The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-30
KLAN WILL CONDUCT
OWN INVESTIGATION
IN LOUISIANA CASE
1Rr Associated Pressl

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.-The
Louisiana organization of the Ku klux
Klan will send its own agents into
Morehouse parish to investigate the
kidnapping and killing of Watt Dan
iels and Thomas Richards last Au-
gust, according to an announcement
by high state official of the klap.
This action, he said, was decided on
at a conference here yesterday of
heads of the state organization.
It was stated that the investigation
probably would be started within the
next 4S hours.
Il recently returned from More
house parish, where / discussed the
outrage with many folks who knew
their community WELL" said the khan
official 81 know that the khan is not
to blame"
No Defense Planned
I'VE have no idea of setting up any
defense at public hearings for any one
and reports that the khan is inter
ested in obtaining brilliant attorneys
for the defense of those arrested are
not true. We are interested in clear
ing the khan of any connection in the
public mind with these outrages"
The khan official stated that If it
should develop that any individual
members of the khan in Morehouse
parish had anything to do with the
kidnapping and murders of Daniels
and Richards they would be outlawed
and the khan would assist in obtaining
their convictions before the criminal
courts of the state
Governor JOHN NJ. Parker, who or
dered the public hearings into the
Morehouse parish kidnapping situa-
ton, has openly denounced the Ku
KluX Klan. He has directed the inv
vestigation and has been quoted as
declaring that he was determined to
| tear the mask off the khan"
! BALTIMORE, Md. Dec 30.-Spe
cial Deputy Sheriff Calhoun of More
! house parish, Louisiana, who has with
! him requisition on the governor OF
| this state for the return to Louisiana
Of DR.. B. NJ. McKoin, is expected tc
arrive here tomorrow. Owing to the
| holiday Monday. it is believed Gov
ernor Ritchie will not act on the case
until Tuesday. DR.. McKoin was
arrested here last Tuesday for the
murder of Watt Daniels and Thomas
Richards, victims of a hooded mob a
Mer Rouge last summer.
kilograms from his wife and hi:
father and from several Influential
friends in northern Louisiana anC
southern Arkansas reached DR.. Nc
koin yesterday at the city Jail, cheer
ing him greatly His relatives, ex
pressed the utmost confidence in hi!
final vindication. Mrs. McKoin, wht
had been reported as advising her hus
band to return to Louisiana, had no
made any such suggestion, Dr. McKoi1
said, and her telegram yesterday ad
vanced no such idea. His father, how
ever, urged him to abandon his figh
against extradition and come home
BASTROP, La, Dec. 3O-Anothe
day of marking time while awaitin
the return of investigators who hav
been in New Orleans and Baton Roug
comforting with Governor Parker an
cher state officials today served onl
to increase the air of expectancy i
troubled Morehouse parish, "scene O
action" in what men directing the il
quiry declare will prove one of tn
most sensational exposes of maske
band operations ever unfolded in tn
: south The investigators were expec
t ed to return within the next 4S hours