The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-28
Detroit Policemen
 In Black Legion
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subversive organization in connec- ton with the murder of Charles A. Poole, g. Twelve members are held for Kidnapping and murder in the case, while 18th is in 0 hospital awaiting arraignment.
 we have no idea how active merrl- bers of the police department are in the affairs of the Black Legion" Piel said. "This investigation may take some time to complete"
 Membership in the legion, Piel characterized as "a vicious influence on the morale of the department" He warned that all officers who have knowledge of the legion or it's activi- ties had better tell about 1t at once."
 officials Silent
 It was disclosed that the police officers first were implicated in Black Legion activities when merrl- bership files of the Detroit head- quarters were seized. officials de- clined to say whether preliminary investigation had indicated more than five were active in the robed and hooded night riders.
 McCrea, who asked the aid of the of the federal government yester" day in his Investigation of the Black Legion, said he had not yet received a reply from Attorney Gen. eral Homer s. Cummings at Wash- ington. A letter sent him by liar" old II. Reincke, head of the Dc. partment of Justice operatives here, was not received. Reincke declined to say what his answer had been to McCrea's reuest for cooperation.
 Cities to be Watched
 The prosecutor said that informa- ton concerning Black Legion activi- ties in 15 or l8 states, and specific ally in the cities of New York and Chicago, would be given to federal officials as soon as they expressed interest in the vigilante band.
 Police sought 12 other men named in John Doe warrants as partici- pants in the staying of Poole, who was shot down by masked night riders on the night of May l2 after he had been taken flor a ride" HIS death had been ordered, police said' because he knew too much about the legion. It was believed that nun" Der of these unknown men would be taken into custody some time today
 Mass of Evidence
 With a mass of evidence already compiled, much of 1t in the form of letters and secret reports from alleged victims of the legion who still are terrorized by the posslbil- ity of hooded vengeance, McCrea intimated that the 12 men being sought were of great importance to his investigation.
 All are named in John Doe war rants charging that they aided in the staying of Charles A. Poole, a WPA worker executed because he knew too much about the legion, for whose death B men already are charged with murder. The impetus McCrea put behind the search for the fugitives indicated that they were expected to extend the investi- ration to the very heart of the night riders, for which one leader claims a membership of 6.000,000.
 Busy At Jackson
 At Jackson, a grand jury resumed Is investigation of activities of the legion there. The jury already had issued warrants for the arrest of 25 men accused of kionaping and fiog- ging Harley Smith, who was forced to join the legion and beaten when he failed to attend one of its meet ings.
 Attorney General David II. Crow ley. having initiated Q one man grand jury inquiry in Wayne coun- ty Detroit and environs) returned to Lansing to plan similar proceed ings throughout Michigan. The one man grand jury Is peculiar to Michi- gan law. It permits one man, who is judge, to use the grand jury powers, subpeanaing and examining