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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-08

Court convened at $40 Friday
morning. pursuant TO adjournment OF
Thursday. Judge Wills presiding ami
other officials present.
The defendants. Nm. \. Bcxlcy and
TRULY Osteen. who are being tried
for the murder Of W. H. Moreland
81 High Springs on the night OF July
20. 1908. occupied their usual posi-
tion behind their counsel. They were
surrounded by their relatives and
friends. as on the day before. The
young men were attired in black,
wearing lavender ties aud BeNleys
coat was adorned with a rose bOu-
tOnniere.
Livingston's Testimony.
Geo. W. Livingston. deputy sheriff
was first witness for State. Was In
Newberry on night Of July -. but
was summoned To High Springs that
night. arriving there in early morn
ing. Knew where r.. %. Goodwin lived
in High Springs Went To scene of
homicide and saw tracks. which he
described. Followed the tracks. They
continued together for about 100
yards in about a uorthorly direction.
then separated Described the direc-
ton taken after separating as hc fol
lowed them. Were running tracks.
as he asccrtaincd by the doeu i'm
preston in ground and the distance
apart. Witness stated that one of the
parties making a., t~1rE. Id ',T o
the close vicinity az Judge RcNl,y's
, e., where they stopped Track was
o. lde by a No. = or 80. e. man, shoe.
llrty making tracks 90 suuJh.r'y d.
f.ctiOn wore about a so. or 80
- roe. These trucks D." followed 90
Thin about leo Yards at TRULY
C.tccn's home Witness saV O-tonu
un the morning of July go coming out
a. his tO-to,u'sI father gate. Had
O., conversation with him. but said
m,ss stated n referring to Tho
.micid,. that De- did not know any
t'ug about b.
Upon denomination witness
stiGcd that Their. had been a rain
,r the previous night making tho
.rrth firm.
By defense. How flr was b. from
trc scene Of tho homicide where won
e. severed the tracks"
e do not know. did uot measure"
When asked if hc did not testify
o. fore judge wills u hahras corpus
proceeding. 20 the effect that o. was
about 80 feet from where be- had
been told the body Of Morcland was
Wicked up. the witness replied that
DO did not remember. hut probably
ufd. This point was whore be- struck
o. o. trail.
nm places between spot where homi
ode occurred 90 BcNlnys home.
t.rrr we're occasional tracks. but no
other running tracks 10 was between
200 or luu wards. Dr." thuusht. from
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-08
STATE RESTS In The
BEXLEY-OSTEEN TRIAL
Great Volume Of Evidence Was introduced Friday.
Defense Begins Its Testimony.

scene OF homicide to BeXley's home,
by the route followed.
That Map Again.
At this juncture the map which
was introduced in Thursdays session
was again presented by waiver Of
rules. J. w. Patton, a civil engineer
and surveyor. was placed on the
stand, and identified the map. stat
ing that he made il. and that it was
absolutely correct as regards scale
and location.
by Attorney STRIPPING: You have
indicated here some point with a
red mark. What does that mark rep
resent
1t represents the point where I
was told Moreland'> body was found,
replied the witness.
Who told you that Morelands body
was found on this spot"
Mr. Griner"
After describing various points by
number and their meaning, the State
objected to the filing Of the map in
evidence az this time. which objection
was sustained The defense then
withdrew the witness with the state
ment that the map would be intro
duced in evidence at the proper time.
LIVINGSTON Recalled.
Witness Livingston resumed the
stand and identified certain gcograph-
ical locations on the map. permission
having been given 10 examine him
along these lines. The witness indicat-
ing as near as possible the point near.
est the scene OF 'hr homicide where
the tracks iu Question were Gr-t &.
covered. and tie route that he folio"
I'd 10 RcNlcys home and Ostcrn'-
home
After having lost tho track near
UrNl,y's gate. n, caused BcNley's ar
rest
When asked by defense the length
of % SO . shoe. or 40 g shoe, wit
ness could no; -aH.
ibid you upJ testify Boo the r~"limt
mar, bearing before Judge Mason
that YOU. with M,--rs Grimes aud
I Griuur. first discovered thr-. tracks
boo the first heavy sand. between Inn
ur $50 feet north of vlor. Nor.ani.s
body was found"
The witness could mos remember
.H, request of tho prosecution. Wit
ness. by aid of the map. indicated as
near a. possible. the point where the
tracks were first discovered follow
ing his course and indicating the
gate to which d., tracks lead 40 Rex
loys home
7. c. Griner
held position of night marshal at High
Springs ON July ea. 1905 Heard shot
between 10 and n O'Clock near hom"
Of Mr. Glass Went Immediately 90
scene. and met Mr. Goodwin heard
struggling. and BE- and Goodwin found
Morcland laying ON sidewalk between
home of Mr. Glass and Mr Futch.
nearer tho home of Glass. Nor.aud
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-08
NJ A. Nixon

