The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-21
the VICTIM QFk MOB
Jarvis Pays Frightful Penalty for the
Killing ofwaIdfiD.

sunday, May loth, Johh
drip was shot to death by Wash
Jarvis in Hamburg precinct. Mon
day, May 18Th, Jarvis was ta---
ken from the county jail by u band
Of men 30 disguised as to render
Identification impossible, carried To-
the woods near by ,'tied to a tree ON
which two negroes were hung few
years ago, and shot literally TO pieces
Madison awoke Tuesday morning
to learn that another horrible crime
had been committed and that the
perpetrators will never, in all proba.-
bility, be discovered
The story OF the killing OF John
Waldrip by Wash Jarvis is still fresh
in the minds of the people. The
accused had a preliminary examine
ton before county Judge Martin
just one week ago to-day, and tho
magistrate concluded that the evil
dence justified him in granting bail
to the accused and the amount OF
the bond was fixed at $4,000. Pend
ing the securing Of good and sufi--
cient bond Jarvis was remanded to.
Jail.
Monday night, between Il and ~
O'Clock Stockton Smith, the town
night Waterman, was decoyed into
the alley in the rear Of Dsles store
where, with six guns leveled upon
him, he was ordered TO deliver up
the keys OF the county jail, Smith
protested that he did not have them.
but his captors marched him off in
northwesterly direction, avoiding az
far as possible, the lighted streets.
The officer was taken by a circui-
tons route TO the woods ip The west
ern part Of town where he Was mel
by the balance OF the mob The
Eey 10 the front door was taken
from him and several OF the men
left for the jail. They soon return
ed and commanding Smith 10 march
compelled him to go back to the
Jail with them, unlock his trunk and
deliver to them the keys Of the in
ner jail. Securing these they went
TO the cell where Jarvis was sleep
ing, threw a sheet over his head and
marched him and Smith back TO the
woods after carefully locking up the
jail Arriving at edge Of the woods
Smith was bIindfolded aud tied to a
tree while the crowd marched Jar
I Wis further into the woods, tied him
to a tree and literally filed him with
bullets from pistols, rifles and shot
guns. Having completed their
dreadful work The men returned to
Smith, united him, removed the
blndfoll from his eyes, took his
pistol from him, fired every car
fridge, returned The empty weapon
TO its owner and quietly disappeared
Early Tuesday morning the road
leading TO the scene of The tradgcdy
was alive with people to view the
gruesome sight. The body was
clothed only in undergarments and
was swinging to the right, The
sheet which had enveloped the head
had fallen away, and il was seen
that the face was horribly mutiIated,
the nose and eyes being entirely car
ried away by the bullets. A more
horrifyiDg sight than that presented
cannot be imagined, and strong men
viewing il were sickeDed and hasten
ed away.
County Judge Martin as ex Of
ticio coroner empanelled jury con
ssting otD. Y. Beaslsy, f. P. Shsff
er, J y, Hardee, +. V. Farrell, ~
W. Williams and $. d. Morrow
which after viewing the body ora
dered IL TO be buried, listened u TIE
evidence Of Smith and negro priN-
oner in the jail and adjourned ual5
2 O'Clock this afternoon When thsk
viii further consider the case
The body Of Jarvis vas turned