Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25
NoIan's Lawyer Planned Habeas
Corpus If He Had Been
Taken to Marietta.
NEW CLEWS ARE DISCOVERED
Code Letters and Cartridges I'm
earthed in Prisoners Room
Lead to Fresh GriIIing.

Nolan, train bandit suspect, on a writ
of habeas corpus was frustrated at a
conference of Cobb County officials
and Atlanta detectives in the local
police station Saturday afternoon.
1t was learned that counsel for No.
Ian, believing the prisoner .would he
taken to Marietta Saturday night to
await preliminary hearing there on
the charge of holding up the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis train,
had taken steps to get writ Of
habeas corpus, which 1t was purposed
to serve as soon as Nolan was
brought to the Cobb County Jail
Sheriff W. w. Swanson and So
Hector General Herbert Clay Of Cobb
County. after going over the situa-
ton with the Atlanta detectives, de-
cided that II would be the safest
course to leave the prisoner here.
Important cIews Found.
This decision was Influenced by the
fact that the Atlanta department had
become convinced almost beyond a
doubt that Nolan was the nervy des-
perado who relieved Pullman passen-
gers on the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St Louis train at Winnings Sta
ton Of nearly $500 in money and jew
elry week ago last Friday night.
They were strengthened in thci~
conviction by the discovery Saturday
of the pistol which Nolan had pawnea
in a Decatur street loan office AMI
which is said TO be a mate OF the
wsspeHv Rerrorized the Pullman
{ |. tlaxsenFsfS III room where Nolan
stayed during his brief residence in
Atlanta, knowledge of which the pris-
oner had defied the officers to OBJ
tain; of "a cartridges which just fit
the 45-caliber pistol; of a funnel
such as is used by cracksmen in
blowing safes, and of sundry notes
and messages apparently written in
secret code.
Detectives Black. Chewing and
Fred Billiard turned up the signifi
cant clews during their investigation
Saturday and submitted their report
at the conference, along with the in
formation that w. C. Hadley. one Of
the bandits victims. had been positive
in his identification Of Nolan as the
man who had accomplished the dar-
Ing holdup.
Sheriff Swanson and Solicitor Clay
came to Atlanta presumably to take
Nolan back to Marietta with them, as
warrant for his arrest on robbery
charge had been sworn out before
Justice of the Peace B. V. Greer, OF
Marietta.
Not Returned to Tower.
A furry was caused by the report
that Nolan's lawyer, Don K. Johnston,
! was preparing to get out a writ of
habeas corpus to free his client in
Cobb County. Nolan was brought
from the Tower, quizzed at length by
Solicitor Clay and the detectives. and
finally. instead Of being taken to Ma
rietta or returned to the Tower, was
left for safekeeping with the police
department.
Nolans hearing before Justice of
the Peace Greer Is set for next Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. 1t Is
believed that the prisoner will be kept
in Atlanta until just before he is to
appear for his preliminary hearing.
The holdup was committed between
Winnings and Bolton, Cobb County, and
the Cobb County officials laid claim to
the prisoner as their man" on this
ground.
l., w. James, who is associated
with Attorney Johnston in the defense
Of Nolan, said Saturday night that he
was unable TO explain why the pris-
cner was kept at the police station
rather than being taken back to the
Tower, unless it was because the de-
tectives could work on him" better II
he were imprisoned at the station.
"rhey want to try to get him to
confess 10 something said James,
but | don't think they have a thing
on him They are Just bluffing about
that.
Woman Swallows