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Domestic News March 10, 1923

The Nenana News

Nenana, Alaska

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Sam Heeter, returning to Nenana from the U.S., praises the Ku Klux Klan for enforcing laws where authorities fail and claims bodies in the Morehouse kidnapping case in Bastrop were faked from a graveyard to intimidate criminals, after which the suspects were driven out.

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Sam Heeter, well known oldtimer of Tanana, who returned to Nenana from the States, says Outsiders regard the Ku Klux Klan in much better light than press dispatches would have the public believe. He made it his business to investigate the activities of the organization, and found that it is doing a lot of good throughout the country by compelling enforcement of the law in cases where the state and federal authorities have demonstrated their inability to cope with situations.

Regarding the Morehouse kidnapping case, now under investigation at Bastrop, Mr. Heeter says it is a common report in that section that two bodies found in the lake were taken from a graveyard, to make it appear that Daniel and Richard had been done away with, to frighten other lawbreakers. The two men were driven from the community and have not been seen after the recovery of the bodies.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Politics

What keywords are associated?

Ku Klux Klan Morehouse Kidnapping Bastrop Sam Heeter Law Enforcement Fake Bodies

What entities or persons were involved?

Sam Heeter Daniel Richard

Where did it happen?

Bastrop

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Bastrop

Key Persons

Sam Heeter Daniel Richard

Outcome

two bodies found in the lake were reportedly faked from a graveyard to simulate deaths; the two men (daniel and richard) were driven from the community and not seen after body recovery.

Event Details

Sam Heeter reports that the Ku Klux Klan is viewed positively for enforcing laws where authorities cannot. In the Morehouse kidnapping case under investigation in Bastrop, rumors suggest bodies in the lake were graveyard-sourced to fake the deaths of Daniel and Richard, scaring lawbreakers; the men were expelled from the area.

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