reside, in Lakeland Brother of Tom
r. Nixon of High SPRINGS. who was
% witness in habua. corpus proceed
ines BOO tho case of defendants.
WImo-. stated when asked about
rh, whereabouts of Tom Nixon. 'ho'
Tom Nixon Mas dead Died iu Feb
ruary Of tho present seer Wa with
hi~ brother when pee died
Gross examination. Witness was
asked how No. was aware that Tom
Nixon was a witness iu this case.
objection by State oycrrulcd. when
witness replied that his brother was
working in Polk county, and that
slcrin al said county came after him
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-08

ON a writ Of attachment. and that he
he )the witnessD went on his appear
anCe bond. Witness was shown the
bond and recognized his signature
also the signature OF deceased
p. c. Ramsey. "~.
Sheriff =. c. Ramsey was called
and testified that he was present az
the hearing Of the habeas corpus pro-
Cecdings In the case OF Bexley and
Ostecn. and that Tom r. Nixon was
a witness at said hearing. and after
ward gave appearance bond. said
bond being signed In his presence by
g. A. Nixon and Tom r. Nixon. Wit
ness shown the bond and Identified
same.
Court here adjourned till i:4O p. m.
The Afternoon Session.
Court convened al 1:4O p. IN.
Miss Lois Hale. court stenOgrapheT.
was the first witness. Miss Hale
stated that Ia her official capacity she
took down the evidence In the habeas
corpus proceedings OF BeXley and
.r----a - A.. a.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-08

."r.crOus customers since spring,
l"p,. Could not remember how many
pa'r D., pa sold up To July ~. 1905
Gross. Witness stated that nO
other shu" az the Walk-Oycr make
uho make referred to- was sold In
High Springs. as hc Is the exclusive
agent u Is possible. however. that
there may be- other patterns and other
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-08
IN THE HOUSE.

A heated discussion was precipitat-
I'd in the House yesterday afternoon
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-08

wa u1t dead. Iut did NOT speak Dee
dispatched someone for doctor and
Or. Hodges came, Nor,'aud lived
about fifteen minutes.
Witness stated that hy suggestion
Er arrested RcNlcy and Ostoou that
ri-ht. as NJ 4. Summers told him
of On, engagement they had made Co
go riding with Nor,laud and Miss
Glass and that they could probably
give some light on the subject Al
ter the arrest witness sent for Mar
-hal Bryant. who ordered them re-.
leased
Witness and Deputy Livingston.
together with Marshal Bryant. inyes-
tigated the tracks the following morn
ing. which resulted in the rc-arrest
Of BeNley
on Cross-cXaminatiOn witness stat
I'd that when he arrested BeNley and
Osteen. about twenty minutes after
the homicide. he found each at his
respective home. and in bed. Neither
Of the defendants appeared to be un-
duly excited.
Witness stated on redirect eXami-
nation that when he arrested BeXley
the second time. on the morning Of
July 80. he took him (BeXleyl to
home Of witness. as witness had been
up all night, and went TO breakfast
Immediately following the arrest.
BeNley wanted to know why he was
again arrested. when witness told
him il was by the tracks. lie and
BeXley were walking along one Of
the trails. and witness selected one
~ the tracks. Bexley voluntarily
placed his foot into the depression,
Iremarl,ing. the witness said. 1t fits. %
When asked II ne would swear that
this was one Of the chain of tracks
| followed. witness replied that he
would not. hut that the track was
identical with the other of the chain.
and me- believed il was one of them.
Gro, denomination: TIE tracks
which were followed 10 BcXley's home
lid not enter the gate.
The map was also used by this
witness iu indicating points and dis
Q. uc,s.
4 number of people were cougr'
gated about The body. coming ana 90
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-08

