Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-05

you come over here and I'll speak
to you"
der. You come over here
With rapid strides, the chief
walked over to where Fielder was sit
ting
Now, you get up from there"
At this moment friends of the two
crowded about. As Fielder started TO
rise from his chair, Lanford was
taken by both arms and drawn away.
At the same time others caught the
attorney, pulling him off in the oppo-
site direction.
Warmed of Attack.
Let me go, and l will kill him."
Fielder shouted repeatedly to his cap
tors. Lanford had been taken from
the room.
Then Fielder told of the warning
which he declared he had received,
that Lanford was waiting 10 assault
him
Il received an anonymous letter
yesterday afternoon to the effect that
would be assaulted this morning"
the attorney said Il was also warn
ed over the telephone this morning to
look out as I would be the victim of
an attack"
Later the two met at the door to
the Solicitors Office. Deputy Sheriff
Miner intercepted them as Fielder
thrust his hand to hts hip pocket.
Peace was not fully restored until
Lanford was called before the Grand
Jury When the chief came out Eel
der was summoned, and following the
attorney came COlyar.
Lanford Thursday morning defied
Colonel Fielder, or anyone to substan-
tiate the charges of graft made against
him and his department in the Grand
Jury's probe Of vice conditions and
alleged corruption in the detective
and police departments
Il defy Fielder, or anyone, 10 prove
to the Grand Jury that a penny Of
graft has ever gone into the detective
department, and i defy him TO sub
stantiate one Of his blackmailing ut
terances against me. He can't do II.
and he knows ne can't"
"opens Grand Jury's Eyes"
Il have given the Grand Jury a
great number Of facts in this matter
and I think they are beginning to see
things about like a great many people
in Atlanta see them" said Fielder, in
reply.
In next Sundays issues OF the
Atlanta papers I will issue a state
ment setting forth in full the founda-
ton for every statement I have made
and showing the people how corrupt
their Chief Of Detectives really is.
will not comment here on how great
failure he is as "a detective. When
William J. Burns reads Of some Of his
marvellous deductions in the Phagau
case. the great detective will bow his
head in shame and pronounce him
self a timid amateur.
MY statement will substantiate
every charge / have made beyond
any shadow Of a doubt"
A. d. Colyar, Jr., and G. c. Feb
uary were summoned at the request
Of Chief Newport A. Lanford, who
was also in the Grand Jury witness
room when the body went into exec
utive session. Gentry. the dictograph
stenogra pher, could not be located,
but the deputy expected TO find him
during the day. Colonel Fielder stated
the young man had been run out of
town by the alleged dictograph con-
spirators but Chief Lanford said he
! knew where the young man was and
would produce him at the proper time.
colyar Seeks Freedom.
COlyar sought to obtain his release
by the novel eXpedient of drawing up.
without the assistance of an attorney.
a writ of habeas corpus. which he had
taken to the court of Judge PendIe-
ton.
Colyar asserts in the writ that he
was arrested at the instigation Of
criminal viOlators Of the law in GeOr-
gia 10 make him inaccessible in the
present inquiry into charges Of brib-
cry and other inquiries. He continues
by calling attention TO the fact that
he was once before arrested on the
same charge and that he was released
when the Tennessee officers failed to
come to this State to get him
Later Colyar retained W VI. Smith
as his attorney and Judge Pendleton
set Saturday at j a m. for the trial
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