Arizona republican., 1922-04-27

LOS ANGELES, April 26-War-
rants for the arrest of Walter r.
Mosher and Leonard Ruegg. MEM
hers of a party which conducted
raid at Inglewood last Saturday
night, and alleged members of the
Ku Klux Klan. were issued late to-
day.
Following the issuance Of warrants
for Mosher and Ruegg. District At
torney Woolwine secured the issu-
ance of a search warrant directed
against the local officers of the Ku
Klux Klen and dispatched and auto
mobile load of deputy slleriffs and
investigators to the office of William
S. Coburn, grand goblin with in
structions TO bring in all papers
found there.
Mr.. Woolwine instructed the
searchers to take possession OF all
books. papers. documents and other
evidence relating in any way to the
activities of the Ku Klux Klan in
Los Angeles county. When the in
vestigators reached Mr.. Coburns Of
flee, he attempted to temporize but
the searchers insisted on going ahead
without delay.
The officers said they found a
large amount of khan literature and
equipment which was gaized. Among
the seized effects were many mem
bership applications, it was said,
along with uniforms and robes. The
walls of Mr. Coburnss office were
said to be covered with photographs
of khan limitations and other gather
ings. Among these was a framed
certificate OF his admission to the
bar in Georgia. In addition to Mr..
Coburn, his king kleagle, G. W. Price.
was present during the raid. The
seized effects were taken to the dis
trict attorneys office.
Find Klan Membership Lists
After an argument between Coburn
and raiding officers a safe in Cob
urns office was opened and its con-
tents taken for inspection. The safe
was said to have container member
ship lists.
Among the articles seized were
forms for forwarding reports to w.
s. Simmons of Atlanta Ca. described
as Imperial Wizard and Emperor"
The forms contained spaces for
..klechtokons received" /" provisional
klans received" and "klans char
tered"
There were also printed booklets
showing the method of installing
klans. These provided that members
must pledge allegiance without
mental reservation, to Simmons,
who must always be addressed as
Your Majesty
The first order OF business after
their installation of a klan. it was
provided, was to fix dues.
Clippings from newspapers in many
sections of the country relating TO.
alleged activities of the khan were
found in large quantity.
While the search was going on,
Coburn pulled a photograph from
desk and held it up saying:
Here is something that may inter-
est the newspaper men,"
The photograph showed the lynch
ing of three so-called San Francisco
gangsters at santa Rosa, Calf. more
than year ago.
Warrants for Raiders
A complaint sworn to by W. c.
Doran. deputy district attorney,
charged Mosher and Reugg with as
sault with intent to commit murder.
Both men. Doran charged fired upon
Frank Woerner deputy marshal of
Inglewood when the latter attempted
to disperse the raiders. Woerner
fired upon the party. killing Con-
stable NJ. B. Mosher father of Wal
ter. and wounding Ruegg and the
younger Mosher.
Ruegg and Walter Mosher in state
ments admitted having taken part in
the raid and firing upon Woerner.
Ruegg is a special deputy sheriff OF
Los Angeles county and the younger
Mosher was q deputy under his
father.
The khan and law enforcement
authorities OF the county locked horns
today on the issue of responsibility
for the raid.
Grand Goblin William S. Coburn
OF the Klan's Pacific domain. issued
a statement early in the day denying
the demonstration was authorized by
the Ku Klux Klan.
District Attorney Thomas Lee
Woolwine in statement. called the
Ku Klux Klan ''an un- American band
Of hooded towards and outlaws" He
said that was all the comment he
cared TO make upon any statement by
a kIan official. The district attor-
ney said he hoped there would be
early action by the superior court for
the impanelling of a grand jury to
investigate the raid remarking that
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