Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-27
POLICE SAY
STORY Of
At I ACK
STAKE

The next time L. c. Haynes, Of
1870 Echo street. sees a white girl
struggling and screaming in the
grasp of two negroes, he proba-
bly, will take to his heels and run,
or else advertise for eyewit-
nesses, instead of chasing the
blacks away, which he says he
did Wednesday afternoon when
he saw two negroes attack a girl
near the Brookwood bridge, on
the Southern railroad.
For Friday, instead Of being ac-
claimed hero for his work in chas-
ing the blacks and saving the girl.
and later identifying a negro named
Will johnson as one OF the assailants.
Haynes isfiocked up at police head
quarters. Detectives. unable to fnd
any tEace 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. AIS held for
investigation. The police declare that
the whole affair is shrouded in myg-
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 10 the
county police by Haynes at a grad
Ing camp near Ar1nour's station.
where he had been working. Haynes
was arrested Thursday night at the
home Of his brother in-Iaw, william
Putnam. Of No. 11S 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 10 attack the white
girl, and inasmuch as they can and
nobody else who saw the attack or
heard anything. about 1t, they are
finding It hard to believe Haynes
story.
Detectives are investigating a ru-
NOR that Haynes and another man
were seen sitting with white girl
on the Broolxwood bridge, and they
are trying to find out If this occur
renee had any connection ewith 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.
aond says he doesn't know what be-
came of his friend.
Il 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 a cousin OF
mine named Jules Bedford, who
works at 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 we're walking along the rails
road tracks when we heard the
screams Of the girl and saw her
struggling with the negroes. l start
ed toward them, and supposed that
Wilson would follow don't know
whether he did or not
Girl Disappeared, He Said.
"The 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.
II don't know what became Of the
girl. didn't pay any attention 70
her, but tried to catch the negroes.
When l got back she was gone. I
wish she would come down here e
headquarters and tell the police Rlt