Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27
GAMBLING PROBE
HAS JUST BEGUN .
SOLICITOR CLAIMS
Grand Jury viii Consider
Other Cases Concerned
With Alleged SWindIing
Syndicate in Atlanta

No new indictments in connection
with the alleged gambling and wire
tapping syndicate were returned by
the Fulton county grand jury Friday.
according to court officials.
Solicitor General John A. Boykin,
: who Is conducting the presentation Of
evidence before the investigating
body, declared that the probe had
barely scratched the surface" and
that disclosures of a sensational ma
ture would be made before the state
had completed its case.
Coincidently the special committee
Of three police commissioners was
busy looking into the situation de-
veloped by the controversy between
the solicitor general and Chief of
Detectives Lamar Poole. The So
licitor general has asserted that the
detective department has failed to
suppress gambling, while Chief Poole
has replied with recriminat1ons
against the methods Of the solicitor
general.
Private settlement
That the police commission may
not hold a public hearing to PROBE
the charges and counter-charges
made by Chief Poole and Solicitor
General Boykin has been indicated
by statements from the three mem
bers of the special committee ap-
pointed by the commission to make
the investigation. Aldine Chambers,
w. r. Johnson and W. c. Stradley.
composing the committee, have de-
clared their belief that the matter
may be settled privately. One mem
Der Of the commission, Andy KING,
has declared for a public hearing.
No date has been fixed for the be-
ginning of the police commission III
auiry, but it Is expected that the
special committee will meet some
time Friday and decide thisSques-
ton.
Investigation of the Operations OF
the Wire-tappers has disclosed the
fact that n. L. Davis. of Lafayette
Ind, lost $4,000 in an alleged stock
deal in which the fake brokers prom
ised him winnings OF 100000 on
"Crucible Steel" Mr.. Davis told the
authorities that tthe wire-tappers.
working swiftly and with every SEM
blance of reputable stock operators:
sent him to Terre Haute, Ind, to
await news" after they had taken
mis- money He is sixty years Of age.
and, with his family, was preparing
to spend the winter in Florida.
The solicitor generals department
has been working to get the names of
the various victims of the fake pool
room and bucket shop operators, SO
that the grand jury might have every
possible bit of evidence relating to
the case. That the probe will con-
tinue for several days is now 1ndi-
Gated.
o. o. ("Shot") Marks, of 246 Court
land street; W. E. Grogan, So East
Cain street, and James R. Smith, of
SO Larkin street, were arrested Fri
day morning by order of Chief Poole,
who told newspapermen that he was
acting at the request of Solicitor
General Boykin. The men were
taken into custody on a blanket
charge of suspicion" They were
later released under bond of $1,000
each, charges Of disorderly conduct
having been docketed against them.
Solicitor General Boykin denied
: having requested the detective de-
ing that he had asked Chief Poole
to Investigate the activities of the
four men with a view to ascertaining
whether or not there was evidence to
connect them with the gambling op-
erations alleged to have been carried
on more or less promiscuously in At
lanta during the past few months.