Daily Kennebec journal., 1890-02-21
Responsible for Murders


in Florida, and for the destruction Of the
happiness of households there by ennis saries
of his.
Chandler said as the pending resolution
merely called 70. information on fle in the
de psrtment Of justice the discussion had
taken wide range There had been ap-
pointed by the President since the fourth
of March last judge of the United States
Court for Florics, and district attorney and
marshal Many indictments had been
found there for election frsuis and at
tempts are being made to arrest and try
the offenders. The democrats of Florida,
IS body. in the section Of the State where
these election frauds we're committed sre
engaged in the defence Of these criminals
by killing witnesses and deputy marshals,
ard there vas in that section of the State
absolute rebellion against and d. h4nce Of
the laws of the United States. He weA on
TO relate the case of 4 colored man named
John Burr who was subLoepaed as q ~it
ness in one Of such cases, Who, on his re
turn from Jacksonville (where he had not
even testif ~ was called to his gate and
instantly riddled to death by more than
forty bullets,
jail hsktu A08Huitr where ne 9Ot 0te
information about John Burr Chandler
replied that fortunately for him.elf he "a.
not present hen John Burr VA murdered
but had his infor nation from q reliable au-
,hority. He would not mention the name
of his informant lest he. too, should BE-
added to The silent voters Of Florida Call
made reference to Chandler's having hem
allowed IL 1876 to leave Florida without
moleststion after illegally counting the vote
of Archer county tor Hsses
Chandler replied that he Vas In Florida
on that occasion and got back safely. He
bad been there once since and got back
safely. Would not have been safe had he
been by the side Of Burr and saunders
Chandler vent on to relate the circumdan-
ces of the sssassit alton of Saunders. He
said saunders hal so1e Of in buggy With
a man named Mcfarland alive. and came
back With q man named Mitchell dead
He was asked by Call how be connected
Mitchell With the murder, and he replied
that Mitchell was seen in the buggy with
Mcfarland ard Saunders. Mitchell
brought ,ack the body with rejoicing, and
when asked whether Saunders was dead.
he said, Yes. d-d dead"
This discussion was going on when Q
o'clock arrived and the educational bill
was taken up Chandler ask d his col
league to lie, this matter be disposed before
the educational bill vas taken up.
BIsir-I ask my colleague and the res,
of the Senators. ~hether it 10 not better to
go ahead and establish some schools
daughter
Chand'er intimated that he thought il
better to 90 on With the resolu,ion ard OBJ.
tain information nov on d. In the attorney
generate ONCE. - TO the dastardly 0uSdeI
Of United States deputy marshal.
| Blair suggested that school master va
wanted not only 10 Florida but in the Sen
ate, snd insisted upon it that schools oush
to be established. He hnslly yielded and
the discussion vent on.
I Chandler said it vas the duty Of th,
Governor Of Florida and the Senators frou
! + lofida to take sufficient interest In tn,
lassassination of . Deputy United Statr
Marshal and Of . witness before the Cnitet
States Court to secure. 4 possibls, the sf
rest ard punishment Of the criminals. But
he said, the Governor Of Florida and Sena
tors from Florida are hunting down ,h
Dis,rict Judge. United States Marshal IN,
District Attorney and the Senator (CslD
Il Defsmius the Dead Man
(Ssunders) on this d,of. Il 10 easily n
der.sood ~by they knew nothins ab,ui tn
details of the business; because they hav
nos sought the means Of iafofmasioa I
q Aand anA bsessss thsy sss hsss ssiag