Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-10
NEW EVIDENCE
IN KHAN PLOT
State Resumes Testimony in
Staying and Torture Of
Two in Louisiana

BAsTRoP, La. Jan. 1o-(By Tn
Associated Press)-Addie Ma,
| Hamilton, known as Daughter 0
the Klan," declared on the witness
| stand In the open hearing investl
| cation today into the Staying o.
Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards
she was forced to leave her norit
near Mer Rouge and Was deportec
from the state by the Ku klux.'
She named DR.. B. M. McKoin
former 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 save her age as se eye KInn
sen you to Little Rock?" George S:
Guion, who began the questioning of
the young woman. asked.
Because DR.. McKoin and Pink
Kirkpatrick and about six others
came to my mothers house about
1880 o'clock at night and told me
they were going to send me away"
do you know positively 1t was
DR.. McKoin and Kirkpatrick 2"
Eyes, sir, / recognized Dr.. McKoin
who was masked, but he was the
only one doing any talking. They
guns and told my mother that 'Addle
May will have to leave town tonight
My mother asked them what for.
Because DIR. McKoin said, 'Add1e
has been leading an immoral ife.'
NV mother said Why don't you send
others away DIR. 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 a hat.
DIR. McKoin struck my mother when
allowed to remain. My mother at
tempted to shove them out of the
room. She begged them to let her
go to the depot. They refused. They
put me in an automobile and DR..
McKoin gave me 81 for my fare to
Little Rock. He told me II l did not
catch the train l would be tarred
and feathered the next day"
How much was the fare to Lit
tie Rock?" -,
"Six dollars and fifty-three cents"
Did you have any other money!"
Yes, sir"
when you were sent away, were
you told you could not return"
Eyes, sir"
why did you return?"
"Mr. Hugh Clark and w. e. Hop
kins said they could fix it up with
the Ku Klux. I got a letter from
them telling me everything was all
right to come back. l came back.
Mr.. Clark and MI. Hopkins were
friends of my family and they inter.
ceded at the request of my sister"
when you returned, how Ions
did you stay
about two weeks. I was scared
every day. I returned to Little Rock
and came back home in August. l
went back and returned again In
December"
Are you positive it was Ktrk2at'
rick with the hood on?"
Eyes, sir. I recognized him un-
der his hood and asked him why
they were going to send me away.
He gave me no reply"
IBID they threaten your mother!
"They told her they would tar and
feather her If I did not CO."
who said they would shoot any
body's head off If they looked out Of
the door,"
"Dr. McKoin."
BASTROP, La, Jan. 10:-Backed
by testimony which Attorney Gener-
al Coco said definitely fixed the
Klan's position in the present invcs-
tigation of the outrages in More
house, the state was ready today to
adduce further evidence to support
charges by officials duplicating the
Ku Klux Khan in the torture and
Staying of Watt Daniel and Thomas
Richards last August. Testimony OF
two witnesses Yesterday was only q