Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
HOT REPLY To
GRAF CHARGE
BY N CLELLAND

III WI ULEEIllEHU
Processing intimate acquaintance
with the details of the counter
charges that are to be flied against
him. Alderman John f. McClelland to-
day made reply before the accUsa-
tons actually were submitted to the
special committee of Council appoint
ed 10 probe McClellsnd's graft
charges against other members Of
Council
The attorney babe defiance to those
ne claims are plotting against him.
They can bring out all they want
ne declared. and it won't hurt me
any. have nothing to conceal These
trumped-up counter charges viii not
amount to a hill of beans. They'd
better be preparing themselves to an
swer my charges before they go
around trying to ferret out something
against me
Alderman McClelland discussed the
graft probe freely to-day while he
was the center of a group in the ante
room of the Mayors office. He gave
assurance that he would refute the
charges without the slightest diff
Guilty. Mr. McCleliand said:
Admits Fee for Civil Matter.
Il understand they are going 20
charge that Eva Clarke. former pro-
prletor Of a disorderIy house in At
Santa, paid me a fee OF $1o0 to pro-
tect her from the police.
III is true that | represented her
AS attorney in civil matter. and tru"
that / took fee from her But |
did not take the fee in consideration
OF protecting her from the conse-
quences Of violating the law.
She told me she was going to obey
the law. and take her mother into her
house with her, and wanted me to fnd
out If the police, under those circum-
stances would modest her.
With the distinct understanding,
and on her positive assurance that she
was not going to violate the law l
took the matter up with chief BeaN-
ers. ! told him all the facts in the
case including the fact that she had
paid me a fee. and he told me If she
lived properly the police would not
modest her
Arrested After Three Days.
But in about three DAYS. 20 / I'M
derstand, she broke her promise 10
keep the law and was arrested. and
given the choice Of leaving town or
going to the stockade. She chose to
leave town.
Then, it seems, she got mad with
me because ! didn't appear as her
lawyer to defend her in Recorders
Court
She didn't engage me to defend
her for violating tne law. She en-
gagged me to see that she was not
molested so long as she lived within
the law
She had no understanding that /
was to represent her in Recorder
Court our understanding was that
she was to obey the law and thereby
keep gu; of Recorders Court. never
told her Id represent her in Record
er's Court. couldn't have told he1
that because the charter prohibits a
member of Council from practicing N
Recorders Court.
Defies His Accusers.
They can bring out all they want
TO and they won't hurt me at all I've
got nothing to conceal, and all theii
trumped coutner charges wont
amount TO a hill of beans. They'c
better be getting ready to answer ms
charges. instead of running around
trying to dig up something agains.
me
A friend Of mibe telephoned me
by long distance from Jacksonville
last Sunday that he could get. if
wanted them atfidavits from Eva
| Clarke that they paid her money "a
make the affidavits ! told him d,
needn't go to the trouble. as / didn't
want them. / understand. however
that he went ahead and got them
anyhow It seems that their ennis
sary, whoever he was. represented tC
| Eva Clarke that he VAS rpfunaiue n.