The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-15
Recirded Action Taken in
January, Employing r
Pope Reese.
WILL EMPLOY NO
COUNTY ATTORNEY
This Action Was Taken at
the Regular Meeting
Last Night.
CONVICT ASKS FOR $500 DAMAGES
FOR BEING SHOT BY GUARD.
AND MARTIN VILLAR ASKS FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES FOR BEING
PUT OUT OF HIS HOUSE.

HencefOrth the county of Escambia
will have no regular salaried attor.
ney. Action to this effect was taken
last night when the Board of County
Commissioners dispensed with the
services of r. Pope Reese, who had
held the position for several years,
and who has been drawing a salary
of S15 per month. The discussion upon
this point was one of the last actions
of the board before adjOurning. ana
was brought on by Mr. Clopton NOV
ing to rescind the action of the board
at its January meeting in employing
Mr.. Reese. This motion was carried,
Chairman Merritt, Mr. Clopton and
Mr.. Roberts voting in favor of the
motion and having their votes re
corded, while Mr. Stewart voted
against the proposition.
When the commissioners convened
shortly before s o'clock there were
present Chairman Merritt and Com
missiOneTs ClOptOn, Roberts and
Steward. The newly appointed COM
missioner, Geo. II. Davis, had not vet
received his commission and conse-
quently could not take his seat
After the minutes of seven or eight
previous meetings had been approved
the board announced that the report
of the finance committee stood ap-
proved. The report had been ap-
proved by the four members before
convening in open session, and conse-
quently was not read in open meet
ing.
Miscellaneous Business.
Attorney Emmett Wilson, appearing
for David Dannheisser, requested the
board TO refund to his client S125 OF
$3.50 paid on a bond which had been
forfeited. stating that the party for
whom Mr.. Dannheisser stood surety
had been surrendered few days af.
ter the bond had been ordered for
feited. The request was granted
Supt. Cushing reported the escape
of a prisoner named John Ford from
the convict camp, and statements
were heard from both Mr.. Gushing
and the guard from whom the pris-
oner escaped. After hearing these
statements it was resolved not to i'm
pose the fine of SO upon the guard for
allowing the escape.
a. w. Majors and l.. r. O'Neal were
selected to fill vacancies as convict
guards.
The Bayou Bridge.
Engineer Earle Thornton submit.
ted a report regarding the cOntem-
plated steel bridge over Little Bayou.
He stated that q bridge of reinforced
concrete could be constructed for
practically the same money as G steel
bridge, and that it would be both
more ornamental and durable than a
steel bridge. The life of the latter
he stated was about twenty-five years
but a concrete bridge would last a
life time if properly constructed The
board took the matter under advise
ment.
Prisoner Wants Damages.
Harry Burns, prisoner working
upon the county roads, through his
attorney. W. 3. Barton, requested
that he be paid damages in the SUM
of 800 for being shot by a guard.
claiming negligence upon the part of
the latter The road superintendent
made a statement TO the effect that
one Of the guards was watching the
convicts, with his rife across his
knee when it was discharged by some
means. Burns was not in Hne with
the bullet. but the latter struck a
piece OF steel piping and glancing
struck Burns in the arm, infiicting 4
painful though not dangerous wound
The communication was laid on the
table.
Wante $4,000 Damages.
a communication was read from
Martin Villar, in which he asked for
damages in the sum Of $4,000 for
being put out of his home on two oc-
casions by sheriffs during the past
four or five years. He stated that he
had letters from the president of the
United States and governor Of Flor
ida. and that there is no Jaw where
mans home can be taken from him.
The communication was laid on the
table
The commissioners decided not TO
purchase an adding machine for the
use of county officials.
A communication was read from
Tax Collector ]. s. Roberts requesting
that the county designate a paper In
which TO publish the delinquent tax
list. Applications were received from
The Journal and the News, and upon
motion of Commissioner Steward thZ