Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
he THOUGHT THE
 kU ktUx GUS OF
BUSINESS MEN


 hundred members and spectators at an open meeting of the Maricopa County Bar association held in Judge R. C. Stanfords division of the supe- rior court yesterday afternoon. Coun- ty Attorney R. F. L. shepherd disclos- ed the manner in which he at one time became temporarily affiliated with the ku kluX Klan. He admitted signing an application card and pay ing the initiatory fee of SIC. but ex- plsined that he did this with the un- derstanding that he was applying for membership in the American Busi- ness Mems association and not the Ku Klux Klan.
 Later l found out tha; the busi- ness mems association was the out side name for what is known as the ku kiux klan." he said. so de handed the application card and :t was returned 10 me"
 Attorney shepherd said that before the Ku Klux klan was even heard of in this county. a stranger walked into his office and represented that he was getting members for the Ameri- can Business Mems association
 Hundred Pair of Eyes
 Now. you men know as well as I Go that 6 man in politics is legitimate prey to every person that comes along he continued in his talk be- fore the Bar association. He began talking 10 me and to get rid of him I signed his card because saw there was nothing wrong in it. and if il stood for what he said it did l knew it was a correct thing. He told me that instead of one pair of eyes, that they had hundred and that as a member would have hundred pair of eyes.
 Later on found out that the Business Mems association was the outside name for what is nown as the Ku Klux Klan demanded my ap- plication card back and got it. He told me could not have my $l0 and told him to keep it. I never knew when the Klan was formed here. never signed anything to bring about the formation of il. and the man who says that ever had hand in it or encouraged any of the outrages is a damna ble liar"
 Asked klan Connection
 Generous applause interrupted the speaker at this point His talk on the subject was called forth by a direct question from J. l.. B. Alexander. 8 member of the Bar association. ask ing the county attorney whether he had been or was now member of or connected in any way with the Ku Klux Klan.
 Referring to the trial of j. N Wal Ter and his son, B. F. Waller. charged with having participated in the whip ping of Rollin Jones. which brought out considerable evidence as to the personnel of the Ku Klux Klan. At torney Shepherd said:
 T stood here in this court room the other day and got hung jury. You can take me out and hang me and draw and quarter me, but I stand for Americanism. and I stand for the principles of this government as have always stood. I want to say to you that if it is disclosed before the . special grand jury who these men were who did those whippings ;hey will be prosecuted just the same as the men were the other day in the court room; and if you don't think they were prosecuted just ask them"
 Previous to his talk a motion had been put before the Bar association by A. Henderson Stockton. recom- mending that the county attorney ap- point for his deputy or deputies to assist in the grand jury investigation such member or members of tLe Bar association as Judge R. C. Stanford would designate. Partly in answer 70 this motion Attorney Shepherd said: The people have elected me to of- flee. They may have made a bad choice when they elected a msu who