The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-05
AGED TAMPAITE
CONFESSED To
ENLIGHTENMENT
r. I. keenan,, Who Was Ar
rested in Pensacola, Was
Victim of Drink-A Sad
Story of Silver Headed
Man Who Was Popular
and of Good Breeding
The Tampa Tribune says:

The Tampa Tribune says:
RI. Keenan,, the gray-haiTed white
man who was arrested at Pensacola a
few DAYS ago at the request of the
Tampa authorities for embedding
funds belonging to 5. Jacobs, the real
estate man. in whose employ Keenan,
has been, is in Jail in Tampa
The Old man admitted mis- guilt To
Deputy Sheriff MOritZ, on their way
back to Tampa, he made a full con-
fessiOn. He says drink IS the cause
of his dOwnfall-drink and delusiOn.
The delusiOn was in the form of real
estate deal which slipped away from
him Just as he saw the commission, a
fat one, in his grasp
To Deputy MOritz Keenan, said he
had been left in charge of Mr.. Jacobs
business, while the latter went away
for a three weeks vacation. keenan,
had a number of bills to collect. He
had been in the real estate business
for himself until few months ago,
and just before Mr.. Jacobs left Keenan,
cot into a real estate deal and it SEEM
ed TO him the sale would certainly he
made Just about the time that Mr.
Jacobs left and turned over some bills
to MIN for collection. keenan, was
hard I'D. He collected about $50. and
thing" commission which was TO come
from the real estate transaction, he
borrowed" the money and spent it
on drink
Then he borrowed" more the same
way, until h. had drank up somewhere
about $500.
Il don't know exactly how much
took" ne told the deputy. "DUt
know this much. haven't got it now,
nor did | buy anything that I could
retain. It went for drink. which has
been my undOing- This is my first
trouble. and I feel It so keenly that
don't care what becomes Of me"
Went to Pensacola.
Keenan, says he must have gotten
very drunk, for he don't remember
leaving Tampa. and when he came to
himself ne was in Pensacola He
reached there last Wednesday and
got a room at the Vernon hotel As
soon as he sObered up he went to the
telegraph office and telGgTaphed F. ".
Hammond. manager of the Tampa 10
cal Fire Writers Clearing House AS
sOciatiOn, asking him if he had better
come back with what money he had
LEFT This done he went 10 the Louis
vile & Nashville office and purchased
a ticket for Los Angeles. making
he desire 20 do SO, he could secure a
refund by returning the ticket within
a few hours.
Then he got full again and went 10
bed at the Vernon hotel 10 be awak-
ened by the Pensacola police. who had
been notified from Tampa to get the
man The telegram sent 20 Tampa
had been turned over to Chief Wood
ward by Mr.. Hammond.
Then keenan,. in an interview with
Pensacola newspaper reporter. told
story of how he, as Mr.. Jacobs part
ner. had been left in care of the bus
mess. and that Jacobs owed him a lot
of money.
Mr. Jacobs saws that he had not
left keenan, in charge Of he business.
but that he mad been employed 10 col
Iect bills and that he had failed to
turn in the money. MI Jacobs does
not know just how much the old man
got The warrant placed the embez-
Element AZ $3.50.
When arrested keenan, had s14O5
and the ticket 70 Los Angeles. which
is worth s46. He is locked up IN the
county Jail a Tampa waiting a hear
iRg No bond has been fxed and no