Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-11

which. for "A copy of the confer
ence with Mayor Woodward. Feb
uary. Miles and Colyar, and Miles,
Jones and Colyar's conference. |
declined the offer. | then went to
see The Journals reporters and
told them that the Georgian had
offered me money for a copy OF
the conference, and they agreed TO
pay me $50 To hold my notebook
from Saturday until Monday. |
turned my notebook over to Mr.
Brice, who gave il To his stenOg-
Fapher TO keep until Monday. La
ter during the day the reporters
told me that The Georgian had
gotten a copy, and so ! was too
late. ! then went down 10 Mr.
Brice's office and asked Miss
NJ, Mr.. Brice's stenographer
for my notebook, and took it
home and locked il up. Monday
when went up to see Major
Cohen about the $50 he went
down to look for Mr. BriCe whom
he was unable to find. Later we
went back upstairs together and
Branch and PasCnal explained to
him their promise 20 pay me $50
for allowing The Journal TO re-
tain my notebook. However, some
argument arose over the fact that
/ took my notebook out Of The
Journals office Saturday night |
told them that they had agreed
to give me $50 not TO make a copy
for The Georgian, and that ! had
not made the copy for The GeOr-
oil hnA shnWnfAWa
out my part of the compact They
then told me to come back later
on and see Mr. BriCe about II. |
returned after awhile, / believe
IL was around / o'clock. and Mr.
Brice paid me the amount in cur
rency and took my receipt.
Lanford Hasn't Paid.
Chief Lanford has not as vet
paid me for my services. from the
fact that / have not rendered a
bill
Saturday morning, before the
publication Of the Woodward con
ference, held at o'clock Wed
nesday, May FL, as previously
mentioned and the Jones confer
ence, held az s o'clock the same
night ! went 20 the editorial de-
part ~ The Journal and request
ed a proof Of what they were GO
ing to print. Colyar, who had one
reading il. declined To allow me to
have n proof. and so I left The
journal Building suspicious.
Saturday afternoon went
down to the office, carrying
with me my original notebook
and a copy Of Fridays and Sat
urdays Journal compared
them an the way through and
upon seeing the many variations
in what was printed and what
had in my notes, | realized that
my trdnscriptions had been tam
pered with and that I had just
cause for the suspicious which
were aroused by their refusal to
allow me to read the proofs Sat
urday morning
Fears Arrest When Trieked.
Having signed the afidavits. at
Mr.. Febuary's request. in which
! swore TO what I had heard. and
seeing something entirely DIFF
ferent published, became very
nervous and uneasy. Saturday
night. when I went home. re-
porter called up and said he was
one OF The Journal reporters and
wanted 10 see me a few min
utes. / told him to come over.
He came in and introduced him
self TO me as MIR. Starr Of The
journal My mother and aunt
recognized his voice as that OF a
reporter who had called shortly
before I came home, and said he
was from The Georgian. They
both rushed into the sitting room
and told me that he was not with
The Journal but was the same
fellow that came few minutes
ago and said he was from The
Georgian. He denied that ne had
said he was from The Journal,
although he had told both my
self and my grandfather, who
went TO answer the door bell. that
he was from The Journal Just
before he left he informed me
that a warrant had been sworn
out for Fehuary's. Colyar'S and
my arrest. and upon my direct
ing him as 10 where the door
out could be found. he departed.
saying that he had got the in
formation he wanted
Sunday afternoon. at the office,
someone called me up and in
formed me that I would probab bly,
be arrested Monday. ! did not
recognize the voice. and so am
unable 20 say who IL was. They
also informed me that I would
have 20 make bond in order 70 be
released. ! asked who 10 was. and
they hung up or We're cut on.
Effort to Obtain Notes.
Monday morning Colyar re-
queSted that I turn my notebook
over 90 The Journal and said he
would give me S. If I would show
him a receipt from The Journal
for the notebook. came near
allowing The Journal To have the
notebook. but instead gave il TO
my brother To take home. and in
stTuCted him 10 allow no one to
have Il.
developments later showed me
the character of some Of the peo-
pie connected with this transaC-
ton and 10 made me so ashamed
Of my connection with DO that
was afraid 7 could not face the
humiliation that I thought would
naturally eusue. and also the fact
that they had changed my trans
seriptiou showed TO me very
clearly that ] was mixed up with
ca bunch Of crooks.
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