New Britain herald., 1923-01-08
MORE ARRESTS ARE.
 EXPECTED SHORTLY
Startling Action in Mer Rouge
 Within Few Days

Bastrop. La, Jan. S.-With q laps, or day in the open court hearing fir observance of state holiday. Attor. hey General A. V. Coco and his corn, of assistants, directing the states in. Vestigation in the Kidnapping and staying Of Watt Daniels and Thomas Fletcher Richards. and other masked band depredations in Morehouse parish, turned their attention today to digest of evidence intended to es- tablish by scientific deduction and physical exhibits. that the two men were subjected to extreme cruelties before they were put to death. Fed eral and state investigators continued the assembling of evidence on which 1t is expected a score or more of men will ultimately be placed on trial as members of the hooded band alleged to have been responsible for the kid mapping and staying.
 No announcement was made by At- torney General Coco in advance of conference with his assistants today as to the next move to be made and how far presentation of testimony would proceed before anticipated ar
 
 rests will be made.
 More Warrants Likely. :
 It is generally expected however issuance of warrants will come before the weeks end.
 A visit yesterday to Lake La Four chee by pathologists accompanied by a representative of the attorney gen. eral and department of justice agents, gave rise to reports that efforts would be made to drag the lake, in which the bodies were found floating two weeks ago, for missing parts of the bodies but it was stated today that the trip to the lake was to obtain measurements and make observations as to the effect on the shore of dynamite explosion set off by uniden- tified persons shortly before the head less and mangled bodies were dis covered.
 Testimony duplicating others as of hooded bands, who have operated in this parish was expected to be developed during the next few days. The names Of three prominent citizens have already been mentioned as participating in mob action the early part of August when Watt Daniels was accosted, but not harmed.
 Recognized Kluxers.
 J. l.. Daniel testified Saturday that his son told him he recognized from beneath their hoods, J. K. Skipwith, exalted cyclops of the Warehouse Ku Klux Kan; pr. B. M. McKoin, for mer mayor of Mer Rouge, and Laurie calhoon, a Morehouse deputy sheriff.
 However, the identity of members of the August "A hooded band, said to have been responsible for the kid mapping and murder of Daniel and Richards have not been revealed in testimony so far.
 The elder Daniel and w. c. An irews both of whom were whipped by hat mob, declared they could not any of their assailants. An irews said he had been asked many times since the incident as to whom ne suspected. When asked by an attorney Saturday whether any whom | le had under suspicion asked him he .eplied they had. He said he believed | slansmen made up the mob.
 Witnesses during the present week | were expected to include many mem- i ,ers of the Daniel ss and Richards antilles, including wcmen and chil. lren.
 Calhoun declined to comment today | ,n the testimony offered by Daniel.
 Any statement may make will be rom the witness stand if am called | ipon to testify" Calhoun said