The Washington times., 1923-01-21
BY A. G. BROWN.
Universal Service.


BASTROP, La, Jan. 2O.-Gov.
John NJ. Parker summoned Attor-
ney General A. v. Coco to Baton
Rouge today for conference. It
was believed another important step
and slayers OF Watt Daniel and
Tom Richards win be decided at
the meeting.
The first objective in the drive
against the Black Hoods has been
reached, it was agreed tonight. The
State has established the identity Of
some members OF the kidnapping
hand. Attorney General Coco be-
Iieves It viii be an easy matter to
fix the identity OF the others before
the open hearing is brought to a
close. Then arrests and trials for
murder are expected to follow.
GOVERNOR BLANEES KHAN.
Before leaving the attorney gen.
eral would make but one comment:
ST have been summoned by the
governor. presume the confer
ence is important or he would not
have asked me to spend two nights
on the train just in the busy hours
of the close OF this investigation"
The governor has openly charged
that the Ku Klux Khan is responsible
for Morehouse parish reign OF
terror. It is known that he will
not be satisfied until he has driven
the khan out of the State forever.
From good authority has come the
report that special session Of the
legislature is contemplated.
The State pounded home with
sledge-hammer blows today its ac-
cusations Of guilt in connection
with the abduction and Staying Of
Daniel and Richards and the terror
spreading raids Of the Morehouse
Black Hoods. The hearing was re-
cessed at noon until Monday to
permit the attorney general to con.
fer with the governor.
IDENTIFY DEATH CAR.
Here are the high points Of what
the State accomplishes at the short
hearing today:
Establishes through witnesses
the identity of the death car" that
carried Daniel and Richards to
their doom and named Smith
Stevenson as owner and driver.
Stevenson Is known as a Ku Klux
Khan leader.
Named oliver Skipwith, son Of
Captain Skipwith, exalted Cyclops
Of the Ku Klux Khan as the armed
guard who stood on the running
board of the death car" as Daniel
| and Richards were carried to the
woods for torture.
Picked up the trail of Captain
Skipwith himself on the day of the
kidnapping and found him driving
out along the Collinston road with
either a negro or a black hood as
the driver Of his car"
LABELLED AS KLANSMEN.
Named Mr.. Smith," said to be
"Dago" Smith, former resident of
Bastrop, as one of the black hoods
| who took Daniel and Richards from
their automobile and started them
| on their fate.
Identified former Deputy Sheriff
Jeff Burnett. first man, arrested in
| connection with the kidnapping. as
one Of the members Of the kidnap-
1 ing party.
Pointed the finger of suspicion at
others.
Every man the State connected,
| directly or indirectly, with ravishes
LET the black hoods, it labelled q
member of the Ku Klux Khan.
Such was the day of startling de.
velopments following twenty.four
hours of excitement which spread
through the Parish following re.
newe activities of the black hoods,
PROBE THURSDAYS RAID.
The renewal of the black hood
riding on Thursday night is still
under investigation of Federal and
State operatives.
i Government agents are at work
at Monroe, where late last night
Jack Parker, twice sheriff of the
Parish and SON Of one OF the peace
makers, in ting Morehouse reign OF
terror. was shot to death. Carey
Calhoun. one Of the most important
witnesses In the present inquisition
is being held in the shooting.
i Parker is said to have been al
"outs" with the khan. His father
was strong pro-klan. Carey Cal.