Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-23
MERCHANT IS SLAIN
AND SAFES CRACKED
BY ATLANTA yECCS
HoIdups Add to General I'm
IaWfuIneSs = Police Are
Active, Make Several
Arrests

| In Atlanta were taken by Chlet OF
Police Beavers Wednesday morning,
following a series Of robberies that
reached a climax Tuesday night in
one murder, four burglaries, one at
tempted safe-crackings, two holdups
and several minor thefts.
First, Chief Beavers announced
that fifty men will be taken from
the day watch and transferred to the
evening watch and morning watch,
where they will work in plain
clothes and "cover'' the city from
dusk to dawn, twenty-five to the
north side and twenty-five to the
south side.
| Second, the chief called on every
member of the civilian police force,
through the newspapers, to help the
police in the crisis by getting out at
night and using the utmost vigilance
in their neighborhoods to run down
suspicious characters and protect the
public.
High Powered Cars Needed
Third, Chief beavers, Chief Poole,
Police Commissioner Andy King,
Councilman AL Martin, chairman of
the police committee of council, and
others declared they will urge that
the police force be increased by
fifty men at least and that the po-
lice department be furnished with
high-powered automobiles, equipped
with gongs and sirens, that shall
have the right-of-way over all traf-
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THE cars we have in use are so
brokn-down that some of them can't
run at all and others can't make
more than twenty miles an hour"
declared Chief Beavers. MANY of
them have been used since 1912 and
1914. Fast cars will do more than
anything else to stop crime in At
lanta."
Councilman Al Martin says he
already has secured the promise of
$1,000 additional budget for the po-
lice department, and that he will
recommend that $4,000 of this be
put into fast cars, $4,000 be used for
new motorcycles and $1,000 be used
to buy bicycles.
Condition General
I'VE have had crime waves in At
lanta before" declared Chief Beav-
ers Wednesday morning, but I can
not remember when we have had so
many crimes in such short period
rs Atlanta has known in the past
few weeks. AS a matter of fact,
this condition is true all over the
country, in New York, Chicago and
other big cities especially. What
we can do to break it up in Atlanta,
we will do with all our power"
The list of new crimes in Atlanta
Tuesday night included the follow
ing:
The murder of Carl Rappold,
storekeeper at Sims and Mary
streets, who was shot down by a
masked negro in the front Of his
store, after he was dragged there
by three burglars and after he had
cried to his wife to get pistol.
Two Hold-ups
The attempted cracking of the safe
Of the r. o. Campbell coal yard at
Brookwood station, where yeggmen
bungled the job, blew the safe only
partly open and failed to get $500 1t
contained.
The hold-up Of Y. r. Howell, at
Spring street and Carnegie way,
where two young white men robbed
him Of $64.So at the point of gun.
The hold-up Of A. D. Harcourt, at
Luckie street and Barlow street,
where three white men, their faces
BACKED to resemble negroes, took
from him sos in money and some
jewelry.
The robbery Of three stores, that
of Charles Bombas at 266 Edgewood
avenue; that Of Jacob Turetsky. Of
155 East Hunter street, and that Of
J. c. Anderson, of 762 North Boule-
ward.
The burglarizing Of the residence
Of H. P. Moores at "a Fairview road.
Several Arrests Made
The night was not without it's ar
rests, either. Shortly after the Car
negie way holdup, Patro1men Davis
and Whaley arrested Paul Williford
and Fred Cottingham, who gave their
address as Mullins. S. c., in a down
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at police station on suspicion. Mr..
| Howell, the victim Of the holdup,
was to confront them during the
day to see if he could identify them.
Another arrest was that of H. A.
Terrell, colored, Of the rear Of 221
Washington street, who is said to
have confessed that he robbed the
store of Jacob Turetzsky. He was
arrested by Patrolmen Centerf1eld
and Andrews near the store. with
\ Loo F111 Of nd
fession resulted in two other arrests.
! Will Barnett and Henry Chapman,
two negroes, implicated by Terrell,
were arrested in the rear of LA
Richardson street. Chapman resist
ed, drew a gun and was shot in the
leg.
1t is said that officials Of the de-
partment of justice have made an
arrest at Toccoa, Ca. of a man said
to. be concerned in the robbery of
night, where two small field safes
were cracked.
First Fatality
The murder of Carl Rappold-the
first fatality in the crime wave-was
done in cold blood, according to ac-
counts given the police. Rappold had
closed his little store at Sims and
ton. had retired to rear rooms,
where he lived with his family
his wife and four small children.
Suddenly three masked negroes
burst in the rear door. Mrs. Rap
pold was cooking supper. Before she
or her husband could make move
ment the burglars seized Rappold
and dragged Inn into the store,
where they ordered him to open the
cash drawer. Rappold screamed to
his wife to get a pistol. At that,
one of the negroes put the muzzle
of Winchester rifle to his head.
pulled the trigger and sent a bullet
crashing through Rappold's brain.
Lac he fell to the food dead the me-