Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
Lieutenant of County Police
Makes Counter Charge of
Criminal Conspiracy.
HE DENIES ANY PART IN
ALLEGED MURDER PLOT
Luncheon Date With Woman
Acknowledged, But Husband
Knows of 1t.

Lieutenant John oliver, Of the coun-
ty police, denying that he had any part
In a so-called plot to murder william
Il. Johnson, former county policeman
and state agricultural Inspector today
made the startling counter charge that
he is the victim of conspiracy Of
! certain criminals" who are using
Johnson as a tool to bring about his
downfall
He declared that his activity agains.
these law breakers" has aroused their
bitter enmity and that they were con-
spring with johnson to get him"
As to Johnsons charge that oliver
has been paying attentions to mar
rled woman living near Hapevllle. the
Lieutenant frankly admitted that he
dined with this woman in Folsom's
restaurant on January 20, as charged
by his accuser. but declared there has
been absolutely nothing improper in mis-
friendllness to her.
This is the only thing said by John
son that is true-the rest Is lie from
start to finish" said the lieutenant.
Oliver explained that he is merely
casual friend of the woman, and that
neither he nor she considered 1t any
harm to dine together downtown in a
public restaurant. He 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
I In, h,,V.
She is a lady in every sense of the
word. and / have always treated her as
a gentleman would treat lady.
Several Officers Know Her.
Several of the county officers are
acquainted with this woman just in
the same way as myself, as we fire.
quently 90 to her husbands place of
business to use the telephone in re-
porting TO the chiefs Office. To show
that she thought there was nothing ex-
traordinary in dining downtown with
me, she went straight home and told
her husband He had no kick to make.
He knows me well enough to know that
no harm was intended.
why. as far as that's concerned,
would not be afraid to take her down
town today for lunch. [ know she
would consider it perfectly all right,
and that her husband would have no
objection"
In declaring that Criminals" have
plotted with Johnson to get him. the
lieutenant vigorously denied the charge
Of drunkenness against himself and
County Policeman Peacock, contained
in alleged afidavits in possession Of
Johnson.
We've been making II hot for \
bunch of criminals and lawbrea kers on
our beat. and they've set about to get
us out of their way. They've been run
ming to this fellow johnson and con-
niving with him. He's a willing tool.
and is doing all ne can to further this
plot
AS to the charge of drunkenness. it
is all an infamous lie. 1t came about in
this way: In December, shortly before
Christmas. Mr. Peacock and 1 weIa
walking along the railroad tracks ne i,
East Point when some of these 'crifh
inals' spied us. They Immediately cir
culated the report that we were drunk.
and sought to have us arrested. When
the matter was investigated, it was
found that we both We're as sober as
when we came into this world
Nov. Johnson, put wise by this
gang. comes along and tries to show
that we were drunk.
"All of his charges are just about on
a par with this ridiculous assertion
Lieutenant oliver asserted that the
murder plot" story b. Johnson was