Arizona republican., 1922-06-06
CO. ATTY. To NAME
. H|SOWN ASSISTANTS
. IN XII KLUX PROBE
Panel Of 21 From Which
Special Grand Jury Is To
Be Chosen Meets Tomor-
row In Court At 9::30

II will appoint my own assistants
10 direct the investigation by the spe-
zcial grand jury into the recent actiy-
tiles of the Ku KluX Klan,' was the
declaration yesterday of County At
torney r. E. L. Shepherd when asked
what action he would take on the
recommendations which had been
made by the attorney general, w. j.
sGaIbraith. The attorney general had
s-tlrged the appointment of two local
Eattorneys to assist Mr.. Shepherd in
sgathering evidence for the special
grand jury.
while 1 respect the ability and
honesty of the men mentioned by the
sattorney general. it is my intention
Ito stand on my rights and make my
9own appointments Mr.. Shepherd
continued
Work of assembling the panel of
21 men from which Is will be selected
10 serve on the special jury is being
carried out under the direction OF
Sheriff John Montgomery but indica-
stions yesterday were that second
zpanel will be necessary before the
Jury can be completed.
Choose Jury Tomorrow
From the following Il names drawn
in open court before Judge r. G.
stanford last Saturday afternoon an
attempt will be made at $3.50 o'clock
tomorrow morning to select a suffi-
cient numbersthrough examination to
constitute the fully qualified jury:
: Frank E. Taylor, Phoenix; John H.
Brat tton, Phoenix; Thomas Winsett,
Phoenix: T. F. Fletcher. Phoenix:
I.oring E. Kent. Phoenix; w. H.
Beasel1, Glendale: T. A. Whitten,
Phoenix; Raymond NJ Gates, Phoe-
nix; Thomas Brock, Tempe: ]. f..
Powell. Phoenix: boy III. Wallace,
Phoenix; Thomas I. Rice, Jr., Phoe-
mix: J. A. Todd, Phoenix: John Kemp
Phoenix: r. ]. Holmes. Phoenix; Fred
Walsh, Glendale: Arthur Long. Phoe-
mix; C. B. Street, Phoenix: n. c..
Crandall. Phoenix; NJ. P. Blaemire,
Phoenix.
Interest in the proposed inyestiga-
tion into the Ku Klux Klan activities
in this valley has increased to the
extent that well-known ra8her of
the valley whose name has been
withheld. has sent a letter to Gov
Thomas E. Campbell in which he Of
fers to add $50 to the reward of $3.50
Already offered by the state for the
arrest and conviction of the recent
whipping outrages.
Adds $50 to Reward
His letter to the governor is as
follows:
Glendale, Ariz.. May %. 1922.
The Hon. Thomas E. Campbell.
Capitol Bldg. Phoenix, Ariz.
MY dear Governor.
To the $3.50 which you are offering
For information leading to the arrest
and conviction Of any persons con-
nected with the outrage committed
on Principal Jones of the Lehi school,
I would like as a private citizen to
add the sum of $50 in the hope that
Firms, business and real estate men
who always have money for the
chamber of commerce, and for other
devices. for advertising Phoenix and
the Salt River valley, may slack up
a little on that to throw enough into
the scale to make 1t worth while for
the one who is ashamed and a little
scared to become states evidence.
Scarcely Gay is now passing that
q press dispatch does not carry the
revolving details of the inhuman VI.
ciousness of the people of Texas and
other southern states. burning alive
negroes charged (but not convicted).
of serious crimes. Quite little space
is given TO local citizens who have a
bottle of tequila when the prohibition
sleuth breaks in. Somehow. due to
juxtaposition of these news items.
public interested is violated, and all
law violation is minor The former
thus becomes merely a law violation:
In fact, it is treason to the United
States. and the arrogance of the men
who attacked Principal Jones by go
Ing over the authority of the sheriff.
courts and governor, performed the
reasonable act Of usurping powers of
the United States and of the state of
Arizona
The blush of shame crimsons the