The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-29
new ARRESTS
Will Be MADE
IN LOUISIANA
Fund is Being Raised
to Aid McKoin
T6ULLETIN1

BULLETIN
BATON ROUGE, La, Dec. "a
Special Deputy Sheriff Calhoun, of
Morehouse, will leave here this after
noon for Baltimore with the requisi-
ton papers for the return of DIR. B.
NJ. McKoin, charged with murder in
connection with the Morehouse kid
mapping.
MONROE, La. Dec. 29.-Sheriff
Fred Carpenter, of Morehouse parish,
today declared there will be more ar
rests in the Morehouse kidnapping in
vestigation upon the return of the
federal investigators who were in
New Orleans yesterday attending
conference with state officials.
Il have no official word of any
kind" said the sheriff, but l know
that there are to be arrests upon the
return to Morehouse of federal inves-
tigators. l have no warrants as yet,
but these are to be placed in my
hands within the next few days. /
have no reliable information relative
to the alleged confession of two per-
sons involving As citizens"
Sheriff Carpenter said that while As
citizens might be involved in the plot,
he did not believe that any were act
ual participants in the kidnapping AMI
deaths of Watt Daniels and Thomas
Richards.
Raise Fund for Mayor
81 have talked with the surviving
members of the Mer Rouge party who
we're kidnapped" he said, and all
said there were no more than Is or 30
in the masked band.
Friends of DR.. B. M. McKoin con
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to the former Mer Rouge mayor. IT
was stated plans are under way 10
raise 100000 to aid him. Friends of
the physician expressed the opinion
that Gov. Ritchie, of Maryland, will
not honor requisition papers. Mean
while efforts are going forward in five
or six parishes at this end of the state.
to raise a great furd to defend not
only McKoin, but possibly other de-
PENDANTS
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 29-Fur-
ther action in the case of DIR. B. NJ.
McKoin, arrested here Tuesday for
the murder of Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards, after they were
alleged to have been kidnapped last
August by a white-robed mob at Mer
Rouge, La, is not expected until next
Tuesday. At that time it is believed
Governor Albert Richie of this state
will act on the requisition for DR..
McKoin, preferred by Louisiana au-
thorities.
DIR. McKoin, former mayor of Mer
. Rouge, was charged with the murder
of Daniels and Richards, Wednesday
on an affidavit of the sheriff of More
house parish The mutilated bodies
of the two men were discovered in
Lake LaFourche after the lake had
been dynamited by unidentified per
sons
Deputy Leaves.
A telegram received from Attorney
General Coco of Louisiana last night,
stated that special deputy sheriff, l..
Z. Calhoun would leave Baton Rouge
for Baltimore, early today, with the
affidavit and extradition papers. He
is not expected 20 arrive until late to-
morrow Sunday and New Years day
being holidays, it is not expected an
effort will be made to obtain Governor
Ritchie's signature until Tuesday.
1t was stated by former United
States District Attorney Robert r. Car
man, counsel for DR.. Mckoin, that
should Governor Ritchie act unfavor
ably toward the doctor, an attempt will
be made to obtain a federal writ OF
habeas corpus in the United States
circuit court of appeals. DIR. McKoiT
was refused release on bail yesterday
after hearing on the writ of habeaS
corpus obtained N city court Wednes
day.
Requests Delay
Prior to yesterdays hearing Gov
ernor Parker of Louisiana telegrapheC
states Attorney Leach of this city
asking him to delay proceedings pend
ing the arrival of the sheriff who ''is
leaving Immediately" with extraditior
raDers. The governors telegram was
read in court. After arguments were
heard. the court remanded DIR. MckoiT
:. 10 the police without prejudice" /
q is believed the message influenced
the courts decision.
The tactics of the Louisian authori
ties were bitterly denounced by At
tcrney CarmaD last night when III
heard thai the papers had not beer
dispatched TO Baltimore.
"a gross fraud was practiced OF
my client" he declared. The Louisi
ana authorities gave the Maryland
authorities to understand that thu
sheriff was on his way with the prop
er papers for extradition. They knew
that this was false. but the MARYLAND
officials could not know it. The rep
resentation had material bearing,