Evening star., 1923-04-08
JUDGE PICKS THREE
TO RULE KU KLUX
Continued from First Page.)


| take charge of all affairs of the
knights of the Ku KIux Klan
| moneys, properties and records what
soever, with full and complete au-
thority to operate the affairs Of the
corporation as they were being
operated and the corporation con-
Quoted Immediately prior to April 2.
1928" Each member of the commits
sion was Instructed to give bond of
S.. 900.
In the trial of McKinnon and Four
ney for alleged larceny after trust of
| funds belonging to the kIan. it de-
veloped that the checks and money
had been removed by the Klan Off
cialS to prevent it. falling into the
hands of Emperor Simmons and his
adherents when they obtained control
OF imperial headquarters early in the
week. The money and papers now
are in the hands of the court, it was
brought out.
Found Papers Gone.
Details of the so-called visit to the
palace were given by W. II. McElroy.
Simmons adherents. He testified that
working under Instructions on the
night of April 2, he obtained the keys
to McKinnon's desk and the combi-
! nation to his safe. He said the papers
were missing when he opened the
safe. He said instructions were OBJ
tanned from II. j. Norton, king kleagle
of Georgia. and Col simmons per-
sonal representative, that night.
A question by counsel for McKin-
were in charge of approximately
$4,000 and you heard that a raid
was going to be made on your place
OF business" was ruled out on objec-
ton of opposing counsel Emperor
Simmons was placed on the stand in
the Furney hearing and testified that
on the night of April /. he called
on Mr.. Furney to advance him a
| total Of $9. .0e0 which was his salary
as emperor, in order to meet per-
refused to give II to him. On cross
examination he could not recall that
he had told Furney he was going to
rule the ku Klux Khan or ruin it."
"Now Have Two Wizards.'
He declared he had not outlined to
Furney his plans for taking over
the khan.
F'urney, in an unsworn statement,
stated that Col. Simmons came to him
the night preceding the issuance of
the temporary injunction placing the
Simmons faction in control of head
o.
So 900, and III II wasn't coming to
him Immediately he would get 500
men II necessary and raid the palace.
Col. Simmons was the only one of
the leading officials Of the Klan pres
ent throughout the various court
proceedings. He appeared satisfied
with the court order placing the af-
fairs OF the organization tempo
rarily in the hands of commission,
but his only comment was:
instead Of one"
No statement was forthcoming
from representatives Of the Evans
faction.
Evans Charges Plot.
Sensational charges that the pres
ent legal battle to gust him from con-
troll of the knights Of the Ku Klux
Khan was conceived and is being en-
gineered by Edward Young Clarke
and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler Grow. for
mer associates In the propagation de-
partment of the Klan, were made
early tonight by DR.. H. W. Evans, i'm
perial wizard of the Organization.
DR.. Evans simultaneously made pub
lie a copy of a telegram he said he
sent to Tom Akers, the imperial Of
fcial, from Washington. last Monday
night before he was aware OF court
action being taken, instructing Mr.
Akers to call a convention of klans-
men from every state in the Union.
to be held in Atlanta in the near fu-
ture for the express purpose of con-
sidering the advisability of organ
izing .woman's auxiliary to the
Klan.
Clarke recently retired from the
Klan. rendering his resignation to the
imperial wizard. Later a proclama-
tion was issued from the Imperial
palace saying that. for the good OF
the order, Clarke was no longer rec
ognized az an official Of the Khan"
Federal authorities are now seeking
him on an indictment charging him
with white slavery in Texas and an
other bill charging him with using
the malls to defraud.
!! Mrs Grow, better known in Khan
circles as Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler, re-
tired from the Klan about two years
ago after sensational charges had
been preferred against her and
Clarke. Her resignation followed an
alleged attempt to assasstnate her at
her home near here.