The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Many Take Stand Today
and Tell of Activities of
Hooded Gang"
ORDERS WERE LAW
Witnesses Reveal Names Of
Several of the Leaders in
Battle for Cleanup"

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Bastrop, La. TT Addie May Hamilton
known as Daughter of the Klan," de-
clared on the witness stand in the
open hearing investigation today into
the Staying of Watt Daniel and Thorn
as Richards, she was forced to leave
her home near Mer Rouge and was
deported from the state by the 'Ku
Klux"
She named DR.. B. M. McKoin, for
mer mayor of Mer Rouge and "Pink"
Kirkpatrick as two Of the party of
men who she testified came to her
mothers home one night, took her
away and put her aboard a train for
Little Rock, Ark, the home of her
sister. The young woman gave her
age as II.
"How do you know the Ku Klux sent
you to Little Rock?" G. S. Guion, who
began the questioning of the young
woman asked.
Because DR.. McKoin and Pink
Fitzpatrick and about six others came
to my mothers house about 10:30
o'clock at night and told me they were
going to send me away"
"Do you know positively it was DR..
McKoin and Kirkpatrick"
Recognized Klansmen.
s'Yes, sir, | recognized DR.. McKoin
who was masked, but he was the only
one doing any talking, They came to
the house and pulled their guns and
told my mother that 'Addie May will
have to leave town tonight My moth
er asked them what for. Because,
Dr.. McKoin said, because Addie has
been leading an immoral life My
mother said, why don't you send 9TH
ers away? DR.. McKoin said, we are
Going to- My mother got down on
her knees and pleaded but they made
me leave. They told us if anybody
showed their heads out of the door
they would blow 'em off, They made
me leave without hat. DR.. McKoin
struck my mother when she made a
final plea for me to be allowed to re-
main. My mother attempted to shove
tthem out of the room, She begged
them to let her go to the depot. They
refused. They put me in an automo-
bile and DR.. McKoin gave me 81 for
my fare to Little Rock. He told me
if / did not catch the train l would
be tarred and feathered the next day.
| was put on the back seat of the au-
tomobile and Pink Kirkpatrick threw
his legs across my lap"
"What did he do that for?"
81 don't know"
"Where was your father?"
"About 10 miles away in the coun-
try"
''You had no baggage?"
"No."
"How much was the fare to Little
Rock2"
1858"
did you have any other money!"
'Yes, sir"
"When was this?"
ut was in January, 1922"
"When did you return to Mer
Rouge?"
Last May"
Told Could Not Return.
when you were sent away were you
told you could not return?"
"Yes, sir"
''Why did you return?"
'Mr. Hugh Clark and w. E. Hop
kins said they could fix it up with the
Ku Klux. got letter from them
telling me everything was all right
to come back. came back. Mr..
Clark and Mr.. Hopkins were friends of
my family and they interceded at the
request Of my sister"
"When you returned, how long did
you stay?"
"About two weeks. was afraid ev-
cry day. / returned to Little Rock
and came back home in August. Il
went back and returned again in De-
cember."
"Are you positive it was Kirkpatrick
with the hood on?
Eyes, sir, l recognized him under
his hood and asked him why they were
sending me away. He gave me no re-
ply"
did they threaten your mother?"
"They told her they would tar and
feather her if did not GO"
"Who said they would shoot any
body's head off if they looked out of
the door,"
"Dr. McKoin."
Addie May Weeps While Talking.
At times Addie May stopped in her
recital to wipe away tear, especial
" during her account of the pleadings
Of her mother.
did they give you lecturer"
'No, sir"
Are Mr.. Clark and Hopkins Klans-
menu"
q believe Mr.. Clark is. / do not
know about Mr. Hopkins"
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