Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-01
$3.50 PEACE BONDS
FIXED FOR THREE
IN K|DNAP ING CASE

Peace bonds of $3.50 each were as
sessed Tuesday afternoon against
Claire Frye and W. IT. McWhorter,
Tech football stars; and E. F. Fin
cher, Jr., Emory medical student,
after Carl Davis, Y. M. c. A. resi-
dent, had taken the stand in Judge
L. q. Rossers municipal court and
told how he had been forcibly taken
from the "Y" dormitory, assaulted
and then forced to apologize to a
prominent young society woman for
alleged insulting remarks.
In her statement, the young
lady told Judge Rosser that Davis
had used a vile epithet in her
presence. at dance in Gar
Dber's dance hall last Friday evening.
Out of consideration OF the young
lady, Judge Rosser did not require
her to repeat Davis alleged remark
to the court. but she was allowed to
whisper it in the judges ear.
Henry Lyons, young clubman,
who was accused by Davis as hav-
ing led the quartet which invaded
the 'Y' dormitory last Friday eve
ming, did not appear to answer the
peace warrant proceedings, it being
stated that he was out of town. The
other young men made the bonds
assessed by Judge Rosser. Lyons
case was set for Friday morning at
Q o'clock.
Both McWhorter and Fincher told
Judge Rosser how the young lady
had related the alleged incident at
CARRIER hall to them, but Davis, in
his statement, declared he had no
recollection of having made any un'
gentlemanly remarks in the young
lady's hearing,
Miss Bawsel said that Davis was
angry with her because of a
broken date" in which she and a
girl friend figured. On this occasion,
she testified, she said that she had
told Davis that she and her friend
would not be able to fill the engage
ment because of her mothers ill
ness. During the evening, however,
she said Davis visited her home and
found several young men callers.
Davis said he had no recollection
of having said anything that could
have insulted the young lady and
declared that he did not dance with
her at CARRIERS hall last Friday eve
ming, following which the four
friends of the girl visited him at the
Y. M. C. A. dormitory to demand an
apology.
He stated that after the dance, he
was approached by the young men
who said they heard that he had
insulted the young lady and that
they were going to "get him" After
reaching the "Y," Davis said he
called up the young lady's mother
and said he had no recollection Of
having committed a breach Of gen
tlemanly conduct, but that he wished
to apologize, if he had been guilty
of such.
Later, after he had retired, he
said the four men called upon him.
He reclted the story told police last
Saturday, Of how he had been forci'
bly, taken from the dormitory and
carried in an automobile to the home
of the young lady, where the apology
was forced from him,
McWhorter, called as a witness
for the defense, said he noticed the
young lady crying at the dance and
that she told him Davis had in.
suited her. He declared he had no
further argument with Davis, be
cause he and his friends "had
Strengthened out" their end of the
happening.
other witnesses were C. W. Jor
dan, "Y" secretary on duty last
Friday night, and several roomers
who were aroused by the noise.
They told of how Davis had been
carried away from the dormitory,
despite protests.
Charges of disorderly conduct
against the young men will be
aired next Saturday before Judge
George L. Johnson in recorders
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