Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-12-13
THE GONVlCTS were
TAKEN OFF TO CAMP
There Were Twenty Convicted
Men for State and County.
HENRY AND WATSON DETAINED

They viii be Held Pending Decision OF
Appeal to Supreme Court, in Which
Attorneys Have Forty Days TO Pre-
pare Briefs in Gases.
Scenes about the court house corfi.
dors Monday reminded one OF the
four. weeks session Of the fall term OF
the circuit court, which attracted large
crowds, aud which adjourned Saturday
night. The occasion was the presence
OF thirteen county prisoners and seven
unfortunates convicted az the fall
term OF tho court and sentenced TO
State prison.
The convicted prisoners were
brought from the Jail to the court
house, a distance OF six blocks, just be-
fore noon, preparatory TO the depar.
ture OF the noon trains for their re-
spectlve assignments. The State prs.
oners were chained in one bunch"
under command OF State Transfer
Agent T. 4. Bridges OF Ocala, to which
place they will be taken and distrib-
uted TO various lessees Of State con.
vlctS, while the prisoners for the Chase
naval stores farm, Fairbanks. we're in
charge Of uperintendent D. f. God
win OF the farm. They we're also
bound In chains, and 90 the procession
advanced IL attracted a large number
Of curious people Of ell ages and sizes,
which followed II to the temple Of jus
tice.
All the prisoners with the exception
OF one, A. ]. Whitley, a locomotive en-
glneeF who was convicted Of larceny
and sentenced TO eighteen months In
State prison, were colored, Whitley,
who was formerly an engineer on the
ssaboATd Air Line, was arrested for
che larceny Of a suit Of clothes from a
roommate 81 Waldo.
The State prisoners are a. follOWs:
State w. Robert Cook, rape, State
prison for life State VS.. A. J. Whit
icy, larceny, eighteen months; State
W. A. Bryant, larceny, Eve years
State 70, A. Bryant, larceny, (second
COUNT five yeaS State Va. John II.
Green, murder, life State W. Charley
Williams, breaking and entering, tige
yeaFS,
James Henry and Fletcher Watson,
convicted OF murder In the fret de-
gree and recommended to mercy, were
detained Ia prison here, pending the
motions for appeal, In which the attor.
neys have forty days 20 prepare
bFieis, etc.
ThoSe sentenced to the county gang
WeFei State W. j Shedd, ceiling II.
qooT In dry county, 900 or elk
months; State Va, Judge Knight, sell.
ing liquor In dry county, $500 or one
year State w. Dan Edwards, selling
liquor Ia dry county, three counts,
fret count $500 or one year, second
and third counts 81 aud costs in each
NhAhh ohNhN w. " VI hEnWut btllluk
liquor In dry county, S25 aud costs or
sixty days. State ". Jerry Carter,
selling liquor IN dry county, tlo0 or
four months; state W, Andrew Nc
Dufie, selling liquor In dry county.
tl9o or four mouths; State W. John
Holmes, selling liquor in dry county.
ESQ OF sixty days; State W, S. 7, Moul. |
ton, selling liquor In dry county, $50
or sixty days; State ". James McNeAl, /
selling liquor IN dry county, t9OO or
ak months; State w. Charley Roberts, |
selling liquor Ia dry county, twu
cOuns, first count 500 or one year, |
second count 81 and costs: State " |
Charlton Washington. selling LIQUOR in !
dry county, S95 or sixty days, State
W, Dorsey Holmes, selling liquor IN
dry county, ESQ " four months,