Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-13

,ngs?"
"Have YOU ever heard them dis
cuss the conduct of the people Of
this parish?"
No"
"Where do they hold their meet.
ngs?"
Several plares-I attended one in
the Courthouse
"As l understand it, you have no
recollection of what was discussed
at any of these meetings?'
Il have not"
Your mind is perfectly blank on
these things?'
Yes. blank"
You do not know anything ut all
about any of the khan affairs?"
"No."
What did YOU do when you re-
turned from the place where the
black hooded men held you?"
81 went to my restaurant"
did you see Harry Neelis?"
81 did"
What did he say?"
He asked me what T was doing
out there. told him 1 had been
held up"
Did YOU see the black hoods seize
Richard?"
Yes
"Why didn't YOU help him out?"
Il don't know, there were plenty
OF other people around there who
didn't help him OUT
"Who did you see standing
around?"
at dop'+ ,oo,op,bov
Cant YOU name some of them?"
Il didn't pay any attention to
them"
Were you afraid?"
Il was not
Memory Very Bad
you did not recognize any of the
masked men in the automobiles"
No"
did you see Captain SkipwitA:"
Not that know of.
when Neelis came to see you
didn't he ask you why they had
taken Richard out?"
"He did not"
where were you night before
iast?"
Home"
"Where were you before 1hen?"
up town. 1 went silome about
9:15 o'clock"
Did you have a telephone cali
when you were at home?"
Yes, about 1880 o'clock l told
my mother to tell whoever it wax
calling to call the boy who drives
for me-
Did he get the call?"
az understand he did"
did you receive any more calls?'
mo, at least I did not hear .tna
phone"
Where were you on August 24?'
81 was here in Bastrop."
Did you on that day see any
masked men passing through
town."
81 did not"
"What happened that night?"
Some one told me while I was
working in the cafe five men were
| taken out and whipped"
! Did you attend a meeting of the
| khan that night?"
mo"
Where was the last meeting of
the khan which you attended,"
| In the courthouse"
who was there?"
81 don't remember"
You don't know anybody?"
well, Captain Skipwith."
HE wasn't holding a meeting by
himself. was he?"
No"
well, who else was there?"
Il don't remember"
what happened at the meeting?"
Il don't remember"
You are a man of average intelli
gence?"
81 guess So"
'How did you join the klan?"
Just joined"
"Who invited your"
Nobody"
How did you know there was a
| klan?"
"A strange fellow told me about
it,"
You attended the initial meet
ing?"
Yes"
"Who was there?"
''I don't acknowledgement Skip
with and r. l.. Home"
You are well acquainted here
you know practically all the town.
II do"
Stranger on Scene
Where were you yesterday"
81 was here in the courtroom.
left while vNeelis was on the stand
[ carried a strange drummer to Me
Rouge. 1 also carried Mrs. Andrew
Burnett, her daughter and a strang
err to Spyker."
"Who paid you for the trip?"
1.-THE stranger"
"How about the drummer-did yol
ever see him befOre?"
Don't believe I have"
did you see him in the courtroom
yesterday"
l 81 did not"
Ibid you and he discuss the har
2 penings on August PAP" CThe da
Daniel and Richard were kidnapped
'"The only thing he asked me was
Is this the road Daniel and Rlchar
we're kidnapped on?
f You are we'll acquainted with tn
parish roads, are you not?"