The Washington times., 1923-01-05
VICTIM Of: MOB.
PUTS BLAME
On KHAN
Andrews Tells Story Of Killings
BY Hooded Men at
Mer Rouge.
lcontinued frona FIrst Pagel

Those in the road carried guns
which they aimed at me. They
tied my hands in front ef me ana
put a red handana handkerchief
across my face, blindfoldinR me. /
was then marched off the road aud
told to sit down.
I thought they olaly intended to
question me about the attempt to
XIII. DIR. ID. M. McKoln, former
mayor ef .Mer Rouge. / tlldn't
think I was to be hurt, because
after they had taken Richards out
several weeks before that, he told
me they had said they wanted to
ask me some questions. had done
nothing, so I didn't feel ]. was going
to get hurt.
Knew Richards Voice.
Where ! was sitting, ! could hear
cars passing and people talking,
and off to one side there was some
whispering, didn't recognise the
Whiaperers, but ! did know some
Of the voices in cars which passed,
In a little while they got Richards
out of a car. He must have seen
me when they stopped him, Tor he
said, rs that y0u, W. Or
i said, 'Yes, IL that you, Rich.
asure they got all Of Us this
time, didn't they?" ne answered.
It was the last time heard his
aYes. you dirty Z some
one said behind us, we got you
this time.s 1T was one Of the mob.
The next man they got vas
Daniels, and then young Daven-
port. They told UP then 70 set up
hurry up. we want to set away
1aI I'm not rea,,a + = hurry Watt
aW'elI yon better be-" they told
him.
Driven Int Weeds.
Then we were put In cars ana
driven away. was in q car with
five other men and they drove me
around Bastrop. which I knew be-
cause could smell the pulp plant
near there. 1t seemed they stopped
the car at last half way between
Bastrop and Monroe and then drove
little way into the woods. Then
they took me out OF the car.
They marched me into the woods
and when stopped, heard them
questioning old man Daniels. Some
body hit him for I heard him cry
out, Watt Daniels was there too,
because he shouted at them: You
damned towards, hitting an old
man."
Somebody told him to shut up
that xsh3u fYaRs,. wnrrxs.1S7 nrsere fo&-v 60
that was the last ever heard him
speak. Ny turn came next
Questioned ABOUT McKoin.
What do you know ebout that
attack on DR.. McKoin?" was ask
II don't know anything about
It,, told them.
.Rou do know and If you don't
talk, We'll whip you," the leader
said.
100 ahead. you can whip me, but
I don't know anything about It'll
They told me then to take off
my clothing, but when tried I
could not, because my hands were
leq, 50 someone grabbed me and
stripped my back. ] was hit with
strap which was very heavy. and
wide, and they beat me for several
minutes.
had to scream with the pain Of
1t, and ! tried to roll around, but
it didn't do any good.
Finally the man stopped beating
me, and was asked whether I
was READY to talk ! told them
T could not tell them anything
without lying; they started whip
ping me again, and somebody hit
me in the side with q shotgun.
Whipped BEYOND Feeling.
Wen kiil yen, you r" the
leader said.
"You can kiln me, but you can't
make me lie," I told him.
They whipped me at last so much
could not feel 1t any more. It
didn't pain me when the strap
struck, but knew they were still
hitting nae. AT last the beating
pain then, though / was sick for
two weeks afterward.
They said again they would kill
me, but told them l could die
but once and I would not lie even
IL / did die. They took me back
to the machine again and drove me
six or seven miles to Collingston. I
thought my time had come and
that they were taking me off to
hang me. wasn't afraid, because
I had made up my mind that It
was all over for me.
Surprised at Release.
certainly was surprised when
they let me go at Collingston. One
man took me away from the car,
and he took old man Daniels and
Davenport from another crowd. He
marched us three up to the railroad
station and took Off our masks.
"You boys can go home now" he
told us. There will be a train
along in a little while and you can
ride on that"
Then he turned to me, and said:
Did you recognize any of the men
in the crowd?"
/ told him ! did not.
"You better be damned glad you
don't" he said. Nov march
straight ahead and don't look
back"