The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-12
CLAIMS PLAN TOOK
 PLACE OF GOVERNM MENT
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(Continued from Page One) full cf them. Everything seems te have slipped my memory" Clark said.
 Went to Masonic Meeting
 Where were you the night of Au- gust PAP" was the next question
 Well, you know that's funny thing" Clark replied. T have heard so many rumors that I decided to find out just where I was on the 24th. I asked friend and he re- called I was at a Masonic meeting on that date and I went to the secre- tary of the organization of which I am treasurer, and he checked up and established that I was present. l then remembered what happened there. Some of the fellows who live in Collinston came in and told us of having brought back J. L. Daniel and W. c. Andrew and Tot" Davenport. They said they had been flogged by masked men,"
 August 24 is the date of the dis appearance of Watt Daniel and Richards. J. l.. Daniel, Davenport and Andrews were taken prisoner by the black hooded band at the same time Watt Daniel and Richard were kidz naped.
 Clark said that on the night an attempt was made to assa ssnate pr. Mckoin, about which the Kidnapped men said they were questioned when they were taken. he acted as a body guard for the physician to allow him to complete his round of calls.
 Miraculous Escape
 Clark described the bullet holes in Mckoin's car, which he said were made by buckshot. He declared 1t 'miraculousa that McKoin escaped in jury.
 Mrs. Clark preceded her husband on the witness stand. She testified she did not know her husband was a member of the Ku klux Mrs Clark was called to verify a state- ment made by another witness that she had remarked that "the next time the Ku Klux got Richards he would not get off so light" If l made that statement, I was just like all other women, talking about something that everybody else was taking about" she said.
 | developed that he had received anon ymous instructions to "clean up the town"
 What were the substance of the letters 2" Dade was asked.
 That we were wallowing in a eesspool of lawlessness." Dade said.
 They said for us to clear up, clean up the town, and if I didn't, they would swoop down 1000 strong and do it themselves. The letters were signed 100 Americans and The Wig ilante Committee
 Showed Letters to McKoin.
 You showed the letters to Dr. McKoin and Captain Skipwith. did you not?"
 Yes, I handed the letters to Cap- tain Skipwith, who told me if l cleaned up the town l would not be getting such letters. Dr. McKoin also said, Why don't you clean up the town like I did?'"
 T said It Is just as clean as when you were mayor"
 It was also during Dades testi- mony that 1t was brought out that meetings were held between Mer Rouge citizens and klan leaders fol- lowed by instructions from Skipwith that three Mer Rouge citizens should leave.
 Reports were current that A. H Davenport of Mer Rouge was the brains" of the anti-klan element said Dade. Then conference at Monroe was arranged. Dade declared to "clear the Davenport family name and also to discuss A. c. Whip pie, Tom Milner and Walter Camp bell and Governor Parker.
 "Davenports position was sats- factorily explained" the witness tes- tified, and Skipwith said he would see to it that the Davenport's were protected, but that I would have to tell Whipple, Campbell and Milner to leave"
 Fred Higginbotham declared one of the meeting places Of the klan in regalia was the Warehouse parish court house court room. in which the present hearing Is in progress.
 Higginbotham said he was well acquainted with men in the parish and that he practically knew every body in Bastrop, but to save me. just couldn't recognize any of those present at any of the Ku Klux KIan meetings"
 Who asked you to join the klan." Higginbotham was asked.
 "A stranger who came here to or ganize it.'
 The court took a recess until to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock after J. c. Kettles, who discovered the bodies of Daniel and Richards in Lake LaFourche. had testified briefly as to the roads leading to the lake