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

with three policemen discharged
from the force and three others sus-
pended for 80 dave 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-
ton Of the negro blind tiger at 1877
Auburn Avenue and Of drinking
among policemen
He declared the investigation " the
department will continue until every
policeman against whom there is
even the shadow Of suspicion shall
have been Investigated and tie Com
rnissioners given an opportunity 10
take action
81 intend to run down all reports
that policemen have been visiting
blind tigers and drinking the Chief
declared. and shall continue the
investigation until / 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. J.. Born and Max
c. Folds. the latter recently acquit-
ted Of a charge Of murder in the XIII
ing Of negro on Peters street lest
December.
Patrolmen r. T. David, ]. j. Jack
= n and Roundsman Bailey were sus-
pended for 90 DAYS and Patrolmen
]. +. Mcdaniel and L. w. Evans
were exonerated ana granted fun pay
for the time they were suspended
by the Chief
The action Of the board was In di-
rect opposition to the stand taken by
Mayor James G.. Woodward, who en-
tered a vigorous protest against the
discharge or suspension Of the sus-
pected officers.
You can't believe Niger against
a white man" declared the Mayor
''and that is just what this board VIII
have to do II they find these men
guilty"
Believes Moon 5Iameless.
The Mayor intimated that he will
urge Chief Beavers TO bring charges
against plainClothes OmCcT Moon,
who admitted on the witness stand
that ne drank whisky In Ola Brad
ley's blind tiger, at l2i 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 were rep
resented by attorneys, among them
J. Y. Smith. Colonel Harvey HIN, Al
dine Chambers and William NJ.
60 81 "a ca gf
the six men against whom action
was taken were that they visited the
house and drank whisky with the
inmates.
II. T. 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 Bradleys place.
Saw Police in House.
ION the night OF June 81" he said,
Il saw Sergeant Bailey and Patrol
man Wood in the house. a negro
woman poured whisky out of jug,
and Bailey and Wood took it. 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
duiry. testified that he saw David,
Bailey and Wood enter the house
about midnight
David went in first" Moon said,
"and l saw "a negro girl pour some
thing out OF Jug into a glass and
hand IL TO David ola Bradley came
in about that time. and the girl
poured something out for her"
Carrie May CutwriRht, 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 fight
one night because one called the other
a liar the woman said. "One night
Mr. Folds put ring on my finger
and ] lost II. lie 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
u invited Mr. Wood and Mr. Bailey
10 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,"