Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-31
MYSTERIOUS NOTES
LEFT At NOME Of
THOMAS LAWYER

Lowndes Calhoun, attorney, asso
ciated with j. H. Leavitt as counse
for J. c. Thomas, held in connection
with the death of Fred G. Thompson
in the Lakewood cutting mystery
on Wednesday exhibited to newspaper
men the contents of an envelope left
mysteriously at his home.
The envelope, he said, was brought
to his house by boy who gave nC
name and simply said it was for Mr.
Calhoun" In the envelope was 6
quantity of printed literature which
in the opinion of Mr.. Calhoun an6
Mr.. Leavitt make a convincing link
between a certain secret order anG
the Eyes of the Unknown" letters
received by Thomas before the cut
ting.
Prominent among the contents OF
the envelope were three printed
cards, dated respectively March /, {
and II and obviously designed to be
sent to prospects" the order was
seeking as members. This was the
first card:
Sir: The eyes of 5000 men who
are preparing for eventualities are
upon you.
"You are being weighed in the bal
ance!
what will be the outcome?
"The call is coming! Are you able
and qualified to respond?
DISCUSS this matter with no one.
"TIM-BO-TIM.
ATLANTA. 3-1-21"
Mr. Calhoun and Mr.. Leavitt point
ed out the similarity in references
between this card and the letters re-
ceiyed by Thomas, in which THE
Eyes of 1000 Men" was the sigma
ture The second card was as fol-
lows:
Sir:
'You have heard from us because
we believe in you. We are for you
and NEED you!
A Real Man?
"The impenatrabIe Veil of Mystery
is drawing aside. Soon you will ap-
pear exactly as you are.
care you q REAL MAN?
Lift your eyes to the Fiery Cross
and falter not, but go forward to
the Light
DISCUSS this matter with no one.
ATLANTA. 1921.
"TIM-BO-TIM."
Again Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Leav-
lit pointed out the resemblance be-
tween the phrase, Are you a REAL
MAN?" and the phrases, Eyes of
1000 REAL MEN" used in the
Thomas letters. This was the third
card:
''Sir:
"You have been weighed in the
balance and found NOT wanting!
strong Men - Brave Men
REAL Men. We need such MEN.
We know you are one.
''The COLLINS of the Invisible EN-
pire will shortly issue their CALL.
Be discreet, preserve silence and
bide it's coming
DISCUSS this matter with no one.
"TIM-BO-T
ATLANTA, 3-11-21."
Besides these cards the envelope
left at Mr.. Calhoun's home contained
the business card of a representa-
tive of the secret order, the names
and titles of officials of the order;
a reprint of a Herbert Kaufman edi-
tOrial in McClure's Magazine for
April, 1920, called "Scum O. the Melt
irg Pot" and calling on Americans e
evict the Bolsheviks from their coun-
try; pamphlet telling the aims and
creed of the secret order; and a ce-
t'ficate, in blank, to the effect that
the owler he'd donated" the sum
of ten dollars to the propaganda
fund.- of the order and was full
Pledged member.
Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Leavitt made
no further comment on this litera-
ture except to declare that IT spoke
for itself as far as the Lakewood
mystery was concerned.
Grand Jury Probe
The grand jury on Wednesday con
ti1ued it's investigation of the Lake
wood mystery. 1t began TUESDAY
when Solicitor Boykin asked for an
indictment against Thomas, charging
murder. Among the witnesses called
were II. J. Norton, lifelong friend
of Thompson who led the search for
his body; Homer Pitts, who admits
he drove the so-called death car
on the night of the killing; Edwin
n. Shute, a passenger in the car; and
Mrs. L. NJ. Ayers, business partner OF
Thomas il the conduct of a weiner
stand on Decatur street.
Another witness was to be sum
moned before the grand jury, ac-
cording to Plennie Miner, investi-
gator of the solicitor, in the person
Of a fourth man" who was in the
car with Thompson, Pitts, and Shute
when they called for Thomas on De-
catur street. Mr.. Miner refused to
give his name, but said he is ready
and willing to testify