The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-04-24
kLAN PRObED
AFTER 3 MEN
ARE SHO 7
Masked Band Blamed
For Raid Near Los
Angeles

Los ANGELES. April 2t-Au
Inquest over the body Of ~ D.
Mosher ~ InRl'wood who was shot
ana KILLED by rown Marshal Frank
Wocrnor late saturday night. when
tho marshal attempted to halt a
raid by masked mon ON the lugic-
wood home, Will be- held at Iuglo-
wood tomorrow morning. Tho dis
ttitt attorney announced tia. Nll-
ium ; CohuYu. grand goblin uf
thy hu kiuN Nlau ana W ~ Price.
".Hs htraHie. wound ur Summoned
tu testify
ouv phase of the affair which
was engaging attou u.luu e officials
here WAS the connection with the
raiu. 90 amy connection existed. uf
luv ku kluN KAN. Cohuru al
..tl pu the seen" within half
hour of the shooting although 10
was near midnight wuvu d, oy.
CURED. lie explained his prompt
ness ny saying that he had been
.uta ut the aualr by Price who in
turu had heard ut lt from the
.av.ifls office.
"a tho shorifrs office. it wa.
atatcd that the urst word 81 60,
| ARRAY reached tErrs al ~ 40 and
| other calls followed Until midnight
/ aut ,ua. none uf Them referred ir
! any way tu a. possible connection
| with the ku kluN klun Iht
! .ruuty iu charge said no word wa
! sent to pny person other than IN,
] officials directly inNolt ed ana tina
I ne did not know how Price got hL
information.
... t....... d.. -. ......t tf. l.
I dlsi6Gal members of the klui
might have taken part Iut tnut j
obey d4I So their ucta were per
.oual and not Inspired by the khan
shooting Justified
The diatr.ct attorney announce
thar IN hia judgment myoatigattIi
had shown the shooting Of Mushe
aud the wouuding uf two utne
men TO have f,ceu Justified. ~
ihld the wounded mcn would lli q
wise he summoned 20 t,stiry n
lhe iuuneHt, although thoiI cN
aruro probably wound have tu u
taken nt hospitals.
A further development was M
statement boy a loader of the nogr
colony uf 10000 persons here thu
members uf his race bad uosig
mated groups Tor defense ana wvr
. 30 NNNHNAH HN NNfHhANH NAHN NNHf"A =" p
gresSlou The spokesman sai
chat the negroes feared that tn
utAt move ut the masked raider
might be directed against them.
William T.. Noshcr. son uf IN
slain constable ana who was sho
iu the arm hy hight Marsha
] Wotrupr. iu "a statement tu officer
.xuueratsd Moernsr OF an hlAm
fnr staying his father ANA deciAr"
10 be- had not been wounded D.
would have Killed Woerucr. n
also admitted that the crowd hn
gathcrod 60 talk over u matter q
INV enforce mont which, nccordin
90 him. had not been handled D
the authorities In the proper man
| nVr
. An organization made up a
pickod men. with every man rca
. man made up the band Noun
+ Nnshsr anid. We went out ther
To get "a couple Of hootleEgers VIII
had been operating In this city ~
A long time With me went u
father and Leonard Ruegg an
many others. | Will not name IN
Z others and will not give you "a
+ name of the organization tu whic
T We belong
) work of bond
ID Members of the ftnu ui the az
j trici attorney. the sheriff ana IN
81 coroner. combining forces for ~
70 investigation. declared they weI
- CONVINCED tho raid upon the res
dencs - Matthias and Ftdol Eldui
yen was the work OF Il wei "l
ganizcd band"
- The dead and injured men, a
peace officers were declared p
i Eugene HisrHilnx. under sheriff
b have been members Of the mhsk'
/ and armed band, estimated
4 FROM 500 20 $50 which rnld"d ~
Tiduavon homr because u me o.
. nortsd belief that the tlduhNe
/ brothers were hootlcFgrr- ~
b band subjected the household
/ foar and brutality. two yruu
{ girls to indigniules, and ~" men
b kidnapping and threats of dehih.
4 Hank Weerner. night niAfHhi
at tnglewood. responding 10 cal
from nelghhors of tho Elduay"n
was halted ny masked mon. N e.,
change Of shots followed ~ :
Mnfher. cnntahic of inrlowood ".
oortaliy wounded dying siN ngu'
, Inter In "a hospital. HIS son, Wa
ter. also his deputy. was shot IN "
arm. Leonard Duigr speci'
doputy sheriff, was shot In tf
. abdomen and may die.