Evening star., 1923-01-07
TWO MEN WHIPPED
BY MOB IMPLiCATE
\ McKOIN'S FRIENDS
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him. "They whipped me until I was
numb" Andrews declared.
He declared the only word spoken
by any of his captors while he was
being taken to the place of fiogging
was when one said, Hey, BILL" pre-
sumably ia another man In the car.
Andrews said the elder Daniel, ia
ther Of Watt, was held captive in the
same automobile with him, and after
he was whipped the lash was applied
to the other man.
He said that while he was lying on
the ground undergoing the whipping
some one kicked or struck him.
Andrews was questioned as to the
covering on the mems faces and in
sisted that they wore black hoods
J. L. Daniel, called TO the witness
stand as the last witness OF the day,
corroborated statements made by An
drews that the men who held up the
automobile party en- route from Bas-
trop wore black hoods. Daniel said
he was whipped. but only given
few licks. He was not badly hurt.
Court adjourned late today until
Tuesday morning. Monday is a state
holiday.
Pathologists' Report.
The report was based on an autopsy
performed on the mutilated bodies of
the two men after their discovery
in Lake La Fourche following a mys-
terious dynamite explosion on the
night of December 81, four months
after they were kidnapped by a
masked band while en- route from this
city to their home in the nearby viii
lage OF Mer Rouge.
The report, in the case Of Daniel
stated that the body showed that
certain parts had been cut away.
THE gross anatomical findings in
this case, namely, decorations, am
putations and hemorrhages of certain
of the soft tissues in association with
multiple comminated fractures of the
bony structures permit OF the conclu-
sion that some of these injuries was
the primary. and the others the con-
tribut!ng cause of DEATH" the patholo-
gists said In concluding their report.
Character of Injuries
"The character OF the injuries to the
soft tissue and their proximity 10 the
injuries of the bones indicate that the
LESSONS to the soft parts and to the
bones were dependent. one upon the
other, and produced simultaneously.
The striking symmetry of the bone
fractures and their relationship to in
juries of the surrounding soft tissues
suggest that the body was subject TO
some specially constructed device de-
signed for infict!ng punishment"
After describing the condition OF
the bodies at the time the autopsy
was performed. OF parts of clothing
about the bodies and OF a watch, the
crystal crushed and the hands indi-
eating 10 o'clock, taken from one OF
the bodies, the report in the case of
Daniel continues:
The tendons and ligaments about
the stumps OF the legs and forearms
are ragged and uneven, as though
they had been torn or pulled from
their attachments.
Bones Fractured.
The bones of the body. particu-
larly those OF the extremities Gegs
and arms) are found fractured. These
fractures are compound ard COM
minuted. The striking features of
the fractures OF the long bones are
their character. similarity and sym
metry."
The report in the case Of Richards
was similar TO that OF Daniel with
the exception that Richards had not
been subjected to the cutting-a criti-
cal operation-noted in the case of
the body described as that of Daniel
DR.. Duval, called to the witness
! stand. at the opening session of the
hearing. first presented the findings
i of the pathologists.
How would you account for the
absence of the arms and Iegs?" DR.,
Duval was asked during his descrip-
| ton of the body Of Daniel.
They evidently had either been
/ chopped or mashed or crushed or
DR.. Duval said.
| The numerous Of both arms, the
radius and uina of both arms. the
! femur OF both thighs and the tibia
and fibula OF both legs are fractured
! in three differen, places
| These fractures regularly occur al
| the upper, middle and lower portions,
respectively, in each instance. AS Z
rule they are equidistant and approx
mately three and oTe-half inches
apart. The character of the fractures
| indicates that they were produced o!
a crushing force or one In which the
force was applied simultaneously
| from more than one direction.
Ribs Were Broken.
This explains the great number OF
small bits and fragments of bone. va
rying in size and shape, which are
found at the fractures.
THE most Of the ribs together with
the right clavicle and breastpiate
are fractured and dislocated
1.-THE first eight ribs on the right
| side present fractures regularly al
/ the angles posteriorly, while the first
six ribs of this side present in addi-
| ton fractures anteriorly and near
their costal junction. On the left
| side the first seven ribs are broken
from their costa1 junction, and the
! seventh rib, In addition, is fractured
at its posterior angle.
| "The breast plate shows that the
manubritum is dislocated from it's
costal attachment and it's union with
its middle portion. These fractures
nosteriorly are of the green stick va
| rfety. while those antertorly are com
/ plete. The appearance and location
| Of these fractures to the bones OF the
thoracic cage would indicate that the
force was applied simultaneously
;unon the front and back of the torso
| fs.Tha vertebral column and the pelvic