Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-18

borne the, reputation of man who
devoted time and money to. good
works, and stating that he thought
Mr. Whites interest IN n,, the p ex, con-
went on to say that Mr.. White had
been active some years ago in try
| ing to abolish the locker clubs. He
said Mr.. White hired detective to
get evidence against the clubs.
Asked about Mr.. Whites state
ment that sixty crooks came to At
lanta at one time and registered at
IS IL South Broad street. Chief
Beavers said. that might have been
ing anything about it.
Chairman Hatcher remarked that
he had visited 35 IL South Broad
SINCE the gambling raids and it was
Whites duty to report it to the
police when, he knew the gamblers
We're here?." the chief was asked.
II do" he said.
IF a hundred and fifteen bunco
great deal Of buncoing to get a
profit. wouldn't they asked mem
Der Of the committee.
"They would that. even to make a
living" replied the chief.
Other Swind1es Recalled
Chief Beavers sold the recent
sw1ndling episodes were not the first
that have happened in Atlanta. He
half ago when the detectives had a
man indicted for a similar swindling
| scheme. "They never did get the
man because he could not be extras
dfted. said the chief. Solicitor
Boykin refused to furnish the money
get him at that time" he asserted.
Large Swindles Rare
Chlef Beavers was asked why the
previous raids by the detective de-
partment did not have the effect of
| breaking up the gambling houses and
why they had kept running until So
licitor Boyl<in's activities began.
Because" replied the chief, "they
had to be convicted of gambling and
we had to catch them again and
again before we finally could cut
through the courts, and the place
must be declared a dive before we
can nail the DOORS"
Chief Beavers said 1t was very
rare for such large swindles as the
recent ones to be operated He said
| ey would not think too much of his
reputation to say something about
| it.
Chief Beavers told of a raid some
years ago on gambling game in a
local office building, where an At
| lanta man was said to have lost $40,-
900. He said the game was more or
less a bucket-shop swindle, and had
been turned over to the solicitor. He
said he never knew what became Of
| it.
Chairman Hatcher then began to
| quizz Chief Beavers as to his knowl-
edge of the men on the police force
who have been criticized. He brought
out from the chief that Chief Poole
| receives a monthly salary of $225,
and that Lieutenants Shaw and Wag-
goner each are paid $3.50 per month.
Hatcher Explains
The chief said none of these men
appeared to be living beyond their
means. He said one or two of them
had recently purchased small homes
on the intallment plan, but that this
was quite common practice among
| people earning similar salaries.
81 have known Detective Shaw q
long time" said Chief Beavers. "He
and l were born in the same county,"
Mr.. Chambers remarked that he
also was born in that county, and Mr..
Hatcher said: please don't dis
credit the officers, Mr.. Chambers"
Mr.. Hatcher then explained that
| his anxiety to discover the present
| mode of living of the heads of the
| detective department had been
prompted by desire to get at GER
| tain facts.
what want to show" he said,
"is that, if the men on the detective
| force are getting money for. pro-
| lection to criminals, their superiors
| would certainly learn of it, and if
| they learned of it, it would be their
| duty to report it. Should they not
| report it, it may be inferred that they
are getting some. of it. If they are
lin it. they must either have it Or be