Evening star., 1923-08-27
KLAN SEEKS CAUSE /
!. OF CARNEGIE RIOT.
Large Rewards Offered for
Information as to Who
Started Battle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. August 27.-Rewards
atotaling $500 have been offered by
the Ku Kiux Klan for information as
to those responsible for the riot Sat
urday night at Carnegie. in which
Thomas r. Abbott. a klansman, was
killed and a number of others wound
ed, one seriously. Imperial Wizard
H. w. Evans and Sam d. Rich, king
!: kleaE1e of the Pennsylvania Klan.
: each have offered $4,000 reward for
Z Abbott's slayer, while the Pennsyl-
yania organization, in addition. has
!: BILE for the rioting.
!. The coroner's inquest into the
/: death of Abbott will not be held for
!, some time" 1t was declared by at
! taches at the Allegheny county
I morgue today. Coroner W. j. Nc
: Gregor said that nothing pertaining
d: to the killing of Abbott had been
(. Sheriff's Office still was investiS dtins
the rioting. and had not yet made
a report.
Plans Deep Probe.
IT intend to go into this case as
fully as possible" the coroner said.
We will make an exhaustive inVestl-
cation. and when we have all the
facts in our posse ssion l will set the
date for an inquest. | can promise
that my investigation will go TO the
very bottom of the affair. and when
the inquest is held I hope to be able
TO present complete report to the
jury"
f. County detectives worked in the
Carnegie district today, locating per-
tsons who witnessed the rioting and
clearing up details surrounding the
skilling of Abbott.
Patrick McDermott a Carnegie un-
sdertaker. remained i'll the county jail
stoday. He was arrested in connection
with the killing of Abbott District
Attorney Samuel II. Gardner. who Is
directing the investigation. said the
usual course would be followed. Nc
Dermott Will be questioned, Mr.. Gard
ner said. and if sufficient evidence Is
forthcoming, he will be held for the
coroner.
No Application Made.
John f. Conley. burgess of Car
negie, in a statement issued today
declared that the klan had made no
application for permit to parade. He
said he understood that DR.. J. h
Humma of Carnegie had asked coun-
~ authorities for permit but they
had referred him to the borough Of
ficials The borough. it is said, has
permit to parade but the authori-
ties said il was IAN unwritten law
that persons wishing to stage a dem
onstration should get their sanction
The burgess declared that when il
became evident that the klansmen
were marching toward Carnegie. he
ordered his police to make an effort
TO stop them from crossing the bor-
ough line. Failing in this, he added
they were ordered to permit the pa
rade to enter. The police took the
position that a band of hooded men
marching in the streets constituted
disorderly conduct, and they acted
on this ground.
When the parade reached the bridge
near the borough line the rioting
started and for several hours all sorts
of missiles filled the air. and the bark
of pistols could be heard from time
to time. she rioting finally died
down and the klansmen returned &c
nearby hill. An undetermined &c
number of persons wereeinjured.
The. streets where the, fighting oc-
CURED were Uttered with bricks. and
today an emergency force of street
cleaners was at work cleaning up
AT Wabash Field six men stood guard
lover the property left by klansmen
:after their initiation ceremonies Sat
.;urday night.