The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-26
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 Tn Wayne County tDetroit) Pros- ecutor Duncan 0. McCrea revealed evidence tending to show the legion organized In all parts of the United States. The country iS divided into B sectors, each commanded by Q general who is responsible only to the national commander -chief, Q mysterious parsonage = "shot.gun shepherd.
 McCrea, Crowley, prosecutor Owen Dudley of Jackson county, and jls- tice of the peace Ernest J. Rogers studied 0 mass of documentary evi- dence that in It's implications tended to reveal the Black Legion as siT1l- liar in many ways to the Nazi storm troopers.
 The individual members of the legion were bound to blind ohed- fence to their superior officers by frightSul oaths. They were sworn to kill, falsify, or do anything else without question if and when or dered. Members who failed were threatened with summary death.
 Seven Strange Deaths
 McCrea's office pushed an inves- tigation into seven strange deaths in Wayne county, possibly attribute able to legion activities while Dud- ley directed the Jackson County grand jury In Q thorough investiga- ton of the organizations ramifica. tions among employees of the state prison. Organization memoranda and quantities of literature were seized in the home of one guard and Q number of guards were suspected members.
 Tn Brighton Township. justice Rogers planned to end his grand jury investigation tomorrow. He de- clined to reveal what had been dis- covered.
 McCrea revealed that some of the i2 legionnaires held without bail charged with the murder of Charles A. Poole, c WPA worker, were willing to tell everything concerning their own part in the staying but would tell absolutely nothing about the legion. The other men, who revealed many of It's secrets, displayed active fear of the organizations vengance.
 Catholic, Jew Hated
 "The legion is strongly anti- Cath olic, anti-semetic and stands for It's own particular brand of Amer icanism-the brand from the foot- hills that suaacks of lynching," Me- Crea said.
 "The Black Legion has no place in America today. It must go."
 Arthur ?. Lupp, who had been believed to be Q Brigadier General of the legion and sought for ques- tioning, appeared voluntarily at Me- Crea's office last night and said that rather than being an official he was merely "A Recruiting Off, ficer."
 Guns, knives, daggers, and such things have no part in our regalia. I don't believe the legion had anything to do with Pooles death. The organization wouldn't do 1t because we don't believe in cor- poral punishment.
 Promise Means for Life
 "We are doing c great york;" he said. "Our members include doc- tors, lawyers--men from every walk of life. As to my duties, it has been my work to get men to realize that when they promise to support the flag, that means for life."
 Twelve of the 25 legiannaires charged with executing Poole be- cause he knew too much about the organization, awaited their prelim- mary hearing on murder charges tomorrow. McCrea's officers sought 13 others on John Doe warrants. All were present at the legion meet ing where Poole's death was plot ted, but, due to confusion of plans, some were not present at the actual execution which took place at night alongside e country road.
 Fanatlcal Hatred
 Literature seized in the home of Ray Ernest, Jackson prison guard, revealed the legion's fanatical hat- red for Catholics, Jews, and political radicals. also the discipline and oaths that bound its members. The the autopsy, concurred. "This wo- man was positively murdered" he said. There isn't any question in suau mind ahnlak ik The lnfNrcrnn-