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

tain statements about me. or he
ought to have known ~. as he could
have known by the slightest inquiry.
But Fielder specisliz~- IN cases of TINS
sort. and Iu order 10 clean this old
man Rothleutuer up 81 a large. round
number 81 his dollars for fees and to
get cheap notoriety by his case being
published in the papers. he was will
ing Go have my good name and char
aeter sacrificed.
~ am not surprised az Fielder hav-
ing 20 specialize. for q lawyer who
does not know any better than tU
bring q suit. which he did for dam
ages on account OF a warrant being
sworn ont against his so-oslied de-
tectiye and client. J.. r. Cheatham,
before the issues I'm said warrant
" ere determined needs q speciality in
which there Is not much law.
Calls Him Bully.
He delights so much. however. in
seeing his name IN the papers that he
is willing to resort to most anything
20 get such notOricty.
This lnsolent swaRgcrer and pre-
teutious and would he bully in an in
h'l ftffN Nfhll q ~ l'i'l N'.i w NV - I -
lauta Georgian on Monday. March II
last said IN substance that | had
been IN the fake poolroom business
for several years, that the proseCu-
ton would not be limited to me. but
would include some ton or twelve
more or less prominent men in the
conspiracy. and that they would pro-
duce evidence go strange as to he
hardly believable but beyond doubt
unqucstionable.
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
falsel Where are the ten or twelve
more or less prominent men In the
conspiracy? Where IL the evidence
so strange a. TO be hardly helievable.
but beyond doubt unquestionable?
such clustering statements az
these and the conduct OF this creature
for some tim epast has convinced me
that he Is made np Of two special
ties three -fourths buster and the
other one-fourth hallucination OF the
brain.
Quotes Interview.
In his interview above referred to
| quote him specially as follows:
Bateman has been doing this
thing for 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 n little
Intimate and Bateman enticed him la
a place similar 10 the one that was
operated In Atlanta. Bateman il 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
Ihese several statements made by
this creature are positive statements.
q" does not pretend they are hearsay.
lie asserts they are true and my
Seli-respect, my honor and my dig
nity as gentleman demand that |
dehounce each and every one OF them
falsehood
His conduct in this matter b.s
proven him to be lower and mesnor
than the Cowardly assassin unwortby
OF the association with gentleman. as
lawyer dishonor to the profess
SION, ana MS name ought to be strick-
en- from It's roll and should this
Wouiu- DE bully and character assas-
sin be called upon to explaln no the
court why he is not guilty OF vioIat1
ing the law which REQUIRES an attnr-
ney to abstain. front all offensive
personalities and to advance no fact
PIeJudiciai to the honor or reputation
or the party or witness unless 70
qulred by the Justice of the can.a
WIN which they are charged and IN
employ such means only as are CON