Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-13
|MOREHOUSE PARISH
CITIZENS LEAVING;
To LIVE IN TEXAS

parish have left within the last few
days for Maria, Texas, in the Rio
Grande valley, to make their future
homes, it was learned today at the
sheriff's office at Bastrop. Among
them were several who figured in
the Morehouse hooded band investi-
cations, most prominent of whom
were Carey and Laurie Calhoun.
Carey Calhoun shot and killed his
cousin, John P. Parker, Jr., former
sheriff of Ouachita parish and Rain
bow division officer, during a drunk
en- brawl at negress' house follow
ing an argument over the Ku Klux
Khan. Carey. was hostile to the
Khan while his brother, Laurie, and
Gus were said to be klansmen. No
charges were filed against Carey.
Laurie Calhoun was used by the
state as a special deputy to arrest
T. j. Burnett, charged with murder
in connection with the deaths of
Watt Daniel and T. F, Richard. He
also brought DIR. B. M. McKoin, I'M
der arrest in connection with the
case, from Baltimore to Bastrop.
Laurie was mentioned by J. l.. Dan
iel as one of three hooded men his
son, Watt, ran into early in August
when a box Of cartridges was taken
from him. Other Morehouse citizens
are expected to migrate to the Rio
Grande valley. it was stated.
The Morehouse parish grand jury
investigating outrages in the parish
by masked bands last summer and
fall, held no session today, having
adjourned late Friday until Mon
day morning.
80 Witnesses Heard
The jury was organized last
Monday and during the four days
they, devoted to examination of wit.
nesses, called more, than 80 persons.
Although State Attorney General
A. V. Coco, his first assistant,
George Seth Guion, and Senator
Howard Warren, of Shreveport,
special assistant, have attended the
sessions of the jury, it has been
made ] ain that the jury is supreme
under the law, and that
the attorney general and his asso-
ciates are only assisting in the ex-
animation of witnesses. District
Attorney David Garrett also is in
Only the jury knows how many
more witnesses it will call before
it begins it's deliberations, but since
1t thus far has confined it's asub-
poenas to the more important wit
nesses who testified at the open
hearing in January, and has eX-
amined more than 80 persons, it is
believed only q few more will be
Scores of witnesses testified at
The open hearing which continued
rom January to the 25th, but the
testimony was along the same lines.
Many who expect the grand jury
o complete its work early next
week base their opinion on the be-
ief that the jury hardly would
waste time upon witnesses who
would offer only testimony already
given.
The list of witnesses examined
Indicate the jury was centering it's
inquiry around the case of Watt
Daniel and T. F. Richards. of Mer
Rouge, who were kidnapped by a
masked band on the Bastrop-M er
Rouge highway, near Bastrop, last
August "a. Two bodies, mutilated
Ind virtually headless, were found
n Lake Lafourche, 25 miles from
lere. on December % and identified
Is those OF the missing men.
Told of HOldup
The jury has examined J. L.
Daniel, father of Watt; Tot"
Davenport and w. c. Andrews,
When Daniel and Richard were alb
iucted the kidnapers also made
prisoners of Daniels father, Daven-
'ort and Andrews. The first men
we're questioned concerning an al
eyed attempt to assassinate DR.. B,
VI. MckOin, former mayor of Mer
Rouge, and after J. l.. Daniel and
andrews had been flogged they and
davenport were released at Collins
on, eight miles from here The
masked abductOrs conducted
Wholesale hold-up in their success
ul attempt to get possession of the
men. The band took up stand
IN the highway, stopped all We
licles enrOute from Bastrop to Mer
Rouge and other points from a
baseball game and barbecue at Bias
rop and examined the occupants.
Many of the persons stopped tes-
flied at the open hearing and sew
raj have been called by the grand
ury. They included, Mrs, J. A.
nabnet, of Mer Rouge, who tes-
flied at the open hearing that she
E. N. Newt" Gray as
me of the masked band; r. A.
Berry Milestone, who said he
Identified r. Jeff Burnett and Mrs.
;. D. Carlisle, who said she recog-
liZed Burnett and a man she knew
'nly as "Blacksmith" Smith.
Addie May Hamilton, 17-year-old
der Rouge girl VINO testlfled AT
he hearing that a masked party
vhich included DIR. McKoin and
Pink Kirkpatrick, ordered her to
cave Mer Rouge, also appeared be-
ore the jury during the week. Two
ther witnesses were Alonzo Brad
lock- and his wife.
Dry Law Accusations
A party of unmasked men which
sraddock said was led by Captain
=. X Sllipwith, called at his home
n November and brought him to
3astrop. where he was turned over
o Sheriff Carpenter and charged
With violation of the prohibition
aW.
The sheriff testified at the hear
ne that no members of the party
we're deputized by him nor had a
earch warrant been issued,
]. w. Big Tim" Noteworthy and
fiss Lillian Weilenmann also went
,efOre the Jury.