Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-24
Bastr0p Hearing
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Miss Lillian Weilenman, a tele-
phone operator in the Bastrop ex-
change, testified that Captain Skip
with had requested her not to handle
any calls between Bastrop and Mer
Rouge. either outgoing or incoming,
but an effort by the state to definitely
set the date of the request as August
"a, failed.
Captain Skipwita also was men,
toned by Pickett Mason and Roy
Broadnax., of GALLON, both of whom
attended the celebration here on
| August "a.
Mason said he was with Daniel,
Richard and w. C. Andrews, another
man kidnapped that day and that
during the late afternoon, he was
seated with them on the lawn about
the court house. Mason testified that
Captain Skipwith was walking
| around talking to various men who
| were strangers to me-" The witness
said that Skipwith would walk up
to a man and say something, then
look at US" Captain Skipwith did
! this several times. he testified, and
he said to Richard Il guess the ku
kluX are up to something" Richard
| replied: "They don't want me; they
had me last week."
Clarence Tcegerstrom, brother OF
Harold Teegerstrom, timekeeper at
the plant of the Southern Carbon
Company at Spyker, who disappear
cd on the night of December 20, and
for whom both the state and Depart
ment of Justice agents have been
searching, testified. to receiving note
from his brother on January II.
TceEerstrom electrified the spectators
and officials hy "dmitting that he was
q member of I<u l\luE Khan and IN
reply 10 a ucstion, stated that he had
| joined the organization the first OF
this month.
| The testimony Of Il. c. Garter, night
policeman at Bonita, attracted little
attention. brt after w. IL. Heart, Of
Gallon, appeared at the afternoon
session and told of conversation
recently with Jim Harp. of Bonita.
attorneys sid Carriers statement was
of prime Importance.
| Heart testified that about January
| 5. when the open hearing began.
| Harp had told him that he would
| kill any one who testified that ne
| was seen to get out of car with
Jones at Bonita on the night ol
/ August "A. Judge Odom took hand
in the Interrogation of Heart and
1 asked if Hurp'S statement had been
made since the hearing had got un-
! der way.
at was about the time the hear
! ing began" Heart replied.
The Rev. DR.. l.. y. Holmes, Bap-
/ fist minister, testified that lie spent
the night of August "A at the home
| Of Newt Gray. Gray, he said.
drove him from Bastrop, then return
cd to town to join some friends. The
minister said so far as he knew,
! Gray did not return home that night,
| but he saw him the next morning,
! and having learned OF the kidnapping
! the night before at church he tWitted
/ Gray and expressed the hope that
! he was not member OF the hooded
| band.
Gray. he said, made no comment,
| but stated that he was not held up
on the highway as were many clti-
Xcns, explaining that the kiddnap-
ping was over when he arrived at the
scene on his return to Bastrop.
| Several witnesses have testified
! that they recognized Gray as mcm-
| her of the kidnapping band. Of
/ frials believe final adjournment of
I tho hcaling will be ordered to-
morrow.