Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-01
HERRn SHERIFF
ASKSSTAlEE FOR
SOLDIER GUARD
Deeper Trouble Now
On,' Telegram to Ad-
jutant Says; First Re-
quest for Martial Law

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MARION, ILL.,, Jan. 31.-De-
claring that deeper trouble"
was now on at Herrin, Sheriff
George Galligan and Chief of
Police A. M. Parker, united to-
day in a telegraphic appeal to
Adjutant General Carlos Black
at Springfield to declare martial
law at Herrin.
The telegram was dispatched
after threat which Chief
Walker asserted j. H. Smith, a
Herrin klan leader, had made on
his life in front of the city hall
when the chief attempted to
discharge Patrolman Grain, a
khan sympathizer. iisf
Herrin night policemen, Ross Liscn-
by and Harry Walker. sonaof. the chief
were under the protection Of Sheriff
Galligan here tonight. Chief Walker,
howtver who had come to theAcounty
seat to confer with Galligan. returned
to Herrin, where the situation was said
| to be menacing. A
/ 1T would be useless for the police
/ men to go back to Herrin," Galigan
said. "They could not control the sit
uation, in tvent of trouble, and they
might get killed" .rs-.
The sheriff, who is bitter anti
klansman. declared five hundred gum
carrying permits had been issued in
! Herrin and that permanent peace would
be impossible until soldiers had come
in and disarmed those carrying weap
Ons without sufficient reasons.
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I .CARBONDALE. Ill., Jan. 31-Actine
on instructions from Adjutant General
Carlos E. Black, Major Robert w.
Davis, third battalion OF the l30th in
fantry, accompanied BY two Heutenants
left here early tonight for Herrin to
investigate the. situation there.
HERRIN, ILL.,. Jan. 3l.-Within less
than forty eight hours after the burial
of S. Glenn Young, Ku KIux Klan IL
| quor raider, slain with three others fE
last Saturday nights shooting affray,
! the Herrn situation again became
threatening and Sheriff George CALI
gan and Chief Of Police A. NJ. Walker,
united tate today in an appeal that
martial law be declared. The appeal
was sent to Adjutant General Carlos
Black at Springfield in a telegram from
Marion. the county seat, where Chief
Walker had gone after a dispute With
John H. Smith. Herrin Klan leader
in front of the Herrin city hail.
The chief had asked Patrolman Grain.
Klan svmpathizer to surrender his
star and keys for cheating people up =
on the streets last Saturday night.
Smith snterpostd, Walker asserted.
threatened his life and made move IS
if to pull a gun. This, however. was
denied by Smith. who declared he was
not armed at the time.
Walker swore out warrant for
Smiths arrest on peace disturbing
charge.
Major Robert w. Davis of the third
| battalion. 130th infantry. and two lieut.
enants arrived from Carbondale early TO-
night, in response to orders from the
adjutant general to inve stigate the sit
uation and report. Major Davis was in
charge of the Carbondale militiamen
who were called here last Saturday night
and who returned home after the Young
funeral Thursday afternoon. Outward
ly. Herrin was quiet early tonight, de-
spite unverified reports that armed men
were assembling in certain buildings. ev-
cry one seemed hopeful that no unto-
n
I, mitted on all sides. however, that pos.
sible trouble was brewing.
Although Sheriff Galligan. an avow-
cd anti-klansman. had several times
asked for troops in Williamson county.
today was the first time he has asked
for declaration Of martial law which
would entirely supercede the civil au-
thorities.