The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-14

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khan officers, who were opposed to
/ the faction to which the malcontents
| belonged, as victims.
Today he reveals instances or &C.
tual, physical murder, including the
killing OF Capt. William s. Coburn,
one of the adherents of the founders
of the organization. and at one time
a leader of the organization second
only to Col. William j. Simmons.
The questioning follows:
Q.-Mr. Stephenson, directing your
attention to your previous testimony,
you stated that Capt. William 8. Co.
burn, Of Atlanta, Ga, was murdered.
Relate il you can the incidents sur
rounding the killing of Captain Co
burn and who was responsible for It.
Al previously stated that Cap.
tain Coburn was murdered by 4 man
who gave the name Of -- that
was, so far as knew, his true and
correct name.
I have also previously described q
converse ton, or, rather, related q
conversation, that took place be-
| tween another man and myself at
Buckley Lake, Ohio, and later at Gin
cinnati, Ohio. at which he said he
was going to have Coburn killed at
Atlanta.
Accused COburn
The date cannot recall. He told
me he was filling fun OF
poison meat and elaborated upon
that statement so that / was given
to understand that by It he meant
that he was telling that he
was in possession Of facts that
would prove that Coburn had circu.
lated stories derogatory to the
character Of --'s wife.
was fellow that grew in the
Southwest, Texas. believe. and he
had some odd ideas about carry.
ing justice in his hip-pccket. They
kept poisoning his mind. until he
became so incensed that he finally
told them he was going to kill
Coburn and they told him that Sim
mons was just as deeply involved
In the thing az Coburn. and that IL
he was going to kill Coburn he
might as well get both Of them and
make q good job Of it.
They told me that had
asked them how to get in and see
Colonel Simmons and said they had
suggested to -- that ne call
at the home OF Colonel simmons
and tell Colonel Simmons or his
wife or whoever came to the door
that he was going to turn and
wanted to relate the facts of some
terrible things happening ct the
palace" which meant the national
headquarters Of the khan.
CThe palace is nothing but q
shanty by the side Of the road
down at Atlanta)
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--- that IL he related that story
at Colonel simmons door he would
Immediately be admitted to the
presence of Colonel Simmons; that
Il to say, to create In this mind Of
Colonel Simmons the idea that
-- had broken with them.
That would be u way to get entry
to Simmons home.
Went TO Simmons Home
They related these facts to me
themselves.
And after Captain Coburn was
murdered I learned that -- actu-
ally did go to the home Of Colonel
Simmons and endeavored to gain an
audience with Colonel Simmons just
prior to the time that - muir.
dered Captain Coburn. 1t happened,
however, that Colonel Simmons was
not at home.
@. Are there any other instances
that you recall where woman was
used to destroy the character Of a
prominent citizen?
A. Yes, sir. One case in particu-
lar in Texas. The man was
Judge; not one of the self-styled
judges created for political purposes
but an active presiding judge OF the
bench in one OF the Texas courts.
They regarded the Judge az hostile
to their interests and felt quite GER
tain that the Judge would not meek.
ly and passively yield to their die
tates. And so they called in their
two gunner.
Plot Planned on Judge
The two gunner went to the
home Of the judeg whom / have
previously named. This is q matter
OF public information and all of the
facts are now available. They OBJ
tanned the services Of q slow-witted
delinquent girl in the streets and
forced her under their duress to
go to the home of the judge and
there tear her clothes and run into
the streets screaming and charging
that she had been attacked by the
judge.
She carried the plan out SO far
as going to the home Of the Judge
was concerned, but there she was
treated with such gracious kindness
by both judge and his refined wife
that she lost her nerve and couldn't
go through with the scheme. and
she returned to town, and they were
so enraged because she would not
carry out the conspiracy against the
character OF the judge that they
whipped her and beat her and strip.
ped her body nude and tarred her
and feathered her and otherwise
tortured her until she returned to
ths city jail and begged in mercy
to be locked up so she would be
protected from further assault.
Q.-Have they ever done you any
personal injury?
A.-They have endeavored ON
number of occasions to have nv
life taken. A plan was made to
take my life since have been
here to prevent me from exposing
numerous crimes against the tax.
payers of Indiana.
Previous to my being confined
here while l had a yacht anchored
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