The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-12

A<As snn. i@s--ttoDcrt Dnnf, mnt.
OF Of Mcr Rouge. admitted today
that he had participated In thu
reign Of terror which STATE Of.
hciAis arr probing In connection
with the brutal murders Of Walt
Daniel and Thomas Iticiards.
Dads. recalled 20 the stand today.
said he WIS In thu hooded mob that
accostsd Daniel. w. g. Andrews and
Henry J. Neelis a fsw days before
the murders.
He named DR.. y. NJ. MoKoln and
Captain J. X. Bkipwith ~ being In
the band Of black hoods.
Previously Dade admitted he Was .
former klansman.
Before tho session began today.
state attorneys received an offer
from skipwith. exalted cyciops OF
the khan. To detail svery activity of
the organization since tn founding
here two years ago.
You gentlemen are pursuing the
wrong course la handling this In.
vestisniion." Captain Skipwith told
Assistant Attorney General Guion
and tho special prosecutor. whsn he
met them ~ they wor. walking
toward tho court house. III you do.
sire. you can learn everything ths
kian has dons In this pariah; you can
learn u from tho officials OF the kan. %
The suggestion for conference
followed. and Attorney General Coco
approved.
No date has bean set for the meet.
ing. sklpwith said the state In max.
Ing . mistake In It's method Of
handling the open hearing. In that n
10 not oonfining itself 20 the, murders
Of Daniel and Richards. bot In dig.
ging into an Old fsud In tho parinh.
This fsud. skipwifh said. had died
out
"DIocdshed win be the result
Of this" he said. The feud win
b. renewed. Why not leave the
old thing alone and Investigate
this nurdery'
Dada after admitting he wss .
member Of ons hooded band. idsnti.
fled Kelly Harp. I'D Levy. DIR. lio
Koin and Captain skip~1th a. 9TH
ers In the mob.
The mayor testified the party had
been 20 see . negro suspected Of
running a gambling house. and
found Daniel. Neelis and Andrews
sitting In an automobile when they
returned TO the road.
After se,xinG the guns OF me
three man. tho mob suggested q tan.
ning--s Swapping" the witness snid.
but compromises with "a good talk.
ing to- when Dads protested they
were friends OF his.
pads wore q black hood. ne tesfi.
fled. but said II was the only one In
The party as far ms he knew.
The khan has separated friends
srd divided the parish until things
are mighty bad Mayor Dade snid.
The sjority Of The people IN Mer
Rouge DO not believe that Dr. Nc.
koin vas shot At. but believe he
ala n himself. he aid
The car looked iins b vas shot
~ with buckxhot.- Dads testified.
The general opinion was that n
would have been impossible for .
man 70 have been ~ the wheel or
stayed ~ the wheel and escaped
injury" the witness testified.
Mayor psde. In reply 20 questions.
stated hs had hoard Richards was
tried By the khan for tho alleged
shooting a. DIR. McKoin. but that
Daniel was not. He was told OF
having heard hooded men whipping
alleged toosisgGsrs.
The witness told Of meetings held
TO ~try TO ssraiEh,en out these dif.
ficui,ies." he said A. l.. Smith In
v,tsd him 20 . peace meeting.
saying the khan suspected Hugo
Of shooting AZ Or. Nc
Koin. Smith. according TO Dade.
said he wanted 10 clear the Davcn.
port family from tho accusation.
Il believe Capt. skipwtth made
the remark that he would assure
them that the Davenport family
would not be molested BY the khan.
but that Tom Miller and Waiter
and Mr.. whippie would
have 10 leave the town." the wit
ness testified.
''Ho said they must leave Mer
Roussf- aueried the attorney.
Yes. ana said I could only de-
'ver the message, but that I
wouldn't put the people out"
The witness told Of the second
peace meeting" held At Monroe. AZ
which the stand Of Gov. Parker
Ind the actions OF the Msr Rouge
people were discussed.