order that the world may know the
facts in the tragedy which was en-
acted in our little town last night
and which we dcplorc"
Resolutions Exonerite Klan
The resolution exonerated the Ku
Klux Klan saying that they did not
believe the Klan violated any law
or intended to violatt the law by
staging their parade and asserted:
we unequivocally place the blame
for the shedding of blood on the
sheriff"
In support Of the charge the reso.
luton says:
I'VE induced the leaders of the
parade TO accede 10 the sherifrs de-
mand that two Of the paraders should
be unmasked."
Sheriff Buchanan contradcted this
passage Saturday night In a state.
ment At a local hospital when he de.
clared that he attempted TO pre-.
vent the parade only after the klan
leaders had refused TO grant his re-
quest that some OF the Klansmen
be unmasked in order TO establish
their identity.
Sheriff ATTEMPTED TO Snatch Mask
Spectators among crowd OF more
than 5000 people who had gathered
! from surrounding towns and villages
TO witness the parade. told of seeing
the sheriff step up TO the leader of
the advancing white clad marchors
and attempt To snatch the mask from
, his face. a free for all fight then
: ensued. in which several shots were
+ fired. and knife thrusts made.
. Tho wounded. Of whom We're stab
bed. were brought here In ambulances
, and private motor cars.
D The list OF injured follows:
I Sheriff Bob Buchanan. two bullet
e wounds.
8 Louis Crow. knife wound.
, Carl West. lorena, knife wound.
, VIII lawson, Lorena, knife wound
{ Ed Johnson, Waco. knife wound.
Julien MINER, son OF local capi
talist. knife wound
VIII Austin. I.orena, knife wound.
! Charlie Wcstbrook. I.orena. knit,
. wound.
Il. $. Dumas, local banker. knif'
wound.
I'D Howard. Waco. patrolman. Of
I duty at time. knife wound.
: Sheriff Has Niece Here
, sheriff Buchanon IL an uncle o
3 Mrs. l.. Il. Hague. si5 West Broad
}. way. this city. Mrs. Hague state<
: that her FIRST information. relative \
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