Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-18

I "NfD t4tlE IA lNeF ana husband was
! represented as a gallant Don Juan
/ iayishins affection ana Kisses partic-
/ uiary on Mrs. Christman. but on
/ D'ncr women as well. They smiled
and nodded COrrObOratingIv when
/ these stories were contradicted and al
/ times were quite inclined to clap thei-
/ hands when Norman'S attorney, Lew
Is Thomas scored "A point.
Mayor and Chief Clash.
/ II. T. ChristmaE, grim and brood
ing, sat near his young wife AID
I looked threatenlnFly at the men who
came upon the stand and related a.
| legged incidents that served 10 black
en- her character
Chief Beavers and Mayor Wood
ward came TO angry words that car
ricd threats during a discussion OF
side issue Of the meeting-the police
crusade on the Capitol steps "s0oon-
ers"
IF this keeps up" said the Mayor,
referring to the arrests OF the fond
couples, someone is goir~ 10 get
filled with lead one Of these fine
nights"
chief Beavers, constituting the re-
mark as a personal threat from tho
Mayor jumped from his chair wratn
blazing IN his face.
That's "A game two can play you
know" ne shouted. Don't ever think
thpt two can't play that
Mayor Woodward said nftcrwar1
that he was referring particularly TO
the overzcalousuess Of the plair-
clothosmcn In arresting couples on
the Capitol steps He believed that
some young men would re- ent the IT.
trusion and would fire upon the Off
GERS
Beavers Isn't Scared"
chief Beavers was disroeed To treat
the encounter with the MAYOR lightly
when commenting on II Thursday. IF
he thinks he is going to scare me. hc
IS greatly mistaL en-" said the Chics.
IF his remarks Fere intended as
personal threat, hey failed utterly IN
their purpose. I'm not afraid OF the
Mayor, and IL is az 1t time he came
to realization OF this fact"
And in this status the entente be-
tween the Mayor and the Chief re-
poses.
The spoonlng crusade discussion
was productive Of one thing instruc-
tions from the Police Commission -
the chief advising him to issue or
ders TO his anti spoOning squad not
10 arrest and lock IN overnight fond
young couples mers because they
happen 20 be sitting together IN the
dugky area Way Of the CapitOr
II was the sentiment OF the Com
mission ana IL was incorporated n
their instructions that # an arr 's-
seemed warranted copies Of tn
charges should be presented the cou-
! pie and they should be allowed to o
home instend Of being Inundated by
| "a night In jail
Ex-Captaiu Norman went on trial
| at o'clock in the evening. II was a
| few minutes before midnight when
| the verdict of the commission was re-
turned exoneTutug him. The accused
man wore uniform and badge The
six service stripes OF gold ribbon,
/ showing more than 30 years In the
| department, were displayed on his
coat sleeve lie whispered frequent
| ly with his attorney, suggesting per
| tinent questions to be asked some Of
the witnesses on the stand.
/ The decision Of the COmmi ssion
came in the face of a mass Of testi-
mOny alleging that Norman frequent
/ Is had been seen with Mrs. Christ
man Some Of the witnesses claimed
/ they had seen the two embracing and
/ kissing each other. Others admitted
/ that they had Witnessed no impTo-
/ pricues, having only observed Nor
man and Mrs. Christman frequently
| together on the walks, on the benches
and in the swings.
Two of Chief Beavers witnesses
/ failed him badly when they came to
! testify They were Quincy A. Mills
! and G.. A. Moore.
The two young men, Beavers said.
| first had related to certain Of the
policemen and officers that they had
| seen Norman and the woman I'm ques-
! ton, whose name they did not know
/ at the time. on the ground together in
| Grant Park. They said, according 10
! the Chief that Norman had his arm
! about the woman and that the two
We're in affeCtionate embrace for some
| time. Beavers declared that the
| young men were positive of Normans
| identity at the time.
When they We're called to the stand
! Wednesday night however, they dis
| played a marked reluctance to say
| anything against the policeman. II
/ they ever had been positive Of his
| identity, they mysteriously had lost
! all their assurance when telling their
story to the commission.
Didn't you tell me that this man
was Captain Norman" Beavers
| asked Of Mills.
Yes slowly admitted the wit
| ness
wv ell wasn't 1t true?"
1T isn't true under oath" was the
naive explanation of Mills. I'm tell
ing the truth now. | saw a couple
there, but | am not sure 1t was Nor
man
Mills said that on August s he was
I'm the park with Moore and that they
We're directed TO the spot where a man
|