The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-30

dawes hold up" at the Florida Southern,
ana IL Is believed by some that a Joke was
perpetrated on him by some of his com.
rades. 0~--
FLoYD'S LETTERS.
on Floyd: -NDN
nr.u ?, JoNEsvmLE, FLA, May 27, 1892.
! DEAR bRoTHER-I am in some very had
trouble and want to get up there but hsva
not got cent OF money to get there on anJ 7
want you to send me $40 (twenty dollars SO
1ag Ian get 10 where my people are once more.
other da1 STt sDd INTO. INTO some trouble the
ness ness shot and killed two men and INV
| S aiIS qepehds on my getting out of this country
ahn ahSo nave no money to leave on aud am not
cue cue 70 walk walked three davs and NIGHTS
anu can't go any farther 'Dear'' brofbar
please send me that much money, and when I
get up there you shall be we'll paid for it. IF 7
fo, ne oI,, ~ means hanging or Imprisonment
IN III me anu never will be taken alive If Won
WIZ send me the money l can get away thfnk
moFe no CLONES only what have on my
nIeaSe ISe ss,a ls "a tampa. | can't get it Bennie
SEND IL oy express to Archer, Fla, and don't
Pqt my name on it. but send il to Ed
on n-tFeno' ths me m "a ana don't put your name
WI wiil suspect anything Well, will close hoping
10 70 near from you soon and get the MONEY!
s,,. 1enu IL at once can get it by next Saturday
oII ou'e Give my love to all may never see you
nor I sehd the money 10 my name but send il to
Ed Larence, Archer, Florida. Love and hast
trouble, Bob -0'4ue oA0'ler III
r. 81 know you would not refuse me s2ooO
"nen 1t may save my life. Good-by, Boz
be9nle, en- lnclose letter here TO Uncle Moth
~ ie[ SLy; Send u to him at once so he can send
Your brother, Ron my
THE LETTER TO HIS UNCLE.
JoNEsvILLE FLA MAY q, 1892
DEAR UNcLE-I am in bad trouble and want
70 geI up tnere. and have not got a cent of
money ana no way to get any, and can't 20
auy Iarther on foot and want to get you to
send me ten dollars $50 0O) to get to Canada
on; Tnen t,0 | got & in some trouble with some
two of them, and it is matter
OF life and death with me. If can get there
WIN De safe and if not may be caught Uncle.
please send 1t and send it at once. Send it to
me at Archer and don't put my name on it, but
send tito Ed Larance. Uncle, please send it
Ior want to get there and if don't get some
money never can. II you send it send it BY
the frst train so can get it by Saturday
Good'by, your loving nephew, Bob.
The envelope is addressed as follows;
MRS. K. T. Bailey, Leary, Calhoun county,
Georgia.
HAD HIM WELL SURROUNDED.
JACKsoNvILLE, FLA, May 29.-When
the posse returned with Mr.. Bennefeld, at
signal agreed on, Floyds room was sur
rounded and he was ordered by the sheriff
to surrender. and to hand out his pistol.
The officer told Floyd that he had plenty of |
armed men and that resistance was useless. |
Floyd opened the door and handed out his |
pistol and held up his hands, as ordered, and |
was taken without any trouble.
Floyd is slight, boyish lookingilad with |
smooth face and eyes tired and sad. He |
told his story frankly and freely and i'm |
pressed all who heard him as being a simple |
country lad, led by evil companions and |
whisky into the commission of crime. His |
account of the planning Of the attempted |
robbery tallies very closely with the con- |
fesslon of Futch, who is in the Orlando iail. |
and with the published newspaper stories.
Without doubt this is the most remarka>
BILE case in the history of train robberies,
Within eight days from the hold upn |
and murder all implicated in this crime are
either captured or killed. The Southern
Express Company has pushed the investiga-
tion most vigorously from the start, and
has spent large sum of money IN prose-
cutting the search. The sheriffs of Orange.
olusia, Putnam, Clay, Hamilton and
Alachua counties have all done excellent
work, and at least 1000 people in all have
rom time to time been under arms in the
posses at scores of points.