Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-01

) They further pledged themselves
Coburn continued to round up the en-
tire band, estimated at $50, and tha
all of them would march in body tt
the office of Thomas Lee Woolwine
district attorney in Los Angeles, ant
surrender.
Grand jury To Meet Thursday
They expect to be prosecuted,
said Coburn, 'but they don't believe
they have done any wrong"
Preparations to submit evidence re-
lating to at least 5000 members of the
Klan in Los Angeles county to a grand
jury which will be selected next Thurs
day are under way
At the same time. the district at
torneys of five other California coun-
ties were developing investigations
based on documents seized under 4
search warrant at the ku Klux Khan
Pacific domain headquarters here.
Have Data on Klans
Complete lists of officers of the
states of California. Washington.
Idaho. Oregon. Nevada and Arizona
were found. as well as rosters of mem
bers in all those states.
The klans whose existence and
membership is definitely established.
according to Mr.. I'urney. are those in
Los Angeles. Taft, Bakersfield,
Fresno, Imperial City. Calexico. Coal
ing. Glendale. San Jose. Covina. Re
dondo,, Huntington Park. Azusa.
Venice and Orange county
The grand jury yenire of 80 names
was drawn Saturday. The members
of the venire were ordered to report
next Thursday to answer questions as
TO their qualifications. Nineteen of
them will be selected then to compro-
mise the jury. Names of two women
were included in the venire.
Hold 1t Sworn Raid
There was no mob" declared Bry-
son. in raid statement issued Sun
day. "A picked body of citizens was
called upon by sworn officers of the
law TO aid them in securing evidence
against the operators of a most
niquitous outlaw bootleg factory and
blind tiger"
w. c. Doran. chief deputy district
attorney. said he had no comment TO
make regarding the proposed sur
render.
A description of events which pre-
'eded the raid. in which one man was
killed. was made public by Coburn.
The description was contained in
'opy of statement which Coburn
said had been made to District At
orney Woolwine by Baker.
Denies 1t Was Khan Affair
According to this document. Baker
ldmltted he had arranged the raid with
constable Nj. Il. Mosher. who lost his
lfe, and several citizens of Inglewood.
he section nearest the winery.
The night before the raid, a meeting
vas held at which several men were
inflated into the Ku Klux Klan.
Afterward. the statement continued.
he meeting was thrown open to the
'uplc. and citizens were asked to |
cooperate with Baker and Mosher in i
occurring evidence that the proprietors
4 the winery were engaged in illegal !.
quor traffic /
Denial was made that the Ku Klux |
>lan as an organization had ANYTHING |
o do with the affair. In the state |
'ent Baker said he was an advertis-
ng and newspaper man. and was a /
atlve OF Colorado. who had lived in /
'os Angeles for two years.
New Outrage Reported
NJ. Fl. Byrns. an oil worker. was Sc
erely beaten early Sunday by band
seven masked men about four miles
asst of East Bakersfield, according to
special dispatch to the Los Angeles
Sunday night.
Byrns was dragged from his auto
lobile. beaten and warned to leave
.ern county and never return. it was
aid. He was found roaming about
te streets, dazed, several hours
ter.