The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-25

sney snook nanoe, snapped cigars and B0lemnly
promised never-no, neuev to attempt another
joke.
The last name was that Of Washington But
ler-a youth Of fine proportions and undis-
pufed color; the former mostly having run to
heel and lip; the latter not hard 10 be found.
Washington turned his pockets wrong side out
thinking maybe he had lost g in them some
time last summer; bat his search revealed only
bone button, 6ne-tooth comb, Aair-pin and
. buckshot, in consequence Of which failure to
meet his obligations he resolved to do penance
on the streets for three days. Hugh Owens
sighed and turned over % in small change;
Eliza Hall chinked 81 on the stand, and Wesley
Jenkins was discharged
Yesterday the following additional names ap-
peared on the same docket: Mathew Jones
Charged with using profane, abusive and threat
ening language; dismissed.
Peter Brooks Drunk and disorderly = was
fined e.
Abner Ford, for the privilege of q sample
drunk" paid 81.
One or two other cases of like character not
disposed Of
JUSTICE WEST
w. L. Robinson brought writ of replevin to
recover bale Of cotton bought by one of our
merchants from Richard Gadsden in the month
OF January last, alleging that the same was
stolen from him. In the investigation another
bale, previously stolen, was traced to this
market and found To have been sold by the same
party. number of witnesses were introduced
on both sides. The court decided in favor of
plaintiff, wEereupon defendant took an appeal,
and the case will be carried to the Circuit Court
Jno. A Henderson, ESQ, for plaintiff D. g.
Walker, Jr., for defendant
James Harrison colored, was before the court
last Friday, charged with a nameless crime,
Mary Jane Whitaker, a colored girl about twelve
years of age, being the victim. The crime was
perpetrated on the plantation of DR.. A. B. Haw-
kins, situated on Lake jackson, six or seven
miles from town, on the 10Th day of April
last A warrant was issued for the arrest of
Harrison the day following the outrage, but
he managed to elude capture until last Tuesday
when the arrest was effected The evidence
against him was conclusive and he was held in
the sum of 81 900 to appear at the next term of
the Circuit Court, in default of which he was
committed to Jail.
From the testimony of the witnesses, the as
sault was n most brutal and fiendish one, from
the effects of which the girl has not yet recov-
cred, and which it was for a while thought
would prove fatal. The opportunity selected by
the monster was a time when the hands were
all in the field at work, and the girl was left
alone at the house TO nurse baby
The child is rather small and slight to her
age. Harrison is full medium size, about thirty
five years old and tolerably proportional Both
are black
The strange part of it is that the girls rela-
tives, and Others about the quarters, should let
the scoundrel coolly go about his business after
the fact was made known, at which time he had
not left the quarters; nor did he make any effort
to keep out of the way until after the warrant
was issued
Since the trial we learn that Harrison is a
noted bad character
BuryIdry.-During the past week regularly
organized band of burglars has been unearthed
in this city. 1t seems that, on several mornings
recently, goods in more or less quantities have
been missing from the store of W. P. Slusser &
Co., on Monroe street, that were known to have
been in the house at the time OF closing on the
nights previous. This fact was finally brought
TO the notice Of John johnson, policeman, who
promptly set about developing the case and lay
ing plans for the detection and capture Of the
thief OF thieves. His suspicious were at once
directed TO q couple of colored men who had
been in the employ of the firm, he remembering
having seen them leaving the vicinity of the
store with packages at unreasonable hours, but,
at the time, never suspecting but that they were
carrying out some instructions of the proprietors.
Succeeding in getting Dick Blocker-one of the
parties upon whom suspicion rested-drunk, he
had but little trouble-after threatening to expose
him if he did not own up and divide-in finding
out how the house was entered, who were en-
gagged in the robbery and what became of the
goods. Blocker further confdentially informed
the officer that he had keys by which he could
enter any store in Tallahassee, and that he went
in and got such goods, from time to time, as he
happened to want Surprising Johnsons propo-
sition to be in good faith, he gave him portion
of the goods then in his possession, which were
afterwards identified as some of those stolen
Goods found concealed in the houses of Alfred
Wyse and Paul Patterson. and in the bar-roem
Oh JACK SneeO, were also lOentlueO as SOue Oh
those missing from the store. Saturday evening
Ned Barry brought in lot that had been given
him to take with him to the country, and deliv-
cred them TO the owners
Hardy Mngo and Paul Patterson were arrested
and are now in Jail, but Blocker made his escape,
and his Whereabouts are now unknown. Mr.. P.
D. Demilly was dispatched to st. Marks Saturday
evenin0 IN arrest Tom Ellison alao imnlicated
and returned with him about twelve o'clock
Sunday. He is now in jail with the other two.
Every effort should certainly be made to secure
all the guilty parties and bring them 10 justice
VIM. Patterson and Easter Robinson were also
found with goods in their possession. So far all
the parties implicated are colored.
In the neighborhood Of 500 worth of goods
have already been recovered. How much has
been taken, in all, there is little chance of eyer
finding out
While we are not disposed TO credit in full the
statement made by Blocker concerning keys in
his possession, yet We question whether the firm
mentioned is the only one that has suffered from
like dspredations,. and would advise our mer-
chants to be on their guard. The case is daily
extending over wider range and is exciting con-
siderable interest. The public need not be sur
prised if some startling Developments are made
before the examination, which at the time of