Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-05-28
THE DICTAGRApH IN ATLANTA
Attorney Fielder and Mayor Wood
ward the Subjects-After Grafters?

Atlanta, Ca, May 24.-A further
sensational thrill was provided in To-
cal political circles to-day when 1t be
came known that q secret telephone
device had been used against Mayor
James G. Woodward and Charles G..
Jones, proprietor of near-beer sa-
loon, in connection with the fight be
tween a certain political element In
the city and the local police depart
ment.
The developments Of to-day added
to the stir created yesterday when Il
was disclosed that the telephone de-
vice had been employed by the detec-
tlVes In obtaining stenographic re-
port OF a conference held by Thos
b. Fielder, prominent local attor-
ney, who is interested in the prosecu-
tlon Of the Mary Phagan case, G. G.
FEBRUARY, secretary to N. A. Lanford,
chlef OF detectives, and A. s. Colyar.
T,he stenographer's report OF the
conference OF Fielder, FEBRUARY and
Colyar purported to show that Eel
der was trying to obtain papers in
the Phagan case, which he declared
the local police had manufactured,
and which he believed sufficient to
Crive Chief of Police Beavers and
Lanford from office"
According to the report of the con-
ference Fielder offered to pay Febu-
ary 81 900 to get the papers from
Lanford's safe.
The publication to-day in the At
lanta Journal of record shows that
Mayor Woodward and Jones were
subjected to the telephone device at
different intervals on the same day~
last Wednesday--and In the same
hotel room as Fielder. The affidavit
OF Geo. N. Gentry, the stenographer
VINO reported the alleged conversa-
ton or Mayor Woodward, states that
FEBRUARY, Colyar and r. 0. Miles, an
investigator, were engaged In the
conference with the mayor.
me record OF this conference
quotes Mayor Woodward as saying
he was seeking evidence against the
police department and particularly
against Chief Beavers, who was iden-
titled with the movement last fall
which resulted in eliminating the
segregated district Of the city.
Mayor Woodward Is quoted in the
report OF the conference as saying.
with regard to the papers" and pos
sible remuneration for them: Il told
Felder that certain parties would be
willing to pay the money for him,
and 1f he got the evidence that
would convict these people It would
be paid, and it will be-"
woodward also Is quoted as telling
FEBRUARY to "get anything that looks
like graft. | don't care who it hits,
and especially Beavers"
FEBRUARY is quoted as expressing a
FEAR that the men who obtained the
papers might be placed in jail.
Woodward's reply as quoted In the
record was: 1--WE have got lawyers
here that will get you out pretty
quick, and / have the pardon power
still"
Mayor Woodward this afternoon
admitted having been in the hotel
room with FEBRUARY, Miles and Col
var. He went there, he said, at the
invitation of Miles to examine affida-
Wits which, he said. Colyar claimed
to have, and which were alleged to
charge graft in the police depart
ment.
"The whole business" woodward
declared, amounted to hiring de-
tective. Certainly | would vote to
protect any one who unearthed graft.
Colyar and his crowd wanted $4,000
for their information. | told them /
had no $1,000 to give, but I felt
- N'NSS SOo'u PlouuCS tllS SNl~
dence that would bring about con-
victioins they would be paid for their
trouble"
Fielder Says Charges False.
Atlanta, Ga, May 24.--Replying
tonight to charges OF alleged at
tempts at bribery In connection with
the Phagan murder case, Thos. B.
Fielder branded as false the accusa-
tions and made sweeping counterA
charges against Newport Lanford,
chief of detectives, and members of
his department.
I'm his statement Fielder describes
Chief Lanford as the Lieutenant
Becker of our system and accuses
MIN OF forming a plo. to "thwart the
ends OF Justice"
Much OF the statement Is devoted
to an attack upon A. s. Colyar, Jr.,
of Nashville, Tenn, whose affldavit
alleged that Fielder offered a sum OF
money for certain documents said
to be a part OF the records of the de-
tectiye department. Fielder describes
the Colyar affldavit, as we'll as that
of e.. @. FEBRUARY, secretary to Chief
I4anford, as untrue. He also denied