The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-29
.FORTY-FIVE
PERSONS MAY
BE IMPLICATED

I Bsstrop, La, Dec.29.-State official
n today declined to comment on the re
port that two signed confessions i'm
\ Iplicating 46 persons n the Mer Roug
kidnappings and murder had bee
made.
New Orleans, Dec. 29.-Governo
Parker. state officials and federal Jus
tice department Investigators remain
led silent today regarding the confer
ences regarding the Morehouse kid
mapping case. The only intimstion oi
what occurred was that the intensiv,
study made Of documentary evidenc.
In the case. This Is already said tt
exceed In volume that assembled TO,
any criminal case in the history OF
America.
| Attorney General Coco said the
state has an amazing collection Of evi.
dence for open hearings in Bastrop
January 9Th.
Bastrop, La, Dec. % (By the Asso-
ctated Press). - Forty-five persons
were implicated in the Morehouse
kidnapping and murders of last Au-
gust. according to two confessions re
ported late today "A delivered by rep
resentatives Of the department of jus
tiee to state authorities at New Or
leans.
The states legal Office at New Or.
leans declined to comment on the sub.
ject, stating they would neither deny
nor affirm it.
The confessions will not be made
public, 1t was regarded here, until the
open hearings begin at Bastrop in
January.
/. A warrant charging DR.. McKoin
with the murder Of the two men was
issued late yesterday on ON affidavit
Iof the sheriff Of oMrehouse parish. In
an exchange of kilograms between
Robert r. Leach, state attorney here,
and Attorney General Coco of Lou
isiana, ~ to what procedure the for
mer should take in delaying the hab-
'eas corpus hearing today, Mr.. Coco
sent the following:
4 IN snswer 10 your telegram of De-
|e9nbsr -, wsrrant has ;bSen issued
4 2 a{ AZ las, MeKoin Vun afsdav.tS
"a III 6,ssssl
mig Aim With mur5ei s5Sf.ty1Iff Dan.
'.li4h and Thomas F. Richarl6. Sheriff
leaves Immediately with necessary
fpapers for his extradition."
1t was stated that the signers Of
the confessions have been granted i'm
munity by the state and are being
secreted along with other witnesses
and will be called upon to testify.
However, it is regarded here as
probable the arrests Of come or all
of the men named will take place be +.
fore the open hearing begins.
One indication that the state is pre-
pairing for some activity is seen in
the order issued today to the National
Guard company at Mer Rouge to be
prepared to move at short notice.
These troops were stationed there to
hold down a possible outbreak among
the citizens Of that community, who
are in hostile camps, and are also as
signed to assist the civil authorities
in making arrests.
The suspects are reported as under
constant surveillance Of secret service
men and no difficulty was anticipaterf
in locating those who are designated
for arrests.
At New Orleans today behind closed
doors the governor of the state, the
attorney general, his staff of legal as
sistants and the four department of
justice men were mapping out the fu-
ture course in the Investigations into
the death Of two men, believed to have
been victims of mob.
What took place at the morning ses-
sion was not disclosed. At its con-
clusion the governor announced he
would leave for Baton Rouge and
would not attend the night session.
1t was known that volumes Of evil
uSiiSS "SAc kohS oSCf w Vic COIlIcT-
ees and the discussion lengthy.
Friends Of DR.. B. M. McKoin. for
mer mayor Of Mer Rouge, were dis
appointed today when they learned he
had been denied bail at Baltimore,
where he Is under arrest on charge
Of murder in connection with the
case. His friends had promised to put
up any amount of bond necessary. A
fund Is being raised in this and ad-
joining parishes to be used in defense
Of the physician.
In the meanwhile deputy sheriff,
armed with warrant charging DR..
McKoin with murder, was en- route
to Baltimore. Poor train connections
caused him to be delayed in reaching
Baton Rouge, where he is expected to
pick up the extradition papers. This
deputy arrested T. ]. Burnett, former
deputy sheriff, last Saturday and
pla ID him in the Bastrop Jail. :,
Sheriff Carpenter said today he ex-
pected that McKoin would join Bur
nett in the parish Jail here by Tues
day. The Jail Is being guarded by