Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
CONFESSIONS CLEAR
UP DYNAM|T|NG OF
CARS, SAY OFFICERS
Four Men Arrested in Connec-
ton With Dynamiting OF
North Boulevard Car No
yember 7 Admit Guilt

Confessions obtained by city detectives
Sunday from men under arrest In con-
pectton with the recent dynamiting Of
street cars will, IL 10 alleged. clear ~
al doubt as TO the identity OF the men
guilty OF these outrsges. The detectives
at work on the dynamiting cases. led
30 Sergeant George Billiard. are quite
cUnfident that they have In hand suf-
ncisat evidence to bring TO trial prac-
Ideally every person who has had any
connection with the dynamiting OF street
cars
Among the confessions obtained were
those OF the four men who are alleged
coz have placed the dynamite on the
street car track on North Boulevard on
the night OF November 18th, when three
passengers were badly injured.
These four men are listed as follows:
]. Roy Gunter, a striking conductor.
J. ". Bolton. a striking motorInan-
J.. Z. wSIliamso1, striking conduc-
cOG, -
A. I. Smith. striking motormsn.
Al four are said 70 be members OF
local No. 7S2. -AmaIgamated Association
OF Street and Electric Railway Employees
. II America
Those injured ia the Boulevard ex-
: pIOsion we're George L Porter. OF 6S1
North Boulevard. whose leg was broken
n the ankle Miss Rosa Belsham, 74s
North Boulevard, cut about the head and
face. and Miss Iva Belsham. her sis
Ter. same address. whose foot was in
Jured. All OF the injured were pas
to-Tenth street car. The young women
are the daughters OF Rev. f. A: Besham.
pastor OF the Christian and Missionary
Alliance. 20 Capitol avenue.
DAMAGES TO CAR.
The explosion, which occurred about
$3.50 O'Clock OF election night, broke the
right front wheel OF the car and put
the brakes out Of commission so that
he car dragged along the wood block
uavement for about loo yards before the
ar stopped beside the drug store, at
The corner OF Boulevard ard Ponce de
leon
According to the confessions said 20
ue in the hands OF the detectives, the
sour perpetrators OF the outrage left
10 Alabama street together for the
purpose or Soing out 70 dynamite a car.
they are said 20 have jOurneyed in 4
Ford automobile owned and driven by
bolton.
The route taken by the party is Civ
en- as follows: From Alabama street
gUt Peachtree 10 Baker. down Baker to
CORTLAND, north on CORTLAND to For
est avenue. out Forrest 10 Boulevard,
and then north on Boulevard to the
0oint where the dynamite was placed,
between the halfway arc light and Ponce
lie Leon avenue, north Of North avenue
The confessions made by Gunte-, Boil
ION. Williamson and Smith are said to
have been in the form Of sworn affi-
JavIts-
CONFESSIONS OF MEN.
j. L. WilIiamsOn's confession is given
as follows:
They wanted TO get IL on Boulevard.
We kept riding down that way, and just
'refo-e we got there suggested that we
nut IL between the arc light and Ponce
~ Leon We stopped the car and killed
ne engine. Roy GUnter got out and
put' the dynamite on the track. He put
lhrse sticks on. About the time he got
.. on the track l got out OF the car and
ne cransed lie car and failed to start
Il. and then / cranked il and failed and
Roy cranked again. We both got back
IN the car and Se went straight TO
Ponce de Leon to Highland, Highland
o Boulevard, Boulevard to EdgewOod.
NC came GOWN 1uEENttu 10 stIDuN = OF
street and theISbacI and went back up
Edgewood.'
]. r. Gunter's Confession is giyca "a
follows.
we went out Boulevard and stopped
IN Boulevard between Ponce de Leon
avenue and North avenue and got out
and placed three sticks OF dynamite on
he track and ]. L. Williamson put =
cap on one OF them and put two caps
On the other two"
J. ". Bolton is alleged 70 have made
an affidavit as follows:
We went out in a five-passenges Ford
automobile. which belonged TO myself
e and 1 was driving It We went out Bou-
!svard and stopped on Boulevard be-
tween Ponce de Leon avenue and North
avenue and Gunter and Williams go
out OF the automobile for the purpOse
OF putting dynaultte~On the street ca
track. and after doing 50 they got back