Daily Republican., 1890-05-17
FLORIDA LAwLEs N Ess.


shAi Wssks-Kevengs for Political
Arrest the Motive for What Loohs
Like the Meauess OF Southern Out
RACES.
LAKE CITY, Fla, May 16.-Another
sensational chapter In Florida's check
cred political history was begun at Tai
lahassee last night, whom the ohivsiry OF
that place fired into the residence Of
Mrs. 4. IL. Graft, a respected widowed
lady OF some wealth. Mrs. Graft has the
misfortune, so 1t would seem, to be the
tnanc. Q of United States Marshal Weeks,
late Of Tallahassee, but now OF Jackson :
vile. Marshal Weeks went past through
here last night ell route to Tallahassee to
look Into this outrage, and friend OF his
who accompanied him from Jacksonville
as lar as Lake Ci. y told the story tonight
to your correspondent.
Mr.. Weeks received q letter at jack
sonville this moruing, saying that the
house had been fred into the night be-
fore, but no one had been injured, ,thougl,
one load oi buckshot passed close BY
whcro Mrs. Craft WAS sitting. The letter
gave no details OF the outrage, IS 1t was
hastily penned. and the Marshal believes
that letter previous to this had gone
as.ray, a. this one was 30 vague In Its de-
tails.
Mrs. Graft tried to keep the matter So
cret from Tallahassee parties, but she
told Major Weeks that several influcn.
tial Democrats found it out very "mys-
leriously." and came 70 her at once with
Surprising haste" as Mrs. Graft ssrcss.
tirslIv rItsa hab bin 20 apl nnt tC b..
''suspected any one"
The servants saw three men steal
away from the houee grounds after the
shooting. Marshal Weeks was we'll
worked up over this attempt to murder
u defensele.s lady Just because she was
an intimate fiiend Of bis, aad assured
his friend that some one would have 10
suffer Tor 1t.
Iu connection with this the mar sbal
narrated 4 tale that may have some con-
| ncction with this outrage. Two weeks
ago he went to Tallahassee with u war.
rant for Mr.. Schrader, secretary of the
County Democratic Committee, charged
with election frauds. W hile sitting In
Mrs. Craits room, near window.
| Sci rs,ler, who Is u millimsn, came up
10 deliver milk.
As he came into the Yard Marshal
WecEs rose up 10 go OUT anu arrest MIN.
Mrs. Graft, seeing that he desired to
speak TO Schraier, and not knowing his
object or business, politely asked Mr..
schrader into the houSe before the Mar
shal could object. Schradsr came In,
and, OF course, the Marshal had to arres,
him, which he did as quietly and pleas
sntly NJ possible. saying that hs was
Just going out to meet him when Mrs.
Graft called.
! Schrader was taken to Jacksonville
and placed under 5000 bonds.
The "chvalry" at Tallahassee imme-
dlatcly started the story, the Marshal
believes, that Mrs. Craft acted Intention
ally, especially as Mrs. Graft had 70.
ceived several anonymous warnings
lately. He proposes to probe this to the
bottom and to had out the perpetrators
II possible.
| Mrs. Craft has been a resident OF Talla.
| hsssee ten yosrs and owns much property
| there. she came from Elmira, N. T.,
and her husband was . Union soldier.
She is engaged to the Marshal and they
were to have been married soon. She il
on the Marehal's bond for S2D, 900.
at Ia worth Its weigh. IN gold" said Q
lady OF Dr. simms' Eye Cure. sho said
she believed II saved her from blindness
and rave her 70 ii sirht aVain We