The Washington times., 1924-04-16
DR.. BUSEY, man
OF MYSTERY
CAUGHT
Doctor Who Fled Atlanta
Prison Claimed to Know
Ku Klux Secrets.
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prisoner by the man who killed
Watt Daniel.
Busey disappeared fronf the
prison farm at Atlanta: several
weeks ago, following q number of
visits he had received from national
officers Of the Ku Klux Khan.
At the time, prison officials were
uncertain as to whether he had
simply escaped Of his own volition,
or had been kidnapped by those who
feared the exposures he was in q
position to make.
Likely 10 Reopen Case.
The capture Of Busey and TIE
evidence which the Department OF
Justice has secured subsequent to
the publication by the International
News Service of the inside story
of the infamous Mer Rouge case,
probably will result in the reopen
ing of the whole case, 1t was learned
today.
william J.. Burns, chief Of the
bureau Of investigation of the De.
partment of Justice, whose men
found the fugitive, declared today
that the department now has
complete evidence" against the
perpetrators of the Mer Rouge kill
| ings,/a that this information has
been urned over to Governor John
M. Parker, of Louisiana, q foe OF
the khan.
Burns said he understood Gov
ernor Parker was preparing to pro-
coed ON the new evidence at an
early date, and he consequently de.
clined to divulge the new evidence
secured by his agents. He indi-
Gated. however, that no new names
are involved, but that the new evil
dence merely tightens the net
around those heretofore suspected
of having killed Daniel.
Search Was Nationwide.
Whether the Department Of Jus.
tice has succeeded in locating Hlcn'
ards. Burns would not reveal.
The arrest of the fugitive follows
nationwide search that extended
from washington to Texas oil fields.
where, according to Busey. the
murder Of the Morehouse parish
youth was first plotted by five
men.
Daniel had incurred the enmity
of certain powerful figures IN More.
house parish because Of his rum
running activities, according to
Busey. He claimed to know the
man who actually dealt the death
blow to the young world war vet
eran.
Busey has had an interesting
career. He made a. fortune In Ar
kansas oil fielde, being credited
with bringing in the first gusher
at Ell Dorado. He subsequently,
lost his money, end after becoming
involved in the Mer Rouge case he
was indicted in Vicksburg. Miss,
for using the mails to defraud.
Claims Khan FraIne-Up.
He was sentenced to Atlanta for
eighteen months. He claimed his
conviction was q frame-up engi-
neered by those who sought to
put him away" because Of his
knowledge Of the Mer Rouge kill
ings.
While he was in Atlanta he was
visited frequently by national off,
GERS Of the khan, and his disappear
ance from the prison farm, on
March 21, only a few weeks before
his sentence was due TO have ex-
pired, led prison officials to sus.
pect he had been kidnapped. The
prison farm at Atlanta is operated
on the honor system. with little
supervision over the prisoners.
BuSey will be returned to Atlanta
to serve ont the unexpircd portion
of his sentence.
Held For Identification.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. April TO-
A man believed to be DR.. A. G.
Busey has been arrested at Har.
hngen, Tex, and Ia being taken
to Brownsville by Department Of
Justice agent, J. ]. Lawrence.
agent in charge Of the Justice De-
partment here, announced today.
Lawrence said authorities at Al.
lanta had been asked for q com.
plete description of Busey and that
the man lInder aypF-aaf would ho hald