Arizona republican., 1922-06-13
Twenty-Five Persons Sub
poenaed To Testify -
Many Appear Yesterday
Campbell On List
Three Victims Of Alleged
Attacks By Ku Klux Klan
Among Those Called For
The Federal Grand Jury

The federal grand jury has taken
a hand in the investigation of the
ku Klux Klan activities in Maricopa
county and Arizona.
Information that the government
had started a probe into the affairs
of the gowned and hooded Klan be-
came known last night. The inves-
ugatlon started yesterday morning
and is being conducted by Francis d.
Cradle. assistant United States at
torney for the district of Arizona.
twenty-five subpnnas were served
during the day, summoning persons
believed to have information concern
ing the Klan TO testify before the
federal grand jurors. A majority of
those subp9naed appeared during
the day.
While no official announcement
concerning the purpose of the federal
grand Jury probe was made, it is
understood that the grand jurors will
seek to determine whether there has
been any conspiracy on the part of
the Ku kiux Klan in this community
to defeat the intent and purposes of
the constitution of the United States
or the federal statutes.
Call Governor Campbell
Among the first witnesses to. ap-
pear before the federal grand Jury
yesterday were Governor Thomas f.
Campbell and Attorney General w.
j. Galhraith. The nature of their
testimony was not disclosed, but it is
believed that, among other things,
they were requested to place before
the grand jurors the names and
membership rolls of the Ku Klux
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such facts
Others subpoenaed during the day
to testify before the federal grand
jury We're:
J.. o. Dunbar, publisher of Dun
bars Weekly: Lewis !. Hirst, local
business man. George w. Barrows.
head of the Barrows Furniture COM
pany. j. Il. Richards, of the Richards
and Mace theatrical enterprises.
John G. Montgomery, sheriff of Mar
icopa county: Charles Bowers. under
sheriff Of Maricopa county; George
Erkardt deputy state treasurer; Err
nest Il. Hall. secretary of state: Joe
v. Prochaska, state game warden.
DR.. Harry A. Hughes. physician; III.
ID. McNay, manager Phoenix branch
Mountain States Telephone and Tel
egraph company; j. A. Rudd, consta-
Die at Glendale: A. l.. Uhler, former
secretary of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association; Thomas
j. Croaff, attorney: Weldon +. Bailey.
attorney: Jos. T.. Noble, former assis-
tant prosecuting attorney of Marico-
pa county: Bert Nabors, insurance
man; V. r. Bledsoe. special investi-
gator of the county attorneys Of
flee, and Mrs. Alexander Crane.
Summon Alleued Victims
Three of the persons alleged to
have been victims of the Ku Klux
Klan also We're summoned before the
federal grand jury. They We're Aub-
rev NJ. Carter colored janitor at the
Phoenix National back building:
Pete Condas, proprietor of the Blue
Bell cafe, and Rollin p. Jones. princi-
pal of the Lehi school. al three are
TO have been beaten by the
klan, one of the three, Condas. him.
self reporting the incident to The
Arizona Republican on the night the
whipping was administered. Condas
came to The Republican office about
and recited the alleged de-
tails of the affair, saying he had been
directed to do so by Klansmen. He
said he had been tarred and feath-
cred before being released.
Col. James II. McClintock, state
is foreman of the federal
grand jury conducting the investiga-
tion. The taking OF testimony will
continue today. it is expected.
Assistant United States Attorney
Cradle refused last night to comment
on the proceedings.