, 1923-08-26
ONE KLANSMAN
KILLED., SCORES
IN MOB INJURED
AT PITTSBURGH.
Staging of Parade Pro-
hibited by Burgess
Brings on Attack IN
Steel City Suburb.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug.
&c - Omitted Press. - F.
Leveler, Steubenvule, Ohio,
was killed and eleven
knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
were seriously injured here
late last night in rioting in Carne-
gle. following an unsuccessful at
tempt Of the khan to stage a parade.
An immediate investigation into
the affair was started early today
by District Attorney Samuel II. Gard
ner. who summoned Sam NJ. Rich.
king kleagle OF Pennsylvania and
Chief Burgess Conley OF Carnegie
to his office for questioning.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Aug. &C.
UNITED PressEHundreds of police
reserves and deputy sheriffs were
rushed to Carnegie following a riot
between citizens n members of the
Ku Klux Khan which up to mid
night resulted in the death of IN
klansman and injuries to scores Of
others.
Ten OF the klansmen were so Sc
verely injured in the fighting that
they may die. They were rushed
to Pittsburgh hospitals. akaaE with
four who were stabbed and three
| others who received fractured skulls
when hit on the head with clubs and
bricks.
The dead man is believed to be r.
Leveler of Steubenville. Ohio. Clad
in the full regalia of the khan. Law
eler was shot in the head and died
in a physicians office. Hundreds
of the rioters were arrested. The
Carnegie Jail was filled and patrol
wagons were sent from Pittsburgh
to bring the prisoners to the county
Jail here.
When reserves arrived they found
four city blocks filled with a bowling.
fighting mob. Little firing was dons
but police used clubs freely and
many skulls were cracked.
The fighting area presented n dis.
orderly scene with tattered khan
robes scattered about on the streets.
The citizen rioters numbering
about 1000 against the khan strength
OF close to $1,000 hurled bricks ana
swung sticks made from broom and
axe handles.
The klansmen retaliated with their
fists and with whatever weapons
they could lay hands upon.
Many of the hooded klansmen were
unmasked tonight and for the first
tive gtAEA ratraaIaA 90 81 .t-~--
of Carnegie who broke UP their
parade.
One by me-. however. the rioters,
their clothing torn and bleeding from
their wounds, staggered from the
scene and passed away into tho dark.
ness, leaving tho policemen to take
carr OF the more b%elllgerent.
Finally the mob was dispersed and
the klansmen departed in their ma
chimes, leaving scores lying wounded
in hospitals and several score mora
In jalls and minus n number OF au-
tomobiles which were wrecked. The
rioting started when citizens of Car
negie objected to n khan parade
which had been prohibited by tho
burgess.
The shooting came as n climax TO
a series Of clashes and disturbances
with police and citizens OF Carnegie
which lasted all evening.
Approximately Is, 900 klansmen nc
companied by hundreds OF members
Of their women's auxiliary. the KAN
ella, gathered on the Forsythe farm
arly tonight ostensibly to initiate n
class of candidates. -
After the demonstration several
members OF the khan sought to direct
traffic on the streets OF Carnegie.
Police demonstrated and eight klans.
men were arrested.
Later the chief officers OF the khan
decided a parade. The burgess Of
Carnegie. J.. C. conley. refused them
n permit. but members Of the khan
who said they were attorneys. aid
the burgess had no legal right to
prevent a parade and tho line was
formed.