The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
WARRANT SERVED ON EDITOR HUDSON Newspaper War at Bessemer
 Reaches a Crisis. CON TR0VERSY IS WARM Grew Out of Rountree Affair and Bes- semer Weekly and Bessemer
 Workman Are BellIger
 ents-Edltors Silent.
CONTROVERSY IS WARM

Bessemer, September s.-(speciaL)- Deputy Sheriff Jerry Fountain served warrant this morning on W. H. H. Jud- son, editor of the Bessemer Weekly charging him with alleged criminal libel, the charges being preferred by J. H. Williamson, president of the Bessemer Workman company. The matter grew out of war of words that has been waged between the two editors for several months
 MT. Judson promptly gave bond and set the hearing for 10 o'clock next Tues day morning The case will come up be- fore Judge William Jackson of the Bes- semer inferior court.
 The Bessemer Workman is owned by stock company of prominent Bessemer business men. The Weekly is edited by w. H. H. Judson For some time the two journals have been engaged in a con- troversy over the so-called Rountree mat ter that has been Hive wire" in the Alabama Press association, the two pa- pers taking opposite positions on the question. The editoral writers did not mince words, and at times the larger part of their columns was taken up in ex- pounding their views on the Rountree incident.
 In the Bessemer' Weekly of August 20 the following notice appeared:s
 We are one of the proprietors of the Bessemer Workman. We founded the pa- per- or atl east were one of its found- CTS, and have always and today own an interest in it."
 Workman Makes Reply.
 In the Bessemer Workman of the 27th inst. the following reply was printed to the above:
 The above statement is false, defama- tory and libel upon the title of the Workman Publishing company to the Bes- semer Workman. the effect of such false statement being to greatly injure and damage the property or business of the | Workman Publishing company, unless same Is publicly corrected by you, with due apologies, through the columns of the Bessemer Weekly in as prominent place as the false statement occurre- in the next regular Issue of your paper, or within such time as required by law regulating same. This notice is given in accordance with the statute in such cases made and 1 provided.
 THE WORKMAN PUBLISHING CO, a
 By J. H. Williamson, President.
 Mead & Porter Attorneys"
 Editor Williamson Silent.
 Editor Williamson was seen this after noon and declined to give out any state ment other than to say that his action was largely based upon the above no- i tice printed in the Workman, also the following article that appeared in late issue of the Weekly:
 But really, talking about the false, defamatory and libelous" part of the business, what Is more despicable, dis honorable or dishonest than for the president of the Workman company to thus weakly attempt to shirk or deny a sacred business trust, reposed in him be- cause he was regarded as honorable, honest and worthy"
 MT. Judson was seen tonight and de- clined to discuss the matter, other than to say that a blank warrant had been given him by the deputy sheriff. and that he signed 1t and set the day for the hearing
 MT. Williamson has retained the serv- l ices of Stallings & NeSmith and Porter Ss Meade The case is creating considerable interest in Bessemer, owing to the prom thence of both the editors.