New Britain herald., 1925-01-27
KILLERS GUNS ARE
 SHOWN AT INQUEST Coroner's Jury Investigating Four CorneEed Staying in Herrin Y9UNG'S FUNERAL THURS.

and Other states Are Expected to
 Attend Service For Dead Man
 Thomas Gun Had Notches. By The Associated Press.
 Herrln, H., Jan. 27.--Four re- volvers a cartridge belt and a holster were the first exhibits to face the coroner's jury inquiring today into the deaths of s. Glenn Young, Ku Klux Klan liquor raider, Deputy Sheriff Ora Thomas, Ed Forbes and Hobart Warren on Saturday night.
 Thomas gun, black automatic with a wooden handle, was the first weapon laid on the table by Coroner George Bell. It was empty. On the right side of the handle two notches had been cut.
 Pearl Handled Guns
 Young's guns, two pearl handled automatics, followed. One held full clip of cartridges. One or two bull lets had been fired from the other. No marks were apparent on either revolver.
 Forbes gun was the fourth placed on the table. Warren's fiearm, If he had any, was not found.
 The cartridge belt and holster ap- parently did not belong to any of the weapons as the 12 shells they contained were of q different calibre.
 States Attorney Arlie Boswell warned the newspapermen they were admitted only by sufferance and that they would be excluded un- less their reports were fair.
 Promises Square Deal
 "There have been reported that this was to be one-sided investiga- ton, The said. We are excluding the public because we believe in this case that is wise. We are admitting the press so that there can be no possible grounds for charging that this is star chamber session. We intend to convince everyone that we are going to give a square deal but we insist on a square deal from you"
 Relatives of Young announced to- day his funeral had been postponed until Thursday, pending arrival of relatives,
 Big Fui.cfaI Thursday
 Friends estimate 25,0e9 will at tend the services. Invitations have been sent to every Klayern of the Klan in the state, and to cities in other states.
 Said Thomas Shot First
 Testifying at the inquest, Henry Peterson of Herrin said he saw Thomas fire the first shot.
 Peterson said he was standing on the walk near the European hotel, when Thomas entered the Canary cigar store in .he building. Funeral services for Thomas were held this afternoon. Thomas was buried in his family plot on the ex- treme south side of the burying ground and Young was to be buried in a concrete vault in the northern section. Funeral services for Edward Forbes and Homer Warren, Klan sympathizers killed with Young, were held yesterday. Forbes body was sent to~yergennes for burial, while Warren was buried here.
 Picked Own Minister
 The Rev. MT. Meeker of the Pres byterian church, said to be the only Protestant minister in Herrin not a member of the Klan, preached Thomas funeral service. The two never met, but the slaim deputy had expressed a wish to have Rev. MT Meeker offlciate if anything should happen to him.
 Five ministers were named to take part in tSe services for Young, whose body continued to lie in the First Baptist church today. A cross electrically illuminated, and a small CT cross of roses were alongside his l coffin.
 No Demonstration | Major R. w. Davis, commanding the national guardsmen controlling HerrIn, announced that no demon strations would be permitted in con nection with the funerals, large crowds were expected to attend both Versions of the shooting were be- coming more standardized today, but they still could be divided into t~c main groups-those related by Young;s friends and those related by Thomas adherents.
 The main points of difference were as to whether Young ol | Thomas fired first,
 It was related that Thomas enter. I ed the cigar store while Young was berating 'Lish" Green who Young claimed, had denounced him tt union coal miners. Green wrigglet out of range as Young and Thoma; began shooting. which was joined ir by others on the street in front o' the cigar shop. When the smoke cleared Young. Forbes and Warrer were dead and Thomas dying. Sheriff George Galiigan an nounced that he would come to Her lir, frnrn Marion with three auto