Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
COLUMBUS BOMB
PLOT CONSIDERED
BY THE GRAND JURY
Names of IL Men Charged
With Being Parties to Al
legged Scheme viii Be Fur
nished InQuisitionaI Body

COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. 29,-Aftel
two hours of deliberations, during
which not a person appeared before
the BODY. the Muscogee county grand
Jury called in special session here
Thursday to consider the alleged
plot to bomb the homes of the mem
bers of the city commission, adjourn
ed without taking action indicating
an arrest
While the sessions of the Tranc
Jury are secret, it was learned tna'
q general discussion of the alleged
plct to bomb Columbus homes was
considered. No indication Of arrests
is given by the authorities. al
though it has been announced tna'
they have the names of the alleged
cemetery party" which is said tc
have made the plans for bombing.
Following the session of the grand
jury, Judge George P. Munro, or the
Chattahoochee circuit, recharged tine
body as to law enforcement. Inc
Judge told them that he would keeT
the grand jury in session until near
the opening of the February term
of court, and that they were to Keep
lookout for any information that
might be used as evidence against
the alleged bombers.
Marshall Morton, city commits
sioner, in a statement made puphe
Wednesday, claimed that the alleged
plotters had planned their first at
tack early Thursday. He salo
that he based his statement on Wha'
had taken place at a meeting OF
the alleged plotters held TUESDAY
night in a local cemetery.
In his statement he tntlmated
that the authorities have the names
of every man who attended the
meeting, although it was supposed
to have been yelled in the deepest
secrecy. Another meeting had been
| plannd for yesterday, but the &C
-ttyity ofathem police -is~belieVed- to
have caused this session to be called
off.
The police say there are twelve
men involved in the alleged plot
which includes members of the Co
lumbus police department, malcon
tents, criminals and one or two per
sons from the Alabama cities 10
Gated across the river from here.
At a meeting of citizens calico
Wednesday afternoon it was stated
by the authorities that they had In
formation to the effect that the plot
was for the party to divide, eacf
sroup going in automobiles carry
ing a qua tity Of TINT and at the
APPOINTED moment to use the ex
plosive on the property marked FOL
destruction so that all the explosions
would occur simultaneously.
The places to be destroyed &C
cording to the police, were the fol
lowing:
Residence Of J. Homer Dimon
city commissioner and mayor.
Residence of Miss Anna Griffin
city commissioner.
Residence of Marshall Morton
city commissioner.
Residence of r. E. Dismu!Ees, city
commissioner.
Residence of Reuben Kyle, city
commissioner.
Plant of National Show Case com
pany, of which Mayor Dimon i:
president.
Dimon Court apartment, owned ii
part by Mayor Dimon.
Resolutions were adopted at the
citizens meeting to back the cit!
commissioners to the limit in an!
step they should take to enforce thu
blaw, preserve order and protect lif'
and property. Citizens offered thei
services to any extent needed il
Kidding Columbus of this band O
outlaws"
The disclosure Of the alleged plo
is regarded throughout the city a
having probably checked a seriou
outbreak. Much alarm is being fel
because of the recent disorders o
this nature in Columbus. Some tim
ago three men assaulted H. Gordo
Hinkle, then acting city manager.
On the night Of lay ri, last, tn
home of Mayor Dimon was dyna
rlited, the front of the house bein
wrecked by the explosion of bomt
I Two men were charged with TIL
outrage. One Of them was acquitte
and the others case was noll
pressed.
The attack on the acting cit
manager, the bombing of tn
mayors home and other outrage
occurred within a short tim
after the inauguration of
commission form Of governmer
here. They were regarded as pr'
test of the lawless element againS
this form Of municipal governmer
and against the policy Of law Ell
forcement inaugurated.