The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-10
MAY REMOVE FOX
 ID JAIL HOSPITAL
Defense Gets Ready For Case For Slayer Of Coburn.
 Evans To Reply


 ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. e.-Confer- ences with a view to preparing legal aid for Philip E. Fox, indicted for the murder of Capt. W. s. Coburn arrival of a brother-in-law of Coburn to assist the prosecution and an nouncement by physician that Fox may be removed to the Jail hospital because of gaining illness were to- days developments growing out of the shooting of Coburn here last Mon- day by Fox.
 Preceding the arrival from Texas of relatives of Mrs. Fox, attorney Rob- ert Allen of Dallas, Tex, came to Atlanta this morning and later was reported in conference with promi- nent attorneys in effort to line them up for FoX's defense.
 To Aid Prosecution.
 Stephen N Harris. brother Jaw of the slain man arrived from Savan- nah, where he is an alderman, and said he planned to give any assist ance possible to Solicitor Boykin in developing the case against Fox.
 Dr. Linton Smith, Fox family phy sician, who has examined Fox almost daily since arrest announced that the prisoner is suffering a complete nervous breakdown and forecast his removal to a hospital.
 No statement came today from either side and there was no public development within the Ku Klux Klan following the declaration by Emperor W. J. Simmons that Imperial Wizard H. W. Evans was "in hiding" because of the Coburn staying.
 DIR. EVANS TO ANSWER
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov, 9.-Dr. H. W. Evans, imperial wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, en route to Fort Wayne where ne will address a klan gathering tomorrow stopped off here today for few hours before continuing to Fort Wayne. Dr. Evans is expected to an- swer in his address tomorrow charges of Emperor William J. Simmons that he has been fin hiding" since shoot ing of Capt William S Coburn, klan attorney by Phillip E. Fox, publicity agent of the klan, in Atlanta, Ga, last Monday.
 pr. Evans declined to comment on the case today.
 KHAN NOT TO MovE-EVANs
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 9.-(By Associated Press. .)-Dr. H. W. Evans, imperial wizard of the Ku KluX klan, in statement here tonight said it was his opinion that the shooting of William S. Coburn, an at torneY for one faction of the klan, by Philip E. Fox. klan publicity man. was the result of a personal difference between the two men and not the result of a factional fight within the organization. Dr. Evans at first was reticent regarding the shooting, saying he hesitated to make a statement because he was not in possession of the facts of the case.
 There was nothing connected with the shooting" said pr. Evans that had anything to do with the policies of the klan or its work. Without the full knowledge of the facts, I hesitate to give my version as to what was the cause, but l am under the impression it was entirely a personal matter. I have been in- formed from unofficial sources that this was the case"
 ! Dr. Evans said he wished to set at | rest rumors that removal of the 1 national headquarters of the klan | from Atlanta was being contem- | plated. Headquarters will not be moved from the Georgia city while he is imperial wizard, he said.
 Dr. Evans laughed when asked | concerning a statement of W. J. Simmons that the klan was headed for the rocks. He made no com ment concerning the statement, however.
 The imperial wizard discussed the Ohio election at length and stated that klan victories there presaged victories all over the country