Tuesday, May 27th, 1913
Attorney Carl Hutcheson Accuse Beavers of Permitting Unlawful Houses to Operate.
GAMBLER'S PLOT, SAYS LANFORD IN HOT REPLY
Detective Head Declares "Ring" Is Trying to Fix Charge of Bribery Against Him.
Ignoring the fresh volley of charges made by Carl Hutcheson, an attorney, who offers to cite resorts which are allowed to operate by the city police. Chief Beavers Tuesday morning reiterated his declaration that the entire matter would be laid bare before the Grand Jury for decision.
Detective Chief Lanford revealed another angle of the warfare when he declared that the fight being made against him was backed by the gambling ring of Atlanta. C. C. Jones was named as the leader of the opposition in this fight.
Beavers in commenting upon Hutcheson's charges, declared that they were inspired by Thomas B. Felder, with whose office Hutcheson is connected, and that the attack was not therefore that of Hutcheson, but of Felder and his "gang."
Hutcheson, a young lawyer connected with the firm Felder, Anderson, Whitman & Dillon, wrote an open letter to Chief of Police Beavers, charging him with permitting unlawful houses to operate uncertain city streets and promising to give addresses if the Chief asks personally for them within three days.
Beavers to Ignore Attack.
Characterizing Carl Hutcheson as of too little importance to warrant an answer to his charges made against the police force. Chief Beavers declared that he would ignore him altogether.
"I don't care to answer Hutcheson's attack," said the police official. "Hutcheson is too small a fry to even take notice of. An answer to him would give him too much dignity. This young man is in Felder's office and is merely being used as a tool of Felder and his gang. Felder prompted him to make the statement that he did, and so I will pay no attention to Hutcheson.
"This matter is going before the Grand Jury, and not Carl Hutcheson."
Regarded as Reply.
On Monday morning Chief Beavers declared Attorney Thomas B. Felder had no evidence of police cognizance of immoral resorts; that he never had had any, and that he was only bluffing when he said he had. Requested to reply, Colonel Felder announced he would make no more statements except in writing, and that he had nothing to say then.
A few hours later Mr. Hutcheson, a member of Colonel Felder's firm, issued the letter, which is regarded as a semi-official reply from Colonel Felder.
Mr. Hutcheson formerly was a newspaper man. Shortly after taking up the practice of law he achieved State-wide renown by conducting the campaign of William Schley Howard, who defeated Representative Leonidae Livingston and is now serving his second term in Congress.
Following is Mr. Hutcheson's open letter to Chief J. L. Beavers:
Scores Vice Crusade.
J. L. Beavers, Chief of Police, Atlanta:
Newport Lanford, Chief of Detectives, Atlanta:
In your great crusade against Sodom and Gomorrah with your immaculate robes of Puritanism.
