The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
ANN|STONIANS ID
 PROSECUTE WOMAN
 FOR FALSE CHARGE
James Rouche Matthews, Prominent Lawyer, and Wife Were Made Vic
 tins at Atlantic City

Anniston August 19.-(Special. )-Mr and Mrs. James Fouche Matthews, who were recently arrested at Atlantic City jewe!ry belonging to a Mrs. Chatham Who had an apartment near them at an , Atlantic City hotel, have returned to this city, and Mr. Matthews is making rapid plans to institute legal proceed ings against those responsible for his embarras ssment.
 MT. Matthews is a son of the late T. V R. Matthews one of the foremost attorneys of the state. and is himself prosecuting attorney for Calhoun county. Mrs. Matthews is the daughter of M. B. Wellborn, chairman of the Atlanta fed eral reserve board, and one of Annis- tons foremost citizens Their friends here and in Atlantic City were pro- 1oundly indignant at their arrest, and thelr innocence was quickly established. Justice Mcclellan of the Alabama su- preme court and college mate of MT. Matthews at the University of Pennsyl- Vania. took up the case in Atlantic City, and the arrest was bitterly denounced in Atlantic City newspapers.
 ONE MAGISTRATE REFUSED
 According to MT. Matthews and Mel P. Sterne, who has been employed to prose- cute the case, the arrest was made on a warrant sworn out before a subordi- nate magistrate aftef9the charge had been investigated by detectives and a warrant refused by another magistrate to whom the case was first submitted. Mrs. Chatham is said to have used the name of a Mrs. Kirschmann in prefer ring the charge, but the latter denied any knowledge of the affair when the case came to trial as a result of which the proceedings were discharged at once without allowing the prosecution a chance to introduce evidence.
 ] NOT IN JAIL
 < While they were not placed in jail, the Matthews were detained, and the publicity incident to the case caused them no little embarrassment They had their little daughter with them at the time
 The jewels said to lave been lost by Mrs. Chatham were valued at about Si490. They are said to have been lost about month ago. but the charges against the Annistonians were not pre- ferred until last Tuesday.
 Attorney Sterne says the. woman will not only be prosecuted for perjury, if the laws of New Jersey will permit. but that heavy damages will be asked for the suffering and embarrassment caused by the affair.
 ANNISTON CAMP PERMANENT
 The receipt of definite instruction by Maj. Charles l.. Dulin, constructing quartermaster at Camp George B. Nc Clellan, to erect 72 ward buildings of permanent nature, each to cost about $S000, in addition to the fact that the government has bought here 16,o00 acres of land, lends more proof to the understanding that this city will be an established military center for years to come. ,.....
 The building in question will be located on plateau south of Cane creek, and will constitute one of the largest base hospitals in the United States a a.yeritable little city in itself
 MERCHANTS PROSPER
 Saturday was the busiest day experi- enced in Anniston since the location of Camp Mcclellan in this city, the pay roll of s7S.000 paid to the 5000 workmen at the camp having been brought to the city in large part and added to the large industrial pay rolls of the city, with the result that local