Evening star., 1922-12-27
DR.. McKoin Held by Baltimore
Authorities on Request
From Louisiana.
NO ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE,
SAYS PRISONERS LAWYER
Physician Remained Near Scene for
Many Weeks, He
Declares.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE. Md. December Il
In an effort to obtain bail before
commencing his fight against extraui-
tioo. DIR. B. NJ. McKoin, former mayor
~ Mer Rouge, La, who was arrested
here yesterday at the request OF Wv
Parker of Louisiana, obtained d VIII
of habreas corpus In tho city court
Gov Parker accused DIR. McKoin OF
murder.
The writ was made returnable I'M
mediately, but upon petition OF Dr.
McKoin's counsel, former ohi'eu
States District Attorney ROBERT II.
carman. the hearing was postponed
until tomorrow, and DR.. Mckoin was
taken back to his cell
A short time before. in central po-
lice court, DR.. McKoin's case was ad-
iourned by Justice Stanleigh untii
January 8. at the request OF the oe-
receives working on the case.
This was to permit time for the
nrena ration and forwarding OF the nee
essary documents from LOUISIANA HoV.
Parker had telegraphed the ponce
partment, asking for ten days oeiay;
adding that reQuiSllloi P"PS
be forwarded.
To Seek ExtraditiOn.
Extradition papers will be forwarded
from Louisiana to Baltimore for Dr.
,1csoin n telegram from Gov. Parker
stated today.
The dispatch, sent to the police de-
partment. said:
Hold DR.. McKoin for extradition.
Papers will be forwarded. Thanks.
Accordingly, papers were prepared
for presentation at DR.. Mckoin near
ing in police court, asking that ne De
he nr HUGH III. Young. head Of the
Rrady institute at Johns Hopkins Hos
pitai, with whom DIR. Mckoin worked.
Conferred with the former mayor for
more than an hour this morning
Former United States District Al l.
torney Robert z. Carman. who is
counsel for DIR. McKoin said that he
would fight any effort at 'extradtion
on the part of the Governor OF
Louisiana.
Defends Ex-MayOr.
The former district attorney de-
cIared he believed that there was no
prima facie charge of murder against
the former mayor and he expressed
the belief that the Louisiana officials
called for his arrest here because they
wanted him more as a witness or
for the purpose of obtaining possible
information from him.
Upon the request Of Attorney Car
man Judge Gorter postponed the
habeas corpus hearing until tomor-
row.
Mckoin Is silent.
DR.. McKoin made no statement in
police court, but in conversation with
the assembled reporters he repeated
previous denials of implication in the
murders or any connection with the
KIDNAPPING. II his arrest were made
in connection with the deaths OF
Daniels and Richards. he could prove
an alibi, he declared. adding that ne
could account for every hour OF his
time prior to the kidnapping of Daniels
and Richards and every minute since
their mysterious disappearance
Had the Louisiana autnorlties sone
about the matter in different way.
he said, II would have gone to Mer
RouCe and assisted them in any way
that I could. Now 1 will go there only
by force"
Told that it was common talk at Mer
Rouge that the killing of Daniels and
Richa rds had been committed by
friends of the physician, he admitted
that he had heard reports to that ef-
feet while l have a number OF very
warm riends at Mer Rouge, friends
who would do anything in their power
for me, l know Of no one who would
commit murder he said.
DR.. McKoin again denied that he
was a member of the Ku klux Khan
and said that he never had been asked
to ioin il. He had many dear friends
in the Organization. however. and
praised their good work in the mat
ter of ridding Mer Rouge of unde-
airables."