Evening star., 1922-12-30
MASS|NG EVIDENCE
IN LAKE MURDERS
State Ready to Lay Cards on
Table in Mer Rouge
Case Hearing.
MckOIN ILL IN BALTIMORE
Klan Starts Probe to Find Out if
He Is a Mem
Der.
McKOIN ILL IN BALTIMORE
By the Associated Press.


BASTROP, Ga, December So-An-
other day of marking time while
awaiting the return of federal and
state Investigators. who have been
in New Orleans and Baton Rouge con-
ferring with Gov. Parker and other
state ofncials. today served only to in
crease the air Of expectancy in trou-
bled Morehouse parish. scene of ac-
tion" in what men directing the in
quiry declare will prove one of the
most sensational exposes Of masked
band operations ever unfolded in the
south. The Investigators were ex-
pected to return here within the next
forty-eight hours.
Civil and military officials would not
predict today what further arrests
would be made in addition to the de-
tention here of J. T. Burnett. former
deputy sheriff, and employe of a local
carbon plant. and of Dr. B. NJ. Nc
Koin. former mayor of Mer Rouge, in
hearing to be conducted here next
week by Attorney General Coco be-
fore Judge Fred L. Odom of the sixth
judicial district. Positive denial was
made at the office of the parish sheriff
and county court clerk Of reports that
additional affidavits or warrants had
been issued.
Papers on Way.
Deputy Sheriff Calhoun of More
house parish and Captain of Detectives
James P. Glynn of the New Orleans
police department were on their way
today to Baltimore to bring back to
Louisiana DR.. McKoin, held there on
a charge of murder in connection
with the KIDNAPPING and killing of
Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards,
in the event his extradition is granted.
State troops, on duty here and at
Mer Rouge, are temporarily under
the command of Lieut. Col, r. A.
Young Of Monroe, who has relieved
Col. Louis F. Guerre, granted leave
Of absence over the week end. Col.
Guerre left for New Orleans yester-
day. but will return next week to
resume command. Maj. Roland B.
Howell of New Orleans has arrived
here to act as legal adviser to the
troops commander.
State onicials were busily engaged
today in whipping into shape the
mass Of evidence to be presented at
the opening hearing, one week from
today.
The state will lay its cards upon
the table when the hearing begins
said one of the attorneys, who will
take an active part in the handling
of states case. II do not see how
any grand jury can refuse to indict."
Denies Khan Guilt.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, December 30.
The Louisiana organization of the
Ku Klux Klan will send its own
sgents to Morehouse parish to inves-
tigate the KIDNAPPING and killing of
Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards
last August. according to an an
nouncement by a high state official
Of the khan. This action, he said,
yesterday Of heads of the state or
ganization.
It was stated that the Investigation
probably would be started within the
next forty-eight hours.
Il recently returned from More
house parish, where I discussed the
outrage with many folks who knew
their Community Well" said the KAN
Official. II know that the khan is not
to blame.
I'VE have no idea of setting up any
defense at public hearings for any
ono, and reports that the khan is in
terested in obtaining brilliant attor-
neys for the defense Of those arrested
are not true. We are interested in
clearing the khan of any connection
In the public mind with these out
RACES"
The khan officials stated IL it should
develop that any Individual members
of the khan in Morehouse parish had
anything to do with the kidnapping
and murders of Daniels and Richards.
they would be outlawed and the khan
would assist In obtaining their con-
yictions before the criminal courts of
the state.
Gov. John NJ. Parker, who ordered
tho public hearings into the More
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