Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-14
PETITION CHARGES
ENLIGHTENMENT TO
FAIRBURN BANKER

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loose a penny if the audit showed a
shortage
Mr.. Roberts, president of the bank,
said at l o'clock Monday afternoon
that he understood the morning in
vestigation by the bank examiners
showed the cash graded balance and
the note register were missing, which
would make it very difficult to ac-
complish a definite audit. He said,
however, that the banks ledger had
been found and would help a great
deal
The Bradstreets still were in cells
at police station. Their attorney,
Fred E. Harrison, said they would
institute habeas corpus proceedings
to obtain their release, or ask that
bonds be fixed. He said that habeas
corpus proceedings would be brought
before judge HUMPHREYS at .
o'clock .uonday afternoon. 1t was ex.
pected, however, that warrants woulu
be sworn out, giving specific charges,
and that they would be transferred
- the Tower.
During the day interesting dis
closures in regard to Mrs. Brad
streets past were made, thel records
showing that she was the daughter
Of a DeKalb county farmer, that she
was married twice before her mar
riage to Bradstreet and that during
the past several months she had
posed as the daughter of an Atlanta
business man.
With the filing of the petition by
Reuben r. Arnold and Troutman &
Troutman and the granting Of the
petition by Judge Bell, Mr.. Longino,
appointed receiver, took possession
Monday morning of all of Mrs. Brad
streets jewels and other handsome
effects, and Of Mr.. Green's prop.
erty.
Besides Mrs. Bradstreet and Green,
the petition names Chief of Police
James L. Beavers, in whose posses
sion are Mrs. Bradstreet's diamonds;
A. L. Belle Isle, in whose garage
at the Georgian Terrace is Mrs.
Bradstreet's automobile; the Lowry
National bank, where Mrs Brad
street has money on deposit; and
A. P. Queen, her father, for whom
she bought a store. The petition
prevents them from disposing of any
of this property before it is turned
over to the receiver
Articles Named
Among the articles named in the
petition were a $1,000 diamond neck
lace bought from Maier & Berkele,
Whitehall street jewelers., and a $3.50
diamond bought from them; a Pack
ard automobile and a Doris auto
mobile said to be in Belle Isles gar
age; the house bought by Mrs. Brad
street at 237 st. Charles avenue,
valued at $1,000; $4,000 in cloak.
furs and other articles bought at ].
P. Aliens; the $500 store bought
by Mrs. Bradstreet for her father
on East Lake drive.
During August, says the petition,
Green turned over to Mrs. Brad.
street the sum Of $500 in money,
which, with knowledge on the part
of both Of them" belonged to the
Fairburn Banking company. The pc
tition says that Mrs. Bradstreet has
$4,000 or more on deposit in the
Lowry bank
The order will supersede efforts
of Atlanta dealers to secure certain
articles of Mrs. BradH AZ
tachment proceedings. Representa-
tives of Nat Kaiser. Whitehall stree
jeWele" swore out attachme,
lay for a diamond h. set wiz,
165 diamonds and valued at $3.50, on
which, it was said, but $425 had
been paid. Representatives Of the
Brigham Motors company were al
police station Sunday seekin, to re-
cover Mrs. Bradstreet's big Doris
ear which she claimed she bough.
;+a
ment and on which, they SAID, she
still owed $500 --~- ting
II. Is. OGell AtIar+- for
Packard cars, swore out an attach
ment for a Packard bought by Mrs
Bradstreet on which he said $1,83S
still was due.
Green Out Under $4,000 Bond
Green, who was arrested Saturday
night at his home in Fairburn by
Sheriff Jenkins and Detective Gloer,
of the Pinkerton agency, acting for
the American Bankers associa ton
and the surety company carrying
bond for the Fairburn bank, was re-
leased from the tower at 6:45 o'clock
Sunday evening on $4,000 bond sign
ed by II. P. Woolley, a grain dealer
of Atlanta, and George P. Green, his
brother, who lives in Fairburn.
During the day a warrant charg
ing him with embezzlement had been
sworn out by Attorneys Arnold and
Troutman & Troutman before Judge
E. D. Thomas, of the Atlanta munich
pal court, and it was understood
Monday morning that during the day
another warrant charging arson
would be taken out against him.
The warrants are based on the
fire which burned down the FairburE
Banking company last Thursday
night. Green claims that the fire
was started by two masked men who