Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
LOUISIANA SHERIFF
DENIES DEPUTEIIIG
PARTY Of RAIDERS

BASTROP, La. Jan. 15.-Fred
Carpenter, sheriff of Morehouse par
1sh, denied Monday that any commits
sions had been issued deput;zing
Captain ]. X. Skipwith. leader OF
the Ku Klux Khan in Morehouse par.
ish, or any other men. TO arrest
Alonzo Braddock, farmer. who testi-
lied Saturday he was seized at his
nome by Skipwith and several 9TH
er men, brought TO Bastrop and turn
ca over to Carpenter.
Braddock testified that the party
OF men forced an entrance to his
home. They were not masked, he
said.
Carpnter said no warrant had
been issued for Braddock's arrest
Captain J. X. Skipwith, exalted
cyciops of the Morehouse Ku Klux
hlan, caused a stir a few minutes
before the converting of the after,
noon session by making his first
appearance in the court room since
the open hearing started.
CynOsure of All Eyes
THE capn" stalked into Il. room
and proceeded down the center aisle.
There was hush over the room. He
proceeded to the press table, looked
the boys over. exchanged salutations
and walked slowly out of the room
with all eyes trained on him.
1t is understood the captain was
looking for his brother. who arrived
here early Monday on a visit and to
see what this investigation was "all
about"
arrant Date Erased
j. T. Dalton. clerk of district court,
was questioned by Georg, "a Guion,
assistant attorney general, after he
was anded a bond put UP for AlonZO
Braddock, charged with illicit dis
tiiling. and a search warrant to ell
ter Braddock's house. Dalton was
asked which of the two papers were
handed to him first. He said the
bond was the first paper. The search
warrant came later.
He was asked whether the date
on the search warrant had been
erased and November "a written over
the original date.
Ih, clerk said he noticed this de-
feet and did not believe it was the
original date.
The warrant was signed by -. E.
Lee"
Sheriff Carpenter was the first
witness called Monday and was asked
about the seizure of Braddock.
WHO brought Braddock to your
house?"
Captain skipwith, Marvin Pick
EFT, Benton Pratt. Mr.. Mcintosh and
Dave Cox"
Was there a warrant issued or
used?'
Not that I know Of"
None Deputized
Were these men deputized by
you?"
mo, sir
"They were acting on their own
authority
Eyes, except Captain skipwith
said he had found some stills and
asked me would I deputize him. I
told him to go ahead and get the
stills
''Was Captain Skipwith issued
commission by the court to act as
your deputy or any member of his
party?"
mo"
McVea Young, Bastrop drug
package of shoes for Fred Cobb
The witness said he took the pack
age, but he did not know who the
man was who brought it to him.
This witness was used to corrob-
Drate Fred Cobb, who testified Sat
urday he had been kidnapped by
band of black hooded men and TAX
en- to a woods and lectured. He said
he identified Laury Calhoun as d
member of the kidnapping band by
his mask being torn and that at the
scene of the lecture he left a pair
of shoes. Members Of the band call
ed his attention to this and said
they would take care OF the shoes
for him. He said he waited a rea-
sonable time and then wrote a note
to Calhoun asking for the shoes and
the note was delivered to Mrs. Laury
= Calhoun. He said the shoes were
left at Young's drug store, where his
son was employed.
Told of Coming Coup
Robert Anderson, a youth, testi-
fed to having delivered a note
written and handed to him by Fred
Cobb to Mrs. Laury Calhoun.
J. E. Inabnet followed Anderson.
He testified to having remarked it
was MS OElIlIOH the hu t\luASS
bluff had been called" This, he
said, was made to a Mr.. Fleming.
FLEMING said to me two weeks
before the big kidnapping: Bluff
nothing-you watch my word the
Ku Klux are going to pull off the
biggest stunt since they started OPP
Grating In two weeks the kidnap-
ing was done. This statement was
made in my store and in the pres
ence of my wife"
"Do you know DIR. McKoin2"
eyes"
do you remember a conversa-
ton between you and the doctor in
Monroe after Daniel and Richard
had disappeared?"
Eyes, we discussed the disappear
ance of Daniel and Richard, and
told him the people were saying the
Ku Kiux Khan did it. He told me,
you people are talking too much
for your own good
John Jones testified as to having
heard shots on the night an alleged
attempt was made to assassinate DR..
McKoin.
"How many shots did you hear?"
1.-TWO"
"What kind of weapon was it?''
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