Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-16

of the attempted assassination of
DIR. Mckoin l believed it. I &C
cepted it as true, because | believe
there were at least fifty people in
the parish who had something
against him. But after discussing
it with the people together with the
physical evidence l changed my
opinion. They were pistol shots and
not buckshots. Department of JUS
tice men agreed with me on this"
"How about the anonymous let
ters and the founding up of people
believed to have been connected
with the plot?"
Il have learned DR.. McKoin wrote
them himself. They were written on
his typewriter"
who said the shots fired into Dr.
McKoin's car were pistol shots?"
John Jones, of Mer Rouge. He
said he heard the report of the pis-
toll"
Had Fighting Enemies
"What kind Of enemies did DR..
MCKoin have?"
Fighting enemies, caused by his
bull in the china shop methods
His activities would not stop at the
corporation limits"
'Coul dyou name any of these
enemies?"
II don't believe 7 could. 1t was
general community feeling"
"How long did DIR. McKoin live in
Mer Rouge?"
About 10 or - years"
'F1ow long was he mayor of Mer
Rouge?'
I believe for two terms of two
years each"
"You said he was a bull in the
china shop"
Yes, sir, a d:sturber of the
peace"
DO you know of any enemies
Watt Daniel and Richard may have
had in the community"
Il did not know Richard, but
Daniel was mighty good boy. [
never saw him take a drink. l
heard he drank during the last three
or four years"
"You know Hugh Clarke"
Yes" o..
"He~is klansman?" :
81 heard him admit on the witness
stand he was"
Did you ever hear Mr.. Clark say
anything about the attempt to kill
DR., McKoin?'
Yes, sir, 1 heard him say he could
name half a dozen men in Mer
Rouge out of whom two could be
actually accused of shotoing at Nc
Koin"
A. L. Smith followed the former
state senator on the stand He is a
resident of Sterling, having resided
there for sc years.
What date was it you heard that
some Of your friends were in trouble
in MorehOuse parish?"
August 25, the day following q
barbecue at Bastrop. I heard Tot
Davenpert had been kidnapped. l am
close friend of the Davenport fam
lily and [ knew if any feud should
arise that the Davenport family
would be drawn into it,"
Tried to Avert Geud
The witness then went into full de-
tails of having gone to members of
DavenpOrt's family and informing
them that II had heard a report that
a man by the name of Noteworthy
was out hunting Dr. McKoin and
DIR. McKoin was out hunting Nors-
worthy"
Il begged the Davenport family
not to be drawn into any feud, -
said Mr.. Smith.
August % referred to was the day
following the kidnapping of five Mer
Rouge citizens on the Bastrop- Mer
Rouge highway, two of whom were
murdered
1T was time for the level headed
men in the community to get to-
gether," the witness continued. AT
the request of Joe and Leon Daven-
port, l. went and talked to Hugo
Davenport, telling hi it was cur
rent that there had been a plot to
aSsassinate DR.. McKoin and that
he, Hugo, was the brains of the
plot. L talked to him about the seri-
GUS condition which had come to sur
face as the result of the plot rumor
The future procedure was tn 1t a con.
ference was to be held, to have DR..
McKoin, members of the Davenport
family, Flood Madison, of Bastrop,
and John Parker. Of Monroe, present,
and the meeting was held in
Monroe"
The witness then recited the full
details of what took place at the
first conference, the object being to