Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-26
PROSECUTOR
DEMANDS
NAMES
Declares Members Took
Part in Deadly Raid at
Inglew0Od
ORDER UNDER FIRE
Coroner's Jury Recommends
Court Investigation Of
M0sher Death
United Press Leased wire


LOS ANGELES, April 26.--A crisis
in the night rider prosecution was ap-
parently approaching here late today, as
a result Of the Inglewood raids and
shooting.
A brief note received by District At
torney Woolwine said
"Dear Tom: Better have your force
go slow on the Inglewood matter.
(signed) K K K"
"They're hooded band Of towards
and outlaws,' Woolwine replied angrily
in a statement to newspapermen.
Deputy District Attorney Doran
today sent detectives out after William
s. Coburn and w. G. Price, grand gob-
lin and king kleagle respectively, OF
the Knights Of Ku Klux Klan.
Doran said he intended to demand
| of. Price the list of candidates for
membership in the Ku Klnx Klan in
Los Angeles county.
eve want this list because it in
cludes the names Of members Of the
mob who perpetrated the tragic raid
at Inglewood early Sunday Doran as
serted.
The entire southern half of the state,
where the khan has an exceptionally
strong membership, was tense and un-
easy today as Doran marshalled his
forces for smashing attempt to break
up the Ku Klux Klan in Los Angeles
county.
A report was telephoned in from In
glewood early today that threats were
being made against Officer Blake E.
Shambeau, who admitted being mem
Der Of the Ku Klux Klan and gave
evidence against individual members
of that organization at the inquest over
the body Of Deputy Sheriff Mariner
B. Mosher yesterday. D
William s. Coburn, grand goblin OF
the Ku Klux Klan and its command
ing officer for California and four
other states, denied that threats against
any one were emanating from the khan.
The jury's verdict would have been
even more specific and stringent ac-
cording to Foreman George G.. Clarken,
except for the fact that one member
Of the jury personnel was himself
member of the Klan.
Clarken is an executive of the Los
Angeles branch Of the New York Life
Insurance Co.
Frank d. Parent is the klansman
according to his own statement, while
the inquest was in progress.
Meanwhile District Attorney Wool
wine was in conference with presiding
Superior Judge Frank r. Willis, lay
ing plans to convene grand jury inn
mediately for alleged wholesale indict-
ments of accused members of the Ku
Klux Klan, many of them well to do
and prominent citizens.
The grand jury will be asked to in
vestigate the night riding situation as
q result of the coroner 8 verdict in
the case of Constable Mariner B. Mosh-
er, who was slain by Marshal Frank
Woerner during a ''white cap' raid
i'll Inglewood Sunday. Mosher is al
legged to have been member Of the
masked raiding party.
The city council has before il an
emergency ordinance for immediate
passage forbidding wearing Of any
mass or hoods by secret orders, under
heavy penalties.
The coroners' verdict said: "Mari-
nor B. Mosher came to his death from
gunshot wound inflicted by Marshal
Frank Woerner in pursuit Of his duty
while Mosher was acting as a member
OF an illegal masked and armed mob,
presumably instigated and directed by
members of the Ku Klux Klan.
"We recommend the district attor-
ney convene grand jury Of this coun-
ty to investigate the matter further
and take necessary steps to prosecute
the perpetrators of this crime.1