The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
BEING HELD
by BALTIMORE POLICE
BY Associated Press


by Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2s.-Attorney
Robert r. carman, counsel for DR.. b..
NJ. McTSoin, former mayor of Mer
Rouge. La, declared today he would
appeal to Judge John c. Rose Of the
federal circuit court of appeals for
a writ of habeas corpus should Gov
ernor Richie Of this state grant the
request of Governor Parker of Louis
lana for the return to that state of
DR.. McKoin, who is being held for
the murder of Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards, following the
Warehouse parish kidnapings of last
August, was denied immediate re-
lease today on a similar writ, OBJ
tained in city court yesterday. Three
Judges heard arguments on the writ,
it being the first time that three
judges ever sat in such proceedings
here.
Assistant States Attorney G. l..
Clark read a telegram in court from
Governor Parker addressed to Cover
NOR Richie asking the latter 70 De-
lay the hearing pending thu afriva
of eXtraditlon papers Chlsf Justice
James z. Morter, in announcing the
decision. said:
Reminded to Police
I'VE find that the charge is o.
such serious character that we hc-
lieve the traverser should be he'd
until the authorities of Lou aiana
have an opportunity to present the
proper papers. The traverser is re-
manded to the police without preju-
dice.'
The sheriff of Morehouse Parish,
who has with him an affidavit and
the extradition papers, is expected to
arrive here tomorrow.
Meanwhile DR.. Hugh II. Young,
with whom DIR. McKon has been as
ISOLATED at the Brady institute Of the
Johns Hopkins Medical school since
his arrival here last October, tele-
graphed Governor Parker and Attor-
ney General Coco of Louisiana, pro-
testing the Doctors innocence. That
to Governor Parker read:
We'll known physicians and bust
ness men of Monroe furnish positive
alibi for McKoin. Will you not in
vestigate this before forcing him TO
return to Louisiana? am abso-
lutely sure he is innocent and you
will do great wrong in taking him
from his position with me at Johns
Hopkins hospital. Investigate and
then act. This is reasonable re-
quest The medical profession of the
United States will hold you respon-
sible.n
Not Khan Member
The telegram addressed to the at
torney general was almost identical.
Although DR.. McKoin has re-
pcatodly denied he was member If
the Ku klux Khan. Governor Parkers
telegram refers to the former as n
leader of the Ku Kluxs Khan at Mer
Rouge" DR.. McKoin stated he has
never been asked to joins the organ
ization. He praised the Khan, how
ever, for its good work in Kidding
Nor Rouge of many undesirables.
In his arguments. Attorney Car
man told the court it would be UNI
just to deny DR.. Mckoin bail on the
basis of an affidavit from the sheriff
OF Morehouse parish. I'VE do not ASK
that the traverser--if he can be called
traverser--be freed entirely" he
said, but we do maintain that he
should be admitted to bail"
DIR. McKoin has not been indicted
Carman continued IF the sheriff
made that charge on the basis of his
own information, he should have ar
rested DIR. Mckoin at the time. II
that is not the case he had no rignt
to make such an affidavit.
1--WE make no secret of whom we
shall offer TO give bail for DIR. Nc
Koin. 1t is DR.. Hugh Young"
Not Fugitive From Justice
Attorney Carman denied DR.. Me-
Koin at any time was fugitive from,
Justice.
"Dr. McKoin was shot at early last
August" he declared. "as he was re-
turning from visit to a patient, on
the advice of friends and counsel he
left Mer Rouge, first going to New
Orleans, where he registered at A
well known hotel under his own
name and going subsequently to
Monroe. where he engaged in the
practice of his profession.
Later he wrote DR.. Young of his
desire to come to Baltimore and pur-
sue studies as a postgraduate stu
dent in medicine. He matriculated
not in any sense the acts of a fugi-
tive from justice. DR.. McKoin was
the president of the medical society
of his district and the men who
vouch for him are fellows of the
American College of Surgeons, and
DR.. Young, whom you know"
DR.. McKoin, who was in court, was
not asked to testify In an Interview
today with newspaper men he said:
Il am not worrying at all about
this murder charge which Governor
Parker has ordered me arrested on.
know / shall establish my inno-
cence to the satisfaction of all the
better claes of citizens who are ad :
vocates of law and order.
Il think the governor has lis
tened to the charges of my enemies
he continued, "and took action in or
dering my arrest without making an
investigation which would surely es-
tablish my innocence. | can prove
an alibi which viii show that / had
no connection with the murders OF
the two men whose bodies were
found in a lake. l have doctors and
lawyers who will testify as to my
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