Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-23
HUDSONS THOUGHT
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OF FLOGC|NC GANG
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MACON. Ca, Aug. 21.-Deputies
this morning renewed their activi.
Ties along the line of connecting 9th.
ers with recent floggings in Macon,
for which r. Hudson and two of his
brothers, c. F. and J. c. Hudson, are
held by Sheriff Hicks. No additional
s arrests were made during the night.
= Others are expected today. No 9th"
hight.
Ollie Perry, who was given such
er whippings were reported last
severe flogging two weeks ago and
ordered to leave Macon, was able to
t up yesterday for the first time
since he was whipped, according to
relatives. He is not yet able to
travel. Upon his recovery, he is
going to a sanitarium in North Caro-.
lima upon the advice of doctors.
Following the assertion by police
and county officials yesterday that
the three Hudson brothers., who
were arrested Sunday night while
in the act of flogging negro, were
being paid by an organization to do
j. the flogging, officials turned their
efforts to learning the identity of
those alleged to have financed the
Hudsons and expressed confidence
1sthat they soon would be able to solve
the mystery surrounding the numer
- Gus foggings which for the uast
-; several months have terrorized Ma
con.
The three Hudsons were captured
after thrilling chase Sunday night
and are now lodged in the county
jail here, each in a separate cell. A
= large seven passenger touring car,
found near the scene Of the fog
ging, is said to have been used py
1.-The Hudsons in their operations. In
it were found several masks and
other discriminating articles. One of
The men still wore a mask when cap
tured.
- County officials last night would
mot divulge information which they
were reported TO have secured dur.
ing the examination Of the Hudsons,
but indicated they had learned
-..A-enough to proceed on the theory
that the HudsOnS were part of a
gang which has been conducting
wholesale whippings in Macon and
That the gang was financed by an
organization.
- The federal government is also
working with the city and county
s. szauthorities in an effort to apprehend
the gangsters who Saturday night
@~held UP a government mail truck
near the terminal station and at
- tempted to remove the negro driver
for the supposed purpose of whip
! 81 ping him. The driver yesterday was
unable to identify the car used by
! the Hudsons as the same one used
by the men who held him up Sat
urday.
NJ o. Dunning, of Atlanta, chief
of staff of the Georgia department
OF the ku Klux Khan in Macon, to-
< day made a public statement, an
@-s-4founcing that the state department
: OF. the klan' was offering $1,000 re-
.se@--svard for the arrest and conviction
of: parties guilty of floggings in Ma
.s-.@.eon and. vicinity. Mr.. Dunning
= :.sla ted that this reward would be
paid in every county in the state
where floggers were arrested and
.convicted.
: khan is also offering 500 reward
= for the arrest and conviction of par.
ties guilty of floggings here. The
sheriff Of Bibb county has offered a
r. $500 reward, and city council has
n offered the same amount. Total re-
wards to date for arrest and conVic-
ton of the floggers offered by the
city of Macon, the sheriff and the
Ku klux Khan total $4,000. This
does not include rewards offered by
Governor Walker.
Sheriff Hicks appeared before the
I Lions club Tuesday and asked the
! cooperation of the club in his eff
forts to round up flOggers here, and
he also asked the club to donate a
$500 reward
go He IVES pledged cooperation OF
the club and his request for $500
reward was referred to the club di
rectors. The sheriff will appear be
fore all other civic clubs with the
same request.
The sheriff conferred this after
noon with the Hudsons, but the pur
pose of dis visit and the questions
he asked we're not made known. He
would not discuss anything that was
said to the prisoners.