Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26
.BATEMAN, FREED FROM !.
FRAUD CHARGE, SCORES
FIELDER AS PERSECUTO|

tain statements about me, or lie
ought to have known it,. as he could
have known by the slightest inquiry.
But Fielder speciaIizes in cases OF this
sort. and in order to clean this old
man RothIeutuer up Of large. round
number Of his dollars FOR fees and to
get cheap notoriety by his case being
published in the papers he was will
ing TO have my good name and char
acter sacrificed.
Il am not surprised AZ Fielder hav-
ing 20 specialize. for "a lawyer who
does not know any better than to
bring a suit. which he did for dam
ages on account Of a warrant being
sworn out against his so-Calied de-
tcctiye and client /. r. Cheatham.
before the issues in said warrant
were determined, needs q speciality in
which there is not much law.
Calls Him a Bully.
"ITe delights so much. however, in
seeing his name in the papers that he
Is willing 10 resort 10 most anything
to get such notoriety.
This Insolcnt swaggerer and pre-
tentiouJ and would-be bully in an tn
tcrvieU with "A reporter OF The At
lan'a Georgian on Monday March II
last. said in substance that ! had
been in the fake poolroOm business
for several years, that the prosecu-
tion would not be limited to me. but
would include some ten or twelve
more or less prominent men in the
conspiracy and that they would pro-
duce evidence so strange as to he
hardly believable. but beyond doubt
uupestionable.
where is his evidence. placing me
IN the fake poolroom business. as he
alleges Even his attempts to prove
such were proven to be absolutely
false! Where are the ten or twelve
more or less prominent men in the
conspiracy Where IS the evidence
so strange az TO be hardly believable,
but beyond doubt unqucstionable?
such clustering statements az
these and the conduct Of this creaturn
for some tim epast has convinced me
that ne is made IN OF two special
ties three fourths buster and the
other one fourth Authorization OF the
brain.
Quotes Interview.
In his interview above referred TO
! quote him specially as follows:
'Bateman has been doing this
thing for a number of years; the re-
suit OF Investigations Of our private
detectives convinced us Bateman was
In with the gang in Miami and later
Investigations have proven he is
rather an old hand in the game.
Rotnleutner met him in Miami: the
acquaintance became to be a little
intimate and Bateman enticed him to
place similar 10 the one that was
operated in Atlanta. Bateman is the
king bee OF the bunch. who oper-
ated in Palm Beach, Miami and sew
eral Florida resorts, Atlanta. st. Paul.
Kansas City and probably through
the East
These several statements made by
TINS creature are positive statements.
he does not pretend they are hearsay.
he asserts they are true, and my
Aeli-respect my honor and my dig
MY as gentleman demand that !
utnpunce each and every one OF them
as willful, deliberate and malicious
falsehood
His conduct in this matter has
proven him to be lower and meaner
than the cowardly assassin unworthy
OF the association with gentleman. as
q lawyer diShonor to the profes-
SION, ana his name ought To be strick-
en- from its roll, and should this
would-be bully and character essas-
sin be called upon to explain to the
court why he is not guilty of yiolat-
ing the law which requires an attdr .
ney to abstain from all offensive
personalities and to advance no fact
preJudicial to 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-