The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-11
GIRL CLAIMS KHAN
 DROVE HER AWAY ROM HER FAMILY
Charges She Was Victim of Invisible Government -Thir- teen Are Named at
 Hearing
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(Continued from Page 0ne) ask me to take part in the guarding of the court house.
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 '4The Hamilton girl named pr. E. NJ. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge and Pink Kirkpatrick, as two of the party of men who she testi- fled came to her mothers home one night, took her away and put her aboard $ train for Little Rock, ths home of her sister.
 How do you know the Ku klux sent you to Little Rock?' George $. Guion, who began the questioning of the young woman, asked.
 Because McKoin and Pink Kirk patrick and about six others came to my mothers house about 10.S0 o'clock at night and told me they were going to send me away.
 DO you know positively that it was Dr. McKoin and kirkpatriek?'
 Yes. sir, I recognized Dr. McKoin who was masked, but he was the only one doing any talking. They came to the house and pulled thelr guns and told my mother that 'Ad- die May will have to leave town to- night My mother asked them what for. Because Dr. McKo1n said, 'Ad- die has been leading an immoral life. My mother said, Why don't you. send others away? Dr. 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 'cm off They made me leave without a hat. pr. Mckoin struck my mother when she made a final plea for me to be allowed to remain. My mother attempted 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 pr. Mckoin gave me $7 for my fare to Little Rock. He told me that if l did not catch the train l would be tarred and feathered the next day.
 Father Was Away
 T was put on the back seat of the automobile and Pink Kirkpatrick threw his legs across my lap.
 What did he do that for?'
 T do rot know"
 Where was your father?"
 "Abont 10 miles away in the coun- try"
 You had no baggage"
 No"
 "How much was the fare to Lit tie Rock?"
 .Six dollars and fifty three cents"
 Did you have any other money?"
 Yes, sir
 When was.this?"
 Tt was in January, 1922"
 When did you return to Mer RGuge?"
 Last May"
 When you were sent away were you told you couldn't returno"
 Yes, sir"
 Why did you return?"
 MT. 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. I came back. Mir. Clark and Mir. Hopkins were friends of my family and they inter ceded at the request of my sister"
 When you returned how long did you stay?"
 About two weeks. I was scared every day. l returned to Little Rock and came back home in August. I went back and returned again in De- cember."
 Are you positive it was Kirk patrick with tue hood on?'
 Yes sir, I recognized him under his hood and asked him why they were going to send me away. He gave me no reply"
 Did they threaten your mother?"
 They told her they would tar and feather her if I did not go"
 Who said they would shoot any bodys head off if they looked out of the door?"
 "Dr. McKoin."
 What sized car was it?"
 "A roadster Mckoin drove the car. Kirkpatrick sat on the door,
 Wasn't much room?"
 The witness giggled No"
 At times Addie May stopped in her recital to wipe away tear espe- cially during her account of the pleadings of her mother.
 Did they give you a lecturer the young woman was asked.
 NO sir
 "Are MT Clark and Hopkins l,ia,~