Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-30
BRIBERY CHARGED
IN GAMBLING PROBE:
POWERS WIFE HELD
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Boykin was springing his charges
of bribery at the courthouse.
Powers attorneys, Sam D. Hew-
lett and John S. McClelland, of the
firm of Key, McClelland & McClel-
his trial on the ground that they
hadn't had time to prepare their
case. The hearing was held in Judge
HUMPHREYS chambers.
Solicitor Boykin, opposing the mo-
ton, declared that H. c. Holley and
Wade Lamar. his two principal wit
nessess against Powers, had been ap-
preached with offers of ''hush
He said that this had happened in
Augusta, Macon and Columbus,
where Holley and Lamar have been
pending Powers trial.
AT Columbus, declared the solic-
itor, Holley was approached by
man who said he was a lawyer of
offered to take $1,000 to Holley's
cousin, Roy Holley, in Augusta, if
Holley himself would refuse to tes-
tify against Powers. The man told
Holley, said the solicitor, that the
money would be put up by men in
Atlanta. This is the sum Holley
claims Powers and his friends swim
ing-horse' rooms at 25 West Peach
tree street.
Approached in Atlanta
Solicitor Boykin said Holley re-
fused this offer and came on to At
lanta to attend the meeting of the
grand jury that idicted Powers. At
tho Terminal station. declared the So
licitor. Holley and Lamar both were
approached by man who introduced
himself bby name well known in
Atlanta.
No mention was made of money at
the Terminal. said the solicitor, but
H0lley's suspicious were aroused be-
cause the man asked him if he knew
Texas"
NO" Holley replied according to
the solicitor. "but I know Kansas"
Kansas" said the solicitor, is a
nickname of Abe Powers.
The mans actions were so peculiar.
said the solicitor. that after a short
conversation Holley left. but first de-
tailed his brother, who was with him,
TO follow the stranger.
The solicitor said that Holley's
brother ond a companion trailed the
man. who was also accompanied by
a companion, TO a Peachtree street
restaurant. There, said the solicitor,
Holley's brother stationed himself at
the door and sent his companion for
DOl1CemOn; out Wnen the ponce
man arrived. the two suspects had
escaped by rear door.
Other names were mentioned by
the solicitor as men who, he declar-
ed, had approached Holley with Of
fers of money for his silence. For
this reason, argued the solicitor, it
was highly important that the case
against Powers be pressed and no
delays permitted that would give
Powers friends the chance to crush
the investigation.
Trial Fixed for Tuesday
Judge HUMPHREYS asked the solic-
itor if he could bring proofs that
brides had been offered Holley or
Lamar in Fulotn county, in which
case indictments against the bribers
should be sought from the grand
jury. The solicitor replied that,
while brides had been offered out
right in Columbus and Macon. the
conversations never reached the
point of money in Atlanta.
At this stage of the arguments,
it was so late in the morning that
Judge HUMPHREYS said it would be
impossible to begin the trial that
day. Accordingly, he fixed the case
for the first thing Tuesday morning
and refused the request of Powers
attorneys for further postponement.