Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-14
on Gambling
Is Expected AJter Probe
Held by Fulton Grand Jury

ring was made by two men from
Aiken, S. c., who claim to have lost
$11 900.
Not Brought to Trial
Woodward was never brought to
trial for the killing of Mills. He
made a statement before the coro-
ner's jury and was exonerated on a
/ him in the recorders court was
dropped. Solicitor Boykin began an
investigation Of the gambling ring
which was said to be operating in
the city at that time, but the hotel
tragedy is said to have caused a
fled from the city.
The first intimat ions that the
ring" has returned was received
when Wade Lamar, a well-known
farmer of Aiken, S. c., reported the
loss of $1,000 in a fake race horse
one of the men operating the game,
and was sentenced to five years on
the changing following a conviction
by a. jury of larceny after trust. So
licitor Boykin conducted a raid on
apartments at 25 West Peachtree
street, where Lamar said the fleec-
ing took place.. and this was quickly
FOLLOWED by three more raldss at
40 II Central avenue. So IL South
Broad street and So IL Cone street.
Mr.. Boykin says he has absolute
proof that all four places were linked
together, and were operated under
one head. The place at So IL South
sembly room for the confidence men
and the other places were used for
gambling operations. At 40 IL Cen
trail avenue the raiding party found
the place guarded by three barred
doors, wickets and guard and senti-
mel At this place, it is believed
by the solicitor, that the small fry
were entertained with crap shooting
and POKER, while the "big game" was
carried on at rs West Peachtree
street.
"sure Thing"
The system employed at this place
was, it is charged, to have the vic
thing" Upon entering the room
the victim was confronted with click
ing of telegraph instruments. Office
attaches were rushing here and there
and marking the races on the black
board. Mn were engaged in plac-
ing large sums on the horses and
stocks OF money were display open
ly. The victim was told that the
wires had been tapped. The opera
tors, it was explained. were able to
get the news of the finished race be-
tore the bookmakers and. therefore
lHcTe WAS no cnanCe TO lose. The VIC
tim at once became interested. He
was requested to wager by check. He
won and then was requested to show
his check was good by producing the
amount of the same in cash. He left
to get the money. He returned and
was told to wait until his winnings
could be brought from the bank In
the meantime another horse had won
and he again became interested. His
check for his earnings was accepted
and again he won. He had to show
the amount of the second check in
cash and he left again to get it. In
the meantime his other bona fide coin
was gone.
The game was worked according to
the habitat of the victim. If he came
from the north he was induced to
play the stock market. If he was
horse lover, ne was given the races
and if he came from the west he was
induced to play on oil stoks
1t is the belief of the solicitor
general that hundreds of thousands
of dollars have been taken from vic
Tins in the city and it is the pur-
pose of the grand jury to thoroughly
probe the situation.
While a great deal of the jury's
deliberations have been done secret
ly it is expected that some startling
developments will be made public
during the coming week. Already
hundreds of witnesses have been
questioned by the inquisitorial body
and it is expected that large num-
Der more will be subpoenaed for
this week