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OUTRAGES IN UNITED STATES. MURDERS AND LYNCHINGS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 19, 7.35 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 18. An epidemic of lawlessness and mob violence has caused the authorities in three of the Southern States to take measures to prevent mobs from seizing the reins of government. The Arkansas Legislature is preparing to investigate the lynching of one striker and the flogging of others by armed citizens. Louisiana officials are continuing their investigations into the Ku Klux Klan reign of terror, which culminated in the Merrouge murders. In Texas the Grand Jury has begun its attempt to ascertain the identity of the masked men who flogged a mail and a woman. OFFICIAL SANCTION TO UNOFFICIAL “COURT.” Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received January 19, 8.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, January 18. According to a message from Harrison, Circuit Judge Shinn said that the so-called “citizens’ court,” which is operating behind closed doors to “inquisition” strikers, was working under his authority. The judge refused to explain the unusual situation, beyond saying that the citizens’ committee were under an oath.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11423, 20 January 1923, Page 5
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