The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-27
FLORIDA.

have occurred on the most principal
street of Tallahassee about II o'clock
Saturday night. in which the assail-
ants are said to have been three in
toxicated young white men and the
Vistim young negro man, who was
stabbed in the back. Ten
deputy United States marshals
from Alabama came to Tallahassee
Monday afternoon, having made a raid
into Taylor county Friday, capturing
and destroying seven stills and a lot of
spirits. They brought in W. r. l..
Bonden. Jonas Parker and j. A. Nor
gan as prisoners. These men were ar
raigned before Commissioner Hodges
and held for the United States grand
jury.
Henry Carroll. the negro who COM
mitted a most brutal assault upon Dr.
Charles NJ. Merrill of Riverside, way
laying and robbing him on the night of
Dec. 5. was convicted at Jacksonville
Tuesday and sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary. After hav-
ing previously confessed the crime,
Carroll surprised the prosecution by
pleading not guilty. Carroll stated,
however. that while he did not strike
DIR. Merrill, he was with the party and
thought he deserved punishment for his
share in the crime. Carroll. in his con-
fession to the officers, said that he,
with Allen Jones and Will Barnell, had
come to the city from Alabama, where
they had served terms in the peniten-
tiary. Being without money, they had
decided to go out in the suburbs and
rob some one. DIR. Merrill CHANGED to
be their victim, and it was not the
fault of the highwaymen that he was
not killed. Carroll received DR.. Mer-
rill's fine gold watch as his share of
the plunder. 1t was the possession of
the watch and chain which led to his
arrest. Allen Jones was caught in
Tampa and is now in Jail at Jackson
vile. Barnett has never been located.
TLORIDA'S GOVERNORS POOR MEN.
The Jacksonville Metropolis, discuss
ing ex-Gov. Bullock's declination TO
become a candidate for the Atlanta
postoffice, says: The postmaster of
Atlanta is paid a large salary. much
more than that of Governor. In Flor
ida ex-Governors have as hard strug-
gle to make a living after as they did
before being elevated to the high posi-
tion of Governor. and it is not likely
that any of them would decline a posi-
ton, merely from modesty, paying
about $4,000 per annum, particularly
when requested to accept it by citi-
zens of both political parties. Take
the Florida Governors since the Civil
War and see their condition. Coy.
Reed (now dead) was a very poor man
and accepted the nomination and was
elected to the Legislature after the eX-
piration of his term of Governor. Gov.
Drew dead returned to the saw mill
and lumber business after serving his
state fOIlr wears Governor and died
a poor man. Gov. Perry (dead) at
the close of his term returned to the
practice of law. Gov. BloXham (twice
Governor) is again looking after his
farming interests. Gov. Mitchell is
holding the office of county clerk OF
Hillsborough county, and Gov. Flem-
ing is practicing law, and has held
the position of city attorney In Jack
sonville since retiring from the posi-
tion of Governor. All are worthy men
and held in high esteem by their fell
low-citizens, yet poor, and are de-
pendent upon their own exertions for
living. Gov. Reed, like Gov. Bull
lock, was a Republican Governor, and
Notwithstanding all that has been said
about the craftiness Of Republican Of
fice-holders in the South during the
reconstruction period. he (Gov. Reed
lived and died poor man. He would
gladly have accepted the position OF
postmaster OF Jacksonville after serv.
ing AS Governor had Il been offered
him.