The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27
Manager Harlan Is Asked to Dc.
liver Parties to Federal
Authorities.
AN INVESTIGATION
Into Charges Of Peonage Will Be
Made Without Delay.
IF MEN CAN BE ARRESTED, THE
U. s. COURT WILL CONDUCT
HEARING AND COMPLETE IN.
VEsTioATroN WILL BE sEcUR.
EDLNo ARRESTS YET MADE
ON WARRANTS ISSUED.

ing in in the case of certain employees
of the Jackson Lumber Company at
LOckhart, Ala, against whom certain
charges of cruelty and peonage are
made by other former employees OF
the company. Several warrantshave
been issued by the United States COM
missioner at Pensacola for the arrest
of the persons against whom the
charges are made, and 1t is now learn
| ed that Governor Jelks, OF Alabama,
proposes to see that full inveSti-
( CATION is made.
| Yesterday The Journal published
letter from W. s. Harlan, manager OF
the Jackson Lumber Company, deny
ing the charges now on file with the
federal authorities and asking The
/ Journal to make an investigation.
The Journal has no judicial powers
| which would stamp such an inVesti-
CATION with the proper authority and
yesterday afternoon it wired Manager
Harlan as follows:
Asked to Aid Investigation.
Pensacola, Fla, July rs, 1906.
w. s. Harlan. Lockhart. Ala.
Your communication July "a pub
lished II you desire full investlga'
ton, send Robert Gallagher, woods
| foreman, Porter, your bookkeeper,
and another employee who are alleg-
ed to have gone into Walton county
! on last Thursday and kidnapped q
man of Polish nationality, taken him
| back and set him to work against his
will. They are charged before Unit
| ed States Commissioner in Pensacola
with peonage, and Marshal is await
| ing reply to effect arrest on warrants
he holds If these men are brought
to Pensacola promptly we will not
publish story given by witnesses I'M
til after investigation by authorities.
Latest story is much worse than ORR
ginal one, but we desire to do you no
injustice and therefore ask THAI you
assist authorities in having full inves-
tigatiOn in courts. Please advise
what you will do.
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL.
Three Letters Received.
I'm last nights mail the following
self-explanatory letters were received
from Manager Harlan:
Letter No. 1.
Editor Pensacola Journal, Pensacola
Fla.
Gentlenen-Copy of your paper
July 25th in which you state that no
new developments in the peonage
case against the officers of Jackson
Lumber Company, and that 1t was ex-
pected that some of the officers might
; appear to defend the charges. Fur,
= har- tn icln II hot
Consul of Germany has informed yo,.
that no one has complained Of bad
treatment from our bosses, to him.
This shows very clearly that you are
trying to make a sensational subject
against us, and it may be that am
making a mistake in paying any atten.
ton to your articles, however we will
await our action in the matter, until
you are through with your subject
am informed that two of your rep
resentatives were at our camps two
days getting subscriptions for your
journal, and 1t seems that they en-
joyed the fare very well. Probably
because they were entertained as
guests. they made no complaint.
Very respectfully,
W. S. HARLAN.
ICttCT fNO. e.
Lockhart, Ala, July Is.
Editor Pensacola Journal.
Pensacola. Fla.
Dear Sir:-Upon further reflection
j am sending YOU copy of letter which
l am writing to several merchants OF
/ Pensacola Fla, with whom we have
done business during the past three
years. This is not threat, but
merely to have the article published
! by you, retracted. If you find that
! the information furnished you to be
incorrect, I want the article in ques-
ton retracted in three different issues
of your paper
Very respectfully,
w. S. HARLAN.
. Letter No. 3. copy.
! July %. 1906.