Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-11
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WILLIAM FAM
IS ASKED
Police Commissioner Accused Of
Misdemeanor for Alleged 0c-
currence in Resort.
Continued From Page I.

Call officer w. F. Anderson went to
the Harris Street address, but Com
missioner Fain telephoned to the po-
lice station and fixed matters up, so
that no arrest followed
Assistant Chief E. L. Jett and Po-
lice Captain W. NJ. Mayo were on the
desk With these facts before them,
so Skaggs and Young told the Grand
Jury, the Police Commissioners prom
Used such things would not happen
again if they would refrain from maxi
ing case against Fain.
In April. however, Skaggs and
Young testified to-day, disorder in g
more aggravated form occurred at
the same address, with Fain as a
principal, and a police call officer
was sent to investigate. He found
Fain and "a woman alone in the
house, the woman being drunk and
badly beaten up; but again no ar
rests were made.
Assistant Chief f. L. Jet and Cap
tain w. NJ. Mayo, who were in charge
at headquarters each time Fain was
said to have been at the Harris Street
address. were the next witnesses
called
A blank bill of indictment, charg-
ing Colonel T. 3. Fielder with a mis-
demeanor in the carrying of conceal
ed weapons, was presented to the
Grand Jury when it met Tuesday
morning in the Thrower Building.
The indictment IS another chapter
| in the sensational Fielder Lanford
controversy, which had its beginning
! in the publication of the details of
tot nh r1In IN bribery
evidence against Colonel Fielder.
a personal clash between Chief OF
| Detectives Lanford and Colonel Eel
/ der during the Grand Jury hearing
gave rise to the present action. Grim
| nations and recr,minations were ny
| ing back and forth when the two men
| leaped from their chairs in an ante
room and started toward one an
other.
Folders hand is said to have reach
ed toward his hip pocket. DIR. Horace
Grant. who stepped between the an
CRY men, has been subpenaed as the
/ principal witness, and it is under
stood that he will testify he saw the
weapon exposed when Fielder reached
/ toward his pocket.
TIE Vice Probe.
That the vice probe will be conducted
| with undated vigor by the Crane
! Jury was indicated by the drawing OF
a blank bill Of indictment against
| Mrs. y. p. Powell convicted last week
as the proprietor of a disorderly house
and sentenced to twelve months In
Jail.
| MANY witnesses were on hand to
testify against Mrs. Powell and II Is
understood that many others will be
| named for indictment by the Grand
Jury before the session Is concluded
II is the intention Of the Grand Jury
to make the most thorough and
| sweeping sort Of an investigation OF
the reports of widespread immortality
| in the city.
| Exception was taken to the state
ment of Chief Beavers that he was
| prevented from closing of the most
notorious resort in the city through
an Injunction of the Superior Court.
| II win be the purpose of the Grand
| Jury TO show that the courts are not
/ interfering in the closing of the i'm
moral resorts.
Fain Also Accused.
Another blank indictment in the
] wholesale vice probe was drawn
/ against w. r. Fain. a member of the
/ Police Commission, the tale Of whose
/ alleged conduct in an Ivy Street re-
] sort startled the Grdnu jury last
/ week Fain was charged with a mis-
/ demeanor iu the bill, and it is under
stood that the alleged occurrence in
| this resort was the basis.
]. A. Skaggs, of the Southern Ex-
( press Company, and Allen Young, a
/ real estate agent. were subpenaed as
/ witnesses. FANS case was on the
! calendar after that Of Colonel Fielder.
All Witnesses Resummoned.
| Practically every witness who had
testified was summoned again late
Monday afternoon. Although neither
/ Foreman L. II. Beck nor Solicitor
| Hugh Nj. Dorsey would discuss the
meeting. witnesses themselves were
| certain the jury had reached an elev-
enth- hour decision TO make an eX-
haustive investigation of alleged vice
! conditions.
Chief of Police James l.. Beavers,
/ A s. Colyar Jr.. and Colonel Thomas