The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-03
ATLANTA ATTORNEYS ANGRY.
u ARM RESOLUTIONS AGAINST Full
TONS GRAND JURY.

Charges of BarratrOus Practice Stir
red In the Atlanta Bar-COmmittee
AnpOinted TO Make an Invesuga-
ton as to the Charges-LnwyerS
animated 1t Was an Attempt to
influence a Trial in Progress.
Grand Jurors Denounced.
Aranta. Dec. 2-There was not an an
erer set Of men in the state than the
Members of the Atlanta Bar Association
,,.5av. and resolutions were Endorsed con-
.srning the action of the grand jury in
charging barrarous practice at this bar,
ora APPOINTING a committee 10 investigate
s.i5 charges The resolutions were intro
5gesd by Jack ]. Spalding, and are as fol-
lows
Whereas, the grand jury has, in its re-
osnf presentments, made charges against
the bar of this circuit, injuriously reflect
ing upon the integrity and professional
conduct Of this bar, and,
..yybereas. the same have been by said
bo5v presan ed TO the Governor of this
SAFE. accompanied by speech Of the fore
man of said grand jury, retteraJing and en-
Iarsns these injurious statements, and,
sWhereas. the said presentments have
bs4r by His EXceLency, the Governor
transmitted to the general assembly, and,
Whereas. said charges and the speech
If aid foreman have been published in
cerIain newspapers in manner calculated
n emphasize and apparently indorse the
same. and,
..Iybereas. the plain meaning and effect
nj said presentments and of the speech o.
s..5 foreman is to hold out to the state
that the practices denounced are common
10 this bar, be 1t
"Pesolved. That this bar hereby repels
the charge as false and scandalous, and
as inHicung a WantOn and injurious insult
on a ,arge number of reputable citizens of
this county.
,Resolved. further. That the following
committee be and is appointed to prepare
and present to this association Saturday,
ne 9 a report. truly and correctly setting
fortb the facts with relation TO this bar
IN regard to the matters charged; said
committee to be as follows: Spencer r. At
kinson. John 7. Pendleton, P. S. Ark
wright. Alex c. King, W. P Hill, T. P.
Westmoreland Charles W. Smith.
Ritter denunciation characterized the
tolk of the lawyers, Attorney Reuben Ar
mold declaring that the grand jury was an
aogregation of freaks. who had allowed
themselves to be made the tools of few
designing rascals, and that more brazen,
nalDoble effort to influence the trial OF a
case then being tried was never attempted
in Georgia
Attorney Jack Spalding said 1t was
revolutionary practice for grand jury to
make special presentment to a judge
before whom a case was then pending, es-
peciany inasmuch as the foreman was
then president of one national building
and Ioan association and the vice presi-
den. of another.
Attorney L. Z. ROsser, said he was sat
isfed thai the character of the bar was as
good as that of the grand jury, and he
would be willing to measure character for
INTEGRITY and square dealing with any
member of that body.
Attorney Hooper Alexander said 1t was
very singular that the grand jury return
ed only one indictment for barratry when
it claimed to have evidence in several in
stances.
Judge ]. A. Anderson, one of the receiv-
ers Of the Southern Mutual Building and
Loan Association said that Mr.. johnson
statements in regard to that association.
We're founded on gross ignorance or were
wilful calumuies." Judge Anderson said
he challenged the fullest investigation into
the management of the receivershlp.