The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-11


hcan nominee for Governor, is n
member Of the Ku-Klux Khan. Thou
sands Of Indiana voters, who do not
believe in a secret organization, re-
CARELESS of its character, controlling
the government of the State are ask
ing the same thing.
The accompanying Photographic
reproduction may throw some light
on the situation.
1t is a part of a document filed in
the United States District Court.
which record was made by Norris c.
Freeman. Kleagle of the Indianapo-
lis Khan, under oath.
Court records in Illinois in case
$685., entitled knights Of the Ku-
k.ux Khan, corporation, against
Tolerance Publishing Company and
others. show that the Khan asked
for and was granted an injunction
by Federal Judge George Wilker.
son, of the United States District
Court, northern district OF Illinois.
eastern division. prohibiting the pub
fishing company from publishing the
roster containing 12,20S names Of
members of the Ku-Klux Khan. resi-
dents Of indianapolis. Marion
County. Indiana. and adjacent ter
ritory thereto.
Sixth From Top
a photograph of what is said to be
a page Of the original roster OF the
Marion County Khan shows Jack
sons name sixth from the top. The
alleged original roster. containing
12,20S names was lost. strayed or
stolen from Khan headquarters at
Eleventh St and College Ave,
Buschmann Hall. in March, 1928.
after the Khan had moved organiza-
ton headquarters from the Clay
pool The entire roster is on sta
tionary Of the C1aypool Hotel
In the injunction case at Chicago
Charles C. Palmer, cyclops OF the
Illinois Khan, appeared as attorney
of record for Norris Q. Freeman. In
dianapolis kleagle. in the injunction
suit.
In the request for injunction, and
as part of the court records, pages
IA and Is. article ., Freeman swears
that defendants did: "Unlawfully Sc
cure possession and control Of. and
convert to his and their own use and
for his or their own gain and profit.
divers documents. manuscripts, IN.
sigma, memoranda, data, question.
naires. membership applications and
roster of names of members and APP.
plcants as well as other parapher-
MALTA OF your petitioner and more
particularly acertain roster of name
or membership lists containing the
names of approximately IL POS men,
bers Of the knights of the ku-klux
Khan resident in the city of Indian
apolis, County Of Marion. Indiana,
and adjacent territory thereto, and
to this end the said Brock so wick
eddy conspiring with the defendants
aforesaid, their officers, clerks. at
torneys, servants, agents, employees
workmen and confeder2tes and 9th
ers unknown to your petitioner, did
actuallyv seize, carry off and take
away with and turn over TO the said
defendants aforesaid. the said ques-
tionnaires, membership applications.
roster of names. and manuscripts
and typewriter lists Of names, mem
oranda data and other documents
pertaining to and evidencing such
membership. applicants for member
ship, as we'll as the insignia and
other paraphernalia Of said corpo-
ration and more particularly the
said membership lists or roster Of
names consisting Of approximately
l2,20S names of members of the In
dianapClis branch Of the Knights Of
the KuKlux Khan aforesaid" Every
name of the 12.20S is OF record on
the minutes of the court.
Freeman Makes Oath
Freeman signing himself as
"kleagle" in his affidavit. further
swears under oath:
state of Illinois, County Of Cook,
S.: Norris c. Freeman. being first
duly sworn on oath, deposes and
says that he has read the above and
foregoing bill of complaint sub
scribed by him as agent Of the Pc
titioner, knights of the Ku-Klux
Khan. a corporation. etc; that the
same was prepared for said petit
toner by Charles G. Palmer, it's
attorney, at its special instance and
request; that the contents thereof
are true in substance and in fact"
In suppressing publication Of the
alleged Khan list did not Judge VIII
erson hold that the roster in ques-
ton was the official list of Khan
members as set out in the case?
Could he have suppressed the pub
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