Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
VICTIMS BRUTALLY
TREATED BY GANG
or HOODED OUTLAWS
Continued from pnEc 1.

THE injuries came from more than
one direction. Force apparently had
been applied to the breast plate and
to tho spinal column md both carried
on until the front OF the chest crush
ed 10 the back"
Appearance ~ the wound showed
that the cutting ~ the body Of
Daniels was done by such a sharp in
strunent ne pen knife or razor Dr
Duvsl sald.
No announcement was made rs 20
tho number ~ wiinesses expected %
be heard prior 10 tho suhmiss on of
evidence 20 n grand jury Nor can
any authoritative estimate DO given 60
the length ~ time likely To- be reauir-
81 toe-omplete the ipqulry. That the
hearing will run through next week
and probably longer - generally &C
cepted.
Witnesses we're busy yesterday with
establishing tho Identification of the
| decapitsted trunks found IN Lake Ia
/ Tourche az those Of the two missing
men.
There is n report In Bastrop that
]
/ physicians. sections ~ bones taken
from the bodies A. tho time ~ tho
autopsy will be offered in evidence
These will further suhstnntiato re-
ports Of the mutilletion NJ tho bodies
Headleas, and without hands and
arms. were the bodies when they were
/ found al dawn on Decembc. %, float.
/ Ing near tho ferry landing IN the Jake
signs ~ tho break ne ~ bones AZ
regular intervals. az n tho bodies had
been passed between cog wheels were
only discovered later by the physic-
lsns.
one object offered yesieday bore
grim evidence % tho manner IN which
the bodies had been treated II was
small watch taken from tho trousers
pocket - ono ~ tho bodies u wa.
90 crushed that tho works IN placei
protruded through the case EnErav
ed on II was tho Inscription. - l.
Daniels. MGR Rouge. Ia That q
tho name Of Watt Daniels father. an,
Mr. Daniels. called 90 tho stand. turn
ed the watch over and over IN hi
gnaried. tr~muipus hands
Yes. I've seeD this watch before
no said finally I'm a husky voice.
voice - dreary and a. empty ~ Al
animation a. ls tho Old mans ben
ngure Itself
u bought that watch cne time n
Monroe" he said. 4 think I coul
nnd tho man that enrvsved my nam
: on IL gave tho watch ~ watt whe
he won't m 20 the w.r Watt I-salt
take this along with you. Soma day
II anything happens. they might b
able 10 Identify you by st But hs
no ldea'---
Mr. Daniels voice trsiled m into
whisper and was loot. white he "a
there staring hlankly az Tho watch
The watch mad stopped runulni
being broken 81 10 O'Clock Mr. Dan
Z iels testified no further than this yes
terdsy
: on N. courtroom balcony durln
J rece-s Mr. Daniels told how hs hs
been informed " his sons fate. with
In "a hours after the murder. whic
- occurred las, Angus, -
Z Some p~oVe came 20 mo Tho ner
: day and told me about a." Ia set,
p IN his feehis. Insulating way Som
r. friends 81 mine went 20 Sheriff Gar
= pentsr and ssked him 20 have the ak
2 dragged. but hs mover did anythin
about y
II don't know why hut ! suppos.
. was afraid. They ssy that whom Ricf
/, ards yas kidnapped by tho khan N
first limo. taken right or Tho publ
square IN broad day. tho sheriff sa
he was afraid "a interfere. Said 'h.
no himself would get killed x he di
We'll. they killed Watt because ,
WASH afraid ~ them
: They went out 20 tho farm 20 e
!, him one day. The people there 70
!, them he had gone and then when th'
!, had departed they told Watt about
: Watt jumped IN his car and hurri'
. after them. thinking he could owe
take them before they got 20 VI
4 Rouge But he didn't when m,
n got 10 Mer Rouge ne saw Dr. NJ
" Koin In the barber. shop and ne we
J IN and told him 20 leave him alor
10 Then he started or for Bastrop
Il settle things with Captain Skipwith.
J. Capt J, X. Sklpworth Is cyclic
:, OF tho Morehouse KlanJ.
m Watts friends tried 20 get him n
= 10 90. but ne insisted Your a
murdered. they told him. Well.
might a. well geb killed now rs a
time he said.
)f so he went down 20 BastrOp a
AZ told old Skip what's what"
= The court house was packed for Z
" afternoon session yesterday. aithou
Il. In the morning hardly any seats
n the gallery were occupied. Old 81
didn't show up all day. hut his 9
daughters were IN the room.
o., The court house green was tee
a. Ing with people IN the morning. Wh
=. court convened for the hearing.
few OF the loungers came inside. I
= court occupies a small chamber ~
capacity OF not more than 500. a
~ yet a fourth OF the seats were emp
Perhaps the rest followed tho
ample OF Captain Skipwith. Z
OF SKIP" sauntered leisureiy around
rs. square.
be NO" ne remarked. Il don't gu
r. I'll go up there. 1 might be. W
n conspicuous"