Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-03
RECEIVER At O|ICE:
AND ACCOUNTING BY
KHAN HEADS ASKED

DALLAS. Texas, June 30.-Suit
asking appointment of a receiver to
"demand en- accounting of the de-
PENDANTS, which shall show the
amount Of funds collected and re
ceiVed by them as officials of the
Ku Klux klan," was filed here this
afternoon in district court by K. G.
Sumter, an attorney for Preston p.
Reynolds. The defenats were Z. E.
Murvin, M. NJ. Hinton, j. D. Van
Wrinkle and GEORGE X. Butcher. of
Dallas, and H. c. Mccall. of Harris
county.
The suit was filed before Judge
Towne Youngs in special district
court.
The petition also requests that the
defendants show how they disbursed
the money received by them as Of
ficials of the Ku lux Khan and when
the amounts are known that they be
required to pay to the receiver any
funds which may be shown to have
beenae improperly or in ways
not authorized by the charter of the
khan.
In case the defendants should re-
fuse TO make payment to the receiY-
err, the petition asks that judgment
be rendered against them in favor
Of such receiver for such amount
an damounts which the plaintiff
AYERS will be found to exceed the
sum of $250,000.00
Demands $4,000
The plaintiff also asks judgment
against the defendants for $50,000,
alleging damages.
Reynolds alleged that the defend
ants control the policies and plans
of the Texas khan and have en-
ployed large sums of the klan'S
money to nominate an delect nation
al, state, county and municipal Of
ficers.
The petition alleges that $250,O0O
was misapplied to carry out political
purposes, ana that efforts have been
made to make the khan d political
machine.
Reynolds says he was a life men,
Der of the organization until time
of his alleged Punishment"
Federal injunction suit and Grim
inal SANDER suit are on file against
H. w. Evans, imperial wizard of the
knights of the Ku Klux Khan. The
injunction suit, filed here by Pres
ton Reynolds, Dallas lawyer, late
yesterday, asks that Wizard Evans
and officers of the khan be restrain
ed from issuing an order suspending
him from life membership, which
he alleges he holds. and asks dam
ages of 100000, because of his al
legged suspension from the khan.
SANDER Suit Filed
The criminal SANDER suit stimuli
taneously filed at Beaumont, Tex.
by George M. Kimbro, former grand
goblin, charges that Evans stated
Kimbro was in class with the
mayor of a Chicago and the governor
of louisiana"
injunction papers were served last
night on Evans at Fort Worth. He
is ordered to appear in the United
States district court at Dallas. July
16, and show cause. if any, why
Writs of injunction should not be
issued, Reynolds petitions to pre-
vent Evans using the title of wizard
or performing any of the functions
of that office,
Since his suspension from the
order June l, this year, Reynolds
alleges he has been boycotted in his
professional life to the extent of So
900 damage, and will suffer in his
standing as a citizen to the extent
of another $4,000. -
No criminal libel papers have been
served on DR.. Evans George Purl,
representative of the state legisla-
ture. from Dallas, said after a meet
ing of the Dallas Ku Klux Khan
last night, when Wizard Evans adj
dressed more than $500 members.
He has been Endorsed at every
khan meeting he has addressed in
the state this week, Purl said.
Meanwhile Colonel William J. Sim
mons, emperor of the khan, moved
on to San Antonio today after speak.
ing at an open meeting last night
at Beaumont. He said he plans to
go to Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri
and Arkansas.