The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-08

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pointment as Postmaster at Lake
City, over three true and tried" re.
pubhcans. The genial District Attor-
ney laughed as he shifted his right
leg over his left knee, and said:
That was little .sleight of hand per
Torrance of frank. Clark's. I hap.
pened to see letter to a prominent
man that gave the secret away. IT.
seems that the republican candidates
were so ardently endorsed that the
department began to suspect that
there was some consideration behind
the endorsements. So strong was
this belief at Washington that an in
spector was detailed to Lake City to
find out the true state of affairs. His
report confirmed the suspicious of the
officials" Then Frank Clark butted
into the situation, Mr.. Sheppard ex-
plains, and with a sort-of-senatorial-
couresy-plea or the nearest he could
approach that, being only a congress
man, asked for Mr. Gillen's appoint
ment as a compliment TO him, Lake
City being his home town. So per.
suas1ve was Mr.. Clark that he finally
convinced the people at Washington
that this was the handsome thing to
do. Mr.. Chubb's endorsement was
necessary and this Mr.. Clark and Mr..
Gillen's friends were able to obtain
and behold, the trick was done and
lake City was added to the infnitesi-
NAL number Of post-offices filed by
democrats.
Some CHASTITY Statistics.
In refutation of comment made by
ALI Arcadian correspondent who want
ed to take little fling at the Board
of Pardons on the occasion of the
execution of Albert Simmons at Ar:
cadia on the 26th of June, that the
case of Simons is notable as the only
one involving the death penalty which
has not been interfered with by the
Board of Pardons in this state in a
term of years, Mr.. Wolfe, private Sec
rotary to the governor and secretary
of the Board of Pardons, has COM
piled the following list of legal execu-
tons in Florida during the years
d905-06 taken from the death war
rants issued from the Executive Office
and returned duly executed and now
a part of the records in the Office of
the Secretary of State:
Fred Cook, Marion County, EXecut-
ed July 21st, 1905. ~
Reuben Reed, Clay County. Execut-
July 21st., 1906. On
Edward Lamb. Manatee County
Executed Oct. 9th, 1905.
Tom Spires. jackson County, Exc
cuted Oct. q tn, 1905.
Isham Edwards, Leon, County, Exc
cuted Nov. 3rd.. 1905. yr
Edward, alias, Caddy Brown, Dade
County, Executed June 5th, 1906.
Curly, alias Charles Walker, Mas
sau County, Executed June 5th., 1906.
John Faison, Liberty County. Exc
cuted June 9Th, 1906.
Howard Sanford, Wakulla County,
Executed Feb. 9th, 1906
Andrew jackson, alias Sim Jack
son, st. John County, Executed Feb.
9Th, 1906.
Robert Ford, Nassau County. Date
Ford died in Jail before the day ar
rived.
Albert Simmons, DeSoto County
Executed June z6tn, 1910.
Governors Mansion.
Work on the governors mansion
which has progressed slowly because
the contractor, Mr. Parker, has been
i'll with typhoid fever is now going
forward. The foundations have been
inspected by the architect and accept
ed as according to contract and the
work will be pushed forward Adams
Street. which runs west of the Capt.
to. to the old Gall home, and on which
the governors mansion will front Is
being graded and will be beautiful
street. 1T is very broad, with hand
some old oaks and attractive homes
already on it. Many have objected to-
the location on account of the distance
from the Capitol In a city the dis
lance would not be considered great,
and the spot is beautiful. | would en-
JOY telling you. N confidence, who
will occupy the governors mansion
after Governor Broward, but perhaps
it would be bad policy to tell tales
out of school and at this stage OF the
game