Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
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heard Of it-there have been two reg
ular meetings Of the board since thou" I
Relations Cause Talk.
The frjendliness Of oliver and this |
woman has caused Tot OF talk lu her |
community.
Johnson then added quickly.
That's why oliver tried To kin mo
observation-disclosures / exposed him.
That whole thing was premclltated
they know I'm after them"
Chief Rowan today vigorously brand /
ed the charges Of johnson aa absolutely /
false and unfounded
His charge that am Incompetent
nothing but spite, that's the whole
story said the chief u have no fear
OF any investigation that may be- made
the records and workings Of this de-
partment are open to the world"
This man Johnson il after my scalp.
n has been after it for years. lie
viii keep after IT until he is squelched
He came into his lob with the avoucd
purpose Of getting mine. To date hr
has not succeeded. Nor viii Io sue
coed. His whole statement is bluff and
buster pure and simple He us usr
pettyfogging politician hiding bchlna
The clouds Of sensation which ne has
caused 10 be thrown about the de
partmeut We invite any regular Invcs
legation Of this matter But we viii
take the stand that johnson must pro
duCe facts. None Of his gossip viii be
tolerated. Facts We want and viii
have As have said. this Is Just an
effort on Johnson'S part to further his
own interests. He doesn't realize that
the campaign for the office Of chief Of
the county police is ended"
Charges Made Before.
The chief laughed at the accusation |
that any county officer had plotted the
murder Of 10 Johnson
oliver didn't try to Kill him at ali
he just shook him up a bit" he re-
marked with a smile.
Oliver was indignant over Johuson's !
charges lie said.
The stories that johnson spread !
about me are plain lies-nothug more |
or less. He's sore on me. and for the |
past year has been trying to hatch up |
something on me that he could run to |
the county commissioners with. He |
has failed. He lies when he saws / |
dined down town with a married wom- |
an. He knows he lies and ! can prove |
g. As to his alleged hints Of immoro1 |
conduct drunkenness. and the usual |
sensational howls raised by the dis
Rruntled office seekers those are mere
words. He can't prove one of them
AS to the affair yesterday In the
grand jury room, the fact is that
never touched Johnson When we met !
in the room ! told Johnson just VIVA |
] thought OF him in pretty plain Eng
lsh Grabbing a chair he started to- |
ward me. ] just grabbed him by the |
collar and shook him like I would a |
rat-thats all ! wouldn't hit the fell !
Iow-what was the use2 I could handle |
him like a boy IL I carc1 to, All this |
howl he puts up about being maced is /
rot. couldn't have used my club II
! had had II with me"
No Positive Evidences.
As to his detailed charges. Johnson !
said he had no positive evidence OF |
graft IN the department. He said, how |
ever. that he would file his formal |
charges in writing next week on the |
return OF Chairman W. Tom Vim, Of |
the police committee Of the county !
hoard who is now absent from the city. |
The afrairs Of the department have |
been loosely conducted. and chief Row |
an has been Cognizant of this, or at |
least he should have been If he was on |
the job. My heaviest ammunition win |
he aimed at Rowan. as he is the head |
n the department, and responsible for |
its general shortcomings He is totally |
inefficient and inCompetent and has no !