The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Tom Watson in Jail Charged
 With mdecency
By AsseeIated Press

Atlanta, Ga, August lS-Thomas E. Watson, a candidate for the democratic nomination for Uniated States senator from Georgia and former populist nomi- nee for president, was placed in jail at Buford Ga, tonight on charges of ''pub- lie ndecency" and of having liquor in his possession according to a statement made over the telephone tonight by J. R. Shadburn, sheriff at Buford.
 The arrest grew out of an alleged dis tUrbance in noted at Buford, where the candidate had engaged room late today. It was charged by the sheriff that Mir Watson after having prepared to retire for the night. appeared in the hallway of the hotel about o'clock and accused several men in the lobby of disturbing him
 Watson hurled a book at one of the men, according to the sheriff. and made some remarks about their being paid by his political opponents to disturb his rest
 The charge of public indecency" was made, the sheriff said, because of the candidates attire. Later, Sheriff Shad- burn said, search warrant was sworn out and bottle partly filled with liquor was found in Watsons room. The sher- if said the liquor charges were lodged after this.
 Bond was fixed at $500 in each case, the sheriff said, and several Buford men offered to make bond. but Mir Watson refused to laeve the jail to- night.
 A man whose name appeared on the warrant. as "E. H. Miller" was arrested and held under s1 900 bond, according to the sheriff, after L. D. Lawson, night marshal of Buford. had accused the man of drawing a pistol during the arrest. There were no other arrests. it was said.
 In the scenes of excitement that fol . lowed the alleged hurling of the book Watson, according to tha marshal, used profanity in the presence of Miss Sally Wiley. proprietor of the hotel. Win field Rowe, Buford merchant. who of : fered to go on Watson's bond, said tha latter expressed regret for anything that would have offended her. Mir Rowe. who said he was not a political supporter of Watson, declared he in- tervened before the arrival of the po- lice in an effort to restore quiet in the hotel.
 Rowe, the sheriff and the night mar shal all asserted there was nothing to justify Watson 8 charges that he was be- ing disturbed, and declored that several travelling men who were playing a game of cards in the hotel lobby were wot dis OTucTiy. IL dlSc was StTcSSeu lldL tilty were not gambling They were playing a game of setback" Marshal Lawson said.
 Sheriff Chadburn said there was a struggle before Watson was arrested. MT. Watsons version of the affair could not be obtained from him tonight, but Mir. Rowe declared MT. Watson told him his side of the case.
 Mir. Rowe quoted the candidate as de- claring that his rest was being broken. and that after he had protested against this. two men appeared in his room and the disturbance that resulted in call for the marshal followed. Rowe, who said he was present in the hotel from the start of the trouble, denied that anyone went to Watson's room at that time aud created a disturbance.
 Mr watson is due to make an address near Buford tomorrow, and while refus- ing to leave tonight, sent word, accord ing to Rowe, that "I'll be on the field tomorrow as sure as I am in jail to- night