The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-21
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vas assessed by State headquarters

on each member.
Regalia was sold to an unchart-
cred Klavern at $3.50 or 81 suit,
all money going to the State Office,
where it was divided with Imperial
headquarters. After the charter
was issued, the uniform was sold
for IS, Of which 81 was turned over
to the local Klavern.
EnmonS testified that he was i'll
formed by State officials that re-
gala was contracted for By D. c..
Stephenson. life inmate of Indiana
State penitentiary. and cost him
$1.10 suit.
During the entire life of Valley
So in st. Joseph County, which end
ed at the close of 1926, not one cent
was distributed for charity by either
the local or State organization,
EmmonS testified.
CIamOr About Cost
"What happens to the money!"
was the ever louder clamor of the
Klansmen and Smith, Grand
Dragon, told Emmons, Quiet the
boys down, make them talk of some
thing else. Chaae the niggers out of
South Bend, but stop the talk about
money.
"You know that it take a great
deal of money to keep our political
program going and we just are get
ting started"
Smith was good politician"
Emmons naively commented.
HNyIV3flaec CONTINGENCIES held
on the money problem and Emmons
constantly was put off.
Boycott Jews and Catholics
He described how the National
Service Co. was formed to make
Klansmen trade at the stores of
brother KlanSmen. And each bust
ness man was sold tin plate, painted
red, white and blue, with words
National Service Co. printed there
on. for $35. This plate was to be
placed in the window to notify
Klsnsmen that this was Klan
store.
Boycott the Jew and the Cath
olic," was the slogan of the Khan.
1.-THE boycotting of the South
Bend Tribune, because it printed
matter obnoxious to the Klan was
described by the witness. Entire
membership of $500 was told to re-
frain from using products OF mer-
chandise advertised in this paper
and merchants were told that as
long as they used Tribune space
they would be boycotted.
Espionage of the vileSt sort was
maintained upon men and families
uufavorable to the secret organiza-
ton, through the Horse Thief De-
tective Association, Emnons said.
Frame-Up Planned
Framing a Klansman because he
was not in favor of the political
policy of the Khan through placing
liquor upon his premises was
planned by members of the Horse
Thief Association, Enlmons said, but
he called halt to this"
The witness waXed picturesque as
he described the lecturer, the Rev.
M. Trotter, who laid pearl-handled
gun beside a Bible when he pre-
pared to deliver an address.
Mr.. Trotter was described as eX-
hibiting a hat with bullet hole IN
it which he said was the result of
shot fired by student at Notre
Dame.
But I told him he was liar and
made him throw the hat away" En-
mons said.
1t was the same Mr.. Trotter who,
EnmonS said, accompanied by
feminine Khan lecturer, went to
bootleg joint near South Bend and
spent money like water
Later investigation revealed that
he spent between 5000 and $500 OH
that South Bend educational trip"
Objections to the testimony con-
stantly were interjected by Judge
Charles J. Orbison.
Although palpably attempting to
avoid an answer, EnlmonS, on direct
questioning of Attorney General
Gilliom, declared that both he and
Crbison were congratulated by
Joe Huntingdon. present Grand
C4ragon of the Khan, on winning the
Evansville mayorality election in
1925 for Herb Males, a Klanslnan.
Whisky, Women and Money
''What did huntington say?" Gil
Gon peremptorily challenged.
well, Huntington said that it was
whisky, women and big money that
won the election
did he say anything about
etuffed ballot boxes?"
eyes, he kind of mentioned that,
but I would rather not speak of it
at present.
The testimony closed after En-
Snons declared that when he found
that the "Klan was q double cross
ing organization, preaching one
thing and performing another, he
became conscience-stricken and
butt"
Gilliom was assisted by former
Supreme Court Judge Fred G.
Cause.
At the outset of the hearing Orbi-
son read a statement into the rec
ord disputing the Attorney Cen
erals right to take the deposition.