▁Re yer , ▁Davis , ▁and ▁Walker ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁car ▁that ▁carried ▁Parker ▁from ▁the ▁j ail . ▁ ▁In ▁courts ▁ ▁The ▁judge ▁and ▁pro sec utor ▁would ▁not ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁F BI ▁investigation ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁F BI ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁grand ▁j ury , ▁de em ing ▁it ▁he ars ay , ▁even ▁though ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁mob ▁members ▁had ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁l yn ch ing . ▁Judge ▁D ale , ▁who ▁pra ised ▁The odore ▁Bil bo ' s ▁ra cial ▁belief s , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Council ; ▁refused ▁to ▁ind ict ▁the ▁suspect s . ▁D ale ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁grand ▁j ury ▁to ▁" have ▁the ▁back bone ▁to ▁stand ▁against ▁any ▁ty ran ny ," ▁stating ▁" you ▁are ▁now ▁engaged ▁in ▁battle ▁for ▁our ▁laws ▁and ▁courts ▁for ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁our ▁freedom ▁and ▁our ▁way ▁of ▁life ." ▁He ▁ur ged ▁them ▁to ▁" keep ▁their ▁mouth s ▁shut ." ▁D ale ▁also ▁previously ▁refused , ▁before ▁the ▁l yn ch ing , ▁Sher iff ▁Mo ody ' s ▁request ▁to ▁move ▁Parker ▁outside ▁the ▁county ▁or ▁have ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁National ▁Guard ▁protect ▁Parker . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁Mississippi ▁grand ▁j ury ▁refused ▁to ▁ind ict ▁the ▁l yn ch ers , ▁a ▁federal ▁grand ▁j ury ▁in ▁Bil ox i ▁then ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁case ▁under ▁District ▁Court ▁Judge ▁Sid