Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-20
N0Wo w I00SIoPh
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE FLORIDA OUTRAGE.
The Case To Be Inyesti-
gated At Washington.
A DELIBERATE ROBBERY.
Around The World In Thir-
Twilight Days.
ANOTHER ELECTION CASE.
The Ohio SOciety's Ban
quet.
TEE SAUNDERS MURDER CASE.

The Report of United States
Marshal Made Public-BetaiIs OF tho
Assassination-Howt he Victim Was
Lured 20 His Death - Where the
Body Was Taken Further Steps
Postponed Until she President Re-
turns TO Warrington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The report of
John R. Misell, United States marshal of
Florida, in regard to the Saunders case was
made public to day. He says on the 18th
instant he received telegram from Marshal
W. B. Saunders at Pensacola, saying that he
would leave that night for Quincy for
prisoner and asking that the marshal send
him any help he might call for while there
He also replied by telegraph that he would
leave Pensacola that night and meet Saun-
ders at Quincy. He left Jacksonville on the
1880 O'Clock train on the night of the 18th
taking with him Special Deputy Langford
and they arrived at Quincy about three
o'clock the next morning. he continues:
STORY OF THE CRIME.
1T went to the hotel and waited for Saun-
ders, who arrived on the east bound at FIVE
O'Clock. After breakfast I sent Saunders and
Langford to make an arrest about six miles
out in the country and waited at the hotel
for their return. They returned about one
o'clock, having failed to find their man.
About 1850 a. m. William NJ. McFarlin of
Quincy called at tho hotel to see Saunders.
He seemed much surprised to find me there,
but greeted me in friendly manner and
walked over to the court house, where I went
to make some inquiries about the venire for
jurors for the United States court and lett
me there. At dinner time he returned and
invited me and Captain Allison who was
present to dine with him at the hotel. We
accepted the invitation. Soon after dinner
McFarlin invited me to take . drive with
him that evening, but declined. We then
left the hotel and on the street met Saunders
and Langford. McFsrlin urged Saunders to
come in and dine with him, but Saunders
replied that he had been to dinner. McFar-
lin then said that he (Saunders) must take q
drive with him.
CALLED SAUNDERS AWAY.
I called Saunders away and took him to
his room, where told him that had every
him and he must pay no attention to preten-
ces of friendship, but let these men alone
and stay in his room until returned, Is
was going out into the country and would be
absent couple of hours. I went out to
summon some jurors. On my return went
to Saunders' room, but he was gone.
asked Deputy Langford, who was there,
where Saunders was and he said he did not
know, but he was afraid he had been de-
coyed away, as the last he saw of him he was
with McFarlin. Invent over to the court
house and there found the sheriff of Gadseen
county, who had arranged to accompany
Saunders and his prisoners to Pensacola, aud
asked him where Saunders was. He said he
did not know; that Saunders told him he
was going to take drive into the country
and would be back at 4 O'Clock.
HIS DEAD BODY IN BUGGY.
"While we were talking, q man named
Mitchell drove up to the courthouse, with
Saunders dead body in the buggy and turned
the body over to the sheriff. Saunders was
shot through tho neck, pistol ball, proba-
bly, 46 calibre, having entered the left side of
the throat near the jugular vein and came
out just back of the right car. The sheriff
said no. He then asked him If he knew
who did and he said NO. he would make no
further statements The body was taken out
| of the buggy and carried into the court
house and Mitchell drove of. learned af-
| forwards from reliable source that Saunders
was seen driving out of town in buggy
with Mitchell and MoFarlin. found in
Saunders' pocket his pistol, every barrel
loaded and also card which McFarlin had
| leIb ~ tu0 uOIol lOk ulLu Al buC hAtokuOOAs
The prisoner mentioned In tho lSaundera
telegram was q colored man who had been
arrested by the sheriff of Gadseen for q VIC
lation of postal laws asd confined 10 the
Quincy jail.
| PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ASSASSINATION.
I'm order to shield both Saunders and my
self a. far Is possible from assassination or
the street after dark had arranged for thu
sheriff to deliver the prisoner at the train
which left at $50 O'Clock and the sheriff WA
to accompany Saunders and tho prisoner {.
| Pensacola. intended to leave tho train al
River junction and attempt to make an ar
rest there. After the muvder of Saunders
received instructions that I was not safe II
the neighborhood and 1t would be well fol
me to elave a. quietly as possible. In view
Of what had occurred and utter hopelessnesl
of then accomplishing anything at Rive
junction I took the train for Jacksonville.
Attorney General Miller said to-day that nj
steps would be taken by the government til
after the presidents return from Alleghen!
Cikv.