The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-08
| Bruwardssque Message Wired
from Fl. lauderdaIe on
July 4.
GOVERNMENT AID
Governor Will Confer With Sec'y.
Wilson on the Subject.
MORE THAN USUAL INTEREST
IN KEIGlNs cASE-THE SECRET
OF GUY GiLLIN's APPOINT.
MENT-sTATlsTlcs ON HANG.
MGs-sLoW PROGRESS ON
GOVERNORS MANSION.
BY jefferson Bell.

oy JEFFERSON Bell.
Tallahassee. July 1.-THE first
dledge is digging mud" was the Brow
ardesQue message wired by the Cover
ror from TT. Lauderdale to Tallahas-
see on the Fourth of July. That he
is exuberantly happy because the
work of draining the Everglades is
actually begun, no one will doub..
the governor left Tallahassee
Saturday for Lauderdale to be OH
hand carly Monday to see the begin
ming Of the contamination he has so
deyoutedly wished. The dredge Ever
glade. that has started the work is
one OF two contracted for last year
with the Featherstone Foundry and
Machine Co., of Chicago. The sister
dredge, the Okeechobee is also nearly
completed. These dredgdes are fitted
with the most powerful modern equip
Ment and will excavate four cubic
yards of mud at each dip. Captain
Rose. who has had considerable ex-
perlence With the Disston drainage
work around Kissimmee, and who was
formerly in charge of the sugar rein
cry at st. Cloud says that these are
nagnjfcent boats. there is nothing
equaI TO them south of Philadelphia. .
They will cost $4,000 each when com
pleted, including a full supply of ma
terial for repairing them.
The governor will go from Lauder
Gale to Washington TO confer with
Secretary Wilson, Of the Department
OF Agriculture as to the steps neces-
ssry To secure assistance from the
general government in the work of
dra ming the Everglades. A survey
VIII be considered as well as other
assistance that can be given under
The the general law. The conference
was arranged some time ago by Gov
ernor Broward and Congressman
sparkman. Before returning Cover
nor Broward will attend the National
Polcyholders' meeting in New York,
ne Deing one OF the four governors
selected by Mr.. Lawson to hold Law
sons proxies.
The keigins Case.
VI more than usual inteies. was
the case of Dow B. Keigins against
me state which was argued In the
supreme Court Tuesday. Keigins is
Georgia bully who was spirited off
&c Florida under an indictment for
killing a negro.
lie Is now under a sentence of
0eath for killing Hansell Norman last
war at Saginaw. turpentine camp in
FOLK county. The murder was an I'M
usually brutal and unjustifiable one
ioung Norman was the son of J. b.
norman. a wealthy man who lives at
Nornen Park, Ga. He was superin-
ehdent OF the Saginaw turpentine
mace, and was shot to death by
Neigins for interfering with him when
le was whipping a negro drayman
the presence of white weman
Inc murder was unprovoked and
was committed in the presence OF
seven or eight witnesses.
me case was tried last November
velore Judge Wall at Barlow and
heigins was convicted and sentenced
~ De hanged. The case, as usual
was appealed to the Supreme Court
az lne trial Keigins set up pea
VI sell defense, which was only sup
pSIted by his statement In mis-
large to the jury, Judge Wall said
..a' IN considering the testimony of
cue accused, due regard must be
sven to his interest in the result of
cue trlal The appeal is taken on the
sounds that Judge Wallis charge
~as calculated to discredit the testi
Won! OF Keigins Hon. Jefferson
n,ehuiey represented the plaintiff and
u.eHeral Ellis Col. George G. Martin
IN brooksville and Hon. Thomas
ca aiineF of Tampa represented the
.o,e IN the arguments Tuesday. Mr..
n n"u airs. Norman, parents OF the
murdered ~ man were here at the hear
nss tuesday. Mr.. Norman is man
80 ., considerable prominence and is the
'0unuer OF Norman Park College.
y How Guy Got II.
o low Guy got 1t was satisfactorily
tAp"ined for the first time In Taila-
,,~ssee by United States District At
c Tiaey William B. Sheppard of Pensa-
. oold' last Sunday at the Leon to a
cup OF friends with whom ne was
CroSsIung while he waited for his train
nUavhei Sheppard was on his way to
S,pdiachicola where Hon. ]. n.
rIIunos, the Great Sachem, of the
ylua Republicans lives.
a., moving that Colonel Sheppard is
biw se 70 the powers that be, 4 asked
an. TO tell us how it came to pass
sn IA Guy Gillen. former State Senator
straight out democrat got the ap-