Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
RIGID PROBE To
BE PUSHED BY
BEAVERS
More Suspensions Of Policemen
as Department Scandal Con-
tinues to Grow.
Continued From Page 4.

drinking a glass of ice water the ne
gro woman had poured for him.
The other two officers, David and
Evans who have been suspended with
US were not even in the house" said
Wood The injustice of 1t lies In the
fact that the police department has
taken the word of this one man,
Moon, against all four Of US. in sus-
pending US for drinking in the place."
on a charge of suspected perjury,
Chief Beavers indefinitely suspended
Evans Immediately following the sus-
pension of Wood, Bailey and David.
The patrolman was called before the
Chief'an stripped of mis- badge, braid
and equipment. The case Will De
thrashed out by the Police Commits
sionl 80
The evidence in Recorders Court
was. that policemen had freqlented
the negro resort daily and uniformed
MEN had often been seen entering IT
in. broad. daylight. One Witness told
by four officers TIE, Chief said that
he had obtained the. names of the
frequenters of the place. .t :, 49,,
He began. Saturday morning. inquir-
ingr to a port of, police protection
Of the, Auburn Avenue. resort. and 'oth1
ers OF its kind A number of patrol
men we're called before him the first
thing after, he reported to- his Office
ard he prepared. to continue his in
quiry through sthe, day. =.
O. Claim They Got Evidences. :
MISUNDERSTANDING. . T. 'Mo6n ada
mitted to- the Recorder that he had
drunk whisky ats the Ay3ufns Aye
nue. resort with the neRress operator,
He said. however that he mad only
done so to.secure evidence The IRE
corder, took him to task for. not HAY
ing reported the incident earlier4
a negro woman inmate. Of - the
house said Moon had been intimate
with a girl3there. Moon made an Elm
phatic denial of the charge, but said
he had been a frequent visitor to the
place. in the interest OF getting evil
deuce against 1T. Policeman Adams
testified to the same thing. ,.Yt.
Patrolnian Wood brand ed Moon as
a deliberate liar and said that he
would prove perjury, against. him. He
also said he would prove Adams had
periured himself, after which ne
would Introduce evidence that would
merit the immediate discharge OF the
two naen. -. s'.t
and Adams. had testified against him
i'm spirit of revenge because. sew
eral months ago he arrested Adams
for lighting.
Sergeant ]. H. Barfield, who raided
the Auburn Avenue place Friday, told
the court that on a. previous visit to
the. place he had seen patrolman
in the hall The man told him he
was looking for a girl who was want
ed at headquarters. Chief Beavers
| will inquire into this incident during
the day. IL
Police Commissioner Il. Lee Smith
was a prominent figure in the police
inquiry Friday. He was closeted with
the Chief for several minutes before
he suspended the first three men, and
later in the day. he made a personal
investigation OF the place on Auburn
Avenue He said that 'unquestionably
the resort had been receiving police
protection from a subordinate source.
The next meeting OF the Police
Commission is July s. and unless
there is called meeting the charges
will not be officially aired before that
time. .' -
The officers under suspicion were
confident they would be completely.
exonerated when the Police Board
took action, and have retained Attor-
ney r. R. Jackson to represent them.
Jackson said that his sympathies
were wholly with the dismissed men
and he denounced the system where
officers Of the same rank were as
signed the duty Of spying on their
brother officers
Policeman l.. j. Milan was ques-
toned by Captain. Terry late Fri
day night. He was partner with
Wood the suspended officer. He was
questioned regarding Woods con-
duct and reported visits to the place.
Chief Beavers said that his inquiry
| into the reports of misconduct against
his policemen would, be extensive and
that it would not stop until the de-
partment had been purged of every
man found guilty of an act unbecom-
inc a DoliremaD