San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-05
KHAN LECTURER
HERE 7 WEEKS
AGO IS MISSING
Suitcases of Rev. J. 7. Rem
fro Found on River 4
Bank at Park.
LEFT FOR NORTHTEXA
Brother and Sheriff From
San Patricio County
Start State Search.
LEFT FOR NORTH TEXAS

The whereabouts of Rev. J. L. Rem
"a. pastor of Sinton, Tex. and a na-
tional lecturer for the Ku Klux Khan
missing since coming to San Antonio
two weeks ago, remained a mystery
to city detectives and relatives Wed
neSday.
+. NJ. Hueber of the Jacobs Mazu.
clothing establishment. 80 East
Houston street, furnished city detec-
tives information late Tuesday eve
ming that may eliminate in tracing
Mr.. Renfro from San Antonio IL
North Texas.
Mr.. Renfro and ! have been friends
for years." said Mr.. Huebcr, Wednes-
day. "On August 80, he sold me has
Ford coupe and told me he was lea'-
ing for the northern part of the stale:
He said that he would probably spend
two or three weeks in the vicinity OF
Waco, Fort Worth and Dallas"
Find Grips at River.
With this information in hand
Sheriff s. L. Hunt of San Patrlcio
county and 4. L. Renfro of Corpus
Christi, brother of the missing man,
who asked city detectives Tuesday to
assist in the search upon their arrival
here, have centered their efforts III
that part of the state.
The puzzling feature in connection
with the disappearance of the Nd
Klux Khan lecturer lies in the find
ing of two leather grips and port
folio belonging to him on the banks OF
the San Antonio river near Roosevelt
park, ON the afternoon of August 20,
three days after MIR. Renfro is pre-
sumed to have left San Antonio on MS
tour of the northern part of the state
1t was this discovery that ultimate
ly brought the San Patrici0 county
sheriff and f. +. Renfro here ID
search of the missing lecturer.
Search Becomes Statewide.
When the grips were found they
were turned over to Detective Fox
and stored at detective headquarters.
On the presumption they had been
stolen, detectives addressed a letter to
Mr.. Renfro, obtaining the name from
documents in the grips, at Sinton, ad'
wishing the grips were held here.
When no word reached relative;
from MIR. Renfro, ueasiness for his
safety was entertained. His brother,
accompanied by Sheriff Hunt, then
took UP the search. Officers at various
cities and towds have been requested
to aid IN the task. .
NJ. Renfro, as director general OF
the Fred Roberts Memorial hospita..
TO be erected at Corpus Christi, had
Tor many months travelled over much
of Southwest, Tex, collecting funds
for the institution. He had collected
large sums, all of which are said to
have been deposited to the credit OF
the hospital fund and balance to the
penny.
May Have Had Enemies.
Funds were obtained during lee
lures given in the interest of the ku
Klux Khan. 1t was because of this
feature, it is said, that relatives are
inclined to believe he may have met
with foul play at the hands of enc
1lies.
1T is a peculiar ease" said Cap
tain Street, of the detective depart
ment, Wednesday morning. 1T is diff
sicult, in the absence of sufficient evil
rlence to form judgment, to say he
nas met with foul play. 1t may be
that he is travelling in northern Texas,
as he avised Mr.. Hueber. Uneasiness
on the part of relatives is quite nat
nral. but this is largely due TO the
tact that he had failed to write them. P"