New-York tribune., 1922-12-25
Troops Guard
Funeral Of
KIan Victims
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most ever! one lOf generations mas car
rled weapons. and since the Ku-Klux
outbreaks there is hardly a man who
does not tote a pistol on his hip. In
the procession TO and from tho burial
service were several men who are
known to be members Of the Klan.
While the bodies Of Daniels and
Richards were being buried Tex JEFF
Burnett. the only alleged member Of
the gang under arrest for the killing Of
the two young men. apparently was en-
joying himself in the jail at Bsstrop.
Scores Of his friends called upon him
20 wish him we'll and they demanded
that they be allowed 10 90 on his bond
Sheriff Carpenter explained that the
ofense was not a bailable one. a
group OF well-to-do people offered to
20 his bond in the sum of 100000.
Suspect Made Hero
Burnett has become something OF a
hero in the community since his arrest
He stands at the bars Of his window
waving to aequaintanees in the street or
chatting merriiy with friends who call
and wish him well. Mrs. Burnett vls-
tied him to-day and assured hlm she
would bring to him tomorrow the pest
. Christmas dinner he ever ate.
J. The belief is general that no Jury
.an no found in Morehouse Parish that
v,;Il convict the men, regardless OF now
nowerful the evidence is against them'
p In the FIRST place. the majority OF peo-
Mo in the community are said TO be
members Of or sympathizers with the
VIan and those who are not members
of or svmpathizers with the klan are
s..uo.,si 10 vision dreadful reprisals
~ viii be visited upon them II they
are drawn on the jury and vote YER
dict Of guilty. ..i -,
Bprnett merely laughs about his i'm,
rrisonment. Il am wholly innocent o.
anytb;ng wrong" he said, as he waved
ttyoneb the bars at an Acquaintance
no asked if he might IKE iIesH
Do,,cb OF tobacco" He thanked the
donor and said, There amt hoVhlh
for me TO fear. .,..r
Guess there wasn't anyone ever
r,ore surprised than ! was when 'he
sheriff drove up 70 the carbon pleht AZ
cnvker. where / work, and tola me "
come along with him -, ,1..u
"'Ouit your funnin' with me- / ten
he sheriff. but he says twain no
funnin' matter t-i..d. irt.r-
rupted bringing in baskets OF deIleSeieS; Sas
,Gid like 10 talk to you longer, zap
Ia "A the newspaper man as ne
closod the interview, but there
notbiD' more 20 say. Just a mistake
and every one will find out 1t is oelore
long ,,.d. this
ovcnirg upon the fact that minister
from Monroe was brought here TO con
dnct tbe funerals. Neither Richards
nor Daniels was an Episcopalian.
Awono those who rode in the
r,,,o-ai nrocession was Judge Fred
Odon, OF Bastrop, who will preside
at the trial Of the men who are n
dicted for the murders. lie sald tne
citizens OF Bastrop were making eIaD-
orate arrangements for q Christmas
dinner for members Of the militia VINO
are encamped there.
"The soldiers and the townspeopies
arc on the friendliest terms ana weWHI
see 20 e." he said, that they are given
tho best kind Of a Christmas possiO'e
under tho circumstance.
Nearly every woman in the Mer
Rouge district is uneasy tonight lest
ber husband or son or brother be drawn
on the jury or be taken into CUSTODY
as a witness.
Mer Rouge does not expect the
trouble 70 end with the legal dispoSl-
tion Of the case unless the law eNacts
a terrible toll Of the guilty.
Outrages attributed 10 members OF
/ the Ku-Klux Klan have been numerous
/ in Morehouse Parish during the last
wear. according 20 responsible citizens
/ ~ Ner Rouge. One Of these was the
kidnaping Of Addie May Hamilton,
Afteen wears old. on the night Of Janu-
arv .. 1922. Citizens assert that
band Of men masked in the black hoods
which the Klansmen wear when they
are administering justice" went TO the
home Of Mrs. A. j. Hamilton, IN Mer
+ Rouge. about 9 o'clock that night ana
I gained admittanee with an excuse that
/ thcy had a message for Mrs. Ham Itoh'
Mrs. Hamilton's husband was ABSENT
being employed in another state at the
time. -.
+acted Mrs Hamilton and seized her
! daughter. Addie The band dragged
the girl from her home, not even CIV
INC her time TO change her clothes or
nut on her hat. She was taken IN an
automobile to the Missouri Paeihe Rsil-
road depot. where the gang bought
ticket for Little Rock, Ark, and put
her on the train without cent Of
monty
Tn, girl has visited her home few
times In the past year. after FRS. get
ting the permission OF leaders OF tIe
KusKlux Klan in MorehouSe Parish
citizons assert. The excuse given by
men suspected OF being Klansmen, VINO
upbeld the action Of the mob IN pan
ching her. was that they did not ike
Names Of members OF the mob who
kidnapped the girl are known TO the
stete and Federal authorities.
Propaganda has been spread over
north Louisiana by men supposed 20 De
members of the Khan that Richards
ard Daniels were moonshiners. boot
Ieceers and habitual lawbreakers'
Dead Men DETAINED
9TH. mob got the right men" has
hoo, an expression often heard IN TINS
ssc+ion since the kidnapping. The .ep-
norent purpose OF this propaganda Msr
Popee citizens declare, was 20 lustll!
The action OF the mob. ,-,...
one Of the Investigators is authority
for the statement that he mace
scarcbing inquiry into Riehards's career
fror, early boyhood TO the date OF the
murder. and he could find no record nor
snv nerson who had information that
pjcbsrds had ever committed any
erin,e The Investigator declared that