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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1921
Page
7
The Page Two report notes large crowds flocking to Atlante for the week. Technicians and staff are paid railroad fares and hotel bills as the journey becomes a holiday, boosting hotels, restaurants, and local businesses across Georgia. Optimism remains high that the event will sustain economic gains.
A noted legislator doubts the special fox bill will survive, predicting quick demise. A determined move will be launched Wednesday to push the bill toward no enactment.
The article reports on a legal dispute over grand jury power to appoint a special prosecutor. It notes Mr Chambers asked for grand jury action and was advised only formal accusations with affidavits could trigger action. The grand jury declined to act on its own initiative. The court indicated no legal requirement to start an inquiry, leaving the matter unresolved while Chambers is reportedly out of the city.
Reporters press Grady dispute as Alderman Wilder schedules joint hospital meeting. Former nurse superintendent Miss Lillian Nelson releases a statement detailing resignation and calls for investigation into alleged deplorable conditions at Grady Hospital.
Former Grady Hospital superintendent Miss Lillian Nelson explains she resigned due to the hospital's political leadership and management failures. She accuses the superintendent of being a non physician and ineffective, calls for a public investigation, and urges Atlanta citizens to seek the truth about Grady Hospital's operations. Nelson cites her training and service at Grady to support her claims and notes her resignation was effective August 10 after pursuing completion of ongoing work.
Thomas Marshall a U S Army deserter who left for college and law study returns to face military judgment. Drafted to Camp Gordon then Wheeler he served clerical duties until Armistice. He left to attend university, graduated top of his class, and now surrenders to pursue his legal career with conscience. He seeks counsel from attorney W J Laney prior to trial.
Lawmakers recount a split in prison committee actions as Perryman and Patterson clash over floor recognition and dissolution motions. The chair's stance and a Senate proposal to dissolve the two bodies trigger debate on impeachment probe authority, with Perryman resuming his earlier motion and Bid for open investigation.
A Georgia legislative hearing devolved into a partisan exchange over prison administration. Senators and witnesses debated Worley’s letter accusing the prison commission of waste, cruelty, and law violations while Secretaries and ex-convicts testified about farm conditions, guard conduct, and inmate treatment.
An exchange of letters and sworn statements details accusations against prison farm officials. The writer claims censorship of inmate mail and mistreatment in multiple counties, including a lynching-like beating aboard a closed car and later transfers to Crawford county, with officials denying frame ups and citing legal duties. Names such as Worley, Yancey, Bazemore, and Cotes recur amid accusations of corruption and abuse.
A former inmate recounts cruelty by a warden involving liquor facilitation and assault, including shakedowns, forced transfers among Upson Sumter Fulton and other counties, and beatings while jailed. He claims retaliation for exposing corruption, including theft of county property and selling favors, with legal action blocked and requests for federal court relief denied.
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