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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 13
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, with him at this address.
at tory at Pontiae, Tllineis, ot thet time.
a ¥ h ; bean dead wince 1831. Toe be
and she now lives at .
singie sc for as I know, I receidva letters f
beeam:. nequaintat with an organisation “mown cs the Poe —
“'Y de not know how 2t happenod to start but ry father,
Templo of Amoviene Tho heodguarters of this organisation was first
p
i Bae at the hom. of my father at 1841 State Etrech im Chicago, Illinois. My
I eo fether started un this organisation in Chieacc, Illinois ani was the
j me head official cf db till 1929 when he got inte troubls and wes sent
: to the penitentiary at Joliet, Illinciss He had two aescelates. One
was kmevm oe Ali Drew and Char Les Nirknan, and these threo men succeded
in setting a large mosbership for chis organisation. ALL Urew was
tee killed about 1929 or 1950. There was also a man by the mame of Green
who was also ccnnested with this organization but he was alse killed.
Green was shot in th: head and both Drew and ry father wero arrested
_ for the murder. re. got cut of this trouble and my father was also
a lot go as thoy gould not prova anything on him in cammoction with
this murder. Drow was later poisoned and his doath wos put out o8
boing herrt trouble.
"ity £ cther Ws vote: “oat as hesd of the organization in duly 1929
and C. tirtmen was yetod in and my fathor was thon undor hims My
fother ed “het Like the idea of being under GC. Curtmen end actucily
‘ kidnapp od €. Curtmon gs = mber 25, i929 and held him ot
my fathor's home at Chicago, Illinois. Folice
eck, officers cane to arrest my father and tc reseus Charles Curtman and
; my father resisted two of these police officers and killed two police
[ o- officers, My father had other members with him in this kidnapping
; w and to of the: wers also sent to the penitentiary with my fathore
The namts of the tyro men vith my father in this ctrime were Jackeas,
) } The cid man Jackson died in Jolict prison and the boy is now oul.
has never been released from prison and has
"tity father,
Stete Penitentiary at “snard, Ills. where
: how been transferred t
i he ia known. a8 convict
wee Te RSNA la sen Ee mia rt
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