Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1923, Page 10

PAGE TEN. Che Casper Daily Cribune SATURDAY, JANUARY 6,-1923. CAMERA MEN ON JOB AT MER ROUGE Louisiana Militia Encamped at Mer Rouge These tents are part of an encampment of Loutsiana state mUitia, summoned to Mer Rouge, La., murders and other outrages that have grown out of a war between rival bod ies of masked night riders. to guard state investigators while thizy sift two Eyes of Whole Nation Now Glued on This “Main Street’ This forlorn-looking “Main Strut” of Mer Rouge, hitherto unknown Louisiana country town, is the center of intergst of the whole United States tellowing a‘state investigation, protected by militia machine guns, which uncovered two slayings and other outrages committed in a war of masked errortsts. In Camp at Mer Rouge \e ? ? Fatigue scene in a militia encampment near Mer Rouge, La., whither state tivops wore called following outbreaks BoA masked bands which re; sutled in the killing of two and beating and shanding of many. Hold the Mob in Check Here Is a study of repression. They are three persons who mourn for} Thomas F. Richards, slain with F./ Watt Daniels in the Louisiana k'an war, They sit here with supprassed | emotions as the soldiers pass by and wait for the vengeance of the law on ‘the slayers ‘They are Capt. J. H.! |Jones, conspleuous leader of the) jantiklans Mrs. A, ©. Whipple, friend | G |and companion of the widow of Tom! |Richards and Mrs. Richards, the widow, whose Ee government .of | the about the investigation stirred the nation, HEARING ON AT BASTROP Hearing of the evidence said to || have been obtained against masked |! terrorists In connection with the kidnaping and alleged murder of two members of tho antitdan at Mer Rouge opened yesterday at La. Incrimination of a that Bastrop, large number who participated in the crime is expected. sovernor Parker decided to search the lake for alleged Klan. Above are some of the officers In command of the lo- are left to right Col. L. F. Guerre, Lieut. Col, R. H. Young id Howell . Daniels, a gentlemen of the old scl asixet of his Sou, Watt Daniels who was kidnapped In the background are the widow and daughtor of T, F. Richards ‘ other victim of the mysterious mob, members of which are now finder suryeillanoy by secret service forces of the foderal government, 4 1 oi of the south, is shown abows sitting beside th id slain by @ masked mob at Mer Rouge | , « Is of Justice Move Postoffice at Mer Rouge Here Is the little postoffice at Mer oug>,'1s., around which swirls a national interest in the tragedy that brought death to two of the town citizens and inyolved the Ku Klux Klan which has reached through the channels of an inyisibto empire mto every city and town of the United fates. The photo shows newspaper correspondents and natives gathered about the postof fice, the “social center’? of the town. | | Gov. Parker Submits Evidence Hunting Bodies at Mer Rouge Knee deep in Louisiana swamps, units of state militia, is shown here night riders near Mer Kouge, La. | | | | | | Goy, John M. Parker of Loutsiana (right) is seen leaving a conference of Mer Rouge authorities at New Or- |leans, where b> turned over evidence to the Morhouse parish profecutors by which it is believed the murderers Y, guarded by nearby’ of 'T, F. Richards and F,. Watt Daniels may be convicted. At b's s‘de, tipp'ng hat, is the legal adviser, St. of victims of masked Clair Adams, 1 a searching hunting bod Mer Rouge Leader Above fs J. K. Skipworth, More-| house Parish leader, who first organ-| lzed tho band which {s charged with responsibility for the murder of Watt! Danlels and T. R. Richards, | bodies of two supposed victims of masked Guard Mer ak i) Soldiers in Skirmish Line ce Rouge L: their Pines drawn up in skirmish formation, errorists were found as the Louisiana militiamen, stand guard on the banks of Lake La Fourcho, near Mer F Rouge, La., where the result of a state investigation, tachgsi ras Re LANE SAP NR a aS Sly