Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-11
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klan they sent me with a bunch of
men to the Arkansas line. l had
orders to flog these men and tell
them to cross the line and stay
I across
"They did not know YOU had quit
them?"
Il reckon not"
AS to the miner workings of the
khan, the witness claimed that he
was made a captain by SkipWith,
and "Dr. Mckoin was likewise hon
ored,' but that DIR. McKoin was my
assistant"
why did you quit the khan? Was
it because they wore black masks?"
Yes. sir. but L did not like any
part of it,
you mean the vigilantes?"
Yes"
ooh, they went around in thu
country and secuted up stuff and re-
ported to US what was going on"
Weren't men ordered to leave
their homes, weren't others told tt
clean up their HOUSEHOLDER
Yes. sir"
weren't these orders executed b.
direction of the president, CAPTAIN
Skipwith?"
Yes. SIR.
Wasn't ali this caused by parish
officials not enforcing the law"
Yes. sir
Grand Jurors KIansmen
GAS a matter of fact, the sheriff
and other officials of this parish are
members of the klan?"
Yes. sir"
Even members of the grand jury
then in session were members, were
they not?"
YES. sir"
81 think this investigation has the
support of the better element Of the
ku klux Khan" said Mr.. Coco. "I
would not hesitate to try this case
by a jury composed of this class OF
khan members
DO you know anything about the
kidnapping of Addie May Hamilton?''
Il do. She was taken from her
home, taken. to Mer Rouge and put
on a train to Little Rock and told
no ito come back"
Tell us all about it. > A
"Well, I don't know except ~,
kirkpatrick. a klansman, told Lite
that ne gave her money to take the
trip. DR.. Mckoin said. Kirkpatrick
was also with him. He 'old ms:
She did not have any money, so L
Just ran my hand down in my POCKET
and gave it to her.
Afternoon Session
"a white man by the name of Jeff
stand after the noon recess.
who were the men you were
ordered to whip?"
"A white man by the nam eof Jeff
Wall, negro by the name of Juden
Bailey and another one by the name
Of King"
What were your orders?"
ITO take them to the Arkansas
line, fog them within an inch of
their lives and send them across the
line never to return"
Were those orders carried out
by you?"
mo. sir
At this iuncture Mr.. Coco I'M
wrapped from newspaper a black
hood.
us this the regalia of the klan?"
holding up the hood in front of the
witness.
Yes, sir, them. is the eyes and this
is to BREATHE" he explained, point
ing to the opening in the hood.
Who did the vigilante committee
make their report to-"
The captain-Captain Skipwith."
What action was then taken?"
whatever he saw fit
HAS this condition gotten to the
point of terrorism and chaos?"
1T has"
Had such prevailed before this
advent Of the klan?'
cit certainly had not
"On oen OCCASION the witness
continued. "a woman came to me
and asked me to escort her home;
she was afraid because of the klan's
activities
enlistment of Girl
"How do you know DR.. McKoin,
Higginbotham and others you men,
toned this morning participated in
the Punishment of Addie May Hamil-
ton?"
Mr.. Kirkpatrick told me"
WAS she banished forever"
ITO return she would have to get
permission from Captain Skipwith;
however, this was Just common
talk"
DO you remember a meeting of
the vigilante committee to consider
the deportation of certain citizens of
Mer Rouge"
Yes. sir"
"Some of those present We're not
klansmen; We'll speak of them as
not klansmen, but not anti-klans
men" the attorney general asked.
That's right"
you see, about that time they
We're guarding he Bastrop court
house because some threats had been
made about Mer Rouge staging a
raid on Bastrop. [ was named a
delegate to a meeting to arrange a
sort of an armistice, get together to
bring peace in tn parish.
1--WE were to meet in a bank.
When I reached Bastrov I met Bun
n cKoin and the captain Skip
with coming out of the bank. They