The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-07

whistle.
Q-How many men were in the
square?
About ten or twelve.
Q-You think one of them wore
uniform.
Ayes. | also saw some one run
ming from the direction of ZaTragossa
street who thought was an officer:
Odd YOU see Officer Kelly that
night at the time of the lynching?
Ayes.
Odd you recognize the man in
uniform in the square as Officer
Kelly?
A-NO
Odd you see anything unusual on
the part of the officers?
Ayes They seemed to make
more trips on their beats than usual.
Odd you hear any of the officers
say where they wree when the negro
was lynched?
Ayes. Officer Benjamin said he
was near the Thiesen building.
O-Who was in the square when
you thought you recognized man IN
uniform7
Alive or six men.
Frank Carl.
Q-The night or April fourth did
0-When did you first hear of the
lynching?
A-When heard the pistol shots.
Q-What did you see when you
came out of the ONCE at the new bank
building?
"A little smoke in the square and
the negro hanging to the pole. Officer
Kelly was coming south on PalafOx
street and blew his whistle when he
reached the corner of Government and
PalafoX.
Q-Who was in the square when
you got there?
A-SeYePal, but l don't know VINO
they were.
Q-Did you see anyone before the
shooting?
A-No, not a soul.
Q-How soon did you come out of
| the Office after you heard the shots?
Aust as soon as l could. l don
| travel fast.
Capt. Geo. Hall.
O-State when you left the station.
| Al made very quick trips because
| the marshal told me to do so. l left
| the station about $3.50 a. m. on my
rounds. When | reached the corner OF
BayIen and Zarragossa streets I saw
/ a
| wards the square. | then ran to the
corner of Zarragossa and JEFFERSON
| streets. where | blew my whistle
then went to the station TO see If any
| officer was hurt | then left the sta
| ton and saw about fifty men running
from the square in different direc-
| tions.
! Q-How long before had you been
out of the station before $50?
About two or three hours.
Q-What officers did you see at
about $3.50?
| A-Oficer Way, heard Officer Ali
son answer. then Oficer Benjamin,
and at the corner of Baylen and Ear
ragossa l saw Officer Nesmith at a
distance.
| Q-Were there any citizens in the
square when you got there?
| A-No.
| Q-Who was the first citizen you
saw when you got there?
| AIR. Bach.
Odd you ask Murphy if he idsn-
tilted any of the IyncheTs2
| Ayes. He said they were masked
| Q-What caused you to leave the
corner of Bsylen and ZarTagossa?
Al saw a crowd of men going IN
the direction of the square. l bTOkS
and ran to the station because /
thought the officers there were killed
| Glow many men were in the
crowd,
About thirty or fifty.
| O-HoW long was it before you left
the station?
About two minutes.
Odd you make an effort to catch
them.
A-Yes. but they ran and got away
Odd YOU keep your eyes on the
crowd as they went to the square?
Q-on your $50 round did you see
Officer Kelly?
A-No.
Did you speak to Officer Kelly
ten or twenty minutes before the
lynching?
| A-NC.
| Q-Where is Officer Nichols's beat.
A-On PalafoX from ZarragOssa &c
the bay.
Q-Is Nichols supposed to be on tn,
( corner of PaIafox and Zarragossa?
A-Ne.
Q-What time was it when yol
reached Baylen and Zarragossa?
About four o'clock
Q-WheFe was the crowd goinl
when you noticed them going in the
direction OF the square?
Al don't know
Q-why didn't you notice what the.
were doing?
Al thought it was my duty TO Sc,
if any IF the oficers at the station hat
been killed.
Q-How far did you pursue them?
A-Only a short distance.
: Q-Why didn't you single out one o
them and try TO catch him?