Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
BOARD BREAKS"
THREE POLICE;
SUSPENDED
Chief Satisfied With Results Of
Blind Tiger lnquiry-Says
Drinkers Must Go.


with three policemen discharged
from the force and three others sus-
pended for 90 days by the Board Of
Police Commissioners Tuesday night,
Chief Of Police Beavers declared
Wednesday morning that he is salts
fed with the results Of his investiga
lion Of the negro blind tiger at l27
Auburn Avenue and OF drinking
among policemen.
He declared the investigation Of the
department will continue until every
policeman against whom there Is
even the shadow Of suspicion shall
have been investigated and tie Com
missioners given an opportunity to
take action.
q intend TO run down all reports
that policemen have been visiting
blind tigers and drinking the Chief
declared and j shall continue the
investigation until have broken up
The practice and gotten rid Of all
drinking members Of the force"
Two of Accused Cleared.
The policemen who were dis
charged by the Commissioners were
Robert A. Wood J. p. Born and Max
c. Folds. the latter recently acquit-
ted of a charge Of murder in the kill
ing Of a negro on Peters Street last
December.
Patrolmen r r. David J. ]. Jack
and Roundsman Bailey were sus-
pended for 80 days. and Patrolmen
J. r Mcdaniel and l. w. Evans
were exonerated ana granted full pay
for the time they were suspended
by the Chief
The action OF the beard was In d.
rect opposition to the stand taken by
Mayor James c. Woodward, who en-
tered a vigorous protest against the
discharge or suspension OF the sus-
pected officers.
you can't believe a Niger against
white man" declared the Mayor.
"and that is just what this board will
have to do II they find these men
guilty"
Believes Moon Blameless.
The Mayor iutimated that he will
urge Chief Beavers To bring charges
against Plainclothes Officer Moon,
who admitted on the witness stand
that ho drank whisky In ola Brad
Iey's blind tiger, at % Auburn Ave-
nue. for the purpose Of getting evil
dence The Chief. however Is in
Clined to believe that Moon was only
carrying out his instructions
All Of the accused men were rep
resented by attorneys, among them
j. Y. Smith. Colonel Harvey HIM Al
D.. V9rsN. "a IN
smith The specific charges against
the six men against whom action
was taken were that they visited the
house and drank whisky with the
inmates.
II. r. Adams. a member OF the vice
squad, who exposed the six patrol
men, testified that he had several
times seen men and women entering
ola Bradlcy's place.
Slw Police in House.
ION the night Of June o." he said,
81 saw Sergeant Bailey and Patrol
man Wood in the house A negro
woman poured whisky out of "A jug,
and Bailey and Wood took IT, We
saw them with the liquor In their
hands, but did not see them drink it,
He testified that he did not see
Evans there.
Moon. Adams partner in the in
quiry. testified that he saw David,
Bailey and Wood enter the house
about midnight
David went in first" Moon said,
and ! saw a negro girl pour some
thing out of "a jug into "a glass and
hand il TO David Ola Bradley came
in about thnt time and the girl
poured something out for her"
Carrie May CutwriEht one of the
inmates OF the place, testified that
she drank whisky which Oficer Folds
bought for her.
Woman Tells Of Fight.
Mr. Folds and another officer.
whose name ! don't know. had fight
one night because one called the other
liar" tine woman said "One night
Mr. Folds put a ring on my finger
and / lost it, He said 1t was all
right about losing the ring"
ola Bradley the woman who ran
the blind tiger Swore she did not sell
whisky To any policemen. but that
she never objected when one helped
himself
Il invited Mr., Wood and Mr. Bailey
TO come to the house TO see the girls
dance" she said and when they
wanted something from the ice box. |
never objected. Mr.. Jackson took
two bottles OF beer from the ice box
one night bu he didn't pay for it,"