The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-06-02
Prominent Men Members

PHOENIX. May 27lFour Ptoeniv. business men admitted on the wit ness stand in Superior Judge R. C. Stanfords court here this afternoon that they are members of the Ku Klux Klan. Four other men, includ- ing County Attorney R. E. l.. Shep- herd. Under Marshal E. J. Warren. of Mesa, emphaticaly denied on the stand that they belonged to the Klan. All of them were called as witness es for the defense in the trial of J. N. and B. F. Walker. father and son ac cused of assault in connection with a whipping administered on the desert near here last mor.h to Rollin P. Jones, principal of the Lehi school
 Governor Denies Membership
 Earlier in the day Governor Thos. E. Campbell of Arizona and John c. Dunbar, editor of weekly publica- tion here. were questioned on the stand as to whether they had lists of the Arizona Ku Klux Klan member ship. The governor said that he had no such list, and incidentally denied that he is member of ..he Ku KluX Klan.
 MT. Dunbar however. submitted to the court a list of twenty naInes, in cluding those of several s.ate and county officials, purporting to be part of the roster Of the Arizona Ku Klux Klan. He declared he had obtained the names from men who once diG belong to the klan
 Four Admit Affilation
 Those who admitted on the stand that they took he Ku KluX Klau oath were Wallace Button, who in the recent city election was a candidate for city commissioner; Fred Barrows, furniture dealer Fred E. Winship. broker. and Letis Templin, lock smith. All four declared they had at tedned only one or two of the organ fzation's secret meetings.
 Secretary of State Ernest R. Hall was subponenaed as witness, but was served with the order only a few nlinuoes before the case was given to the jury. He did not testify, although he requested that he be permitted to do so.
 Attorney Shepherd Withdraws
 Phoenix. May 3o.-Because Of charges that he had been admitted into. he membership of the Ku Klux Kfan. County Attorney R. E. L. Shep, herd has volunteered to withdraw from the case of the State vs. J. N. Waller and his son. B. r. Waller. charged with having committed az gravated assault upon Rollin P. Jones, and to permit the complaining wit ness to name any attorney he may desire to act as special prosecutor at the second trial, which will begin be- fore Judge R. c. Stanford tomorrow morning Tentative arrangements were made last night by MT. Jones to have George Purdy Bullard. re- present him at the trial
 At the first hearing of the case. which was brought to a conclusion by hung jury late Sunday after noon. evidence pertaining to the or. ganisation and membership of the Ku K1ux Klan was brought out and the county attorney was placed upon the witness stand .o testify as to whether or not he was a member oi the organization. He stated emphat ically at that time that he was not affiliated with the order
 Makes Statement
 In his statement concerning the appointment of a special prosecutor Attorney Shepherd said yesterday:
 Tn view of the fact that I have been accused of being q member oi the organization of the Ku Klu5 flying the public that it is my desire that the case of the State ys. Waller ct. al, be prosecuted to the full satis faction of the complaining witness
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