Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
OLIVER REPLIES
To CHARGES Of
JOHNSON
ACCuSer of Department Is at
Work Securing More Evil
denCe Against 1t.

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Lieutenant John oliver. Of the couu-
~ police, denying that ne had any part
in a so-called plot 10 murder William
n Johnson, former county policeman
and state agricultural Inspector today
made the startling counter charge that
he IS the victim Of a conspiracy Of
certain criminals" vino are using
Johnson as a tool to bring about his
downfall
He declared that his activity agains.
these "lavbrcakcrs" has aroused their
bitter enmity and that they We're CON
spring with johnson 10 get him
As to Johnson's charge that oliver
has been paving attentions to "a mar
ried woman living near Hapeyii'e, the
Lieutenant frankly admitted that sC
dined with this woman iu Fu,soms
restaurant on January 90 as charged
by his accusnr, but declared There has
been absolutely nothing improper ia his
friendliuess TO her
This is the only thing said by ,sonu-
son that is true--tHe rcst is o lic irOm
start to nnish.' said the lieutenant
Oliver explained that he Is merely
casual friend Of the woman, and thsi
neither ne nor she considered IL any
harm to dine together downtown i'm "a
public restaurant lie said he met her
In town on that day by accident not
by appointment.
Il have never had an appointment
With this woman. and that is the only
time / was ever out In her company
She is a lady iu every sense Of the
word. and J have always treated her as
gentleman would treat a lady
Several Officers Know Her.
several of the county officers are
acquainted with this woman just n
the same way as myself as We fire.
Qucntly go to her husband place OF
business To use tho telephone in re-
porting TO The chiefs ofice. TO snow
that she thought there was nothing eN-
traordinary i'm dining downtown with
me. she went straight home and told
her husband. He had no kick 10 make.
He knows me wen enough to know that
no harm was intended.
"Why. as far as that's concerned, /
would not be afraid 10 take her down
town today for lunch ] knox she
would consider It perfectly all right
and that her husband would have no
objection
in declaring that criminals nave
plotted with Johnson TO get him, the
Lieutenant vigorously denied the charge
Of drunkenness against himself ana
County Policeman Peacock, contained
in alleged ahldaNits in possession Of.
Johnson
we've been maNlns Il not TOT d
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Is an an INFAMOUS ne. II came aoou' I'D
lA's way IN '''e"'p'I' SHORTY before
'hlstmaS' MI t'a'o'N an" were
walking ATOMS the lal''"'d tracks near
East Point "hen some OF ineSe ''lin-
mails spIed us Ihe5 immediately CIR
cuiated the report that we were drunk
ana sought 90 nave us arrested. When
the mattor was investigated. II was
found that we both were as sober as
when we came into this world
Now Johnson, put wise by ,hjs|
gang, comes aioug and tries TO show
that We were drunk.
All Of lis charges arc just about on
a par with this ridiculous assertion
Lieutenant Oliver asserted that the
murder plot story by johnson was
Matched up merely 10 give color to his
scheme
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