EYES OF "UNKNOWN" ON HIM
"Scott left Beaumont on Monday, July 18, and spent the major portion of the day in Orange parading the streets and proclaimed the diabolical lie that he had been subjected to the tortures of the inquisition. He posed to the gullible public and sensational newspapers as a patriot and a hero. All these things the eyes of the unknown have seen and their ears have heard. We can not be deceived and JUSTICE will no longer be mocked."
The seal of the Beaumont Klan was attached to the end of the statement.
Rev. Caleb Ridley, known as the imperial chaplain of the order, acknowledged that the Klan's purpose was to set itself up as prosecutor, jury, judge and sheriff.
PASTOR GIVES WARNING
On Aug. 26, 1921, he issued to the citizens of Dallas county, Texas, the following warning:
"To the Citizens of Dallas County, Greetings: This organization has caused to be posted the following proclamation:
"Be it known and hereby proclaimed
"That this organization is composed of native-born Americans and none other.
"That its purpose is to uphold the dignity and the authority of the law. * * *