The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
500 WITNESSES IN
KHAN SUIT CITED
FOR US. HEARING
Prominent State and County
Officials Included in
List,

Deputy United States marshals to-
day prepared to serve subpoenas upon
about 500 witnesses called by the
compliments in the injpnction suit
against the Ku-Klux Khan, which
win be heard by Judge Albert B. An
derson in Federal Court, Oct. "a.
Prominent State and county Of
ficials are on the list. Among them
are Ed Jackson. secretary Of State;
Ora Davies, State treasurer; Henry
A. Roberts. superintendent of State
buildings; Newman 7. Miller, State
fire marshal; Judge James M. Leath-
ers and Judge Clinton H. Givan, of
the Marion Superior Court; Judge
James A Collins, of Criminal Court;
Paul P. Robinson, coroner; George
Snider, sheriff; Bert S. Gadd. vice
president of the Indianapolis school
board; James A. Quick, mayor of
Muncie; George Cromer of Muncie,
former congressman.
A large number of Indianapolis po-
ltcemen, fremen and ministers, three
Army officers stationed at Fit. Ben
sanin Harrison. and Milton Elrod,
editor of the Fiery Cross. also were
named as witnesses.
The suit was brought recently to
compel the Khan to remove the names
of six residents of South Bend from
the Klan membership rolls. Charges
of a nationwide conspiracy to con-
troll the Government were contained
IN the complaint.
Other witnesses are: Louis Barnett of
Joe Dillon. Ed Higgins, james Qualters, In
dianapolis fireman: Lieut.. Clifford Richter.
Don Tooley, John Alleson William c. Al
bers Curtis Barge Donald R. Bushong,
Howard h. Bankert' Clifford F. Becker. Fred
l. Braughton, Otis Baker. Thomas T. Bled-
soc. Hansford Burk. Walter Coleman, Ira
coppess. Frank A. Conway. Everett F.
Church. Elmer e. Clarey Earl B. Davis.
Oral Chitwood Robert Dennis John David
son. Edgar c. Deeter. Keller A. De Rosette.
Robert f. De Vault. William A. Englebright.
Eugene Eldridge, Earl E Fisher William o.
Fields. Ray E. Fletcher, Clarence A. Colder.
John W. Giles. Jesse NJ. Giles, Roy Howell.
G. Earl Hslstead. Fred Holingsworth. Ernest
L. Heller, Harry Hayes, Victor Houston, Ed
ward G. Harness Lester C. Jones' Carl F.
Johnson, Fred o. Judkins. George w Koch
Ter. s. Ralph Lambert. Roy E. Lacey. George
E. Lowe. Alva T. Lee. Charles T. McIntire,
Arthur B. MCGEE. John 7. McBurney. John
e. Norman. Charles s. Marlett Edward R.
Metevier. Glen D. Mangus. Chauncey A
Manning. Fred E. Oakley. John n. Peak,
Richard NJ Presley. Oliver P N; Pfaffen-
berger. Joseph l. Powderly. Charles c.
Quack, william H. Rowe william c. Rob-
erts. Charles c. Russell, Herbert R. Shrum.
Forest A Sihert. Forest A. Swank. Harry
H. Smith, John H. Thompson. William P.
Tremp. Robert w. Van Hoy. Ernest A Wise.
Oscar Webster. r. E. Woollen. all Indianapo-
hs policemen; Rev. William H Brightmire
of indianapolis: Rev. Clarence Wilhelm
of the Circuit Court of Vigo Coun-
" zinri Dugan. Judge of the, Circuit
County Elmer Bossert, Franklin County
prosecutor; Green Gabbard and Rebecca
Gabbard. Franklin ounty; DR.. H V. Logan
County prosecutor; Victor H. Simmons.
tudgeg of the Circuit Court of Blackford
quartermaster Of FIT BENJAMIN Harrison:
William Adams. FIT. Harrison: Charlie Hen
aerson, TT Harrison: Capt Walter McC3rd.
al Of FIT. Harrison: Chef stafford. Indian
Apolis; Miss Howard. MuDcie: George r.
Dale and George R Dale Jr.- MuEeie: Albert
sRees. Jerry Curran. and John Moles.
police officers of Muneie James NJ Quick.
mayor of Muncie: Herman Rosenthal ex-
member of the board of safety at Muncie:
William Simms of Muncie. ex-policeman
John Collins OF NJ Ineie. ex-menlber OF the
Robert Bletssoe of Indianapolis: Prosecutor
s1viilianson of Jay County; James Perkins.
sMuncie: George Cromer. ex-congressman.
tMuncie: John o'NcaI Muncie: Frank Mann.
sex-prosecutor of Muncie: Dean Hensel,
sMuncie: Clarence Dearth. judge of the Cir
cult Court of Delaware County: James
kOavansugh and John Hampton Of Muncie:
William P. Sidinger of Indianapolis Guy
Eaggcrty. Muncie: Arthur Jones police cap
tain. Muncie Court Asher Muncie: Lancing-
C0ons, Judge OF the city court of Muncie
Ysn Benbow: chief Of police Muncie;
Sheriff Huffman of Delaware County
Ralph Updike. Indianapolis; Ernest Loeb.
Lafayette. Ind: Fred Pucket. Muncie: Mil
ton Elrod. Indianapolis. editor of the Fiery
Cross; Charles f. Lowe. president of the In
diana Horse Thief Detective Association
Oovingtogn. Ind; Thomas Wilson. John A.
Wilson and John s. Williams of Johnson
County; John C McClane. Greenwood. Ind.
David E. DeMott. Greenwood: Mark Myers.
Greenwood. Zella K: Webb johnson County
Fremont Miller, Judge of the Circuit Court
of johnson County: DR.. Carl Payne Frank
S1fa: Elba Bramigan. FRANKLIN: Fred r
Owens. Franklin; A. A. Brown, Indianapolis
city superintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Company: John O'Neil Muncie
and James A. Collins. Judge of the Criminal
Court of Marion County.