New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
THE PROSECUTED POSTMASTER
OUTRAGES PRACTISED ON A FEDERAL
OFFICIAL IN FLORIDA
MORRISON, POSTMASTER OF WHITE
SPRINGS FLA.-STATE Authorities
TRYING TO DEFEAT THE
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE.l

rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE.l
jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 3l.-The case OF 1. D. MOT
rsOn Republican postmaster at Whlte springs Hdhii
ton County, Fla is attracting renewed interest rom
the fact that he is being prosecuted by the Deoci"
Of that section, and attempts have been made 10
railroad him TO Turpentine Camp for life Morrlaoh
who is a Union veteran, came south hve years ago
and settled in Hamilton County. His strong kepuD
llcani,m gave offence to Democratic neghuCis' anu
in March, lass, an elgheenyear-od youth h'.neu
Cone sent bullet crashing through the Dach oi Ms
skull The case was worked up, and a. Morrison
WAS likely to die Cones friends became alarmed ana
finally by pressure prevailed upon Morrison to
withdraw the charge and drop the prosecution. Nor
r,on recovered and appointed postmaster oy fre'i
dent Harrison. This reused the Ire OF the ben'o
crats and a plot was then planned to get rd oi
Morrison They found convenient tools at mana III
the persons of Lewis and Mulhooy alleged ae-
tcctves from the Kansas Detective bulta"' WIN
sent the following to Morrison:
Wichita, Kan. July 3, 1o9o.
TO Philip H. Lewis, special detective. A., ,.rtr,o,t
t;reetiIg-InformatOn having reached III, uepar'mc'
thai one G. L. Morrison, postmaster at White op.lnss;
is guilty OF conduct mDecomns se,'i1iI ga, i. ' .r,
and nafeasaEce Of public favor, You are he;eDy com
manded to proceed forthwith aud inmcdiaely III Lnc
nnl' i,%I harmony universally to the town of Wh!o
Sprines capture and seize and arrest ana sT0Iiy n,i1yy
YOU will transfer him in person to special Dot'fti,S
W g. MuIhooy at railroad depot IN town o. Oi tnio hI
IS,
to YOUR brother detective MulhooIy who Will remain
at the DEPOT & u" yS9 yT aPPy eye tSc se appontmcht o
Mori,ons successor entirely to your own GOOD !uig
mcnt and feel sure that you will not elect S any OK
lis from Lake City full account oil 10Y 10Y
i was DONE and see inat Pe'e'iv' necei @
arr Herein fail not in performance Of this most
important duty for punishment Of ons 81 now 1 , ss
nnrn yoUr success in rhis matter depends your rrpu
taton as a detective. and unless your duty IS a Per
and b9d-e taken from you. by order OF Deptrtmeh'
from Washington this day received Given Under my
hand and seal day and da3G SIaT Il?Te nI lAvEY.
Chief Detective, Kansas lucau. * N95l XmTF McFca
I, tho discharge Of your duty yOu are hereby eau
toned to observe strict secrecy say no'nn6 -
Attest: Don OUIXOTE.
,nido,its accompanied this remarkable document.
Levi, and MulhCoy proceeded to Morrison's mouse
where they arrested him under authority OF the hah
-, documeut and Handwriting him, dragged him To a
house In White springs hi terrified wife following m'n'
and bound him on bed Taking kllie Hoh NJ
poclet Levi, drew 1t acrcss MoFrisono throat WIN
the remark that il the same one WIN WHICH Ho
had cut a mans throat from ear to ear few wceN'
ago who had committed the same offence of muiu''
terv next morning he was taken 10 Lake Nl'S anu
lockei mp in a room in a hotel, While ui' So-'aho"
detectives painted the town red, demflol"e o6H
and whisley In the name of the state OF Kansas ana
he United
postmaster Bush. Of Lake city, Tor stlchlhe ns Tvs
n,n iher business, They appointed new postmaster
M White spriuss, and kept Ep this outrage iOr -
Whom M, United states Marshal wa, lni0rineo aiiu
he nj once arrested as many he could q the ,asc.
several of them have been indicted by the .lN o''o'
Grand jury and one wa> hncd S}OcV' ,> .,
soon after this Morrison, on a trlimpe up r.trs0 ~ ",
,,,ponndinr felony. because he had yledeI 10 t.p
,uultcation of the Cone family ana dd hot pios.S S
,, rouug man who shot him. wa arrested " oHi ,
si9rp. II Hamilton County, and thrust mo wv ii In ~
III ,i,h t,yo nrc.I muricreTs and negro ''cu>'t VI
,,ue with the remark. suppose you WI ~ p'V I
tn' i, Locked up with some OF y0ur con'ttucts' t'
St,l nj permitted to give bail untll tOIShci ~, ~,
Nam. ,urf posofice n-p -pectOc Of the 'halldhopkt
,i,i,1 went down Ia Florida and Morrison wa, mn
released upon bond which the sheriff lt' p0''o"'N
refused 10 c"cept. 49, ,.n, ,+.orncv General
viu. arc taking personal interest IN the case anu
rc,rd Worrl,ons 10y the STATE authoTius "a an
attempt to defeat the ends OF !ustice an ~ -
,,rrnI ~ tho original Spr1cy. :. h. kcrcneSe
ibr Department of Justice. has been sent hec pi t
tttornfv cnclal 10 assist in the prosecution anu H. ~,
Rothbonc Chief poStOilcc Inspector, Is cch,etiT ~
,"org, NJ hi, sub rtinacS on the couVictlon OF w
Ii,3d s,rtics Inspectors Bulla and souten6urgh
,rrved from Washington YESTERDAY ana tte uIas NJ NJ
Lr one of the most interesting In the history oi 'S