CONTINUED on Next Pagel
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21
MAYOR JOHNSON
To RENEW FIGHT
Cleveland Executive Wants Three
Cent Fares-Break Between City
and Traction Line Imminent.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May pa
final break In the negotiations between
the city administration and the Cleve-
land Railway company. which have
continued for the past TWO months. is
expected at a meeting today. Inc
fight sure TO follow will be the hottest
IN the history of municipal politics
and traction affairs.
The traction interests want a Pr
year franchise with dividend earnings
limited to per cent. To obtain THIS
they will seek the reelection OF a
friendly mayor and council. Mayor
Tom l.. Johnson, of three-cent fare
fame. who has fought the private
street car interests for eight years, Is
seeking reelection and the city cam
paign this fall will be fought out on
traction issues.
Johnson rs Democrat Three-Re=
publicans have announced themselves
as candidates for the nomination
against MIN II is believed the Repu0-
Iicans will try to keep the traction
question in the background. But john
son controls mis- party and will renew
the fight for three-cent fare and mu-
nicipal control.
AT present the street railways are
being run py a receiver.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21
SIGHT SEEING TOUR ENDS.
Boy Comes TO Grief When Deserted
by chum With Cash.

His sightseeing tour brought 10 dh
untimely end by a sudden separation
from his bank roll, Joseph Kirk, 10
years old, is going back to his father
home at No 1907 Silyer-st, Philadei-
phia. some dime Thursday
Joseph is NOW at the D'Arcambal
home. where he was sent by Lieut..
Breault when he drifted into the local
police headquarters. grimy. dirty, and
tired and hungry after beating his
way here fiom Chicago. a policeman
had picked him up on the streets.
To Lieut.. Breault, the lad admitted
that he mad run away from home, two
weeks ago One Of his chums. whose
name Joseph wouldn't tell. had quite
a supply of money. and invited Joe
to help him spend II. in a trip 20 far
countries All went we'll for some
time. The boys saw many cities, and
lived high. until they arrived in Chi
cago. Then Joes pal deserted him.
leaving him without cent, and hun
dreds OF miles from home
Joe caught a freight train. hoping
to get home. He made his way as far
as Detroit: then fell into the hands OF
the police. He is getting three square
meals and a bed each day at the DAT
cambal nome, now, but Lieut.. Breault
notified his father, who has telegraph
ed to send the boy home at once.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21
MOVING VAN OWNERS OPPOSE
REINHARDT ORDINANCE
Tell Committee Measure Seeks To
Make Collection Agency Of
Carriage Companies.

Credit men for installment stores
and proprietors Of moving vans debat-
ed warmly before the council commit.
tee on ordinances. Wednesday after.
noon. over the ordinance introduced
some time ago by Aid. Reinhardt to
compel moving van men 10 report the
names and addresses OF all persons
whose goods they move.
The prime motive for this ordinance
is desire 10 prevent habitual cheats
and dead-beats from getting out Of
reach OF their creditors by quick
changes Of residence. AT the present
time the moving van men do not have
TO tell where they take goods.
w. r. Croul. OF the Riverside Cart.
age Co, declared that the ordinance
would make collection agency Of the
carriage companies. Another moving
van owner said his drivers were UNI
able L. read and write and would have
10 go TO school before they could obey
the law. Still another argument
against the ordinance was that peo'
pie who wished TO lose themselves
would prefer to hire coal or express
wagons to move their household goods
II the ordinance were In effect, SO "a
TO avoid being registered.
Police Commissioner Smith said the
ordinance would be good thing and
Jos. NJ Weiss argued strongly for *.
No action was taken by the committee:
however. Aid. Watson remarked that
he would favor having the credit men
Pay the expenses OF the registry
bureau in the city clerks Office.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21
AppIe.-Fanoy. sTa7:5O per

