Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
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DROPPED
BY CHIEF
Suspensions Continue in Growing
Police Scandal as. Negroes
Tell Story,


policemen Saturday afternoon by
Chief James L. Beavers. it was an
nounced that the latest police scandal
would be probed to its very bottom
even though It involved the greater
part of the force.
The men deprived Of their uniforms
and equipment and dismissed from
the service Saturday pending the in T.
vestigation of the story that they
visited the notorious resort conduct
ed in the rear of 127 Auburn Avenue
by Ola Bradley, a negro woman, were
J. P. Born, J. E. Mcdaniel, Mack c..
Folds and ]. ]. Jackson.
Chief Beavers gave the formal or
der of suspension at l o'clock after he
had received a report Of an investiga-
ton made by Captain A. L. Poole
He said tina: no other policemen were
being considered for immediate sus-
pension, but that the Investigation
would be continued until every guilty
person had been discovered.
The four men suspended Friday
were Policemen L. w. Evans and
R. T. David and Call Of1cers C. H.
Sailey and r. A. Wood.
Those suspended Friday on the
charge Of having visited and drunk
liquor in the negro disorderly house
at the rear of 127 Auburn Avenue
were Policeman L. w. Evans and R.
T. David and Call Officers c. H. Bal
ley and r. A. Wood.
The suspensions made Saturday
came almost entirely as the result Of
a story told at police headquarters
by Ola Bradley, the negro woman
who conducts the notorious resort.
She made a signed statement in
which the names of Born, Folds and
Jackson figured prominently.
She related that Born and Folds
we're in her place one Sunday morning
about three months ago, The men
became involved in an argument, and
she recalled that one of the men
called the other a liar On this, she
said, Folds made an effort to get his
revolver.
He was prevented by Claude Gray,
a young negro living at the house.
Captain Poole, who is conducting
the investigation into the scandal un-
der the direction Of Chief Beavers,
found the negro woman who is al
legged to have been the cause of the
dispute. She bore out the statement
Of Ola Bradley and also of Claude
Gray, who was arrested as a witness
early Saturday morning.
Deny Woman's Charge.
The Bradley woman, in telling Of
the visits Of Jackson and Mcdaniel to
her place, said that last Monday she
gave Jackson two bottles of beer to
drink and that Mcdaniel urged Jack
son, not to drink it. All Of the men
deny they are guilty of wrongdoing
and say that they were at the place
only for the purpose of getting evil
dence. Mcdaniel says that he never
saw Jackson drink.
Gray is said to have full knowledge
of a disgraceful affair which took
place in the resort two weeks ago
when two policemen are alleged to
have become involved in a quarrel
The officers, it is reported, would have
come to blows had not Gray stepped
in between them and separated them.
Gray will be closely questioned to-
day in the expectation that he will
give the Chief the names Of num-
Der Of other policemen who have been
in the habit of making visits there.
q am going to give Gray a thor
ough grilllng," said the Chief The
whole truth is what I am after re-
gardless of how big a scandal is
stirred up by the revelations. All Of
the men are going to get a fair hear
ing. If these reports are erroneous or
falsifed, they will have the opportu-
nifty to show It,"
Woods Defense.
Wood, who rendered his resignation
Saturday morning, said that he and
his partner, Bailey, had stopped in at
the negro resort to see that every
thing was all right. He declared that
neither Of them drank intoxicants
there and that when Moon looked in
through the window Bailey was
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