Show Huey Long Acts H To Stop Revolt In Baton Rouge Parish Officials Jailed as Kingfish Tells Court of Asserted Assassination Plan in Revolt Against Him j BATON ROUGE OUGE La Jan 26 AP AP-A AP A company of Iuey Longs Long's state militiamen advanced ad upon a g group of armed citizens at the airport late today in battle for for- mation Approximately 50 national guardsmen were ar arrayed arrayed arrayed ar- ar rayed in the middle of the air field while almost citizens opposed to Long bearing arms were at the north end By United Press BATON ROUGE La Jan 26 In 26 In the triple role of dIctator dictator dictator dic dIc- generalissimo and prosecuting attorney U. U S S. S Senator Huey P. P Long moved wi with th spectacular swiftness today to crush a threatened armed revolt against his iron-fisted iron rule of Louisiana FIRST FIRST He He called out national guard troops to subdue the Square Dealers association which forcibly ejected his members of or the East Baton Rouge police jury last night SECOND SECOND SECOND-He He obtained a declara lion tion of general martial law in East Baton Rouge parish THIRD THIRD THIRD-He He convened a judicial tribunal in the state slate supreme courtroom court room to get to the bottom of an asserted asserted asserted as as- assassination plot against his life The investigation was later adjourned adjourned ad ad- to February 1 Fourth he adduced the testimony of Sidney P. P Songy ongy an ass asserted spy in his employ that an a actual assassination plot was vas hatched and that he Songy kept Long Lon constantly adv advised ed Filth Fifth he caused the arrest of Powers Powers Pow ers Higginbotham former commissioner commissioner commis commis- of parks who was nam named d by bySong Songy Song as an n alleged participant in inthe inthe inthe the asserted plot Higginbotham denied denied denied de de- de- de nied even een knowing Songy While the murder plot hearing was in progress a squad of ot national guardsmen raided the office of the Square Deal a association in the Louisiana Lou N National bank building The soldiers sought guns and ammunition ammunition ammunition am am- which they believed were stored there and departed immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- when they found none Opens His ills Court With his troops apparently in complete com corn control of the capital the Kingfish King King- fish opened his court inquiry shortly after aUer 11 a. a m. m Judge J. J D. D Womack appointed to the supreme court by Governor O. O K Allen Longs Long's ally presided The proceedings were broadcast the state a state a characteristic Long gesture The senator associated himself with Attorney General G G. G L. L who anno announced Long would help him prosecute these cases When the hearing opened not a single prisoner was in sight Civil and militar military authorities were moving bout the cit city armed with warrants and looking for conspirators Your honor Long began we intend to prove that a conspiracy participated in by four sheriffs one district attorney and probably a district district district dis dis- dis- dis judge was hatched at midnight gatherings in this city to murder local and state officials 41 Wednesday night a meeting of ot these men lasted until 2 a. a m. m Emissaries Emissaries Emis Emis- saries were sent out to find the whereabouts of certain state officials and ascertain if their murders could be accomplished We heard of ot their meeting and watched them S rIal Numbers Has We Ve learned that the conspirators conspirator had obtained tear bombs to use against state officials otticia and we got the serial numbers of the bombs bombs- It was pointed out that I would be leaving Baton Rouge for New Orleans night before last These The e persons persons persons per per- sons arranged to have my automobile blocked on the road near Dead Mans Man's Curve These men were to roll up in cars throw their bombs and murder murder mur mur- der det me and whoever was in the car car with me Long said the on his departure departure de do- for tor New Orleans was to be bo sheriff sherif given by a deputy We watched the man who was to give the tip He telephoned the deputy sheriff at the home of DisContinued DisContinued Dis- Dis Continued on Page Pue Two LONG PROBES MURDER PLOT Continued td ro Pate Page One Attorney John Odom We fol followed lol- lol 01 lowed this man and arrested him hint 3 as ashe ashe he was about to enter the home of 01 ofa a member of the commission council here We found shotguns and revolvers in his car The guns belonged ed to the sheriffs sheriff's office ollice Named District Meantime while Long was v detailing detail detailing ing his case to the tribunal General Louis Guerre commander of the troops ordered to active duty here issued his first military order designating Baton Rouge as Military District District Dis Dis- No 1 1 I. Troops continued to pour into the cit city The martial law order applies to the entire East Baton Rouge parish county county coun coun- ty The parish has been governed by 13 elected police jurors whose duties duties duties du du- du- du ties tire are the same as count county commissioners commissioners commissioners commis commis- of other states Nine of the Jurors opposed Long and four were loyal to him Under authority of 01 a new dictatorship dicta law Long Long picked 13 new police s this we week k raising the total to tc 26 He would control the new 13 jur- jur jurors ors and four our of ol the old ones giving givings his s state machine a 0 majority The old jurors refused to recognize Longs Long's appointees and both juries laid claim to the courthouse Sp Spy Testifies Bolstering his case the Kingfish called as a principal witness Sidney P. P Songy a former government secret service operative who testified he was a spy in Senator Lon Longs Long's s 's cm- cm ploy He attended secret meetings of or Longs Long's enemies Son Songy y said learned of ot a plot to kill the Kingfish ond arid reported reported re re- re- re ported his findings to Joe Messina Longs Long's bodyguard and to General Guere They advised him he said to return return re- re turn urn and gain more information Last Thursday he added he learned that thata a group of armed men planned to waylay Senator Long Lone and his on the highway y and murder him Fred Parker a deputy sheriff told me he had 15 men inca ready to shoot 1 Long down Songy continued He told me to arrange to block the highway so they could seize the senator sena sena- tor or and 1111 kill himI him I hI 1 told Senator Long all about this and he d didn't believe me So he hc told me to call the men on the phone I did He listened to the conversations conversa conversa- I called Parker Fred who works for the Standard Oil company com corn pan pany Bowen lII and Dallas Dal las Gross The They talked of oC the plans Gave Him Mini Bombs Later Parker gave me two gas bombs and buckshot and gave me mc a pistoL After listening to the conversations Senator Long decided at once to seize the plotters the witness said They had me arrested and thrown into jail Roland Kizer East Baton Rouge district attorney came come to see sec me rue and arranged to get me out He was in the plot As Sony Songy unwound his testimony Senator L Long ng smiled broadly He lie occasionally oc asked the 1 leading questions Leading up to Songy's testimony Long recited in chronological order orde purported details of secret meetings put participated in jn by officials of a large oil corporation the East Elst Baton Rou Rouge e district attorney arid and sheriffs from I four tour parishes as well as citizens i They planned to waylay and wreck my automobile seize and murder me he insisted It Ilis is the purpose of ot this he hearing heaning ring to get gel at Vie ie e bottom of 01 this and break up the gang of or scoundrels that ever plotted murder Theres heres here's going to be some men remOved re moved from office and thrown in jail jal for lor a long time lime This insurrection is ISI going doing to be busted up |