Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-13
SAY kU klUx HEAD
THREATENED EVERY
TAlKER WITH WHIP
Continued from page I.

The arm OF the law drew more
closely about the grizzled form OF
Capt. J. X. Skipwlth. exalted cyciops
Of the Msehouse Parish Ku Klux
Khan. yesterday. when testimony was
odduced at tho open hearing into the
Mer Rouge outrage. indicating he had
guilty knowledge OF the fate OF Walt
Daniel and Thomas y. Richards, who
were butchered and thrown IN Lake
In Fourche by band ~ black hooded
men the state charges were members
Of the Ku Klus Khan.
Every day Of the inquiry has seen
the nam" ~ Sklpwith mentioned. Yes
trdny. however. William r. Nors-
worthy. n well-to-do planter and a
brother Of big Jim" the former
klsnsman. who quit the order when
ne was directed 10 take some people
out and whip them within an inch
OF their lives." startled the spectators
by the announcement that Skipwlth
had told him Richards and DAME
would have n chance 10 defend them
selves In court ~ they hadn't bern
80 smart"
| '''N "h'N tpN NufU.
a few days after the disappearanc,
% tho boys. Noteworthy had conferred
with Skipwith regarding a report IN,
klansmen were out 10 get him be-
cause they had been told ho had beer
employed 10 shoot Dr ~. VI NcKolI
and the Khan chleftaln During IN,
course OF his conversation with Skip
with. Noteworthy testified.
He (SkipwithJ remarked that a.
this trouble had been brought abou
by two very sorry boys. very sorr
characters or something 20 that 81
/ feet
IT tho boys Daniel ana Rich
ardsD had not beon ~ smart We In
tended 10 give them trial IN cour
FOR shooting n Dr. McKoln.' SRlpwfi
said. hut they got ~ smart and hs
so much 20 say a. the ball game a
Jim Norsworth'r barbecue thai N
10 hoys decided that they knew fo
y much 7 think those are tho te~
< words he used"
The testimony. coming a. 10 Al
- from ono ~ tho parish's best kno.-
- citizens. 2 planter. who has lived hei
Z all his life and whose ancestors IA,
i. been people 81 the highest stardir
y here for mee than a century. cause
y some Of the spectators who had a
- along felt that Sklpwith was ruEg,
G old character. more sinned again
l. than SHINING. TO gasp with amaz
n ment.
!. Sklpwlth Asks Conference.
70 Another sensation came when
Il was learned Skipwith. whose favo
< ite haunt IL the vicinity % ths Cou
y House. where ne poked his brand
T. humor ~ the hearing FOR all who "
N listen. had suddenly disappeared. Z
a terest was still further increased
10 the announcement Skipwitn had pr
posed n secret conference with tho a
=, torney- general at which time he war
cd 20 put himself right" with d
q, State
!. The decided change in The mar
M behavior was believed n Indicate IN
even his iron nerves wer. crunnblil
before tho assaults Of Witnesses sor
~ OF them willing but most % them 7
~ luctant
e. Yesterday Skipwith was held M
- er klansnan must answer the qus
40 lions fred NJ him by the sttorne
"a general or must continue 20 clog /
~ wheels OF Justice. The admission car
N from a sulkins reluctant witness. X
Pc ~ Hart. who admitted having been
sn klansman. having b~en IN raid
n party. wearing 4 black hood suppl
IS him BY Khan officials. but who Alb,
n. lutely refused % give no names
IN any % the others with him on the .
". petition or 20 affirm whether The q
yn timOny OF Mayor Dsde. who had d
ne coded him on the stand and nan
Skipwith. McKoin and others as pr
- ent. was correct. declaring Tint IN,
nj his Khan oath he could not tell.
- VIII you tell IL Captain Skipw
of gives you permission" the attorr
Numbered at him.
VIII Tell ~ peruftfeH