Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-16
FIELDER COT DETECTIVES
To- TRAIL GOV. BLEASE
Attack by Governor on Atlanta
Lawyer Started Shadowing,
Mr. Fielder Pays the Bill

II was the action OF Governor Blease
OF South Carolina. several months ago.
in charging Attorney Thomas b. Fielder,
of Atlanta. with attempted bribery and
other crimes. and the governors unsuc-
cessful Efforts 10 have him extradited
for trial in the Palmetto state. that
caused the Atlanta attorney to engage
the services OF Detective William J..
Burns to work up evidence against the
South Carolina executive.
These investigations have, II is said,
cost Mr.. Fielder between $4,000 aand S20,-
co, all OF which expense he has borne
from his own private funds. During the
progress OF the work Burns detailed at
least a half dozen detectives on the job,
one OF them being aswoman, who is said
to have trailed Blease for weeks. These
sleuths were assigned to di--erent tasks.
no one conflicting with the others.
II is said that evidence was sought and
secured on the alleged bartering in par
dons. the protection of blind tigers, and
the personal conduct Of Governor Blease.
Attorney Fielder stated to the investi-
eating committee at Augusta. Saturday,
that he would later submit other start
ling evidence against Governor Blease,
and he has promised that as soon as the
South Carolina cases are disposed of
Blease will be indicted for a felony al
legged to have been committed by him IN
Atlanta several months ago, when he
was here attending the Southern Com
mercial congress.
That Mr.. Fielder has NOT ended his in
vestigations of the personal and official
conduct OF the South Carolina governor
was evidenced Monday morning when he
held a conference in his &c with sew
eral prominent South Caroliniaps, who
submitted 10 him facts which it is prom
ised will produce as big, if not a bigger,
sensation than that which was caused by
the dictagraph records introduced at the
Augusta hearing Saturday afternoon.
MR.. FIELDER TALKS.
The following statement was given out
by Attorney Fielder Monday:
We've proved already that Blease is
CRATER and a thief" said Mr. FEEDER Il
can prove. too. that he attempted to nave
me aSsassinated in Carolina through his
hired thugs and cutthroats.
"Rlt- whether / live or whether l die
please must stand punishment for his
crimes. of which thievery is one OF the
very least. When we get through with
these crimes of his in Carolina we will
nave him indicted in Georgia for felony
involving unusual depravity. which he
committed in Atlanta while he was here
& at the commercial congress IN 1911. + Hs'
however, we are going to punish Blease
in ..s own state. The people VIII realze
then. n they do not realize already, what
I q mistake they have made in giving
TleaSe anv Office. Why, the evidence we
have obtained against that man Is SUM
Gent to keep him in prison for the rest
/ of his natural life. We do not wish TO
push the cases until the people have turn
ed him out of the guhernatorial race IN
his own state. Then we viii see TO II
that this arch criminal gets his We'll
merited punishment"
Some OF the dispatches sent out from
Augusta last Friday afternoon concern
ing the evidence by Attorney Fielder be-