Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
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matter at once. That's the last I've
heard of tt-there have been two reg
ular meetings Of the board since then"
Relations Cause Talk.
THE friendliness of Oliver and this
woman has caused lot of talk in her
community"
Johnson then added quickly
That's why Oliver tried to kill me
Yesterday / exposed him.
That whole thing was premeditated
they know I'm after them"
Chief Rowan today vigorously brand
cd the charges of Johnson as absolutely
false and unfounded
His charge that l am incompetent Is
nothing but spite, that's the whole
story" said the chief Il have no fear
OF any investigation that may be made
the records and workings of this de-
partment are open to the world"
Ihis man johnson is after my SCALP
He has been after it for years He
VIII Keep after it until he is squelched.
He came into his job with the avowed
purpose of getting mine. To date he
has not succeeded. Nor will he sue
ceed His whole statement is bluff and
O'NSAtA' puit anu SIIilDiS. lie Is lllSt
pettyfogging politician hiding behind
the clouds of sensation which he has
caused to be thrown about the de-
partment. We invite any regular inyes
tigation of this matter But we will
take the stand that Johnson must pro-
duce facts. None of his gossip win he
tolerated Facts we want and will
have. AS | have said this is Just an
effort on Johnsons part to further his
own interests He doesn't realize that
the campaign for the office of chief of
the county police is ended"
Charges Made Before
The chief laughed at the accusation
that any county officer had plotted the
murder of 10 Johnson.
oliver didn't try to kin him at all
he just shook him up bit" he re-
marked with a smile.
Oliver was indignant over Johnson's
charges. He said:
The stories that johnson snraad
about me are plain lies-nothing more
or less. He's sore on me, and for the
past year has been trying to hatch up
something on me that he could run to
the county commissioners with. He
has failed. He lies when he saws |
olned down town with married wom-
an. He knows he lies and / can prove
1T. AS to his alleged hints of immoral
conduct, drunkenness, and the usual
sensational howls raised by the dis
gruntled office seekers those are mere
words He can't prove one of them
'As to the affair yesterday in the
M I hA
never touched johnson. When we met
In the room | told Johnson just wha
| thought of him in pretty plain Eng
fish Grabbing a chair he started to-
ward me. l just grabbed him by the
collar and shook him like l would Il
rat-that's all. / wouldn't hit the fell
low-what was the use? l could handle
him like boy II l cared to- All this
howl he puts up about being maced is
rot. l couldn't have used my club if
! had had 1t with me"
No Positive Evidence.
As to his detailed charges, johnson
said he had no positive evidence of
graft in the department He said how
ever, that he would file his formal
charges in writing next week. on the
the police committee Of the county
board, who is now absent from the city.
The affairs of the department. have
been loosely conducted. and Chief Row
an has been cognizant of this. or at
least he should have been if he was on
the job. My heaviest ammunition will
be aimed at Rowan, as he is the head
of the department, and responsible for
its general shortcomings He is totally
inefficient and incompetent, and has no
business in such position. OF course
all of the county officers are not in
volved in these charges--some of them
are splendid officers-but others will
certainly be shown up"
Johnson strongly limited that he will
show that protection" has been af-
forded certain blind tigers. and said
other things besides women will be in
volved."
Il don't care to go into details lust
now until my case is fully prepared"
he explained. Il have been gathering
evidence for the purpose OF demanding
fun investigation, but did not intend
for 1t to come just at this time. This
Infamous attempt to murder me vester-
oaN however, has forced II to head
stand ready to go into the investigation
fully and let the blows fall where they
viii"
AS TO the attack in the court house.
Johnson said that after Lieutenant
Oliver "enticed him into the room
County Officer jackson locked the door
and stood by with his hand on his pis
tol, while Oliver tried to kin him with
his billie"
Cries Saved johnson.
They would have got me, all right, |
and stopped my Investigations and
these exposures had It not been thar
my cries were heard in the hallway |
outside by other officers who kicked |
in the door and rescued me-" said John |
son.
Il was attending the city criminal |
court on business and met Oliver in |
the hall inst Outsida 1f .l,o ... |