Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
NJ LELLAND DEFIES HIS
ACCUSERS TO PROVE GRAFT
CHARGES MADE AGAINST HIM
Asserts They Will Attempt to Estab-
fish 'Trumped-Up' Claim He Took
500 From Eva Clark to Defend
Her From Police.

Processing intimate Acquaintance
with the details OF the counter
charges that are TO be filed against
him. Alderman John +. McClelland to-
day made reply before the accuse
lions actually were submitted to the
special committee Of Council appoint
ed to probe McCIelland's graft
charges against other members of
Council.
The attorney bade defiance to thosaI
he claims are plotting against him.
They can bring out all they want.
he declared, and 1t won't hurt me
any. | have nothing TO conceal These
trumped- counter charges will not
amount to Hill Of beans. They'd
better be preparing themselves 10 an
sWer my charges before they go
around trying to ferret out something
against me"
Alderman McClelland discussed the
graft probe freely to-day while he
was the center Of group IN the ante
room Of the Mayors ONCE. tie gave
assurance that he would refute tine
charges without the slightest didi
Guilty. Mr. MeClelland said.
Admits Fee for Civil Matter.
IN understand they are going %.
chares that gvTf- --Hrfp. fornsK pro-
prietor OF disorderiy house IN At
lanta. paid me fee Of 500 TO pro
tect her from the police.
1T Is true that represented her
as attorney in a civil matter and true
that l took a fee from her But |
did not take the fee in consideration
OF protecting her from the conse-
quences Of violating the law
"She told me she was going to obey
the law. and take her mother into her
house with her. and wanted me to md
out II the police. under those circum-
stances would modest her
with the distinct understanding
and on her positive assurance that she
was not going 10 violate the law /
took the matter up with Chief Beay
ers told him all the facts In ,he
case, including the fact that she had
paid me fee. ana he told me il she
lived properly the police would not
modest her
Arrested After Three Days.
But in about three DAYS 30 an
derstand. she broke her promise to
keep the Law and was arrested. and
given the choice Of leaving town or
going TO the stocksde. She chose TO
leave town
Then. % seems. she got mad with
me because I didn't appear as her
lawyer 10 defend her in Recorders
Court
she didn't engage me 10 defend
her for violating the law. She eli
gagged me TO see that she was not
molested so long a. she lived within
the law.
she had no understanding that
was 10 represent her IN Recorders
''AA O. 'hA AiAAFl NA'ANAhk Vas tiAa
she was 10 obey the Law and thereby
keep out Of Recorders Court. / never
told her I'd represent her in Record
ers Court. / couldn't have told her
that. because the charter prohibits 50.
member Of Council from practiciug m
Recorders Court
Defies His Aceussrs.
They can bring uut all they want.
to and they won't hur; me at all I've
got nothing 10 conceal. and all their
trumped coutner charges won {
amount 10 a hill Of beans They'd
better be getting ready 10 answer my
charges, instead OF running around
trying 20 dig up something against
me
A friend of mine te.ephohed me
by long distance from Jacksonville
last Sunday that he could get. if Il
wanted them ahidavits from Eva
Clarke that they paid her money TO
make the affidayits. ] told him he
needn't go TO the trouble. as I didn't
want them. understand however.
that he went ahead and got them
anyhow. II seems that their ennis
sary, whoever he was. represented 10
Eva Clarke that he was refunding the
fee she paid me. and in such deal