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

he was charged with -windiHg Frank
Rothleutner. Of Kugor,. Nsbr.. out
OF $4,000, dismissed by Judge l.. S.
Roam. Judge J. n Bateman Thursday
morning issued a statement IN which
he defended his personal honor and
attacked Colonel Thomas B. Fielder
Rothleutuer's attorney
Colonel Fielder he characterized as
creature" and an "iusoleut swaR-
gerer and pretentious bully" Ho
.aIIs FeIders attack Of Iasr March
Infamous and "cowardIy.
A dismissal Of the indictments by
Judge Roam brings 20 close a widely
discussed case. Judge Bateman, who
IS well known in Atlanta, was ar
rested in Miami Fla, last March,
charged with 1eecing Eothlcutner in
a fake poolroom scheme.
Three indictments were returned
against him by the Grand jury. The
case came 20 trial this summer and
he Jury failed TO agree. l. is un-
derstood that on the final vote the
rwelve men stood ten for acqutal
and two for conviction.
Charge Perjury.
Arguments for the dismissal Of the
indictments were heard last Saturday
and Judge Roans order vindicaung
Judge Bateman followed.
Judge Bateman's statement is as
follows:
Knowing well had not committed
any crime | was 81 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 ell
izens Presenting that the gentlemen
who composed this Grand jury are
such men as the law requires and ok
meets them to be. |, Of course, am en-
titled TO believe that not one OF them
" ould have Intentionally done me "a
wrong For these reasons ! believe
the bills were founded upon per
Jury. know nearly every member OF
that Jury and some OF them l nave
taken TO be my friends.
This has been one OF the mos
n,onstrous and high handed games
ever attempted to be played upon any
one. The wild West never had IT'S
parallei. I came to Atlanta in jan
nary. 1888. from my native home
Houston County. Georgia, just oeloW
Macon and have been engaged here
for these past 30 years in the practice
Of law and business pertaining mere
10. and in all OF my life there Is hoi
anything in II am ashamed or alialu
va Never Grumbled, He Says.
Il 81 anyone take this case To MN
self and think about II. knowing
fhat YOU have not committed any
crime or done anyone wrong ano
vet. without any cause Whatever W
ne arrested and informed that grave
charges are made against you Aoul
name spread In the newspapers lroul
one end OF the country TO the ONE
60 criminal, and headlines IN theUl
fasio,sting You as chief gambler OF
~ ration taken into custody, etc
biIls ~ indictment by the Grand jury
~ your own home county returned
against YOU unusual and eN't7SlN'
hond required Of you, lawyers 70 e"',
riov 10 defend your honor and Roou
name witnesses 20 bring from y als-
lance at great personal eNP'l9e'
he humiliation Of going through Is
rial and fghting perjured s'ouhuiv
o save your honor, make caSt I'M
his a thing that Is almost uheHu"'
able ,,,, 90
falsehood from beginning T." emu,
I know nothing Of 1t whatever anu
no,,cr Ala II Is as foreign TO my NE
as 4, &c posslhlc TO he | never Wa
a+ any time engaged IN any KIM va
illegal sport. gambling or ahN'll"s
that pertains to II. ] never ""S III /"
noolroom used for betting on nc, ~
races or for betting on anything eI9g
ar In any other way and W"u'H no,
know how such a place appears,
am home man in the fullest sens o'
The word. finding my happiness th'''
and not in illegal gaming sports.
Scores Colonel Fielder.
a, times i'm this ordeal throRE"
which 7 have gone, have telt tha' 3"
do,Ible- barred shotgun heavily loaa
"a yritl, buckshot would be uSetul IN
NV defense. but | thank God ] nave
restrained myself However. by ana
vtth HE Righteousness and justice OF
The eternal God that will let me 1--we.
shall I'm the execution OF the law
make those who have attempted 10 IA
unon me this iufamy and shame, ar-
count for each and every one or theu
acts
"As 70 this man. T. r. Fielder. who
mas beeu the moving and, no doubt
the encoura ging counsel In TINS pros
ecution. he has known me prohapIF
for the past twenty years ana he
knows ! am clear OF any or the
charges that have been made. ana
believe he knew it when he made GER