The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

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The ice famine at Key West has
been broken by the arrival of a three
masted schooner from Bath, Me-.
with Il cargo of 800 tons. This natur-
al ice is sold at 70 cents per lOC
pounds.
While riding out of Chipley on a
turpentine wagon the other day, the
little son of Duncan Harris was Jolt
ed by the wagon hitting a stump,
and fell out, a barrel of -four falling
on him and killing him instantly.
Chief Justice Taylor of the Su-
preme court has been resting at his
OLD home in Alachua county, and
yet there seems to be plenty of rest
for member of the Supreme court in
Tallahassee.
A. b. Cox, who was a fireman at
the Gainesville water works, and
Claude SandersOn, son of another
fireman employed at the same place
were drowned IN small pond near
the water works last Sunday after
noon. There We're no witnesses to
the drowning, but from the position
of the bodies when found, it is sup
posed that young Sanderson dived
into the pond and was injured by
striking something or was seized
with cramp, when Cox went to his
assistance and was clinched by San
derson and unable to save either
himself or Sanderson.
Miss Glenn Hampton, popular
teacher of Gainesville, accidentally
fell down the stairway of James
Doig's residence in that city last
Monday, striking the back of her
head and seriously injuring her
spine. Miss Hampton had just re-
tured from Starke where she was en-
gagged in teaching at the Summer
Normal school.
l.. b. Lewis one of the wealthiest
and most prominent citizens of Levy
county, and his estimable wife We're
found murdered about s o'clock Fri
day night of last week. The tragedy
occurred at their residence, five
miles south of Bronson and was not
known until Saturday morning.
They had returned from their sons
residence short distance away, and
Mr.. Lewis was preparing to retire
when two loads Of large shot ended
his life. From indications at the
scene of the murder this morning,
Mrs. Lewis was nearby, writing,
when her husband was shot, and
when she rushed to his assistance, a
ball was fired from a rifle, penetra-
ting her mouth. This, it seems, did
not prove fatal, and she managed to
reach his side, when load of shot
was fired, which ended her life, and
she fell across his lifeless form, and
It was in this position they We're
found. 1t was learned that effort had
been made to rob Mr.. Lewis's safe
during his absence, which proved
futile, and it is believed that fear of
detection caused the fiends to COM
nit the awful crime. The belief is
that the murder was committed by
wO parties, and the general impress
sioa Is that they are white men, who
are acquainted with the premises
and know of his wealth. S. J. Wilk-
arsOn and J. NJ. Martin were arrested
on Monday on suspicion, and are in
Jail at Bronson. 1t is thought that a
mob will attempt to lynch them, and
the sheriff is taking every precau-
rion.
Nanny Price, the murderer of w.
f. Brunson, together with another
negro named Bob Scruggs, were
Iynched about two miles from New
berry, Alachua county, shortly after
$50 O'Clock Monday afternoon by a
party of about three hundred men.
The negroes were being taken from
to Gainesville by special |
and the party oyerpowered |
them and took the prisoners away. |
they We're given chance to confess, |
which they did and then strung up
on a tree, and their bodies riddled |
with bullets. Nanny Price, who was |
we'll known to the police in many |
parts of Florida, was arrested in |
Folkston, Ga, u day or two ago for
The brutal murder of w. F. Brunson,
he superintendent at the Buttgen-
bach mines, near Newberry. Brun- |
son was shot from ambush. A depu- |
-y brought Price to Newberry Mon !
lay, and he was taken before Justice
Bartry, and upon examination, con-
'essed that he had killed the super
In his statement he i'm
)licated Bob Scruggs, who had been
serving a sentence at the camp for.I
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
At $50 O'Clock Special Deputy G. +.
McIver started to take the murderers
10 Gainesville, and had proceeded
about two Iniles on the way when he
was halted by crowd of about three
hundred men. The deputy and his
men resisted the crowd as long as
possible, but the Numbers and de-
of the other side soon
won the day, and the two negroes
we're forcibly taken away and car
led to convenient tree Here they
y ere told to confess their crime, and
his they promptly did. After this
hey were told to pray. A few min
ltes latI their bodies hung pendant
rom the limbs of the tree, and u
shower of bullets made certain of
he work of the lynchers. The mur-
Ter of Brunson was brutal and un-
called for. He was the superinten-
lent of the Buttgenbach mines, and
lGd been called from his house at
night to suppress some disorder.
When returning to his house he was
shot from ambush, within few feet
ron; the door. The tragedy occurr-
I'd August Is, and since that time,
lp 10 few days ago, posses have
been In search of the murderers.