The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-29

have signified their intention OF start
ing similar suits.
One Searches for Source.
During the late summer and autumn
months the names of many Kenosha
persons were printed in Tolerance"
as names of persons on the roll of the
,Ku Klux Khan, this in effect charg-
ing them with membership in the
Khan. Frequent denials were made
by those accused.
One of these lists of names con-
tanned the name Of Emil Meissner,
secretary of police of Kenosha, who
says he was never member of the
Khan and had never shown any sym
pathy with it or its purposes. He
thereupon began an independent in
vestigation which resulted in the
affidavit which has been signed by
Mann.
A clew led Meissner to believe that
Mann had some information regarding
the lists and acting upon this clew,
he brought Mann to the Office of his
attorney and discussed the situation
with him. When faced with the evil
dence which had been secured against
sssfa1, Mann confessed that hess had
furnished such lists to Tolerance"
and made an affidavit setting forth
what he alleges had transpired.
In the first paragraphs of this afi-
;lavit, Mann sets forth that he has
been a resident of Kenosha for sew
eral months coming to this city from
I.itchfield, ILL.,, and that while here
he had lived at 556 Rowland avenue.
He declares that he himself was a
member of the Kenosha Ku Klux Khan,
having Joined at Kenosha about seven
months ago.
He states that he was out of work
and was in need of money and for that
reason he went to Kenosha man, who
was active in the organization of the
American Unity league here, and
stated that he, "was of the opinion
that he could earn money by furnish
ing information to Tolerance as to
the Khan membership in Kenosha.'
This Kenosha man he declared gave
him a letter to Mr.. Shepherd, Room
sos, 127 North Dearborn street, Chi
cago.
Started Work In November.
The affidavit then continues as fol-
lows:
al went to. Chicago and saw Mr..
Shepherd about Nov. /, 1924. Mr..
Shepherd employed me to supply him
with the names of Khan members In
Kenosha. He agreed to pay me thirty
dollars per week and expenses. | have
actually received from him the sum Of
thirty dollars for my first weeks work
and twenty-five dollars expense money.
I have actually spent sixteen and
so 100 dollars for expenses and Mr..
Shepherd still owes me the sum of
forty one and 40f100 dollars as unpaid
salary. l have never received pay
ment in any other form for my SER
vices.
sT have never at any time seen the
roll or register of Ku Klux Khan mem
bers at Kenosha, Wisconsin, or at
any other place with this exception
when l was initiated in the spring OF
1924. signed the roll or register
but saw no other names on the list,
roll or register. I further state that
/ have never seen card of the Ku
Klux Khan, or any other card, paper
or document signed by any of the per-
sons whose names have been printed
in the magazine or newspaper Toler-
ance, at any time, whether such names
are those of persons whose names
were forwarded by me or by any other
person except Ralph Chapman, whose
card have seen.
Furnished Names to Tolerance.
| 81 have furnished to Tolerance a
| list of about forty or forty-fve names
| although l have kept no record of the
| lists. Mr.. Shepherd advised me to
destroy all papers and lists used by
me in my work and to destroy all let
tiers received by me from him and
did as instructed.
! "The names in the following list
/ that have the word saw after them
are the names of persons whom / saw
and recognized at Khan meetings; l
do not know whether any or all of
them were members of the Khan as
persons who were not members were
permitted at the meetings in company
with members.
"The names in the FOLLOWING list
that have the word told after them
are the names of persons who told me
they were members of the Khan.
"The names marked told by others
are the names of persons as to whom
know nothing except by heresay or
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