Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-27
FORMER MAYOR
DR.. B.M.M' 'kOIN
IS ARRESTED ON
MURDER CHARGE
Ex-0fficiaI of Mer Rouge,
Lag Is Taken Into Gus
tody at Baltimore on Or
derS of Gov, Parker
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
SEEKING DYNAMlTERS
Others May Be Taken Into
Custody in Connection
With the Kidnapping Last
August

Bastrop. La, Dec. 2G.--The Sec
ond arrest in connection with the
Morehouse kidnapping of last Au-
gust occurred late today when DIR.
B. NJ. McKcin, until a few months
ago mayor of 4Ier Rouge. was
taken into custody at Baltimore,
Nd. on instructions Of Governor
Parker. who charged him with
murder.
The former mayor was taking q
post graduate course at Johns
Hopkins university. He is expected
to reach here within few days to
join a former deputy sheriff who
now is being held on a similar
charge in the Bastrop jail.
Guardsmcn Rcconnoiter
While the arrest was being made
detachment of national guard
was accommodating along Lake La
Fourche, near Mer Rogue, for evi~
dence to lead to the arrest of dyna-
miters responsible for the blasting
at n ferry landing last week when
the bodies Of two men. believed to
have been tortured and murdered
by masked and robed men, were
blown from the bottom Of the lake,
The company also to act as a
bodyguard for the sheriff. who was
to make arrests in the event his
suspicious justified them.
During the day Adjutant General
Toombs, suddenly called back from
Washington by the governor. ar
rived in Morehouse to direct the
operations Of the three companies
Of state troops encamped here and
at Mer Rogue.
1t was persistently reported dur
ing the day that all preparations
had been made to call out two ad-
ditiogal state companies if condl-
tions warranted.
Soldiers Guard Jail
Soldiers are on guard duty at the
Jail here and encamped in the
heart of Mer Rogue. where the sit
uation is such that the governor
does not want TO leave tho towns
people to themselves in the fear
there will be bloodshed because of
the friction among them following
the August event, Many OF the
populace are armed.
The military also was at the dis
posal of the civil authorities to take
in custody many members Of the
hooded mob whose identity is
known to the state, according to
department of justice men.
Attorney General Coco yesterday
announced that at least six or seven
more arrests would be made before
the open hearing in connection
with the case which has been set
for January here.
Ringleadcrs Arc Known
1t is reported the number Of ar
rests viii be increased in the event
the identities of the dynamiters are
established. Federal agents de-
clare they have the nqme OF the
ringleader and his arrest is immi-
nent.
Citizens were gathering on the
street corners tonight discussing
the arrests. The arrest Of the man
who had been their mayor until he
resigned last August came as n
complete surprise. DR.. McKoin
was born and grew TO manhood at
Monroe and later moved to Mer
hauge, Where ne was practicing
physician.
Fired Into His Auto
On August he reported assas-
sins fired two loads of shot into
his automobile as he was answer
ing a sick call. He. later received
persistent warnings to leave the
community and he did. This event
led to the tragedy of the twenty
fourth. in the theory of the state
T. j. Burnett. arrested last Sat
urday, is denied visitors except un
der military. surveillance. Today
he grew sullen and restless. His
battery of attorneys spent several
hours with him.
It was recalled here tonight that
four murders have been charged ia
hooded men since last May along
the MISUNDERSTANDING border,