The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-08
MISS CATHERINE HUGHES TO WE'D
81 KLANSMEN
Are INDICTED
Arrangement Is Postponed
Until Tomorrow

los ANGELES. Jurc s.---Ar.
raignmeni Of 81 members Of the
ku klux Khan was po~topned To
day until 10 a. m. tomorrow To
allow the men TO raise funds for
bail
Al that time ~ % tho 81 In
dict~d xiil be ready 10 give bond.
Attorney Paul H. DOR. defend
Ing the klan~men. declared.
No warrants were issued ~
word had bern sent the county
prosecutors office that the In
dicted men would surrender OF
would send their legal represent.
atives 10 act for them.
The indictments all charged kid.
mapping. false Imprisonment and rs.
mult TO commi, murder In connee.
ton with the night riders raid OF
nearly Two months ago on the home
Of Eide, Elduyan. at Inglewooi.
near here. one man was killed In
the raid.
Those indicted include william
8. coburn. former grand goblin OF
the khan for the California domain:
q. W. Price. King kleagic. and
Nathan A. Baker. kieagle Of the
Los Angeles domain. Coburn and
Prica are both tout OF tho city,
while Baker IL IN "A sanltarium un.
der observation as 10 his mental
condition.
The investigation brought 60 a
climax BY tho indictment Of 81 al.
legged klansm.u was started By DIS.
triet Attorney Thomas Ice Wool.
wine Immediately following tic
rngle~ood raid
Quantities Of evidence we're taken
behind elceed doors OF The grand
jury room.
Most Important OF this evidence.
according 10 the prosecutors Office.
was the records Of the khan and
much other material taken In a
raid BY the district attorneys force
on the office OF w. IS. coburn.
Grand Eubiin- Not only was mater.
iAi barring on khan activities in Los
Angeles secured. but membernhlp
iisss and other data concerning the
organization In other Coast cities
was taken and forwarded BY Wool.
wine TO officials Of the districts In.
volyed-
ATLANTA. Ga. June s.--The Ku
klux Khan Is being held responsible
for IN. ingeiwood night rulings in
California without just cause" Ed.
ward Young Clarke. imperial wizard
protein Of the khan. declared here
today. Following recepl, here Of
dispatches from Los Angeles that
three high officials and ~ alleged
members Of the order had been tn
dicted.
Recent attacks on tho khan IN con-
necficn with the might riding ara
AN additional attempt on thu part
% The enemy 10 discredit'' the or
xanixstIon. Carrie raid. II notice la
the press reports Of these indscf.
ments the statement n rnads that
high officials Of the Khan were In
Guided among those indicted" Clarke
aid This is absolutely false.
-our investigation Of the rnr~I-
wood affair up to the present tire
gives no Just reason why the affair
should be charged to the khan"
Clarke added.
William =. conurn. former grand
goblin OF the Pacific coast domain
NJ the khan. mentioned among those
Indicted. has severed official reia.
tons with the khan ard has returned
10 Atlanta. his former home. where
he plans 10 renew his iaw practice.
Il was reported today. Coburn couid
not he reached.
Tho former grand goblin was re.
centlv called 10 Atlanta. where he
was informed the position Of grand
goblin" had b~-n abolished. lie Il
then said IN hsv. been offered the
king kleagleship" OF the Pacific
coast which position he is reported
10 have refused.
II was at first announced BY khan
that Coburn was en-
route 10 Los Angeles 10 take his job
stopping at several places on tho