AppIe.-Fancy sTG7:5O per biol:
western box apples, u 75a $50 per box
CauIiaower-si75 per dor
Ceiecry-Florida. $3.50 per crate:
Cheese-New Michigan. lia l5c; York
burger old, fancy. i5aiec; new, iic:
Schweitzer, fancy. old 2oc; brick cream
Conee--Package coffee. HA25alz5o
Dressed Cniye.-Fancy. 1859: COM
mon 6m6hc 10
FIour-Nfichisan patents. In wood.
secs. second patents, $3.50: straight,
So 90: clear, 500: rye nour. SIS Dbl.
Ferd--Jobbin lots. bran. $50; coarse
corn meal, s3l. corn and oat chop, 800;
coarse middlings, $50: fine middiings.
Fresh vegetabIe--Cucumb hot
house. 60m sc doz. lettuce. 10n12c ID:
heed lettuce. 81, 80 per hamper; pars-
nips. GOO bu; Florida tomatoes. s3G
$3.50 crate radishes. 1su25c doz, wax
beans, s. bu. green beans. $1.75Q2 bu:
asparagus. 759 90c per doz.
Grape Fruit-s5 ff $50 per box
Honey-Fancy white. i3Q 1ic IL: am
Der, IO111c. extracted. sm61sc Der III.
Hny-Detroit shippers are rsying the
fotsoTing PRICES FOR 'aisd na{ In fsr
si2a12 so; No. ,. si1nii.5O: clover.
mixed. sll@l1.50; rye straw. $3.50 % 10 .
wheat and oat straw. ss@s;So rcr. ION;
cured. 11hc: No. green. lie; No. 2
green. 10c. kip cured, No. l. I2c: No. 9,
1Oiac; alp green, No. /, lie. No. 2,
abc; calf green. No I. Ice. no T.
l4llc: calf cured, No. 1, Ice. NO q
itAci lamb skins, 2o6 soc; shearlinss.
IImes-sl per 100.
Lemon--California. Ss.25l5.5o per
box.
Maple sugar-New. 101l2c per ID
Mushrooms-50c pc. box.
Onions-Cuban. Sl.6) per box: Ber-
muda. 81 so per crate
Orangcs-California navels, s2.50I
3 % per box.
Oli.-Raw linsced. SIC: boiled lin
seed 5Sc gal. less I pei cent for-cash
In 10 days. diamon1 headlight kero-
scne 9kc. turpentine. IN parrel lots.
43Lc per gal
PinrnppIes-Cuban. t2.25u2.50 per
crate: sim1T5 per doz.
Pop Corn-Ears. Y " &c per ID.
Pofatoes-Michig gan, gar lots, T. o. b.
Detroit, s3nSsc per bu; new Bermudas,
81: southern. s17b peT bu.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21
H|P WITH 500 ON
BOARD IN ICE FLOE
amer II in Grave Danger-Arctic
Ice y Piling Up to an I'm
mense Height.

