Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
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lhdL ne was IN hurry ana COulQn 90
with me. but that he would take up the
matter at once. That's the last I've
heard Of it-there have been two reg |
ular meetings of the board since then"
Relations Cause Talk.
The friendliness of Oliver and this
woman has caused lot of talk in her
community"
Johnson then added quickly:
That's why oliver tried to kill me
observation-disclosures / exposed him
That whole thing was premeditatcd
they know I'm after them"
Chief Rowan today vigorously brand
ed the charges Of johnson as absolutely
false and unfounded.
His charge that / am incompetent is
nothing but spite, that's the whole
story said the chief 81 have no fearI
Of any Investigation that may he made
the records and workings Of this de-
partment are open To the world"
This man johnson is after my scalp |
He has been after # for years. He
will keep after 1t until he is squelched |
He came into his job with the avowed |
purpose Of getting mine. To date he |
coed. His whole statement is bluff and |
bluster,' pure and simple He is Just a |
pettyfogging politician hiding behind |
the clouds Of sensation which ne has |
caused to be thrown about the de- |
partment. We invite any regular invcs-
tigatIon OF this matter But we will |
take the stand that johnson must pro
duce facts. None of his gossip will 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.
"Olver didn't try to kin him at ali
he just shook him up bit" he re-
marked with a smile
Oliver was indignant over Johnson's
charges. He said:
The stories that johnson spread
about me are plain lies-nothing more
or less. He's sore on me, and for the
past year has been trying to hatch IN
something on me that he could run to
the county commissioners with. H
has failed. He lies when he says |
dined down town with a married wom-
an. He knows he lies and | can prove
1t, As to his alleged hints Of immoral !
conduct drunkenness. and the usual |
sensational bowls raised by the dis
gruntled 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 wha
thought of him in pretty plain Eng
lish. Grabbing chair he started To-
ward me. | just grabbed him by the
collar and shook him like | would
rat-that's all. wouldn't hit the fe}-
low-what was the use? | could handle
him like a boy if I carcI to. All this
howl he puts up about being maced is
rot. couldn't have used my club If
I had had it with me-"
No Positive Evidence.
AS to his detailed charges. johnson
said he had no positive evidence of
|
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
board, who Is now absent from the city
The affairs 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 will
be aimed at Rowan, as he is the head
Of the department, and responsible for
its general shortcomings He is totally
inefficient and Incompetent and has no
business in such position OF course
all of the county officers are not in
volved in these charges-some OF them
are splendid officers-but others will
certainly be shown up"
Johnson strongly limited that he will
show that protection" has been af-
forded certain blind tigers, and said
other things besides women will be in
Nolved."
Il don't care to go into details lust
now until my case IS fully prepared"
he explained, Il have been gathering
evidence for the purpose of demanding
a full investiga lion. but did not intend
for it to come just at this time This
Infamous attempt to murder me veste.-
day however has forced ii to a head.
stand ready to so into the investigation
fully and let the blows fan where they
will"
As 10 the attack in the court house
Johnson said that after Lieutenant
Oliver "enticed him into the room,
County Officer jackson 'ock,I tho door
and stood by with his hand ON his mis-
tol, while Oliver tried to Kill him win
his billie"
Cries Saved johnson.
They would have got me- an righ,
and stopped my Investigations and
these exposures, had it not been thar
my cries were heard i'm the hallway
outside by other officers who kicked
in the door and rescued me-" said John.
son.
Il was attending the city criminal