Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-26
Stumbling Expose
By |fBurco King
Makes Sensation

The sensational expose of alleged
underworld conditions in Atlanta, al
set out in the remarkable letter writ
ten by Floyd Woodward, admitted
chief of the huge bunco syndicate
which operated here for several
years until smashed by Solicitor Gem
eral John A. Boykin, continues to
bring developments involving some
of the most prominent officials and
citizens of the city.
1t has come to light that copy
of the original letter turned over to
Chief of Police James L. Beavers BIZ
Woodward's wife had been mailed
to Rev. G. B. Wilmer, prominent ATT
lanta minister, from San Diego, Cal,
presumably by Woodward, himself
fugitive from justice with a price,
on his head for murder and under
indictment for overlapping opera
tions.
DR.. Wilmer had called four proni-
nent Atlanti&ns to consider the let
ter. which charged Solicitor Boykin,
Joseph O. Ewing and other Atlan-
tians, with conniying to protect the
bunco operators. This COMMITTEES
was investigating the charges in Sc
cret when Solicitor Boykin learned
of Chief Beavers possession of tho
letter and forced him to lay IL We.
fore the grand jury.
Chief Beavers, Chief of Detect, eS
Poole, Aldine Chambers, former head
of the board of police commissioners;
Detective Lieutenants Dan Shaw and
Bob Waggoner, all but the first OF
whom are declared by Solicitor Boy
kin to have been hand in glove with
the swindlers, were all called before
the grand jury following the discov-
cry of Woodward's letter.
Mrs. Woodward was also a wit
ness before the jury and she and the
solicitor staged a spirited clash
which sent the woman away from
the jury room in tears. Later shc
bitterly attacked Boykin for his al
legged methods of questioning her
Other developments in the situa-
ton were:
Solicitor Boykin emphaticaily de-
MED the truth of Woodward's charges
declared that the letter was an in
famous frame-up, and asserted that
his crusade against the swindling
ring was not intended to aid him in
making a race for the governorship
of Georgia. as several persons have
charged.
Aldine Chambers, the former pos
lice official who Boykin charges rs
being the leader of the element in
the police department which was In
league with the bunco ring, ANNOUNCE.
ed that he had asked for a probe of
the situation ty the assistant attor-
ney general of the United States.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commences
the Atlanta AID Mems club, the At
lanta .Woman's club and other civic
organizations, passed resolutions in
dorsing Solicitor Boykin's stand in
attempting to "clean up" Atlanta.
Preparations for confiscating $45,-
600 worth of property owned by
a F19yd bi Wo ssgeG fhe pgpfa
("Jack Knife") O'Brien, and Clyde
Smith, were begun by attorneys rep
resenting a group of victims who
lost more than 100000 in fake stock
market and horse racing schemes.
The victims who are attempting
to recover this property and money
are as follows:
N. l.. Davis, of Indiana. who
claims he was fleeced out of $500
in a stock transaction.
w. r.. Manning, of Texas, who FL
ed the original suit in which the 9TH
err victims interviewed. He claims he
was fleeced out of $500 in a stock
transaction at the former headquar-
tiers of the bunco ring on Carnegie
way.
M. E. Holley, of South Carolina
the farmer who claims he lost Sill
900 in a race horse swindle in which
hts friend, Wade Lamar, was also i'm
volved. Holley and Lamar are the
men whose testimony resulted in the
conviction of Abe Powers.
George w. Wiley, of Pennsylvania,
who claims loss of $4,000 in o
stock transaction.
other victims
James A. futon, of Alabama, who
says he was swindled out of $3,6G0
in a stock transaction.
o. Wynne, of Tennessee, who
claims a loss of $4,000 in stock
Charles S. MADEIRA, of Pennsylva-
mia, whose losses totaled 27,40O, he
says.
II. w. Gillespie, of North Carolina,
who claims loss of $4,000 in a stock
transaction.
J. A. Nations, of Georgia, who
claims a $4,000 loss.
John w. Kohl, of Pennsylvania,
who claims loss of $4,000 in a stock
transaction.