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TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1919.
SHOOTING MAY
BARE SECRETS
OF CROOK BAND
ATLANTA, April B.—That the shoot
ing of Edward P. Mills by Floyd Wood-
Ward involves the secrets of an organ
ized gang of gamblers, crooks and wire
tappers, with a young and pretty wo
man involved in the case, is the theory
of Atlanta detectives who are still
working on the case, despite the ac
quital of Woodward by the coroner's
jury following his own statement that
he shot in self defense. According to
the theory, the shooting of Mills re
sembles the killing of Rosenthal in
New York City, for which Becker later
paid the death penalty; and, in all
probability Woodward will be re
arrested, unless the detectives can
satisfy themselves that his statement
is true.
Failure of Morris Holzman, who was
under bond to appear in court for trial,
to show up when the time arried re
vived attention to the case. Holzman’s
cash bond has been forfeited, and his
whereabouts are unknown.
It was before Holtzmans room in the
hotel that Mills was found dying after
guests of the hotel were aroused by
the firing of four shots in succession.
He was arrested, but following Wood
wards’ confession was released.
It is understood that the authori
ties have much information that has
not been made public, and that de
tectives have discovered the downtown
headquarters of an alleged gang that
has been cloaked under a fake busi
ness name. Every effort is being
made, it is understood, to wind and
arrest a young woman member of the
gang, whose name, it is said is known
but which has not been made public.
She is described as young, about 21 or
22 yeasr old, pretty and trim of fig
ure always stylishly attired.
According to disclosures believed to
have been made, the gang played for
big game, and huge sums of money
passed through their hands from
duped strangers. Fleecing in poker
games, generally played in downtown
hotels and other crooked practices are
among the things mentioned.
That the reason for Woodward's
shooting of Mills will be made public
at the proper time if it becomes nec
essary, was the statement made by
Woodward’s attorneys.
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A SOLDIER’S BARBECUE
IMPRESSIONS
By Lieut. Rema J .Henderson
(Flying School Detachment Souther
Field.) ;
In my early school days the great
sport of rural New York was to at- ■
tend a country “Dog Roast.” Later
in life I have attended the festivity
known as a New England clambake,
along the shores of Massachusetts,
but. until the past week the lure of a
real barbecue feast was an unknown
mystery. i
When the invitation w r as extended to
Souther Field men to be present as
guests in the great two county cele
bration we looked forward to the event
with joyous anticipation. We started
from camp on the appointed day at
about 9:30 a. m. and arrived at the
bridge where the celebration was to
be held about an hour later. The
crowd had not begun to assemble in
large numbers and we spent the first
half hour looking over the bridge and
its surroundings. I was informed that
the two counties spent about $150,000
in this work of construction. To en
able those who are in the army to ap
preciate what this means let us assume
that a 2nd Lieutenant was to devote
his salary to building such a struc
ture. He would require, unless he
were promoted in the meantime, eigh
ty-eight years to make the payments.
If he were a flying lieutenant he could
build it eighteen years quicker. In
either case the bridge would cease to
be of any practical value to him a
long time before the bill was settled.
The river was a sort of chocolate
color and at low tide. I was in form
ed by one of the spectators that at
times it became a raging torrent. He
also said there was fine fishing in the
stream, that fish two feet long had
been caught from it and that they
bite so voraciously it was frequently
necessary for the fisherman to hide
behind a tree to bate his hook. After
viewing the color of the water it would
seem to me that any fish of two foot
calibre, splashing up that stream,
should be equiped with mud guards.
Shortly after one o’clock, the speak
ers of the day were announced and a
crowd assembled around the platform
till it is estimated that approximaetly
10,000 eyes were resting on the first
speaker who appeared. This estimate
is on the basis of two eyes to a spec
tator, or five thousand people. No
one was disappointed in this portion of
the program, they received the full
value of their money if they only stay
ed to listen.
Probably the portion of the enter
tainment which was most attractive
was the long trench, smoking hot,
where about fifty young Georgia pork
ers, half of them reared in one county
and the rest of them natives of the
other celebrating county, were spread
out in a open-hearted manner on sticks
and netting, over a bed of coals. They
had completed their earthly eycle and
i were being prepared for the feast of
| the afternoon. The carving started
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| the afternoon. The carving started
at 2p. m. In company with two other
| members of the army I gently edged
I into the crowd around the tables. It
iwos a new sensation for all of us;
I therefore we entered gently. We did
i not wish to seem unduly bold till we'
learned what sort of conduct was in
order at such a feeding. While the
other two formed a rear guard I ob
tained possession of a large paper
I plate and filled it a varitey of good
1 things. A man standing in front of
me was decorated with an egg salad
by some one while he waited. He
went away from there immediately,
without thanking anyone, and seemed
peeved about something.
One of the things I had placed on my
plate was a fine slice of fried chicken.
As 1 turned around a lady came along*
and evidently mistook me for a waiter
—maybe she was near sighted—at any
rate she said she w-as glad they had
chieken. She took the piece off my
plate, thanked me and left. A little
farther down the line of the table I
saw a fine looking custard pie. I im
mediately led my patrol in that direc
tion in order to obtain a share of that
pie. Knives were scarce on that table
and the pie was firmly attached to
the plate. I captured it, however, af
ter a struggle. It was the unadi
mimious opinion of both myself and
companions that it was one of the best
custard pies we ever stuck our fingers
into. After loading up our plates we
retired to our car which w r e used for
a dining car. One of the party said
he did not get enough and went back
for a second helping. He went to
sleep on the road coming home and we
had to leave him in town. I am con
vinced that his return to the second
table was a tactical error on his part.
After dinner we strolled around the
woods and fell in with a citizen who
inquired if we were fond of hunting.
He said there was big game in the
vicinity and intimated that if we desir
ed he could lead us to the lair of a
blind or unseeing tiger. Not have the
price of a hunting license along we
were forced to decline the invitation.
The return trip was uneventful. The
roads were perfect and the smooth
green fields, and blossoming trees that
we passed brought back the words of
“Dixie” where you are invited to “Look
away, Look away.” No matter in
which direction the look might be
taken, it reflected contentment and
prosperity, a condition so apparent
that the traveler could notice it ever
if he had not been filled to the brim
just previously by a Georgia barbecue.
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