The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
ON CRIMINAL
LIBEL CHARGE
Warrant Is Issued for Gil
p christ's Campaign Man
ager.
TIMES-UNION REFUSES STOCK
TON USE OF ITS COLUMNS
BUT PUBLISHES SERIOUS Ar
TECLE WHICH is CHARACTER
lied AS a FORGERY.

A few days ago, John y. c. Stock
ton, candidate for governor, issued a
statement TO the people of Florida
charging that the Jacksonville Times
Union, which is supporting his OPP
ponent for the same office. had abso-
lutely refused him the use of its col
unms, even for pay, TO deny some of
the charges that it mad made against
him.
On the other hand, the Times
Union published a contribution from
John o. LaFontisee, manager of the
Gilchrist campaign, which has result
ed in the filing of information against
Mr.. LaFOntisee by the county solicit
tor of Duval county for criminal
libel.
The Jacksonville, Metropolis re-
ports the case as follows:
Criminal Libel Alleged.
} Alleging that j. o. LaFontisee,
campaign manager of Gen. A w
Gilchrist, has criminally libeled him,
ID. p. BrOwder, Jr.. well-known
young lawyer of this city, and a
member of the firm OF Bars, Odom
& Browder, this morning made
complaint to County Solicitor Dewitt
T. Gray, who, after nearing Mr..
providers statement, decided to file
information against Mr.. LaFOntisee.
A capiaS was issued and placed in
the hands of Sheriff BOwden, who
went TO serve the same on Mr. La
Fontisee, but the latter, it was learn
ed, had gone out of town on business
connected with General GilchriSts
campaign, and would not return to
the city until this evening.
How Information Reads.
The information. as filed by SOlici-
tor Gray, is as follows:
In the Criminal Court of Record
of the county of Duva1 and State of
Florida, April term. in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and seven.
The State of Florida VS.. ]. o. La
Fontisee-Informati for Transmit
ting False and LibellouS Statements
for Publication.
In the name and by the authority
of the State Of Florida:
Dewitt T Gray. county solicitor
for the county of Dwval, prosecuting
for the State of Florida. in the said
county, under oath. Information makes
that ]. o. LaFOntisee, of the county
of Duval and State of Florida, on
the 18th day of June, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eight, in the county and state
aforesaid did wilfsIlly state. deliver
and transmit to Willis NJ. Ball, VINO
was then ard there the editor of
certain newspaper, to-wit. the Flor
ida TimeS-U Mon, for publication in
said newspaper, a certain false and
libellOus statement concerning one
d. P. Browder, Jr.. which said false
and libellous statement was or Inc
tenor following, that is to say:
Whiskey is being used by the
Stockton committee.
Editor Times-Union.
The letter which | inc1OSe was re-
ceived by me this morning, together
with other mail | had sent me to
Fernandina You will note that the
name which was used as an address,
and also the place to which this let
ter was sent, were cut out with a
knife or scissors.
Please publish letter just as it ia
sent. Be careful 10 have the name
and place at the rignt-hand-cOrner, as
we'll as the date mentioned.
l am sending you this letter. as l
have all others. so that you may see
and know that l have written moth
ing or said anything that l cannot
substantiate. Very truly yours,
J. o. LAFONTISEE.