Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-02
ALLEGED MURDERER
CAPTURED IN DUVAL
Jim Buree, Charged With Murder
of Negro Woman Near TiOga.
WAS HIDING IN THE WOODS

Near BALDWIN, but SleVeT "o'N "
otFIesrs Brought FruIt--Lula Wash
lnoton Said to Have Been Murdered
In Cold Blood, Murder Escaping.
From Tuesdays Daily Sun:
Jim Burree, O negro who is alleged
10 have murdered Lula Washington,
q negro woman, near one OF the camps
Of the GUNNER Lumber Company at
Tioga, about ten miles west OF this
city, on Sunday, November IL, has
been captured In Duval county, near
Baldwin--at least, man who is sup
posed to be the man wanted.
The Sun contained mention Of the
murder q couple Of days after It occur
or, being the Tuesday morning follow.
ing. II appeared that Buree, after an
argument with the woman, left the
scene, but returned shortly with q gun,
TIE contents of which he proceeded to
pump into the helpless woman.
The AFFAIR created great deal Of
excitement In the vicinity ut the
Uame. Burree succeeded in making his
escape, but IN such haste az 10 leave
the scene barefOoted and without a
hat. Deputy Sheriff Livingston OF
NewbeFry was Immediately notified
and gave chase, but with no effect.
Nothing further was heard OF the
negro until his arrest In Duval county.
and the following account, which APP
Deared In The Tlmes.Union Of Sunday.
Will prove OF interest IN that connec-
non. While IN error appears In this
article as to the date and the place of
Ohe shooting. the matter IL explained
N the introduction:
Sheriff Bowden and Deputy Sheriff
Frank Jones arrived In the city last
Alght from Baldwin. having In custody
Jim Burree. a negro, who IL charged
With numbering q negro woman at
NewberTy, AlachuA county, on Novem.
Der 90.
Several days ago Sheriff Bowden
Secoived information TO the effect that
me negro was In Duval county. and he
immediately started working ON the
ease, Yesterday morning he secured
Q clue which led him TO believe that
Che negro was In hiding near Bald
win.
The sheriff. accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff Frank Jones, left for baldwin
at noon yesterday, and started out In
search OF the negro. After they got
on the train at BALDWIN they secured
q buggy and drove south, coming
toward the city,
The clue which the sheriff and hls
Sfiiclent deputy had put together
DrOVed to b. a good one. aud after
securing the woods for several hours
they located their man, The negro
vas completely surprised when the
officers approached him, a. he vas
Hnder the impression that he had sue
eesstully managed to throw hts pur.
suerS on the track
He was handeutied and brought to
che city last night lie IL now In a cell
IN the DuVal county jail, where he will
pemaln until the authorities Of Alachua
county come for him
"Rurrce il charged With killing a
woman by the name Ut Lula Washing
OOn, II il alleged that he and the
woman had some words. on the night
OF November -, aud without the
slightest prOvooatiOn he drew \ rc-
VolveF and shot the woman, killiag
her Instantly, The sheriff did a clever
lieee ~ work In the case, and the ar
PES; IT the negro vill prove good Rcws
Co the AlachuA county authorities,
Who were beginning to think the al
kged murderer had made Eood hts vs-
eare.~
Sheria /. W. Fcnncll vas ROtihrd
~ the arrest ot the SUPPOSED murdcrrr
and left Monday for jacksonville Co
aake charge ~ IN pTtsOncr