Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
BAT EMAN. FREED FROM
FRAUD CHARGE, SCORES
FIELDER A5 PERSECUTOF

-a.u statements about me- or be
ought 10 have known TO- as he could
have known by the slightest inquiry.
uur Fielder srralaIiz.s 30 cases ofthIs
sort. and .n order 20 clean this old
man RothIeutuer mp ~ q large round
number ~ his dollars for fees and to
10. cheap uatnr.ety by bis case being
published .u the papers Dee was VIII
ing to have my good name and char
aator sacrificed.
81 am nor surprised NJ Fielder hav-
ing 20 specialize. for lawyer who
does not know any better than 90
bring a suit which he did for dam
yes on account Of a warrant being
sworn OUT against his sp-Calle1 de-
toctjvc and client l. r. Cheatham
before the issues In said warrant
were determined needs % specially I'm
which there Is not much law.
Calls Him a Bully.
"Ue delights go much however. In
seeing his name I'm the papers that he
is willing To- resort 10 most anything
90 get such uotoriety
"This ineaIcut svagEcrcr and pre-
tentious and wuuld-be bully In an In
tcrvicw with % reporter Of The At
lauta Georgian on Monday March II
last. said ina substance that ! had
been in the fake poolroom business
for several years. that the prosecu-
Nun would not be limited to me, but
would include some ten or twelve
more or less prominent men I'm the
conspiracy and that they would pro-
dunc evidence SO strange as 20 be
hardly h"Nrvahie. but beyond doub.
unlucstionablo
where is his evidence. placing me
I'm the fake poulroom business. as he
alleges Even his attempts 90 prove
such We're proven to be absolutely
fdlsci Where are the ten or twelve
more or less prominent men I'm the
conspiracy Where ls the evidence
SO strange 10 90 be hardly hellcvable,
but beyond doubt unquostionaDle2
such clustering statements az
these and the conduct az this creature
for some tim epast has convinced me
that he is made up OF two special
ties three fourths buster and the
other onc-fourth hallucindtlon Of the
brain.
Quotes Interview.
In his interview above referred to
] quote him specially as follows:
Batcmuu has been doing this
thing for number Of wears, the re-
suit Of investigations or our private
detectives convinced us Batemau was
IN with the gang I'm Miami and later
Investigations have proven he Is
rather an old hand In the game.
Rothleutncr met him i'm Miami, the
acquaintance became to be a little
intimate ana BatCman enticcd him to
place similar 10 the one that was
operated i'm Atlanta. Bateman is the
king bee of the bunch who oper-
ated In Palm Beach. Miami and sew
erul Florida resorts, Atlanta. ST Paul
kansas city and probably through
the East
These several statements made by
this creature are positive statements
=" does not pretend they are hcarsay.
lie asserts they are true. and my
SeIt-rrspert my honor and my dig
MY as gentleman demand that !
dcnouncc each and every one Of them
as willful deliberate and malicious
fIlsohood
His conduct I'm this matter has
proven him to he lower and meanor
than the cowarily assassin unworthy
~ the association with gentleman. as
q lawyer a dishOnor 10 the profess
sion, and his name ought to be strick-
en- from its roll. and should this
would-he bully and character assas-
SIT be called upon to explain t. the
court why he Is not guilty OF violat-
ing the law which requires an attor-
ney 10 abstain from all offensive
personalities and 20 advance no fact
preludicial 20 the honor or reputation
or the party or witness unless re-
CURED by the justice OF the cause
with which they are charged. and to
employ such means only as are con-