Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
BOARD BREAK"
THREE POLICE;
8 SUSPENDED
Chief Satisfied With Results Of
Blind Tiger lnquiry-Says
Drinkers Must Go.

With three policemen discharged
from the force and three others sus-
pended for 90 days by the Board Of
Police Commissioners Tuesday night
Chief Of Police Beavers declared
Wednesday morning that he is salts
fed with the results Of his investiga-
lion Of the negro blind tiger at l27
Auburn Avenue and OF drinking
among policemen.
He declared the investigation Of the
department will continue until every
policeman against whom there Is
even the shadow Of suspicion shall
have been investigated and tie Com
missioners given an opportunity to
take action.
Il intend to run down all reports
that policemen have been visiting
blind tigers and drinking" the Chief
declared. "and i shall continue the
investigation until I have broken up
the practice and gotten rid Of all
drinking members OF the force"
Two of Accused Cleared.
The policemen who were dis
charged by the Commissioners were
Robert A. Wood, J. 7. Born and Max
c. Folds the latter recently acquit-
ted Of charge Of murder in the kill
ing Of a negro on Peters Street last
December
patrolmen r T. David, ]. J. Jack
n and Roundsman Bailey were sus-
pended for 80 days, and Patrolmen
5 E. Mcdaniel and l.. w. Evans
were exonerated ana granted fun pay
for the time they were suspended
by the Chief
The action of the beard was In d.
rect opposition to the stand taken by
MAYOR James O. Woodward, who en-
tered a vigorous protest against the
discharge or suspension Of the sus-
peCted officers.
"You can't believe a Niger against
a white man" declared the Mayor,
and that is just what this board Will
have to do II they find these men
guilty"
Believes Moon Blameless.
The Mayor intimated that he will
urge Chief Beavers TO bring charges
against PlainClothes Officer Moon,
who admitted on the witness stand
that he drank whisky In ola Brad
ley's blind tiger at l27 Auburn Ave-
nue. for the purpose Of getting evil
dence The Chief, however, Is in
clined to believe that Moon was only
. carrying out his instructions.
All Of the accused men We're rep
resented by attorneys among them
]. Y. Smith, Colonel Harvey I'm, Al
dine Chambers and william NJ.
Smith The specific charges against
the six men against whom action
was taken were that they visited the
house and drank whisky with the
inmates.
Il. r. Adams. a member Of the vice
squad, who exposed the six patrol
men, testified that he had several
times seen men and women entering
ola Bradley's place.
Slw Police in House.
"On the night Of June o." he said.
81 saw Sergeant Bailey and Patrol
man Wood in the house A negro
woman poured whisky out OF a jug.
and Bailev and Wood took 1t. We
saw them with the liquor In their
hands, but did not see them drink it."
He testified that he did not see
Evans there.
Moon Adams partner in the in
quiry. testified that he saw DaYid,
Bailey and Wood enter the house
David went in first Moon said
and saw negro girl pour some
thing out of a jug into a glass and
hand it TO David ola Bradley came
in about that time and the girl
poured something out for her"
Carrie May Cutwright. one OF the
inmates of the place. testified that
she drank whisky which Officer Folds
bought for her.
Woman Tells of Fight.
Mr.. Folds and another officer
whose name don't know, had a fight
one night because one called the other
a liar the woman said. "One night
Mr.. Folds put a ring on my finger
and / lost IT, He said II was all
right about losing the ring"
ola Bradley. the woman who ran
the blind tiger, swore she did not sell
whisky TO any policemen, but that
she never objected when one helped
himself
Il invited Mr. Wood and Mr.. Bailey
To come to the house TO see the girls
dance" she said, and when they
wanted something from the ice box,
never objected Mr. jackson took
two bottles of beer from the ice box
one night. bu he didn't pay for IT,"