Butch explained that each cross would be seventeen feet high by eight feet wide and assembled days in advance prior to the burning. Several days before the burning, the members would go to the predetermined locations and dig the holes for the placement of the crosses and then cover them up with rocks until ready for use. On the night of the burning the members would go to each selected area, remove the rocks, and place the crosses in their respective holes. After dousing the crosses with a flammable solution, a fuse consisting of a lit cigarette placed on a pack of matches was timed to ignite
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