Durham, June 25—Reports that Walter Woods, a paper hanger, had been visited by masked and robed figures at about 9 o’clock Thursday night at his home on James Street, in the Lakewood Park section, and transported against his will to a spot somewhere on the old Cornwallis Road, were confirmed tonight by Mr. Woods when interviewed by a reporter of The Herald. Mr. Woods stated that he believed the figures, 10 in number, to be representatives of the Ku Klux Klan.
“They just talked to me,” he said. It was about 9 o’clock and Mr. Woods had already retired when the alleged masked figures entered, some by the front door and some by the rear, and requested that he come with them. He refused, he said, whereupon he was taken with force. In the bed at the same time were two small children, both of whom were awakened by the conversation, as were also two other children asleep in a room across the hall.
Mr. Woods is a widower with 10 children. His wife died in December, several days after giving birth to a child who is now five months old. Mr. Woods’ chief objection to the whole incident, he said, was the fact that the children were badly frightened by the appearance of the figures, and that they were left alone in the house for the half hour or so that he was removed.
He was not subjected to any abuse, nor was he treated in any but a courteous manner, Mr. Woods said, adding that he was carried out to the spot on Cornwallis road and returned later, being let out from the car at a point about 400 yards from his house.
From page 6 of The Concord Times, June 28, 1926
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