Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-17

from Jasper, Pickens county, is the
cause.
His name is John w. Henley, and he
is down on the government payroll as
assistant United States district attor-
! ney, with headquarters in the Federal
building.
When President Roosevelt decided to
| reward Colonel f. Carter Tate, a
staunch and loyal Democrat. for eX-
| cellent services performed in congress
by making him district attorney here
! the colonel looked for an able assis-
tant.
Henley Proves To Be the Man.
He didn't look far. His eyes got as
far as John Henley and remained there.
He knew Of the good work Mr.. Henley
had done as assistant solicitor general
for the Blue Ridge circuit, and he gave
him the job.
| So the man from Jasper changed his
| brand of crooks. Instead of prosecut-
| ing ordinary thieves and murderers, he
| began getting line on the higher class
of law breakers, whose speciality is easy
money.
Since he has been on the job as Colo
mel Tates assistant. there have been
many noted cases which the govern
ment has intrusted to his care.
And for the most part the public has
known little, if anything, about Mr.
| Henley's connection with these cases.
! For Mr.. Henley is a poor press agent
He hasn't learned how to boost himself
with the newspapers and Jimmy stories
into the papers about his prowess as a
| crook prosecutor
Trapping Clever Crooks.
Few people know how difficult it was
to send the Rome lawyer to the Federal
penitentiary a few years ago for con-
nection with fraudulent clearing house
certificates when those pieces of paper
passed for real money during the 1907
panic. And fewer still know that it
was Mr.. Henley who finally got the
lawyer in a uniform Of the South At
lanta institution.
This lawyer knew the law-at least,
he thought he did-and nearly every
body said his operations were within
the law and that he couldn't be con-
victed But the lawyer made one bad
break. And MI Henley found that
break The lawyer was careless enough
to post just one letter. Most Of his
correspondence had been by telegraph
and by express, but one letter was
mailed.
And that one letter was the basis
upon which Mr. Henley worked and got
a conviction.
Another scheme which was worked
within the law until one of the schem-
ers happened to mail letter about it
was the nest egg swindle and Uncle
Sam won out, through Mr. Henley
No Place for WaIIingfords.
There are dozens Of cases which
would make interesting reading for J
Rufus Wallingford and which would
show that financial faker that the
Northern district of Georgia would be d
dangerous place in which to operate.
If few of his cases were told about
they might curb the ambitions of in
dustrious young men who would imi-
tate the fictitious Wallingford 1t would
show them that easy money is not SC
easy after all
| Colonel Tate has not indicated vel
whether ne wants another term as dis.
trct attorney Those posted on the
| political matters say the colonel car
| have the job again if ne wants it. But
| whether he wants it or not, it is safe t,
say that Mr. Henley will continue hi.
! good work of keeping the man who fur.
| nishes the ocean from taking the shil
| away from the unsuspecting