Evening star., 1923-04-19
-FOUR BASTROP MEN
SUBMIT To ARREST
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BASTROP, La, April 19.-Sheriff
Fred Carpenter early today notified
fifteen defendants in the Moorehouse
hooded band cases to surrender to
him at the courthouse here before
moon today He said this method was
adopted to save time and he expected
them to appear as directed Three
Others charged in connection with
the crimes, are out of the jurisdic-
ton of the sheriff. The state charges
ali defendants are ku klux Klans-
men.
=. smith Stevenson, Fred Higgin-
botham and Newt Gray surrendered
to the sheriff this morning They
Sald they We're ready to make bond
and ar won would prepare p TO fight their cases
allied cyclops of the Moorehause ku
klux klan, telephoned the sheriff he
would surrender this morning
warrants for the arrests Of nearly a
score Of Morehouse Parish citizens,
charging various offenses in connection
with masked band activities last sum
mer. which eliminated on August ~ the
ST5a1e Ta Gharges in the Staying Of Watt
Rouge. are in the hands of Sheriff
Fred Carpenter.
Bills of information. drawn by A.
Y. Coco, state attorney general. were
brought to Bastrop late yesterday by
David /. Garret. district attorney, and
field with James Dalton, clerk Of the
court of the sixth judicial district,
Judge Fred NJ. Odom, who presided at
the states open hearing here in jan
uary. opened court at o'clock last
night to receive the informations.
Expect Arrests Today.
1t is expected that all the persons
named in the bills, with the exception
Of three, who are without the turis-
into custody during the day
The most serious of the charges is
conspiracy to murder, two such
Morehouse Parish Ku Klux Klan, in
connection with the Daniel and Rich
ard deaths. There were no other mur-
der conspiracy charges
Capt. Skipwith also was charged
with carrying firearms on premises of
another, compelling person to leave
his home, conspiring to compel a per-
son to leave an automobile, conspir-
ing to compel a person to leave his
place of business and three charges
of assault.
DIR. Mckoin Accused.
Several bills of information were
filed against DR.. B. NJ. McKoin, former
mayor of Mer Rouge and now
student at Johns Hopkins University,
Including conspiring to assault a
person. conspiring to compel a per-
son to leave the parish and assault
with a dangerous weapon.
T. jeff Burnett, former deputy
sheriff of Morehouse Parish; E N
Gray, Oliver Skipwith, son of Capt
Skipwith, and Smith Stevenson were
charged in one OF the bills with con-
spring to compel a person to leave
an automobile in connection with the
Kidnapping of Daniel and Richard.
Marvin Pickett. Cud Pickett and Den
ton Pratt were charged with carrying
firearms on premises of another.
DIR. MckOin May Return.
Others named included:
w. z. Kirkpatrick. Laurie Calhoun,
former deputy sheriff; Kelly Harp
Ed Ivy, Harlie Rogers and Fred Hig-
ginbothem.
DR.. McKoin, Calhoun and Ivy are
the only persons named in the bills
who are not in Morehouse Parish.
II was said several days ago that
Dr. McKoin would return from Bal
tHnore when requested by the state
officials. Calhoun is in Texas, near
the border, and Ivy was reported near
Natchez, Miss, several days ago.
Sheriff Carpenter expects they will
return here at once.