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Thursday, June 15, 1967 Griffin Daily News
Gov. Maddox Loses In Stand To Have
Corrections Director Asa Kelley Fired
By MICHAEL CARSON
United Press International
ATLANTA (UPD—The State
Board of Corrections issued a
terse statement following a two
hour, closed - door session
Wednesday saying it found
"nothing that warrants any
change in Mr. Asa D. Kelley
Jr.’s status as director” of the
Corrections Department.
The board's action came de-
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spite objections from Gov. Les
ter Maddox who said he de
cided earlier Wednesday he
would ask for Kelley’s dismis
sial. The board instead gave
Kelley a unanimous vote of con
fidence.
At issue was Kelley’s role In
the controversial medical re
prieve of convicted robber John
W. Brooks. Maddox said Kelley
was honest but ‘‘terribly wrong
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in the Involvement in the
Brooks* case.
After the board’s decision,
Kelley told newsmen he was
“pleased and happy for the vote
of confidence” and promised to
make a thorough examination
before any reprieves were is
sued in the future.
Kelley was grilled by a Sen
ate investig ati n g committee
Wednesday about the reprieve.
The corrections director testified
he received a call from former
Lt. Gov. Peter Zack Geer who
said he was representing
Brooks.
Two Killed In
State Wrecks
Wednesday
Accidents in Georgia Wednes
day killed at least two persons
and left two others seriously in
jured, authorities said.
Cobb County police officers
said Edgar W. Luckie, 63, of
Augusta, was killed when he
apparently lost control of the
car he was driving. Luckle’s
vehicle overturned on Interstate
20 near Marietta.
Authorities in Dawson said 14-
year-old Tommy E. Stokes of
Calhoun died when struck by
lightning while on a chaurch
sponsored outing near Dawson.
A car out of control struck a
tree planter on an Atlanta street
which in turn struck Mrs. Ear
lene Flemister and her two
year-old son Darrell. Authorities
said the impact severed the
woman’s left leg and pinned her
against a building. The child re
ceived head lacerations. Police
quoted the driver of the car as
saying he apparently “blacked
out.”
Tommy Carlan, 45, of Thom
asville, N. C., was critically in
jured when the tractor - trailer
truck he was driving careened
off Interstate 85 near Com
merce late Wednesday. Banks
County sheriff’s officials said
Carlan apparently fell asleep.
Kelley said he was not aware
at the time that Brooks had re
ceived a gunshot wound in a
battle with Cordele police.
Brooks also had a long arrest
record and was wanted for es
cape and kidnaping charges in
Sumter County.
Kelley took the blame for fail
ing to read Brooks’ complete
record.
Asked to pinpoint the error,
Kelley blamed lack of communi
cation between the Department
of Corrections and the State
Pardon and Parole Board. He
also cited cost as a factor, say-
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ing Brooks’ family would pay
for treatment in Louisiana while
the state of Georgia would have
had to pay at Talmadge Me
morial Hospital.
Brooks is now under guard
at the Bossier City, La., Gen
eral Hospital following surgery.
J. O. Partain, a member of
the Pardon and Parole Board,
told the committee he first
heard of Brooks through fellow
board member J. W. Claxton.
Partain said Claxton called
him into his office for a meet
ing with Mrs. Rebecca Garrett,
the third board member, and
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Geer.
Partain said Geer told them
Brooks had no past record.
Geer later wrote to apologize
saying he was himself misin
formed, according to Partain.
Geer replaced Kelley in an Al
bany law firm, but Kelley told
the committee he does not re
tain financial interest in the
firm.
Claxton appeared at the hear
ing but refused to testify under
oath.
Sen. Paul Broun of Athens
said the people of Georgia "are
mad about the Pardon and Pa-
House Committee
Verifies Elections
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area last November, although
the outcome wasn’t actually in
doubt.
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James A. Mackay had dropped
his contest against Republican
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role Board. We would like to
see the board straightened out.’’
Much of the hearing was tak
en up with Senators’ questions
to Partain about board rules.
Partain said he felt the rules
should be flexible because "it
Is necessary sometimes to act
on the spur of the moment to
save lives.”
The Senate hearings were
scheduled to continue today.
Relatedly, Gov. Maddox
Wednesday said Reidsville Pri
son Chief Physician J. J. Ar
rendale had refused to give
medial aid to Brooks which he
said led to the controversial re-
Rep. Benjamin B. Blackburn
long ago. The committee merely
accepted the withdrawal with
out considering the original
complaint that all the ballots
were not counted.
The case of Democrat Wyman
C. Lowe, who challenged the
seating of Republican Rep.
Fletcher Thompson, was settled
when the committee decided
Lowe had no stand since he
prieve.
Maddox said Arrendale would
be dismissed for pocketing fees
paid for prisoner-donated blood
and for mistreatment of prison
ers.
The corrections department is
not a newcomer to the Maddox
brand of criticism. There were
the four escapees who surrend
ered to the chief executive dur
ing an open house at the gov
ernor’s mansion, to protest pri
son conditions, followed by in
vestigations of all the state's
prison camps, the Brooks case
and the latest in the saga, Ar
rendale.
never got on the ballot.
Lowe had complained the
local Democratic Commit
tee should have picked him
when former Rep. Charles L.
Weltner withdrew rather than
support Lester Maddox. Lowe
had lost to Weltner in the Dem
ocratic primary.
The committee’s findings
must still win approval from
the House.