Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-27
WAR A POSTMASTER
OF AN APPoINTEE
AT WHITE SPRINGS, FLA.
Suffered Boycott and Abuse and Was
Finally kidnapped and Locked Up
Frequently Sought Protection.

"When a. postmaster makes up his nina
to hold on to his Office. there's all klnos Oh
trouble to get him out" said an oid posi-
office inspector while speaking OF the de-
termination Of the people OF lnoianoia'
Miss. to drive Mrs. Cox from her once.
perhaps the very toughest time this serV-
ice has ever experienced In sucn matters
was when Mr.. Wanamaker appointed man
named C. L. Morrison postmaster at White
Springs, Fla, in place Of o. D. Paxton
democrat. The latter bitterly protested
against giving up the Office, but was finally
prevailed upon to retire. and then he joined
in a systematic boycott of the Office and the
republican postmaster. Things got IN an
awful ugly shape in that land of alligators
and inspectors were sen. down h Inc puss
threats of being killed. After time the
instigators of the war and boycott on MOI
rison and his Office decided that things were
not moving along fast enough and they re-
solved to resort to heroic measures.
.Acting on this line. they persuaded an
ignorant white man named Lewis, with
Just enough sense to roast potatoes ana
chew tobacco, to apply for the agency OF
purse of s. was made up and sent the con-
Germ asking for q commission for Lewis
After q few days the documents came as
did also white metal badge as large as
Dl
the commission from the detective agency
gave him authority to do whatever he
wished to. even IL 1t was to go to wash
ington and yank Mr. Wanamaker out Of
the Post Office Department
"One day wealthy young fellow named
Morgan tod Lewis there was an official
document in the post Office for him. This
document purported to be a. warrant issued
by the Kansas detective agency for the ar
rest Of Morrison, the republican postmaster.
It was signed by Don Quixote. chief detec-
tive, and countersigned by some other dis
tinguished person. The warrant instructed
Lewis to arrest Postmaster G.. L. Morrison
on charge Of 'mudertery and malfeasance
OF public favor Lewis nor no one else
knew what this meant. The warrant re-
Quirsd the arrest of the postmaster not
F. later than the 18th day of August; to Sc
curety bind him with chains and ropes; to
gag him, If necessary, and to safely con-
vey him to Lake City, a distance Of thirty
miles At this place, the warrant stated,
Detective James Mulhooley would be in
waiting. In case, however, Mulhooley
should not be there at the appointed time.
Morrison should be held, though 1t be for
!; two weeks.
Lewis deputdzed Morgan to assist him In
the work. and the oath was administered
by ex-Posmaster Paxton The newly made
detectives provided themselves with shot
guns and proceeded to the post Office. When
they entered the door Lewis ordered Morri-
son to throw UP his hands. This feat the
postmaster at first declined TO perform,
but when he viewed funeral procession
down the barrel of a gun he let his hands
point heavenward. After he was securely
tied. Lewis read the warrant to him. and
Morrison, who was an educated man, asked,
What in the name OF GOD 10 that? Lewis
replied, I don't know, but. your wife had
better git her marriage AcenSe. The post
master was hustled into . wagon and start-