Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-13
Sunk Him I'm MiccOsukie Sinks.
SHOCKING TREATMENT OF WEST FLORIDA NEeR
ACCUSED OF CRIME,

SHOCKING TREATMENT OF WEST FLORIDA NEGRO
ACCUSED OF CRIME.
Jacksonville, Fla, special to the New York
World tells the following story: About month
ago a fracas occurred in a mill-house at Lloyd's
station, West Florida, in which John L. BRYAN
was seriously cut with a knife, and for some
time it was thought he would die. It was
charged that Judson CasOn, a negro residing
over the Jefferson county line, in Leon did
the cutting. warrant was issued for his ar
rest, and on Tuesday evening Lee Houston, ].
l.. Bryan and Arthur Duncan went to Ca
sons residence and enticed the man from his
home under the pretense that his presence was
necessary at Lloyds station. As soon as he had
crossed the county boundary line he was noti-
fed that he was prisoner. He was taken to
Lloyd's and delivered to Gus Simmons, who
said he would carry him to Monticello in the
morning.
Cason was put in the depot warehouse and a
guard placed over him. Early in the night he
was placed in a wagon and conveyed to the
Miccosukie Sinks, two miles distant and there
his body was found Thursday morning fright
fully cut up and five or six rocks tied around it
to insure its sinking. 1t was probably placed
in the water before life was extinct, al
though the wounds were sufficient to eventu-
ally cause death. John L. Bryan, Alfred Dun
can, Lee Houston, Jefferson Thompson, Lee
Taylor, Charles s. Russell, Augustus Sanders
and W. A. Simmons, the jury says, are sus-
pected parties. Simmons has been arrested
The anti-license war continues in Charleston
8. @. The merchants sent to Jail for refusing
to pay their license, declined q compromise
offered by the city, and will serve out their
thirty-day term. Over 5000 taxpayers have
taken out their licenses.
Mrs. Annie Collins died at the Reading, Pa,
almhouse hospital Saturday, aged one hundred
and one years. She was the oldest person in
the county, and her memory went back to the
time of Washington.
A special from Little Rock, Ark, SAYS the
trial Of DR.. h. G. Hite, Evan Millinger, Col
Beckham, Frank Davis and Caleb Glasscoe,
charged with intimidating government wit
nesses, has commenced. The men were said
to be members OF an organization similar to
the White Caps Of Indiana.
Gen. Herman Sturm, Of indianapolis, Ind,
who once possessed great wealth, but lost il
through his dealings with the Mexican govern
ment, has, after many years Of persistent eff
fort, procured the allowance Of over %, 000, 900
by Mexico, TO be paid in Mexican bonds.
Gen. Fitz-John Porter, president Of the 30
ciety Of the 9Th army corps, announces the
ger, of Pittsburg, Pa, lone Of the bravest Of
6cers In our gallant old corps"
At meeting Of the governor and council Of
Massachusetts, In Boston yesterday afternoon,
the sentence Of Mrs. Sarah J. Robinson, who
was to have been hanged on Friday next for the
murder Of her brother-in-law, Prince A. Free
man, in June. 1885, was committed to solitary
imprisonment for life.
Early yesterday morning the Fort Smelling
post-of6ce was ransacked by thieves. The safe
door was blown Oh, and 600 worth Of postage
stamps, e800 in cash, bundle Of registered
letters and other valuable matter were taker.