Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-24
UNCLE SANS MEN PREDICT
ARREST OF F. WOODWARD,
"KING" OFBUNCOS SYNDICATE

opmentS Saturday In the prolonged
controversy.
Atlanta postoffice inspectors, who
are known to have been directing a
worldwide search for Floyd. Wood
ward since the beginning of the
"bunco" exposure, intimated that the
arrest of the alleged former chief of
the ring is near.
They said they had information
that he is now in a foreign country
with which the United States has sat
isfactory eXtradition arrangements,
and indicated they were preparing to
close in on the fugitive and take him
In custody.
Through the activity of Atlanta
postal inspectors eight alleged mem
bers of the big swindling syndicate
have been .apprehended in the last
ninety days. Four of the leading in
spectors in the country are known
to now be devoting their entire time
toward the capture of Woodward. 1t
was readily apparent in the Atlanta
Offices of the department Saturday
that his early arrest is confidently
expected.
Brother Defends woodward
The other development of Saturday
was a statement by John R. Wood
ward, of 795 North Boulevard,
brother of Floyd Woodward, who de-
MED many of the charges made
against his brother, assailed as I'M
true portions of the testimony of
Attorney Joseph o. Ewing before the
councilmanic investigating commit
tee, and charged that a campaign of
falsehood and SANDER is being waged
against Woodward.
1T has been publicity charged
that Floyd killed a man in New Or
leans several years ago, and that lat
er he killed another in Selma, Ala"
said Mr.. Woodward. These charges
are untrue; 1 have completed an in
dence in my possession to show the
falsity of the accusations"
Mr.. Woodward exhibited a volumin-
Gus file of correspondence and tele-
grams, which included statements
from attorneys and court officials in
feet that Woodward had not COM
mitted murder in either city.
81 also desire to correct few of
the statements made by Mr.. Joseph
o. Ewing before the council commit
tee," said Mr.. Woodward He re-
was not an intimate of Floyd Wood
ward, but that he knew him through
my mother, my sister and myself.
The truth is that we scarcely know
Ewing at all, but he and Floyd were
staunch friends as far back as 1916,
and 1 can easily prove it."
once Employed Boykin
Sometime in 1916" continued Mr..
Woodward. Floyd got into trouble
about a bond forfeiture, and I under
stand he engaged Mr.. John A. Boy
kin as his attorney. Apparently the
Mr.. Boykin turned the details of it
over to Ewing to handle. In connec-
ton with this same case, Ewing
claims to have been given diamond
ring by my sister to use as bail for
Floyd, but there is not a word of
truth in the statement.
Neither my mother, my. sister nor
myself at any time employed Joe
Ewing as attorney. Neither of US
were ever intimate with him. never
saw the man until the winter OF 1919
one cold day Floyd brought him to
our home and gave him an overcoat
and some shirts.
Ewing also stated he once had
room in our house. That is equally
as false as the other statements ne
has made" -.
Mr.. Woodward said he and the 9th
er members of his family were will
ing for the truth to be told, but, that
they resented the continued cam
paign of falsehood and SANDER"
"Of course, there are many VINO
entirely bad But he isn't. Let only
the truth be told. The good people
of Atlanta who are interested in
this inves tigation should frown upon
falsehood and SANDER. no matter
against whom it is directed or by
taking up the charges made in At
Ianta that Floyd woodward killed
men in New Orleans and Selma. Mr.;
Woodward showed a letter received
from ST. Clair Adams, attorney, 4l6
Hibernia Bank building. New Or,
leans. It was dated May IL and
read:
killing Trial Denied
"I have your letter of May Z, 1871
i i Stated in Atlanta that | defend,
ed and cleared Floyd P. Woodward
on a murder charge in New Orleans
several years ago. 1t being stated
that the murder took place in the
saloon of Tom Anderson son -
[ never ,, ;! heard of Floyd Woodward in
A. Carroll, attorneys, sos Hennen
building. New Orleans, corroborated
the letter from Attorney Adams.
These lawyers said the court records
had been thoroughly searched and
failed to disclose case against
Fiod Woodward within the last
thirty years.
Mr.. Woodward showed the following
letter, dated May IL, from Attorneys
o NJo1 nf that cltV.
Answering yours of the 9Th, we
beg to say that we have had the
clerk of our circuit court examine
the indictment records for the past
twenty years and over. He ADVISES
that no indictment was ever return.
ed in this county against Floyd
Woodward. We also discussed the
matter with Mr.. Evans, registrar OF
circuit court, who has served in TINS
capacity for thirty years. He says
was ever tried here. This eliminates
tried here on change of venue" =.
The final stage Of the "bunco
probe will be reached with the be
ginning of arguments at the city
Eugene r. Black. employed to rep
resent Solicitor Boykin, will have
the opening and losing arguments,
while speeches by Judge ]. K. Hines,
representing Detective Chief Poole;
Robert Jones, representing L.euten-
ant shaw; Herbert Clay, represent
ig Lieutenant Waggoner; Harvey
Hill, representing Councilman Al
Martin, and H. A. Allen, representing
Detective Payne, IL be sandwiched
in between.
walter Sims, chairman of the in
yestigating committee, has announc-
ed that there will be no delay in
calling the committee together to
consider the evidence and reach a
decision.
1t is believed all arguments will
be completed by Monday night, and
thta the committees findings will
be reached later in the week. Its
full report probably will be submit
ted to the general council at it's
regular June meeting.
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