The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-16
MANSMEN TELL OF
ARMED MEETING
IN BASTR0P STORE
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and Daniel and Ricnard were dis
cussed but we decided TO let Daniel,
Richard and other citizens alone.
Then we had another meeting-an
impromptu affair-at which DR. b. NJ.
McKoin, Capt J. X Skipwith and
others were present We talked over
the attempted assassination of DR..
McKoin. Watt Daniel and others
We're blamed but particularly Watt"
Skipwith is the parish leader of the
khan. DIR. McKoin formerly was
mayor of Mer Rouge and now
charged in an affidavit with murder
in connection with the deaths of
Daniel and Richard.
Sold TO BIaek-HOoded Men
Harp and Jones were the principal
witnesses at the afternoon session
of the hearing. They were pre-
coded on the witness stand by F. L.
Carpenter, parish sheriff; Gus Boyd,
Collinston store keeper, from whom
the black hooded band purchased
gasoline, while holding the two kid
naped men prisoners and a half
dozen other witnesses.
Carpenters testimony related to the
seizure of Alfonso Braddock, a More
house farmer, by a band of unmasked
men, said to have been headed by
Captain Skipwith.
Carpenter denied that the men who
participated In the arrest of Brad
dock were commissioned as sheriffs
deputies, but asserted that he had
told Skipwith, when the khan leader
Informed him that he had located
some stills" and asked to be depu-
tized and Ego out and get the stills"
Carpenter said atSthe time no war
rant had been Issued for Braddock.
J. f. Dalton, circuit clerk, testi-
fled that a search warrant to enter
Braddock's home had been issued and
also a bond for Braddock's appear
ance on charge of Illicit distilling.
Received Bond First
(which of the papers were first
handed to your" Dalton was asked.
II received the bond first-the
search warrant came later" he re-
piled.
warrant and say If the date had
not been altered. He gave as his
opinion that there had been erasure
and November %" written in.
Boyd, member of the present
Parish grand jury, said that the pur-
chase of the gasoline was arranged
by a man who kept his features
hidden by black hood.
He declared he did not recognize
this man or any of his companions
who were seated in touring car
and the automobile truck in which
the two captiyes were held, blind
folded.
mo one with black hood weot
into your store that night to buy
pins to pin up a torn mask?'' War
rem Howard, special states attorney,
asked.
mo, ] am certain
Wasn't it unusual to see parties
OF men with black hoods on?" Boyd
was asked.
mo. l have seen one or two par
ties dressed like that on the streets
of Collinston before" he answered.
Talked with skipwith
F. c. Eason of Monroe, another
witness, repeated a conversation he
said he had with Captain Skipwith
after the kidnapping of Daniel and
Richard,
Captain skipwith asked me if
knew anything OF Daniel and
Richard. / said it was a sorry come
off. He said you probably do not
know why it was done, but the COM
munity thought they were bad char
acters and needed attention
Hugh Davenport. father of Tot
Davenport, one of the men kidnapped
but not harmed at the same time
Daniel and Richard were captured,
said he had been notified that he
was to be ordered "exiled" because
Of alleged anti-klan activities. The
matter was adjusted and he remained