The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-14
CONFEDERATEs TO MEET.
The story of the Trouble Between
Jenkins and the OcaIa Marshal.

The story of the Trouble between
Jenkins and the OcaIa Marshal.
Ocala, Fla, Feb. 13.-The confederate
posts of Florida will hold their annual
meeting in Ocala Feb. 20 to g. The leading
business men here held a meeting and ap-
pointed the following veterans chairman
of the committee: Vim. Fox, on reception;
Gen. j. ]. Dickinson, on finances and Capt
j. B. Richardson, ON arrangement. At the
meeting Gen. c. Dickinson read a very in
tereSting letter from Chas. Il. Henning,
who. in his youth, had been a student at
the East Florida seminary, then located
in Ocala, since having become a prosperA
GUS banker n Gainesville, Tex. He enclos-
ed 800 check, in memory of boyhood days
and TO help along the expense of the gath
ering Last year 70 aid the meeting at
Pensacola, he gave 500.
Col. VIM Thompson of Fernandina was
present and suggested that a plan be
adopted for raising funds for a five cent
contribution from every man, woman and
child in the SOUTH to replace the decaying
and rotten head boards that now line the
resting place of dead confederates, with
a permanent marker.
The suggestion was heartily endorsed
The fair sponsors for the confederate meet
ing and their maids of honor will be Miss
Hollie T. Robertson, of Brooksvile, and
Miss Lula Gary of Ocala, Miss Mary Mayo
and Miss Bessie Moody of Ocala-
From all quarters of Marion county
comes the cry for cotton seed and If good
seed can be secured, the acreage will be
largely increased. Report is current that
Mr. Curtis, auditor of the Florida, Central
and Peninsular railroad, will distribute
seed along the line of his road to deserving
farmers, to be repaid when there crop is
made.
Wednesdays Morning News was read
with peculiar interest by Ocala people be-
cause of the account contained therein by
Sam and Beauregard Jenkins, the former,
who is now in hook in Savannah, is want
ed in Ocala for killing Marshal Cone some
seven years ago.
The only exception the people have
taken to the statement is that it is too
elastic, and has not much regard for
truth. Marshal Gone never was discharg-
ed from the police force of Ocala- on
the contrary, he was the only officer that
could hold the Jenl1enses in subtugation
and the cause of Sam Jenkins shooting
Cone grew out of the fact that Marshal
Cone gave Beauregard Jenkins a severe
thrashing for trying to intimidate and
interfere with him in the discharge of his
duty as an officer. Because he did this,
Sam Jenkins said Ocala could not hold
the marshal and himself.
The night jenkins made this assertion
Gone called his attention to it and he as
sured Jenkins he Come would certainly
not go.
physically, but I would shoot it out with
you if you were not an officer.
Cone remarked he would remove that
objection. by stepping into neighboring
store and removing his badge, borrowed
a pistol, came out and said: Now, take
ten PAGES and am ready for you.'
Cone, in backing to take his distance.
hole in the sidewalk and dropped on his
knees, slightly turning the right side of
in THE position through the right side and
spinal column, but Cone returned the fire.
which passed through Jenkins coat
Cone never got behind the tree and beg
ged for mercy, nor did Jenkins go up to
him, look around the tree and say, "I
never shot an antagonist when down." for
no sooner did Jenkins fire the shot than
he fed. Our people would like to have
jenkins back here and given fair trial