Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-27
NAN WHO SAYS
HE DEFENDED
GIRL HELD
Police Declare L. c. Haynes, Who
Reported Attack yb Negroes,
Put Up Fake.

The next time L. c. Haynes. of No.
100 Echo street, sees a white girl
struggling and screaming in the grasp
of two negroes he probably will take
to his heels and run, or else adver-
tise for eyewitnesses, instead OF chas-
ing the blacks away. which he says ne
did Wednesday afternoon when ne
saw two negroes attack girl near
the Brookwood bridge, on the SOUTH
ern Railway.
For Friday. instead Of being ac-
claimed a hero for bis work in chas-
ing the blacks and saving the girl,
and later identifying negro named
VIII Johnson as one of the assaiiants,
Haynes Is locked up at police head
quarters. Detectives, unable TO nno
any trace Of the girl Haynes said was
the victim Of the attack, arrested
Haynes and charged him with put
ting up a fake on them.
Mystery to Police.
No DEFINITE charge has been dock
eted against Haynes He is held for
investigation. The police declare that
the whole affair is shrouded in mys-
terry. because they can not locate the
girl and do not take much stock in
Haynes Identification of the negro
johnson. who was pointed out to the
county police by Haynes at a grad
ane camp near Armour's Station,
where he had been working. Haynes
was arrested Thursday night at the
home OF his brother in-law, William
Putnam. Of No. 113 Jefferson street.
The police declare that they are
going to probe the mystery to the
bottom. They said Friday that they
had heard several stories of Haynes
actions on the day he said he saw
the negroes try to attack the white
girl. and inasmuch as they can find
nobody else who saw the attack or
heard anything about Il, they are
ending It hard to believe Haynes
story.
Detectives are investigating a ru-
NOR that Haynes and another man
were seen sitting with a white girl
on the Brookwood bridge, and they
are trying to find out II this occur
renee had any connection with his
story OF the attack
Can Not Find Girl.
Both the county and city police
have been working on the case since
wednesday, and declare that they
can find no trace of the girl.
HAYNES admitted Friday that he
was with another man when he saw
the girl struggling with the negroes,
and says he doesn't know what be-
came Of his friend.
II met up with this man In town
that day" Haynes said. he said
his name was Wilson. Both OF US
were out Of work, but cousin OF
mine named jules Bedford. who
works az dairy out on the Southern
near where the attack occurred, had
told me that probably could get
work there, was going out there
when ! met Wilson, and he went
along.
I'VE were walking along the rail-
road tracks when we heard the
screams Of the girl and saw her
struggling with the negroes. ! start
ed toward them, and supposed that
Wilson would follow. don't know
whether he did or not.
Girl Disappeared. He Said,
'sThe blacks started to run when
they saw me coming, but twice they
turned and started back kept
chasing them and yelling that / was
going to shoot, and they kept on
running.
4 don't know what became of the
girl. / didn't pay any attention to
her, but tried to catch the negroes
When got back she was gone.
wish she would come down here to
headquarters and tell the police all
about e."
ITS pretty hard to be arrested for
trying to help a white girl who was
struggling with negroes. I'll bet the
next time ] see anybody getting
robbed or murdered / will turn and
run the other way"