Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-04
HANDFUL Of TROOPS
REMAINS At HERR|N;;
PASTORS ASK PEACE

HERRIN, ILL.,, Sept. 2.-(By the
Associated Press. )-Under orders
from Adjutant General Black, who
early today left here for Springfield,
members of two Illinois national
guard companies, who were rushed
here Saturday to prevent furtheT
bloodshed between khan and anti
khan factions, rolled their packs and
slung their rifles, but left seventeen
men under command OF Captain
Harold M Bigelow with orders to
remain and patrol the city until such
time as Sheriff George Galligan saw
fit to release them.
In Marion reports indicated the
sole sign of preparedness was in evil
dence about the county courthouse,
where armed deputies maintained a
vigil which was started when the
sheriff and his deputies fled last
Saturday.
The order for withdrawal of
troops came yesterday despite a
heated discussion between Adjutant
General Black and States Attorney
Delos Duty, in which the latter eX-
pressed his vigorous disapproval of
the action.
Judge Also Accused
Yesterday, three of the dead,
Dewey Newbold, an avoWed klans-
man, and two bystanders, Chester
Reid and Otto Rowland, who suf'
fered fatal wounds during the flu
rious gun fire, were buried; while
today ceremonies were performed
for the remaining dead, Sheriff j.
II. "Bud" Allison, an anti-klansman;
Chnrlpc
ard, both klansmen.
The preliminary hearing of DR.. +.
J. Black and Claude Craig, charged
with murder in connection with the
killing of six men here Saturday,
was continued until September, II.
Failure of Assistant States Attorney
Roy Henson to appear was given as
the reason for the continuation. The
hearing was set before Police Mag
istrate Abe Hicks, by whom the war
rants had been issued.
A delegation from the Williamson
County Minister'S association went
to Marion this morning to ask the
county board to request Sheriff Gal
ligan's resignation.
This action followed a statement
yesterday by the Ministers associa-
ton in which both the states attor-
ney and the sheriff were classed as
incOmpetents and their removal from
office suggested as the one remedy FOR
a situation that has long harrassed
the townspeople of Herrin, cost the
lives of many men and the money
of the state.
At the time the Minister'S asso-
citation sought to draw up their opin-
Duty, in Marion, denounced the or
ganization for what he termed their
friendliness for the khan and
charged Adjutant General Black with
being a member of the hooded order.
Murder Charges Fly
The general, when asked, declined
to reply to the charge other than
to say 81 would not lend dignity
to such an absurdity by denying
Mr.. Duty's statement"
Throughout the day charges and
counter charges came TO light as
warrants charging murder were
served by either faction. Among
those who were served were the
county sheriff and several of his
deputies, as well as the states at
torney, all of whom gave bond and
were released.
Nine alleged klansmen, including
J. II. Smith, owner of the garage
in front of which the deadly affray
took place, were named, arrested
and released on bond.
John Smith, in front of whose ga
rage the shooting took place, assert.
ed today that Galligan had come to
the garage to get" him Smith an
not to seize an automobile, as the
sheriff has said in his statement.
When they (Calligan and his dep
uties) found ] was not in the ga
rage" Smith said they ransacked
my cash register, taking 500 in ad-
dillon In Sc Nnral nistolS :,