The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23

had been ordered to leave her home
in that place; that if She did not
do so she and her mother would be
tarred and feathered. She declared
six men composed the, masked party
which called upon her and that DIR.
McKoin was the leader. She also
stated that she had recognized
Pink" kirkpatrick as one of the
callers.
Little Fellowship Missionary Bap-
fist church, in the Thompson dis
trict near Mer Rouge, was invaded
by four hooded and robed men dur
ing a Sunday evening SERVICE, The
visitors read to the congregation a
warning from the "vigilante COM
mittee" declaring that disturbance
of the public peace must cease.
There previously had been a gem
eral fight in the vicinity of the
church. The pastor testified at the
hearing that DR.. McKoin read the
warning while Pink" Kirkpatrick
and two other armed men stoon on
guard.
Home Raided
raid by unmasked men was made
on the home of Alonzo Braddock
several months ago and Braddock
was brought to Bastrop and deliv-
cred to Sheriff Carpenter who was
told that he had been making moon
shine" whisky. The sheriff has tes-
titled that none of the party was
deputized nor had a search warrant
been issued before the raid. Brad
dock testified that the party was
composed of Captain Skipwith. Sam
Cox, Marvin Pickett. Cud Pickett,
Benton Pratt, Sam Eldridge and a
man named Mcintosh.
In addition to these men named in
the course of the testimony as hav
ing taken part in various operations
in the parish, Attorney General Coco
declared in open court on one oc-
casion that District Attorney David
Garrett. John T. Dalton. clerk of the
court, Sheriff Carpenter "and other
parish officials" were members of
the khan which had used the More
house parish court house in Bas-
trop as it's meeting place on several
occasions.
The hearing Jagged today because
of a heavy rain and wind storm
which made highways in the parish
many witnesses from appearing.
Touch OF Pathos
Victor S. Teegerstrom, father of
Harold Teegerstrom, timekeeper at
the plant Of the Southern Carbon
company at spyker, two miles from
here, who disappeared December 20.
gave touch of pathos to the pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Teegerstrom wept
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and at times was unable to reply
to questions.
Assistant Attorney General George
Seth Guyon told him before he was
excused that the young man was in
volved in nothing criminal so far
as the state knew. Il want to say
to you that as far as the state of
Louisiana is concerned. and while you
are on the witness stand that we,
the state, have nothing that would
implicate your honor in any crime"
said Mr.. Guion.
Mr.. Teegerstrom said another son
had received letter from Harold
on January -. dated somewhere in
the United States" Harold asked
his brother to assure his father that
he was all right and that when the
authorities wanted him to testify he
would return home. Mr.. Teegerstrom
said he had expected his son to re-
turn Saturday night and that he sat
up nearly all night waiting for him.
1t was at this point that he first
broke into tears. Harold. who is
only 20 years old, added in his note
to the brother that he was being
bothered by newspaper men and fed
eral detectives and that he had de-
cided to get away for a little while,
Mr.. Teegerstrom testified.
Keys Identified
S. l. Bennett, superintendent of the
carbon plant, identified the bunch of
keys found on the banks of Lake La
Fourche near where occurred the dy-
Mantle explosion that brought the
bodies of Daniel and Richard to the
surface, as having been seen last
about. eight months ago by Simmy
HarriS, negro employe of the COM
pany, who attended the natural gas
meters. The keys included one that
unlocked the meter houses and Ben
nett testified that they had been lost
near Spyker, more than rs miles from
the lake. The keys bore no evidence
of having been exposed to the
weather and the attorney generals
attaches stressed the fact that they
were highly polished and apparently
had been carried by some one for q