Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
WATSON, FREE ON
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DATES FOR WEEK
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| company, dealers in cotton ties anG
bagging, was one of the men in the
card game at the hotel. He gave the
names of the other card players
four in number, as E. M. Sayer, OF
Athens, with the same company; e
roofing company, and Dave COR
don, a merchant of Buford.
1--WE were playing cards, and there
were several other people in the lob
by" stated Mr.. Jackson. THE hrst
thing we knew was when the book
smashed against the wall. We look
ed up, and there stood Watson by the
railing. He disappeared into his
room, but returned Immediately
with a water pitcher in his hand. he
brandished the pitcher oyer his mead
threatening US and curs1ng US.
was really afraid he was going 10
throw it, and so were the others. All
of us ducked, and some of us got be
hind chairs and other furniture, yell
ing to him not to throw it: Then
Miss Wiley, Mr.. Howe and MISS
Wiley's brother went up and trleo
to quiet him, and soon afterward the
officers came 800 -
The names of others who were In
the lobby and were eye-witnesSes &c
the affair were given by Miss Wiley
as follows: Professor W. +,
Mum, superintendent of the Bu1oro
school SYSTEM; E. A. Lyle, 6arpe1
living at the hotel; Prince ho w.
shoe factory; Will Lewis, agent tol
the southern railway; q. T. Rowe
clerk for the Southern railway.
The cases against Mr.. Watson am
Mr., Miller are classed as m1sue
meanors in the city court Oh e GMnlr
and the bonds given We're mace re
turnable August 26, when Juug'
isaac L. Oaks, of LawrenceVllle' VII
preside at a session. o,
This morning at about 3 9,ciocI
Mayer 7; l.. s 4obn S seHE3lr o.
Eka;w Tea1gfili Mr. Mr. watson's attorr
ney, and others called at the 5al
and reached an agreement aoou
the bonds. They left the jail, a one
story building with two rooms, an,
snnd their r Tag up%FS"nH a mfV
F. Brandt, of Mr.. Hardwick's cam
paign organization, and otnel
friends, who had just arrived 6, or OF
the $3.50 train. The party LIS rs
home of Winfield Rowe, a Bufop re
merchant, who had been present
the hotel the previous night. Her!
Mr.. Watson declined to make
statement to newspapermen. Inel
they returned re r to t Mr. R Watson "f
occupied. There both bonds Wer'
signed by Arthur Brogdon, a Bufot(
citizen, and a supporter of Mr.. wat
son.
stated that Mr.. Watson would no
eleven o'clock this morning In Bu
ford and that he would cancel M
speaking engagements for the res
Of the week. He was to have spokeI
=,
noon and at Crawford on Friday.
Statement by Watson
Mr.. Watson, accompanied by Mr.
Kelly and Mr.. Brandt, took the. frs
train this morning back to Atta sneS.
en- route to Thomson pfeDn me- M W 1eft M
Watson gave cut a, written state
ment prepared at his room at IN
Merchants hotel in conference WIFI
his friends. The statement follows
after my nervous collapse II
Florida two years ago, 1t mas peer 1s
stimuIant after extraordinary ex
ertion. While conducting the pres
ent campaign at the age of "a,
have been addressing enormou:
crowds, and acting on the adyal 6
Wright, 1 have been taking small
amounts of stimulants after extra
ordinary eXertion.
cat Winder Wednesday, l address
ed an enormous crowd, speaking dl
rectly under heavy warehouse rool
Almost all of the speakers at WIN
der were overcome with the neat
Seeing this, a friend of mine at Win
der gave me small bottle or corr
whisky, from which he had takel
several drinks and from which 1 tool
two only, one at Winder and one a,
Buford as I went to bed after havint
eaten for the first time during tn
"The noise of the gentlemen VIII
| were playing cards in the Iobb,
came directly into my room becaus
to my room. 1 felt obliged to, hay
5poEen re down for and tiTed When tn
noise continued, stepped out of M!
| room to the lobby rail and tosse'
| a book down to attract their atten
| ton, saying that the loud converse
ton of the card players made 1t i'm
possible for me to sleep.
During this conversation L dl'
not see the proprietress at any time
nor did I see anybody else in tn
lobby except those who were playing
cards. They broke up their game, ant
returned to my room.
"To my utter establishment AM
without being told of what offense
was accused, I was seized by twt
powerful, policemen. with Who whom = :,
not tell me my ofense and did no
| exhibit any warrant, l was not aWar
of having disturbed anyone excep
the gentlemen playing cards. L wa
not aware that the landlady wa
anywhere near.
men, my underclothing was torn AM
disarranged through no fault %
mine. Of course, when 1 was beini
treated that way, I used some prett!
rough language, having no know
edge of the presence of the lady.
apologized to her profusely for sayln:
anything which she may have heard
After giving out this. statement
Mr.. Watson referred inquiries TO
other information to his attorney
Not long after the party ha
gathered in MI hraf W ATS MO TooR RoI Te!
home. Mr. Hardwick came out, intro
| duced himself to Miss Wiley an
explained that he wished to apollo
gize for Mr.. Watson. Newspaper
men were standing by as he spok
to her.
Hardwick Delivers Apology
| "Mr. Watson wishes to apologize
to you for any offense he may hav
given" said Mr.. Hardwick. mi
Watson is an old man. He is sixty
five. And he has been under tire
mendous strain in this campaign. o
his doctors advice, he took a slim
you that Mr. Watson did not knov
you were present last night whe
he came out of his room. He wa
time, and he, is sincerely sorry
he said or did, anything to often