Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26

he was charged with svin1.iug Frank
Rothleutner. Of Kugorr. Nebr.. out
Of $4,000, dismissed by Judge !. $.
Roam Judge J y. Batomau Thursday
morning issued a statement in which
he defended his personal honor ana
attacked Colonel Thomas 3. Fielder
Rothleutuer's attorney.
Colonel Fielder he characterized as
a creature" and an "insoleDt swag
gerer and pretentious bully He
calls Folders attack OF last March
Infamous" and "cowardly"
dismissal Of the indictments by
Judge Roam brings TO close a widely
discussed case. Judge Bateman. who
is well known in Atlanta, was ar
rested i'm Miami Fla last March,
charged with fleeing Eothloutner in
a fake pooIroom scheme.
Three indictments We're returned
against him by the Grand Jury The
case came TO trial this summer and
The jury failed to agree. 1t is un-
derstood that on the final vote the
WE'VE men stood ten FOR acquittal
and two for conviction.
Charge Perjury.
Arguments FOR the dismissal of the
indictments were heard last Saturday
and Judge Roans order indicating
Judge Bateman followed.
Judge Batemans statement Is as
follows
knowing well had not committed
any crime, / was, Of course. very
much amazed and surprised when |
heard Of true bills against me by the
Grand Jury of my home county.
THE law requires that Grand
Jury shall be composed OF the most
intelligent. upright and honorable cit
liens Presenting that the gentlemen
who composed this Grand Jury are
such men as the law requires and eN-
poets them to be- /, of course. ann en-
titled to believe that not one of them
would have Intentionally done me
wrong For these reasons, ! believe
the bills were founded upon per
Jury know nearly every member or
that jury and some OF them / nave
taken to be my friends.
'This has been one OF the most
nonstrous and high handed games
ever attempted to be played upon any
one. The wild West never had It's
parallel l came to Atlanta In jan
uary, 1888, from my native nome
Houston County, Georgia, Just below
Macon, and have been engaged mere
for these past 80 years in the practice
Of law and business pertaining there
TO and in all Of my life there Is not
ANYTHING in Il ] am ashamed or AFRAID
Of
Never GrumbIed, He Says.
81 ,et anyone take this case TO MIN
self and think about It, KNOWING
that YOU have not committed any
crime or done anyone a wrong, ana
,.ot yyithout any cause whatever To
he arrested and Informed that grave
charges are made against you, your
name spread in the newspapers from
one end OF the country 10 the nlheI
$50 criminal. and headlines In them
designating. you as chief gambler oil
the nation, taken into custody tlCr
bills Of Indictment by the Crane JulS
OF your own home county retul ~ ~.
AGAINST YOU. unusual and eNcesSlN"
hond reoulred OF YOU. lawyers 70 en'-
ploy to defend your honor ana goou
name witnesses TO bring from us
lance at a great personal expense
the humiliation Of going through ="
trial and fighting perjured scounutSls
~ save your honor, make a case llNe
This a thing that Is almost unehuu'
able. ,,,, a.
THE whole case 'hll'' p. '''''t' =
a falsehood from beginning TO emo,
I know nothing OF II whatever an"
never did. Il is as foreign To my ne
as II Is possible to be | never was
al any time engaged in any KIM ol
illegal sport. gambling or ahNt.lhE
that pertains to Il. | never was III q"
poolroom used for betting on morse
races or for betting on anything els.
or in any other way and would h"t
know how such place appears
am a home man in the fullest sense OF
the word. finding my happiness ih''o
and not in illegal gaming Sports
Scores Colonel Fielder.
AT times in this ordeal throuE"
which | have gone, l have ielt tha'
double barrel shotgun. heavily load
ed with buckshot would De nsSI "a 'u
my defense. but l thank God / nave
restrained myself However, by anu
With the Righteousness and justice OF
the Eternal God that viii let me I'VE,
I shall in the execution Of the law
make those who have attempted TO uN
upon me this infamv and shame. ac-
count for each and every one of their
acts
AS 10 this man, r. 3. Fielder who
has been the moving and, no doubt,
the encouraging counsel in this pros
ecution. he has known me probably
for the past twenty years and he
knows I am clear Of any Of the
charges that have been made, and |
believe he knew il when he made Ger