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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-10
Senate Passes Anti-RaCinG
Bill to Third Reading

TALLAHASSEE. May s.--Desplte a
stir fight by senator Buckman OF
jacksonville. the Senate yesterday
afternoon passed the Sloan antIrace
track gambling bin from second 90
third reading by refusing 90 indefinite
ly postpone the measure by vote Of
20 90 z.
Voting with senator Buckman we're
Senators Harris. McCreary and Sans.
Senator Sloan made "a strong speech
Zoo behalf of his measure.
Senator McMullen Vas loaded win
resolutions from the Tampa c.tt
council and letters and telegram
frum business men of Tampa and
UU Ham county protesting against
mr. uaDk wmhIire ani urr'uF me
passage of tEe bHl Among them
we're several prominent Hu.shoro
county Official.
The entire afternoon vas spent ln
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the discussion OF the measure before
the vote was finally taken and Mr.
Buckman put up as thorough a hght
az he possibly could.
When Il was certain that the bin
would be- passed anyhow. he endeav-
ared 90 insert an amendment includ.
Ing bridge whist This was turned
down along with an Of his other
however. re tried az
first 90 have the consideration OF The
BIN. which Nas reported adversely BY
the committee. put on untn next
week
The Senate also passed 90 third
reading the BIN by senator Leggett
ti56.7J9 for the benefit
of public schools IA the State. which
average an attendance % over so
ror cent
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GUILTY MANSLAUGHTER
WAS VERDICT OF JURY
Retired Saturday Night at 1905 O'clock and Re-
turned Verdict at II a. m. Sunday.
I've. tie .ury. fni the defendants. Wm. Bexlsy and
Truly 0stssr, guilty Of manslaughtsr; 50 say We az.
-. F. ORM0ND, Foreman"

The last day Of the first week OF the
Circuit Court convened at $50
o'clock Saturday morning. Judge
Wills presiding.
A number OF Witnesses were intro
duced by the defense In the matter
Of proving an alibi for the defendants.
principal among which were the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. Tabb,
grandmother OF VIM. A. Bexley. took
the stand. Stated her relation to the
defendant. Said she was az the Bex-
ley home on the night OF July 20.
1908. VIII Bexley came TO supper
about o'clock. Witness described
location Of rooms In house. VIII Bex-
ley's room was adjoining one OF her
daughter, Mrt. n. A. Bexley. who was
en-. and witness was attending her.
Leaving the patients room she went
into her own. saw Bexley In his room.
and talked TO him several moments.
This was about 10 o'clock. Witness
described various locations In vicin-
ity Of the Bexley home. by aid OF
the map.
Stella BeNley,
sister OF VIM. A. Bexley. stated her
relation. Was In High Springs on
night OF Moreland's murder, and az
the home Of her parents. where VIII
Bexley also resided. Witness stated
that Bexley was at home al 10 o'clock
on the evening Of July 20. and did
not leave the house afterwards until
taken by the officer.
On REORGANIZATION. witness stat
ed that she was positive her brother
did not leave his room after 10
O'Clock. as she was In her grand
mothers room adjoining a great deal
OF the time. and was aware Of his
presence. She also passed through
his room upon one occasion and went
onto the back porch 90 set some
water. When she observed him In bed.
Witness had not retired when officers
came after him.
Roscoe ostsen,
brother OF TRULY Osteen, was IN High
Springs on the night Of July 20. 1908.
and stated that he was az his home,
and that TRULY Osteen came home
al 1915 o'clock. and never left same
until the officer called for him. Did
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not appear to be excited or fatigued.
Cross-examInation Witness had
not been home previous 20 10 o'clock
that night. Knew the time TRULY
osteen came In. as his mother asked
the time Of night. and he looked az
his watch. Officers came about
thirty OF thlrty-hve minutes after
TRULY osteen's arrival home. and AZ.
ter he CTruby) had retired. Witness.
TRULY osteen and two other brothers
slept In the same room.
Lester ostssn,
another brother Of TRULY Osteen.
stated that he reached home about
$3.50 o'clock on the night Of July -.
1905. and retired. TRULY Osteen came
IN about 1915. Witness had not gone
70 sleep. TRULY osteen did not ap-
pear excited or unduly exerted. Wit.
ness slept In the same room with
TRULY osteen. TRULY did not leave
the room after about 1918. until the
officer arrived. which was between
n and 1850 o'clock.
Witness could not remember
whether or not he testified in habeas
corpus proceedings az 20 the time be
came In, and the time Roscoe osteen
came IN.
Jesse ostseA, - -
the third brother Of one OF the defend
ants. slept in the same room with
said defendant. Witness got home
about o'clock and went 10 bed. His
testimony eoroborated. that Of Roscoe
and Lester osteen.
Mrs. ostssn.
mother Of TRULY Osteen. vas next
placed on the stand Stated relation.
Witness remembered well the night
Of the murder Of Moreland. TRULY
osteen came home about 1918
o'clock. Witness heard him when
he came IN. and saw him just after.
Knew the time. because her husband
was sick and she was giving him med.
iclne. For that reason she ascertain.
ca the time from Roscoe 0steen.
Marshal Bryant. Mr.. Brown and
another gentleman came 10 the house
about an hour later. found TRULY
Osteen az home On bed. and placed
him under arrest
D. Roland
was IN High Springs on night Of
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JURY EASILY SECURED
In BEXLEY- OSTEEN CASE
SKty-Nine TaIiSmen Examined When Panel Was
COmpleted---Takin Of Testimony.