BIT. JOHNS, N. f.. May 20.-At
$50 today the position of the Allan
3ner Monaghan. caught In an ice foe
Il this port was unchanged. She is
VII IN grave danger. Sne is fully a
1le from land and between her AMI
oe shore Arctic ice Is pii!c Cup 10 m
IMMENSE height. IL the weather holds
Il 10 however, IL Is very likely the
)ig steamer. with her 500 passengers.
I'll be able TO extricate herself and
lake her way well out to sea, contil-
1lne on to Halifax.
II In not known here whether or not
Yer hull has been damaged by the
pressure OF ice, but as the vessel dis.
[plays no distress signals, II is believed
< That she is intact
IA There Is absolutely no chance OF
vending help, from this harbor. Be-
'tween the entrance 10 the bay and
ne hig ocean liner stretches the giant
taste OF Ice through which no craft
Eton make way and across which II
would be impossible for humans 10 GO
Between the harbor entrance and
The shore the Halifax steamer Pros
Ipero Is wedged in a position equally
dangerous.
The ice In this vicinity is the worst
In years and the Mongolian is the
third vessel to have trouble with II.
The currents here are very freakish.
however. and the big liner may be
carried out of the ice field during the
course OF the day or be carried near
or to land. In anticipation OF the
latter event the agents are making
Preparations to send fishermen aboard.
1f possible, and confer with Capt. Will
1ams as to the best methods 10 save
1he ship and OF landing the passen-
Dors should he consider that neces-
{ory.
The Monaghan carries big general
onrgO and 500 passengers, besides a
MI crew. She is enroute from Gias-
Iow and Liverpool to st. Johns. Hall
/ox and Philadelphia.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21

CHARLOTTE, y. c.. May 20
Greeted with salute of . guns, fired
by the Charlotte artillery. and with
, cheers from the Threats OF $4,000 peo-
pie, President TAFT arrived here this
morning for the celebration OF the one
hundred and thirty-fourth anniversary
or the signing OF the Mecklenburg dec
laration OF independence.
The people of Virginia and Penn
sylyania. need not think they are the
only pebbles on the beach. with refer
ence 10 declarations of independence
remarked the president yesterday at
Petersburg. Va. So he came down here
TO show that he takes stock in the
contention that another pebble OF the
same kind exists at Charlotte. the old
home OF the Mecklenburg colonists,
who, according to the local history,
hurled defiance in the teeth OF King
George more than a year before John
Hancock. and his conferees put their
names To the declaration OF july 4,
1176.
When the presidents train arrived
shortly after 10 O'Clock. troop r OF the
Eleventh United States cavalry. was
drawn up at the station. waiting To
act as his guard OF honor throughout
the day. The governor of the state.
the mayor OF the city, a number OF dis
tinguished invited guests. and the Sew
enteenth United States infantry band
were also on hand.
From the station. the president was
escorted through the streets to mann
moth grancstand where he reviewed a
parade OF military and civic organiza-
tions. listened to speeches, and made
one himself
In his address the president took
the Meckenburg declaration as an ex-
ample OF the mann-r in which Anglo
SaNons go about the business OF self.
Improvement and progress. while 9th
er peoples delight in making high
sounding declarations against tyranny
but fail 10 provide for any sane meth
DDS OF self-government after the hated
yoke is cast aside.
A drizzle of rain marred the day.
Mrs StOnewall jackson. the veneer
able widow OF the confederate war
hero was introduced to the president
at the Selwyn hotel. before the parade.
and occupied seat in the president s
box on ihe reviewing stand
In the evening the town will be IL
Illuminated in honor OF the president
and the Mecklenburg declaration.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21
GET MARRIED" SAYS PASTOR
Rev. M. p. Fixes Offers Advice TO
Homeopathic COLLEGE Graduates

Get married" was the advice given
by the Rev NJ. p Fixes to the gradu-
ates OF the Detroit Homeopathic col
lege at the commencement exercises
in the Detroit opera house. Wednesday
afternoon.
You will be better physicians II
you are married continued the
speaker. You Will have your pa
thence cultivated. for one thing. More
over. n man who goes into home as
physician should be a man OF respon.
sibility who has his share OF the bur
dens OF life. A reputable married
man OF Christian character best rep
resents the citizenship Of this corn-
try"
Claude z. Turbett delivered the
valedictory. Prof Dale VI. King spoke
for the faculty and c. G. Miller con
TERED the degress. Music was fur
rished by the Detroit opera house
orchestra. Clyde A. Nichols. soloist,
and Miss Elizabeth Thorpe. accom-
PIANIST.
The graduates are: William Edgar
Alieger, Charles Barton, Walter A.
Breigei, William Donaldson Hart,
Harvey B. McCrory. Claude c. Turbett,
Herbert Spencer White. NJ. D., and
Frank w. Lamb, NJ. ID.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21
ALLEGED FAKIR'S
TRIAL BEGINS
c. s. Holmes Said to Have "stung"
W. c. Anderson for $375 With
Smooth Story.

