Evening star., 1936-06-14
AZ FACE CHARGES
IN TERROR PLOTS
Is More Under $4,000
Bond in Michigan Black
Legion Probe.
b. the Associateo Press.

DETROIT, June 13-Fifteen men
were ordered held today under bonds
Of $4,000 each on charges of plot
ting to kill two political enemies Of
the Black Legion, bringing to AZ the
number charged with terroriStic acts
since the bullet-pierced body of
Charles A. Poole was found In a road
side ditch a month ago today.
In addition to the a held here and
in Jackson, Mich, on charges Of
murder. conspiracy. kidnapping, assault
or arson, at least 40 more are sought
by authorities bent on reaching the
shadowy high command of the black
cloaked night riders.
A former mayor of Detroit suburb
and the State commander Of the Black
Legion were among the IS who stood
mute at the arraignment today, but
investigators here are convinced they
must go beyond the miscellaneous
group of captains" "colonels'' and
"brigadier generals" in custody now to
solve the two central mysteries Of the
masked society-its size and its real
objectives.
Conspiracy TO Murder.
Three of the men in court today
were charged with conspiracy to muir
der William w. Voisine, mayor of
suburban Ecorse, and the other l2-
including Arthur F. Lupp. sr., ad-
mitted State commander and chief
recruiting ofhcer of the night riders;
N. Ray Markland, former mayor Of
Highland Park, and Leslie J. Black,
president of the Wolverine Republican
League-were charged with sending
out a bloodhound gang of gunner
to slay Arthur L. Kingsley, editor of
a Highland Park newspaper which
opposed Marklands campaign for re-
election in 1884. Markland until re-
Gently was an investigator Tor Prose-
cutor Duncan C. McCrea and Black
was clerk In Common Pleas Court.
One Of the gunmen on the expedi-
tions against both Voisine and Kings
ley was Dayton Dean, he told Nc
Crea Friday. Dean also has confessed
executing" Poole in the brutal slay-
ing which disclosed the existence of
the terrorists and touched Of q series
Of fast-moving investigations.
The three charged with the con-
spiracy against Voisine, whose home
was bombed shortly before Dean said
the gunner were sent after him last
Autumn, previously had been ar
raigned with IL others on charges of
kidnapping and numbering Poole They
are Col" Harvey Davis, Erwin D. Lee
and John Bannerman.
Torch Squad Members.
Some of the IL accused of the plot
against Kingsley previously had been
charged with arson as members of a
Black Legion torch squad" which
burned the home and barn Of Will
liam Mollenhauer in Oakland County
two years ago.
In addition to the IS arraigned to-
day, Is are held for trial In Poole's
Staying. Other charges include hog-
ging. arson, intimidation and abduc-
tion. -Four are also in Jail at Jack
son awaiting rial for abduction and
assault in a fiogging case, and q fifth
man there is charged with assault in
an attempt to force a minister to
take the bombastic oath Of the secret
society.
Many Of the men have confessed,
declaring in almost every case they
were forced to join the terrorists and
were kept in the organization by
threats of drastic reprisals If they
attempted to leave.
Vague stories Of plot to establish
Fascist dictatorship with 100000
armed men taking part in q coup. of
plans for political dominance through
terrorism and of schemes to obtain
preference for Black Legion members
in industrial employment have come
from some of the prisoners, but the
stories remain unverified
THE men are beginning to talk,
however" McCrea said today "and we
won't stop until we bring the whole
business into the light of day"