Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
May ASK FEDERAL
. AID IN X WHIPPING
xlux Kansas Headquarters
offers $500 Reward for Con-
vIction Of Guilty
WILL AID PROSECUTION
Bu Associated Press

CoKeyville. Kan.. Oct. 1I.-Aid OF
rederaI authorities may be asked in
connection with the investigation of the
whipping Of Mayor Theodore Schierl.
nan of Liberty, Kan. by a band OF
men Saturday night. 1t was stated at
Tiberty last night by Harold +. Nc
nusen attorney for Schicrlmnn.
Governor Allen yesterday denounced
.hs Aopping Of Mayor Schierlman and
aid ne had been assured that Attorney
General Hopkins was making a vigorous
investigation.
Kansas City, NO., Oct. 17.--(By A.
l-Repudiatfng the acts of the men
who Saturday night beat Mayor Schierl-
man, of Liberty, Kan. the Ku Klux
Klon of Kansas, through n statement
issued at its propaganda department Mt
Kansas City, Kan, last night offered
a reward of $500 to the "officer or of :
6cers who bring about the arrest and
conviction Of any or all persons con-
nected with the affair."
The statement says that "if any
Klansmen were connected with this out
rsgeous crime at Liberty, Kan, we
want to know It. and will assist in the
nrosecution Of Klansman connected
With It. just as quickly as we will II
the guilty person Is not Connected with
our order. "
Independence, Kan, Oct. 17.-Mayor
Theodore Schierlman. of Liberty, Kan.
was taken out of town Saturday and
Aogged with leather harness strap by
twelve Ku Klux Klansmen, he revealed
In a statement yesterday, in which he
announced he will sue his town for
100000.
State and county authorities yester-
day began an investigation Of fogging.
The Mayors suit to be directed by
Walter Keith, his attorney, is to be
based on the Kansas law which makes
a city responsible for any damage done
BY mob. Mr.. Keith is candidate for
District Judge on the Democratic ticket
and is bitter enemy Of the Ku Klux
Klan.
Daniel W. Stewart, County Attorney,
announced every agency at his COM
mand would be directed to hunting out
those responsible for the fogging.
II want to send the members of this
mob to the penitentiary, Stewart said.
"If, as I believe, they were imported
Kansmcn acting under orders to beat
the Mayor because of his religious be-
lief, I want to find the men who issued
the ORDERS
Mayor schierlman yesterday told of
bis experience.
~ had lust closed nv store-an auto
mobile sales agency-Saturday night"
he said Three motorcars drew up to
the curb. License plates had been re.
moved-the cars were not the property
Of anv man in Liberty. Four men rodo
In each machine. Three jumped out of
one car. grabbed me and hurled me into
the rear seat. Then the cars headed out
Of town.
We're going to beat you until you
understand that We won't stand for
you talking against the Ku Klux Klan,'
one o., the men told me.''
II had talked agains, the Klan, for
! believe in mans right to practice
any religion he wants." Schierlman
said. He Is Catholic-one of the
few in Liberty.
"After we got out into the country
about three miles, the twelve men or.
dered me out of the car" Mayor
Schierlman said. Then they took ropes
and tied me to tree. One ripped the |
shirt from my back.
1.-Two others took turns with a har.
ness tug-a strap about three feet long
and quarter of an inch thick. be. |
lieve 1t had been soaked in oil in prcpa.
ration for the beating. The men said
they we're not residents of Liberty but
were instructed by my neighbors to
beat me-"