The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
NIXON SHOOTING IS
FEATURE AT TRIAL
One of Members of Poker Game Tells
of His Hearing of Attempted
Murder.
(By Associated Press Leased wire.l

(By Associated Press Leased Wire1
Bastrop, lathe alleged attempt to
assassinate DR.. B. M. McKoin, former
mayor Of Mer Rouge, which is believed
to have prompted the kidnapping and
killing of Watt Daniel and T. F. Rich
ard, was brought up at the outset of
today's session of the open hearing
being conducted by the state into the
activities of masked men on the More
house parish, particularly into the
Staying of Daniel and Richard.
\ G. Wagsdale of Wagster, the first
witness, testified he was in poker
game at the home of j. L. Daniel at
Mer Rouge the night Dr. McKoin is
said to have been fired on from ambush.
Watt Daniel, J. L. Daniel, T. F. Rich
srd, w. C. Andrews, Tom Bell, and a
man by the name of Hicks were the
other players.
"After left the game / went to a
restaurant" Wagsdale said, "after
which went to my home. On my way
heard two shots. / did not pay any
attention. I was going away that
night, so left home and walked down
to the restaurant again to wait for the
train. I joined Watt Daniel, Richard,
w. c. Andrews and others in the rest
aurant. I did not hear of any attempt
to kill. DR.. McKoin until 1 reached
Bonita the next day."
1t has been testified that when Watt
Daniel, his father, "Tot" Davenport,
Richard and Andrews were kidnapped by
masked men the evening of August "a
near Bastrop, their captors questioned
all but Davenport about the attempt to
assassinate DR.. McKoin. ]. L. Daniel
and Andrews were logged and with
Davenport later were released. Watt
Daniel and Richard never were seen
again until their mutilated bodies were
found in Lake La Fourche, % miles
from here, on December 22hd.
Witness Disappeared.
S. 1. Bennett, 40, general manager of
the Southern Carbon company plant at
Spyker, was the next witness.
"How long was Harold Teegersstrom
in your employ"
"About four years, both at Lampkin
and Spyker. He was employed as time
keeper" i.
Teegerstrom disappeared the night of
December 29th, few days before the
beginning of the hearing. Two days
later he appeared at the home of Henry
Jones, near Bastrop. Jones testified
that before departing Teegerstrom in
formed him it was best for him to
leave because federal agents were
Grounding" him concerning evidence
and he believed that should he continue
to remain in the vicinity "they would
implicate him" in the kidnapping case.
$40 you remember someone report
ing to you he had Disappeared" Ben
nett was asked.
eyes, the matter was reported to me
by Dean Ashcraft after made in
quiry as to where Teeg' was. was
informed that Someone had called him
out last night I notified the sheriff
at Bastrop. also notified Teeger-
strom's brother. The sheriff came to
the plant and talked to Ashcraft.'
"Did Teegerstrom read the meters 2"
"No. Ashcraft attended to that"
."Who had access to the buildings
where the meters were stored?"
'AShcralt ana HlySe1l.
Left Keys With Manager.
500 you remember a bunch of keys
were handed to you after Teegerstrom
had Disappeared"
eyes, Ashcraft gave them to me.
They are at my house now"
A bunch of keys was handed the
witness and he was asked whether a
certain one opened the meter houses.
Mr.. BENEFIT repliedgit was master key
and it would open all the meter boxes.
The keys exhibited to Bennett and a
hacksaw were found on the banks of
Lake La Fourche by Nettles the morn
ingafter the explosion which brought
the bodies of Daniel and Richard to
the surface. 1t had been testified pre-
viously that the keys were similar to
those used by the Carbon company to
unlock and adjust the concerns ma
tural gas meters.