High finances and conversation
about such matters as loans OF $780,
600 and upward. hold the stage In
Judge Connolly's court. where Charles
s. Holmes. an eastern man, with the
general air and appearance OF a pro-
moter. Is on trial on the charge of OBJ
tanning 1915 by false pretenses from
w. c. Anderson, OF the Anderson Car.
riage Co.
Among the witnesses are: j. l..
Hudson, Waldo A. Avery, IL. II. Doyle.
Homer Warren. w. +. Holiday, and
Harry b. Stedman. OF Stedman a. Red
| field. loan brokers. OF Hartford, Conn.
Holmes. posing as II man OF large
anairs, found no trouble In getting into
Mr.. Anderson's good graces. when he
represented himself as a special rep
resentative for the Hartford firm, and
discussed. with ease and grace. enor-
nous loans which he had engineered
for Mr.. Hudson, for the majestic
Building company. the Detroit Sui
phite Fibre Co. the Acme White Lead
Color Works. and the Holiday Box
Co. He assured Mr.. Anderson that
the latter could easily obtain a loan
OF $250.000. at 4 per cent interest.
from Stedman a Redheld.
Mr. Anderson declared, on the stand,
Thursday. that he had negotiated with
Holmes for loan of $3.50. 900 at 4 per
cent. I'VE could get the loan here at
8 per cent, he testified, but Holmes
rate OF per cent was big induce
ment."
Then, when Holmes when to Mr..
Anderson. and reported that he was
In need of ready money for current
expenses, and that In day or 80 he
would receive large sum from the
Hartford firm as his commission on
the big loans which Holmes claimed
10 have made To the Detroit firms
mentioned, Mr.. Anderson gave him his
check for the 1915. When he learned
that Holmes was not employed by
Stedman a. Redfield. Holmes arrest
followed. Holmes has been held in
the county Jail ever since his arrest,
last fall
Attorney Matthew Bishop Is repre-
senting Holmes. while Prosecutor Van
Zile Is taking personal charge OF the
peoples case. The prosecution has a
little surprise waiting for Holmes, In
the shape OF the testimony OF John +.
Faxon. who, as clerk OF the Wayne
hotel is said 10 have cashed "a $40
worthless check for the defendant In
the present case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-21
MEANS SAVING FOR CITY.
New Dumping Ground Gives Shorter
Haul for Refuse.

Although the city cannot formally
take title to the garbage plant site at
the foot of Twenty-fourth-st until July
u, the appropriation OF s27 900 for its
purchase not being available until
that time, Supt Aldrich, of the garb-
age and street cleaning division, is
getting ready TO utilize the site. The
council will be asked to allow enough
money from the general road bal
ances to pay for putting piling out to
the harbor line, and then the river
end will be filed in.
We will be able TO dump 10000
cubic yards of dirt and refuse there
and win save 81 for every three yards
dumped says Aldrich. The saving
VIII come in the shorter haul to this
point than TO dumping grounds in the
outskirts OF the city. We shall haul
our dirt there from the district be-
tween Woodward-ave. and Fort
Wayne. and as far north as Myrtle
st."
When the lot. which is 300 by 100
feet In size. is all filed in, IL will be
utilized as a city dock for receiving
eand, stone and other materials, which
come by water. Storage barns will
also be located upon IL.
Mayor Breitmeyer has suggested
that all the property between the
western boulevard dock and the garb
are station be purchased as a river
aide park. The cost OF such parl
would be- considerable. as most of the
water front property is held at $500 &
front foot l-A---