Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
CHIEF SAYS LAW
HAMPERS VICE
CRUSADE
Grand Jury to Hear Case Where
Resort, Protected by InjunC-
ton, Defes Police,
Continued From Page I.

ties. Some Of them live now just
about like they did before they were
run out Of the restricted district
1T Is a large undertaking for
Grand Jury. but the time is ripe for
it. and it should not be done az all I'M
less II Is going 20 be thorough
Whatever evidence has been laid
before the Grand Jury / am confident
that vice conditions In Atlanta were
not shown TO be worse now than be-
fore the segregated district was wiped
out" said Chief Beavers Friday I'm
commenting on the vice probe in
progress before the Grand Jury.
The chief said that he did not know
fthe significance Of the announcement
that the probe would he dropped. He
was sure. however that the jurors
, would learn that conditions had been
improved steadily from the time the
anti-vice crusade began.
when the investigation closes" he
said. the public win be satisfied The
truth will have been sifted from the
falsehood and we viii have the es-
innate Of the city's condition from a
reliable source.
CITY Not Spotess Yet"
Conditions now, In my opinion, are
intellectually better than before the
houses were closed. ! do not mean
TO say that Atlanta morally is a spot
less town II is not and for the very
good reason that II is impossible to
clean a city thoroughly in the short
period of eight months.
The work is continuing, however
and II Is safe To- promise better city
next year than II was this year. and
SO on into the future so long as the
crusade is kept up"
Foreman T. II Beck announced that
| the probe had been completed along
| the line outlined In the iury's charge
| and would not be carried further un-
| less members Of the Jury decided Co
| do SO al the next meeting.
Few witnesses, he said who had
| been summoned 20 testify on this
/ question had had an opportunity to
/ give testimony
No Specific Places Discussed.
The announcement that two menu
| beers. and probably more. would insist
/ on searching probe would Indicate
| that following the meeting TUESDAY.
witnesses excused until further no.
I itc' will Doe recalled and the question
Z taken up again.
/ IL became known also that the jury's
| probe had dealt only with the exist
/ euce OF vice IN "a general sense. and
[ that NO specific places OF indictments
| had been discussed
! Witnesses are under subpoena. how
ever who it is said will give start
/ ling evidence of the existence Il vice
along more specific lines
I The Feldcr-IaufHrl dict0Erlph con-
/ troNersy probe was not completed at
I the session Friday and an especial ef-
/ fort VIII hc made hy Colonel Thomas
1 b. Fielder and Chief az Detectives y
/ A Lanford 20 have a special session
one day next week 10 consider no
other question.
Fielder Promises Sensation.
Roth parties have made IA parsonal
appeal Co the jury 10 probe .ha auair
/ Co the bottom. ana 10 is more than
likely thyir request win ba gr4nted
tn taking up the 8igguEr8ph ease
Colonel Fielder will demand Thar the
/ jury probe deep into HIS charges of
corruption IN the detective depart
ment- This viii bear more directly
I on the vice question and probably
I VIII be taken ZAP before the dicto-
graph case
The next development 81 any i'm
porancr Will be the statement of
Colonel Fielder Co he issued SUNDAY
I IN which he states DE positively W.T.,
sun~tantute every charge Ee has
|made.