Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-15
AMBUSHtD AND KILLED
MURDER OF A DEPUTY U, 3.
MARSHAL.
A Martyr to Election Frauds-The Fatal
Ending Of an Attempt to Arrest
Ballot-boK violaters--Soutl,-
srn Outrage.

Ballot-box vi0laters--Soutl-
srn Outrage.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Feb. 14.-News
was received here late last night OF the
murder, at Quincy. OF Deputy United
| Statcs Marshsll w. b. Saunders while in
the discharge Of bis duty. Details were
difficult to obtain on account OF the eff
forts to keep the faats from getting Into
print From Quincy man who came
10 Tallahassee to-day the following some.
what different stories wss gathered.
United States Marshall J. X Nizell
and . Deputy arrived at Quincy on We'd
nesdAy from Jacksonville. They were
mat there BY Saunders. who had come by
appointment 10 meet shem. Their exact
bnslntss 70 not known. but 1t is claimed
they had warrants tor several pereous
accused of election .sssuds, and also sub
poenas for Witnesses 10 attend the next
term OF tho United States Court Of the
Northern Dlstrict. which comvepes In
this city on February ~.
CONFLICTING 4ccovSys or TIE AFFAIR.
At this point the various stories disa
gree One 10 to the effect that Saunders
was 1t the head Of the posse and that
they went out to arFust q man named
McFarlsD, who lived out In the country.
Ihey were ambushed and the posse was
tired " on. eaundsrs fell st the first FIRE
stone dead. His o>npanIons took up
his boiy and carried Il back to Quincy.
Another account reports that three men
named Mitchell, NcFsrlan and Harris
invited Saunders and Mixell 10 70 out
riding with them, ostensibiy to visit the
surrounding tobAeco farms. For some
reason or other Mizsll refused to 20. but
Saunders went along. This WAS the lsst
seen Of him alive. Late In the evening
Mitchell returned with the dead body OF
Saunders and brought IL 70 the hotel,
Mitchell was arrested and an attempt
was made 70 arrest the others, but It has
not been learned whether they were sue.
cessful or not. No explanation hai bee U
received from Mitchell regarding tho
murder.
Acting on the idvIeeof friends, Mar
shsl MIzell and bis deputy left tor Jack
sonville on the evening train, as they
had private information, so one in
fortnant stated, that an attem pt would
ba made on their lives.
A PREVIOUS ArrEMrr on M.zELL.
, This Calls 70 mind sn event which han
pened here In Tallahassee some tire,
weeks ago. When In the public street.
hcre, Q prisoner NAMED Bosa was takeu
. from Marshal M;zell in broad daylight by
an armed force. The same night, afte
, the Marshal had retired at hls hotel
, three messages were sent to him at In
tervals, asking him to stop down aud &c,
, certain persons in the street. This h,
, refused 10 do, saying that he would sc,
. them In the daytime. In tho mornin,
, the parties who wore so anxious to se
him could not be found, ard the proba
, bilities are that Mstshsl Mixeli's discre
tion saved his life, The matter was sun
pressed at the time, n0no OF tho paper
. throughout the state having anythin,
to say regarding it. and OF course th
Governor made no attempt 10 ascertain
, who the perpetrators were or to brinI
them to Justice.
, THE MURDERED MAN.
Saunders le,ves vile and two chill
dren 1t Dc Funiak Springs, where he La
resided fsra nunbuf o. year. He wa
pre- mineuf official IN W tern Florida
D and had been known rs an outspokep
hard-working official, always doing hi
duty, no mstter how much danger wa
involved. He was elected to the las
Legislature rs Republican Senator from
Walton County.
THE AurHoaiTIEs INFORMED
! WASHINGTON, Fst. 14.-Attorney Gen
r eral Miller to-day re eivel report OF th,
r | assassination OF q United States deputy
/; marshal in Florida. II is striking con
: nrmatioa of the truth oil reports from the
. Unitei States marshal IN the Northern
district of that State OF the lawlessues.
L that aw Rata thara and t.ff fIa .sl
, tance offered Federal officials who try Ia
punish persons implicated in election
frauds.
, T o despatch was from Marshal ME 81
1 OF Jacksonville, and stated that W. B.
Ssu lders, one OF his brayest aud most
efficient regular deputies, was brutaliy
murdered NJ Quincy, 0adeden County,
yesterday afternoon, where he hnn gone
with the Marshal and other deputies On
Official buAiness.
| Matters have got to such q point now
: that something Will have to be done tc
Q establish the authority of the Govern
: ment, aud tho President and tho Attor
/ n.y General have been con!erring on The
} subject.
Ii is probable that an effort will b,
made soon to And out whether or not TIL,
United states is strong enough to cop.
with Democratic mobs in Florida.
MARSHAL MIzELLs STORY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. Tho following
: Ia the account Of the Quincy tragedy n.
0 telegrap led by Marsh y Mizell TO Attor
: ney General Miller to-day:
"W. 8. saunders, one Of my braves
and most efficient regular deputies, wa
hrutaily assas.inated st Quincy, Gadsdci
4 County, yesterday about 8 o'clock
where he had gone with myself and othe
!, deputies on official business. Full report
. by mail. john X. MIzELL,
Omitted States Marshal"
You can ''wash your faces in th
morning dew" Tor leauty's sake, bu
y Old eaul's Catarrh Cure is the remedy