Arizona republican., 1922-05-28

members of the order in Arizona.
Introduction of these in evidence was
ruled out by Judge Stanford on mo-
tion of r. E. l.. Shepherd, county at
torney, on the grounds that they were
hearsay origin. Governor Campbell
testified that he was not a member
of the organization.
Mr.. Dunbar testified that the list OF
names which he had printed in Dun
bars Weekly under date of April 81
had been given to him by former
members of the Klan. He then pro-
duced typewriter sheet upon re-
quest of Attorney Niles containing the
names of 20 state and county officials
and prominent local business men
purporting to be a partial roster of the
klan in Arizona.
The Introduction OF this list as evil
dence was objected to by Attorney
Shepherd on the grounds that it also
was of hearsay origin, and Attorney
Niles then asked that subpoenaes be
issued Tor the names on the list after
which it was admitted as evidence.
Let me see the list" Judge Stan
ford requested and maybe YOU won't
have to go out OF the court room to
get the men named
Dunbar Reads List
/ He read the following names
/ aloud:
Ernest Hall. Raymond Earhart.
I John Montgomery. F.. Il. L. Shepherd.
Charles Bowers. Ii. d. McVey. Il. NJ.
/ Allen, Tom Akers. A. L. Uhler, A. l..
Moore, Fl. Fl. Hotchkiss, Wallacs
Button, Fred Winship. Lebbeus
| Chapman, James Sellers Let's Tenn
/ pin. James Stewart, Fred Barrows,
/ Charles Bower, Ed Warren.
/ No one answered to the names with
I the exception of r. +. l.. Shepherd
who took the stand and said he was
mot member Undersheriff Bowers
| was called from the sheriff's offics
1 and gave his testimony, after which
court was adjourned until afternoon
/ in order that the defense could pre-
/ pare written subpoenas for the re-
mainder of the names on the list.
! The subpoenas were turned over To
I the sheriff's office for service.
In addition to those who took ths
stand and testified after being sum-
moned, several who We're subpoenaed
! failed to appear and bench warrants
were issued for them. but were not
/ served as the Officers were unabls
to locate the absentees. Several OF
! the number came to court in answer
/ to the summons. but were not called
/ to testify Secretary of State Hall
was served with a summons shortly
after 2 o'clock at his office in the
state capitol. but when he reached
the court house few minutes later.
the case had gone to the jury and he
was unable to testify.
| Sheriff Montgomery declared yes
! terday afternoon he was sorry that
/ he was not called to testify as he had
| desired very much to do so. During
the early part of the afternoon, while
! several of the witnesses called were
testifying. the sheriff was busy en-
! deavoring to locate others named on
the subpoenaes and the case had been
closed before he returned.
! Early last night the following tele-
gram was sent to Sheriff Montgom-
cry and Secretary Of State Ernest
Hall by a Los Angeles newspaper,
and rhmor has it that several other
men in Phoenix received similar
! messages:
Sheriff Denies Membership
Your name is furnished to us az
a member OF the Ku Klux klan
| Please deny or confirm this for pub
Iication in connection with investiga-
ton here. wiz publish your individ-
i ual statement of reasonable length
Sheriff Montgomery sent the fol-
4 lowing answer to the query:
Z Your correspondent here asked the