Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-14
GIRLS CAUSE BOY
F|NANC|ER'S
DOWN. ALL
Six of Them Figure in Young
BroyIes' Meteoric Career as a
Junior WaIIingford.

Evidences that Emerson Broyles.
the 17-yesr-old stenographer charged
with swindling schemes that wo1'd
have done credit to a veteran. Law
ished much Of his plumber on gay
parties and flowers for a half dozen
Young women kho were attracted oy
his Gashng debonair manner AMI
| the fine clothes which enabled him t.
| cut a considerable figure until his
downfall came to light Tuesday.
Piled up in the drawers of his desk
in the office OF Logan T. Williamson,
brokere in the Gambler Building, sDr
whom he worked. were found biiis
from florists, tailors. haberdashers,
jewelers. and other merchants. and
garnishments from number Of Al
! lanta firms.
The names OF the young women n
volved in the case are being guarded,
9 it is evident to the police that they
merely were duped by his suavity.
Girl Makes Complaint.
One OF them. Miss Lundy, living
at the home OF J. NJ. Karwisch on
plainants against him when he was
taken 10 the police station Monday
a fter his arrest a Marietta.
She charged that Broyles obtained
possession Of "A la valliere belonging
to her on a preteXt of having il fixed
and that he never returned It, 1t was
said Tuesday that the piece OF jew
elry would he recovered.
It developed Tuesday that Broyles
l. 81 H. 4 Isa~
taken last Wednesday on complaint Of
!. Fiseman & Sons and released on
the pleadings of his mother. He tele-
phoned his employer that he would
ne at the office the next day, but in
stead started for Knoxville, where he
was located by detectives working for
the Southeastern Passenger AssOCia
ton. from whom he admits taking S22
in clergy money made up of the
81 deposits which the ministers send
in to the association when they pur-
chase their railroad rate mileage.
After he left town he is said to
have been kept informed by a woman
Of every move that was made by the
detectives. Only when he was told
that the net was closing about him
did he return to Georgia.
Employer Makes Statement.
Mr.. Williamson. in discussing the
case Tuesday, said:
u employed Emerson Broyles 80
stenOgrapher the last OF May. being
informed by him that he was then
employed by the Southeastern Pas
senger Association a stenOgrapher,
but desired different than railroad
work.
AS near as I can learn, his only
forgery against me is that OF forging
my Endorsement on a check for $685.
mailed me by my stepfather, f. c.
Andrews. of St Louis the letter and
check reaching my office while | was
out of the city.
Got Bill From Eiseman.
The only other criminal act COM
mitted against me, as far as l am
now able to determine, was his OBJ
ia ming merchandise to the amount
of $3.50 from Messrs J. Eiseman 81
Sons by impersonating me while I
vas out of the city. the matter COM
ing to light by the bill being present
ed to me and my positive knowledge
that I had never bought any article,
cash or open terms, from Messrs. }.
Eiseman & Sons
THE facts regarding the garnish-
ments are that in E very accidental
way | found in the drn Ter Of his desk
six garnis hments served on my firm
and office in the cases Of merchants
here versus A F. Broyles."
Broyles' trial on the charges pre-
ferred by Williamson probably VIII
be called Wednesday afternoon.
A S75 income and a 5000 taste is
declared by Broyles 10 have caused
his downfall.
Young Broyles Tuesday told with !
pride of the ease with which he
swindled a score of leading Atlanta
merchants. as we'll as his employer,
Logan T. Williamson, a broker in the
Gambler Building, and also the South |
eastern Passenger Association OF
hundreds Of dollars
A girl on whom he lavished most
of the money is declared by the plum
ger to have betrayed him to the po-
lice.
The young man admitted to De-
teCtiVe RoSser that he issued at least |
40 fraudulent checks which have not |
yet been accounted for.
Il am stenographer and good |
one. if | do say it myself" said
BrOyles in his cell Tuesday. II can
make SIS month any time but who |
wants to live on a salary like that?
Il didn't, and so ! started out to get
more money the best way I could. At
first I used to go over to the South |
eastern Passenger Association Offices. |
NiVit lAAN llipllltI W u heA, ana Ia Ike /
letters containing money. That was |
crude work though. I would get only
few dollars at time, and ! needed !
more.
Il knew a girl out on West Peach |
tree street and SO had to dress ID. |
| went around TO Peachtree street !
merchants and gave my check for |
clothes. I always bought the best. |
Last Christmas I sent a girl $40 |
bouquet of flowers. for which I gave |
a check.
Asks Uncle for Money.
Every time Mr.. Williamson went /,
out Of town. would take charge OF
his office and run things for my beue- !
fit. l got money this way
Last week things began to get !
pretty hot, so I thought l would go up |
to Knoxville, where a rich uncle Of |
mine lives. and see if I could get |
some money to straighten my ac- |
counts out. No one but my girl knew |
that l was going there, and she is the I
only one who could have told the po- !
lice. | was betrayed"
Young Brovles was taken into GUS |
tody at Marietta Monday upon mis- |
return from Knoxville