Evening star., 1922-12-23
Further Examination Will Be
Made of Two Bodies Taken
From Lake.
SOLDIERS GUARD SPOT
WHERE FIND WAS MADE
Search for Heads and Other Por.
tions of Bodies Is Con.
tinued.
Rv the Associated Press

| MONROE. Ln., December 3d.
! Att"rne. General Coco has set
| January > as the date for the More
/ house parish open hearing In con-
| ncctiOn with the NOrehOuse kid
! nupins ease. II was learned here
F.; today.
7 T:y the Associated Press
, MER ROUGE. La. december 23.-
=; The wire bound, mutiIated bodies OF
! two men recovered yesterday on Lake
La Fourche by state troops, believed
, to he those of Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards, WHO disappeared
after being kidnapped by masked and
white -robed men last August, were
further identified this morning when
viewed by Richards widow; J. l.. Dan
/ iels aged father of Watt, and score
of other relatives and friends.
=, Identification of at least Watt
Daniels is complete. according to au-
thorities. because of the initials IF.
w. D." found on belt buckle, and
which buckle Daniels is said to have
worn at the time he was spirited
away.
The bodies are lying in the Ma
sonic Temple. where they are guarded
by a detachment of Monroe National
Guard. The guards are armed with
automati rifles. and were instructed
by Capt Cooper to shoot persons who
may attempt to spirit away the
bodies.
The inquest probably will be held
late this afternoon. according to a
message received here this morning
from DR.. Fred Patterson. Morehouse
Parish coroner, who returned today
to Bastrop.
More Troops on Scene.
Dr. Patterson said no effort had yet
been made to officially identify the
bodies. He said he was awaiting in
structions from the attorney general
as to how to proceed. :
y special train. carrying two COM
panies of National Guard troops. Or
dered out yesterday by the adjutant
general to augment the Monroe COM
pany. now on duty here. was due to
arrive here before noon.
The baggage car and caboose were
loaded with machine guns, rifles and
field equipment
The special started out from New
Orleans last night with machine gun
Company ID ana picked up infantry
Company \ at Alexandria.
Attorney General A. v Coco and
two eminent Psychologists of New Or
leans accompanied the troops.
Partial identification of the bodies
was made yesterday through belts
and 4 few shreds of clothing. The
heads, arms and portions of the legs
of both were missing. believed to
have been torn off when they were
loosened from bed of the lake. The
torsos were bound with heavy wire.
Company \. Louisiana National
Guard, of Alexandria. and machine
gun company from New Orleans. or
dered to proceed to Morehouse par
iSh, were due to arrive here or at
BastrOp today.
Attorney General Coco is said to
have stated that the additional troops
would he used to protect those in
vestigating the kidnapping and to pre-
vent possible clash between op-
oosing elements.
Autopsy Is Planned.
Two pathologists from New Orleans
today will hold an autopsy on the
bodies to determine if they were
killed before being thrown into the
lake. DR.. Fred Patterson, coroner.
viewed the bodies late yesterday. but
deferred the inquest. A troop guard
will be maintained over the bodies
until completion of the autopsy and
inquest.
1t generally was believed arrests
of at least twenty persons in More
house parish and the Mer Rouge
neighborhood alleged members of the
hooded band, whose names are said
to have been obtained by department
of Justice agents, would follow posi-
tive identification of the bodies as
those of Daniels and Richards.
Prominent citizens of the parish are
said to have been involved in the In
ycstigation The arrest of several
Others in Arkansas and Mississippi is
anticipated.
1t was officially stated that no one
officially connected with the search
for the missing men was involved In
the dynamiting Of the lake.
Another attempt probably will be
made today by diver to locate the
heads and other missing portions of
the victims. An effort was made yes
terday to find them and the weights
that had held the bodies on the bed
of the lake, but conditions were found
to be too dangerous to complete the
work.