Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-27

BASTROP, La, Dec. 81 - There
was an air of expectancy here and
around Mer Rouge as department of
justice agents and representatives of
the state government renewed activi-
tes in investigation of the Morehouse
kidnapping case and widened efforts
to run down persons responsible for
the dynamiting Of a nearby lake
which gave up the bodies of two men
identified as Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards, abducted by a
masked mob last August.
1t was declared additional arrests
We're imminent. Secret service men
are reported to have located the
place where the dynamite was sold
and some men suspected being impli-
Gated in dynamiting under suryeil-
lance.
The second arrest in connection
with the Morehouse kidnapping of last
August occurred late yesterday when
DR.. B. NJ. Mcoin, until few months
ago mayor of Mer Rouge, was TAX
en- into custody at Baltimore at the
instruction of Governor Parker, who
charged him with murder. The phy-
sician was taking postgraduate
course at Johns Hopkins.
Other than requesting the arrest
of McKoin, there was nothing con-
tanned in Governor Parker's tele-
gram. 1t read:
Important - Arrest DR.. McKoin
for murder. Hold him for Louisiana
authorities"
DR.. McKoin denied k nowIedge
OF the killing or the two men. "All
know" he. declared, :. that both
men who were killed were on the
bad side-the side of bootleggers
gunmen and who associated with ne.
gro women"
The discovery of DIR. McKoin here
and his arrest came about bv acci.
dent. Word was received here sew.
eral days ago that DIR. McKoin was
student at John Hopkins and De
partment of Justice agsnts sought te
question him. However, universit,
Officials denied McKoin was register
ed as a postgraduate and stated
several letters had been received
there for him, but unable to locate
nm, the letters were turned over Il
the postoffice as :'unknown.e
Early today policeman was foune
ION the water front unconscious. H,
was removed TO a hospital. When th,
hospital report reached police MEAD
quarters, it was signed by Dir. Nc
Koin. 1t was then that newspaper
men went to the hospital and inter
viewed him. At that time, the tele
gram from Governor Parker asked foi
his arrest had not been received. DR.
Mckoin spoke freely and insisted h,
was not fugitive and that he hac
made no attempt to conceal his iden
| tity
| The former mayor is expected t.
reach here within a few days to join
a former deputy sheriff who is nov
/ being held on similar charge in tn.
Bastrop jail.
While the arrest was being made
a detachment ofNational Guard wa
accommodating along Lake La Four
che, for evidence to lead to the ar
| rest of dynamiters responsible fo-
the blasting at the ferry landing las
week when the bodies of two men
believed to have been tortured am
murdered by masked and robed men
were blown from the bottom Of tn,
lake.
The company was also to act as ;
hodyguard for the sheriff who was t,
make arrests in the event his suspi
cions justified them.
/ During the day Adjutant Genera
Toombs suddenly called back from
Washington by the Governor, arrived
in Morehouse to direct the operation,
of the three companies of state troops
! encamped here and at Mer Rouge.