The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16


hack which brought him there
would take him at once TO the court
house.
Mr.. LaFontisee then went TO the
court house, where bond was eXecut-
ed to the amount of $3.50 for his ap-
pearance at the next session of the
criminal court and was released,
this amount being stipulated by
Judge Maxwell when a capias was is
sued yesterday morning.
Is Ready for Trial.
Mr.. LaFontisee declares that he is
ready for trial, and that he Will fight
the case TO a finish, and that he will
be indicated.
This latest charge and its cause
has created a great deal of comment,
and friends of Mr.. LaFOntisee de-
clare that the letter in question al
legged to have been signed by d. p.
Browder, Jr., was sent TO him. and
his friends also declare that in pub
fishing it Mr. LaFontisee acted in
good faith, believing the letter to be
bona fide.
Those who know Mr.. Browder are
satisfied that the letter is d forgery,
and it is hoped that the one VINO
sent it will be apprehended and pun
ished
A Metropolis reporter, who is ia
miliar with the handwriting OF Mr.
Browder. examined a copy of tae al
legged forged letter, and while some
letters are similar, Mr.. Drowder lin
all letters OF his seen by the report
er) in writing his initials separates
the letters, while in the letter which
has caused the trouble the initials
are all Joined together.
Browder's Affidavit
The following affidavit has been
made by Mr.. Browder:
State of Florida, County of DUval.
Before me personally appeared ID.
P BrOWder. Jr, TO me well known,
who. being by me first duly sworn,
depoSes and says. that ne has been
assisting Mr.. Jonn y. c. Stockton i'll |
his office in matters connected with |
his campaign for the nomination OF /
governor for the last three months, (
and that he has been, during that
time, engaged in looking after Mr. /
Stockton's correspondence and other
matters in connection with the cam /
paign.
'Affiant further says that tae let
ter published in the Times-Union of
June u, 1908, purpoTting to be writ
ten or signed by him. and which
is so published in said issue of the
Times-Union, at the request OF
J. o. LaFontisee, campaign man
ager of Mr. Albert w. Gilchrist
: is forged and false, and
that no such letter has been wri.
ten, signed or sent out by affiant or
to his knowledge by any one else
in Mr. StocktOn'S interest, offering,
Or which might be considered in
any way as suggesting willingness
Of tod
with the management of Mr. Stock
tons campaign to furnish whiskey or
to cOuntenance any methods of that
kind. -.
And affiant further says that so
much as he would like to see Mr..
Stockton nominated for Governor he
would not comtenance such methods
as those indicated in the said forged
letter. if by so doing his election
could be secured, and that, from. an
intimate acquaintance with Mr..
Stockton and the management of his
campaign during the past three
months, he does not believe that Mr.
Stockton would countenance such
methods if he knew that he would
thereby secure the nomination.
ID P. BROWDER, JR.
Sworn to and subscribed before
Il. G. MOORE,
Notary Public. State of Florida.
My commission expires November |
IA, 1908.
The Times-Union's Report.
In its issue of Sunday, the Times
Union contains the following report
of the matter:
Interest was general yesterday in
the criminal libel proceedings begun
in the criminal court of record,
through the filing of information by
Solicitor Gray against Mr.. John o.
LaFontisee and Mr. LaFontisee's
prompt action in regard to the mat
ter was universally commended
Mr.. LaFOltisee. who is in Charge
of Gen. Gilchrist's Jacksonville
headquarters. arrived in the city yes
terday morning at 1870 O'Clock. hav
ing left Fernandina at $40 o'clock
yesterday morning
He took carriage at the union de-
pot, engaging it by the hour. and
went to his home, arriving there
about s o'clock. Immediately upon
his arrival. and after he had assured
his wife that there was nothing but
buncombe about the charges brought
against him, he telephoned the sher
ifs office as follows. having by him
tto tC bSAtpiIOISu d ldIg II VI iilo
wife who took down carefully what
was said:
Bond is Given.
Il have just arrived mere from Fer
naCdina Please send and get me-
Send deputy on street car. as l have
a carriage here awaiting mis- disposal
when ne arrives
Deputy Sheriff Thames was sent
by Sheriff BOwden to the home or
Mr. LaFOntisee, arriving there only
a few moments after Mr.. LaFontisee
had telephoned With Mr. Thames
twho is a friend OF Mr. LaFontisee)
MI. LaFOntiSee went TO the court
house, where he had only TO sign his
name 10 bond already prepared and
where several Of his friends. promi-
nent citizens of Duval county, were
awaiting him.
Mr. LaFOntisee did not tarry. but
as he was leaving he was overheard