Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-13
BURNSSLEUTHT0
UNCOVER GRAF 7
IN CAROLINA
Detective Reed Is Expected to
Produce Dictagraph Test
mony This Afternoon.

AUGUSTA, GA" July 1S.-E IF. Reed
operative for William ]. Burns. the =.
nous detective. is expected late *
afternoon to unfold the details of .b-
system of grating and corruption ,ba,
Detective Burns and Thomas B F4I5
er the Atlanta attorney. charge hs..
existed In the South Carolina cani.,i
during the period that Governor IN,
l.. Blease has been a factor in sour,
Carolina affairs. MIR Fielder today qs,.
assurances that Detective Reed di
closures would be far more sensations
than any evidence yet presented la tas
special committee of the south caro-
lima legislature Investigating the ~
state dispensary system.
Reed spent several months In Sout5
Carolina gathering evidence for tb
Burns agency that had been employed
by Mr.. Fielder to probe the conduc, ~
Governor Blease Hub" Evans forms-
dispensary commissioned. whom Rloass
represented as attorney. and others a..
ISOLATED with them. Much of this ev-
dence was secured by use of the di,fa-
graph, and this prompted Detoctfs-
Reed Yesterday TO demonstrate to tia
investigating committee hoa the dfrta-
graph works in order that when lie
dictagraph evidence was Introduces
the committee would better understand
it,
Committee Waits For Big Evidence
The investigating committee was in
session today from 10 to II O'Clock but
practically nothing was done during
those two hours. it being announced t7s
committee was waiting on an impo,-
tant bit of evidence The character IF
this evidence was not disclosed be-
tectiVe Burns and ATTORNEY Fielder oaf.
present in the court room during 1at
period. Mr.. Fielder declared that he
had the goods on Blease" and proposed
to show him up by undisputable evil
dence as a CRATER of the boldes char
acter"
Mayor John P. Grace Of Charleston.
who openly charged Governor Bleasa
with securing graft money from
Charleston blind tigers, is here. as
Attorney Stevenson. of Cherav. wbo
was associated with Mr. Fielder in the
dispensary cases. II is probable nat
the hearing win continue through Mon
day and possibly longer.
Burns Declares Rease Is Crater.
Detective Burns was on the stand
when the session adjourned last night
and created a sensation when he cbaIg
ed that Governor Blease. both as state
senator and as governor, had grated
and that he had dictagraph evidence
to substantiate the charge. Represen-
tative Cary, one of the investigating
committee. asked
will your records (referring to the
dictagraph evidence show that Cole
L. Blease has grated as senator and as
governor under the liquor laws of South
Carolina"
Yes, they Will replied Burns.
Following his charge yesterday after
noon. that Hub" Evans accompanied
by Blease. then his lawyer. had been
paid $4,000 by an Atlanta whisky deal
er as rebates on whisky orders White
Evans was a dispensary commissions
Mr. Fielder charged that Blease COB
uolled legislative syndicate WlllS
state senator; that the syndicate" de-
manded money 10 block legislation.
that money was collected from ALL
roads for killing anti railroad bills and
that while governor. Blease has grant
ed pardons for which the "syndiclte
has been paid large sums, one from
Charleston having cost $4,000 Bluen-
thai & Bickert was the former Atlsn@
whisky house named by Fielder as haY
ing paid Evans the $4,000 rebates