The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-14
Solicitor Loftin Files Eight
Informations Against
Andrews.
BOTH HELD ON
+ CONSPIRACY CHARGE
]. Z. Long Taken Into Gus
tody and Held on a
$4,000 Bond.
c. L. FULTON HAS TWO CHARGES
AGAINST HIM FOR OBTAINING
MONEY BY FALSE PRETENsEs-
CRIMINAL COURT coNvENES
AND CASES ARE SET.

In the. Criminal Court of Record
yesterday morning, County Solicitor
Loftin filed infOrmations against J. e.
Long, James NJ. Andrews and Cary l..
Fulton, and all three of these parties.
who have been connected with county
work, are held in Jail in default Of
bond. Longs arrest was not in con-
nectlon with the court house work.
but on the charge of having approach
ed state witnesses in the Andrews
case. The term of the court, which
convened yesterday morning, Judge
Beggs presiding. viii be one of tha
most interesting and important held
in many years. owing TO the fact that
there is an extremely heavy docket,
and many of the cases are important
ones.
Informations Filled.
When court convened Solicitor Lof-
tin proceeded to file a large number
of informatiOns against parties who
were under arrest and also against
some who had not been taken into
custody
Among the first TO be filed were
eight informations against former
Chairman James NJ. Andrews, of the
Board of County Commissioners. who
Governor Broward, and who has been
in the county Jail for the past ten
days. In each information there are
three counts, making in all twenty
four counts upon which he will be
tried. These counts are as follows
FirSt-Securing the signature of the
clerk of the board by false pTetenSeS;
secOnd-fOrgery; third-uttering forg-
ed paper.
Against Fulton
Two informations were filed against
Cary l.. Fulton. who was arrested at
Century last Friday night. These in
formations charge Fulton with having
obtained the signature of the clerk
to warrants by representing that he
had employed labOrers upon the court
house work at stipulated wages, when
he had no such laborers at sucn
wages employed. The same charge
was made against Harry Altman, the
timer. but he has left for parts I'M
known.
Long and Andrews.
One information, containing five
counts, was filed against J. z. Long
and James NJ. Andrews. Long was
not under arrest at the time and when
he learned that charges had been filed
house and surrendered himself to the
officers. The five counts are as fol-
lows: First Conspiracy to obstruct
justice by attempting to persuade wit
nesses to commit perjury by swearing
that they had performed labor upon
the county roads when they had not
done so, and where they had worked
upon the road to swear that they did
not remember the number of davS
they were employed or the amount of
money they received: fourth and fifth
attempting TO incite witnesses to
do the things above enumerated.
Longs Bond $1,000
The bond of J. +. Long was placed
by the court at $4,000, and being Un-
able to furnish this surety he was
committed to Jail FultOn's bond was
placed at $4,000 when he was arrest
ed and yesterday he did not ask for
new amount to be named, neither did
James NJ Andrews. All Of the ac-
cused men have engaged counsel 20
represent them in the trial
Cases Set for Trial.
Andrews. Long apd Fulton occupied
seats in the prisoners dock during the
afternoon session. and the cases were
set for trial as follows:
James VI. Andrews-Trial set for
Wednesday. May %.
Cary L. Fulton-Trial set for Fri
day, May "a.
John f Long and Jas. NJ Andrews
Trial set for Monday. May p.
Other Cases.
The case of James L. Long. who
was tried at the last term Of court
upon the charge of being the pro-
prietOr of a gambling house. and
which resulted in a mistrial, was re-
set for trial on Monday May 20.
Chas. B. Oliver. the negro, who is
charged with forging the names Of
prominent citizens TO checks, win be
tried Thursday.
Pleas of Guilty.
The following entered pleas ~
guilty and were sentenced: Jas. s
Mathis, aggravated assault, $3.50 and
costs or one year in Jail; Geo. Nc
Gowan. petit larceny, s15 and costs or