The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-02-15


tome Y. i. Sheppard. Marshal :.
r. NcGourin. and his Office deputy.
H. Wolf. F ". Marsh. clerT.. and
his deputy. MI Wilson, arrived from
Pensacola late in the afternoon. m"
uain having been delayed snyera.
hours on account Of the storm. The
cour; was Immediately organized and
began work TUESDAY morning. The
docket is me Iarsest that this
courr mas ever mad in Tallahassee.
most O. the cases are for timber tres
pass, cI'tine and boxing timber on
government land. some mOonshine and
blind tiger cases. One peona2e case
Is O. h docket :lhe old Clya,t case
thar was remanded by the CnicG
states supreme court for q new trial
and which will probably bc conr:u-
ted. a. / understand the government
has I0sr rack of its wicncsses.
dropped inr0 ;he court room Tues.
day afternoon after our work hours.
The jani,or was lighting HE ga. the
temperature in the room vas in The
neighborhood II ninety degree.
and the atmosphere odorous OF Al
riga Judge Swayne looked thorough
T." tired ami wondered how he had
endured the eleven days sitting on the
famous Pensacoio pocuaee case In
Tho from; row il the jury box. at ou,.
end sar three negroes a. black a.
lie ace Of spade., and a the other
"n one about thu tone Of ginger
IA. ! yoUns man was on trial for
making hoorshine whiSkey. He was
convicted and sentenced 10 nf1e.n
months and fine OF siH hundred dol
lars. Poor devil. am sorry for him"
one OF the officials remarked. though
he deserves it, fer he has been RUM
ing that still for fifteen years.
Il is I striking fact that most of the
men on trial At this court are Young
men, ana most of them with families.
y notably large number OF disiin-
guished men haVe been callers AZ
the state house during the week. oc-
CaSionrd BY the holding OF court and
The matter OF appointment OF Judge
C?rtar's successor. For two weeks
We had been expecting riva! delcga-
lions from west Florida 10 descend
upon the governor but for some reas.
on they did NOT come. Judge Carter
accompanied By Hon W II. Milton. !
came Monday 10 personally tender the ,
governor his resignation.
Calling with him al the sta.c house
were Hon. ". /. Bloum Senator JnO ,
5. Beard. Colonel Price. Mr.. Warson's .
law partner and Mr. SmilhWick. who
is Hon. i. Walter kch0e's law part
ner.. No one bur the governor seems .
10 know who will succeed Judge Car
ter. and he won't tell.
In this group each man had a dis
,inctly striking personality. Judge
Carter has distinguished himself. fr,;
as lawyer of marked ability. and =
As jurisJ Of the highest order. As a
man HIS character is unblemished. MIR. ?.
Blount served in the senate the last .
two terms. He is first and always
polished gentleman, and is not ONLY
az the head OF The Florida bar b,ir is
one Of the ables' lawyers in the
south. a man hOncred and beloved
th" south. and who =
worthy Of the highest honors. Sena- l
tor Beard, brilliant and handsome. af- !
Ter the tyne of The south. Mr.. Price. I
af1abIe and pleasing in name. Mr..
clever Il Tapartee with q
mind brilliant - lis auburn hair. and Y
Mr.. Milton. well have 50 recently j
described Nj. Milton that will de z
siet. {
AGc.@e- distinguished caller q. the ?
several days before the ar 4
rival OF these gentlemen was Hon. 7. ?
Jennings, probably the next GOV :
amor of Florida. All over Florida Deo- '
de ore waiting with interest for NIr =
Jennings % say whether OF not lie VIII :
be candidate. bUt he remains on
,ommtjal as
Jennings Is one man who would i
make great personal sacrifce 10 L
loid The Office OF governor" With Mr.. i
was Colonel Gordon. one OF
he Savannah Gordons who WAS ad.
nit'ed to practice in the supreme Il
,ourt Tuesday
Colonel }. p. Williams and Mr.. .
Williams. OF Savannah. have beeen
here recently and are arranging to-
AXE an extended trip through the
vest with the hope of getting Colone,