lenged by the defense. and Waterman
johnson was called.
I. S. Futch and NJ. Venable were
excused for cause. and J. A. J. Strick-
land was called and qualified.
s. V. Duke was challenged by the
State. making one challenge each for
State and defense.
Alex Howe was excused for cause.
when G. w. Polk was called. when
asked II he had formed an opinion
in the case. Mr.. Polk. who resides az
LOttieville. near the Suwannee river,
replied that he had not, as he had new
er heard Of the case until he arrived
in Gainesville In response to the sum
mons. and had not talked the same
over with anyone.
r. Jeffords. who was the only juror
left from the regular venire az the
opening OF the term. was challenged
by defense, when G. w. Parker was
called and qualified.
J. Maxey Dell was called. and ex-
cused for cause. being the tenth juror
excused in this manner. 49,.
J. y. Matthews was called and
challenged by the State, while w. II
Boone was excused for cause. NJ. E
Bauknight was also retired for cause
Alex AGREE qualified. and w. J.
DENLY was excused for cause.
ID. B. Pope was called and qualified
and F. r. Paulling was challenged by
the defense. wheTeupOn j. w. Harris
and J. II. Avera were called. The
former was excused for cause. the lat
ter challenged by defense. making
three challenges by the defense.
J. ID. Davis was called and excused
for cause. and s. II. Hall was chal
lenged by the defense.
J. A. Durrance and NJ Clements
were called. the former being excused
for cause. the latter qualifying
J. W. harris was requested C.
stand aside by the defense. and w. Y
Stewart and r. X Pagan we're called
Mr. Stewart was excused for cause
while Mr.. Pagan was challenged by
defense.
J. w. Bennett. r. l. Gladney, II. y.
Brooker and J. J. Colson were called.
and each requested 10 stand aside
for cause.
J. ID. Merry was called and qualified.
the motion for challenge for cause
by defense being Overruled
This completing the nanel, counsel
for defense rendered the jury.
The State challenged G. W. Polk.
leaving eleven IN the box. when s.
r. Waits was called and excused for
cause. as was also c. s. Bennett
W. Frank Langford was called. and.
being satisfactory TO both State and
defense. was qualified. completing the
panel
The Panel Complete.
Al o'clock the panel was eomplet-
ed and sworn. as follows:
Richard Hudson. T. l.. BlantOn. Y. y.
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From Fridays Daily Sun:

from fridays Daily sun:
The Circuit Court convened at .
O'Clock Thursday morning. His Honor
Judge J. T. Wills presiding. and a
large crowd i'm attendance from va
rious sections Of the county, being at
tracted by the trial Of the State VS..
WIN. A. Bexley and TRULY osteen.
charged with the murder OF W. Il.
MOreland. which was set for this day.
Upon opening Of the court Sheriff
Ramsey returned the two special We
hires issued on Monday. and the court
proceeded to empanel a jury.
Indictments Returned.
Just before the proceedings Of en-
paneling a jury was begun. the grand
jury came into open court and rem
dered a number OF true bills, among
which we're the following:
State OF Florida VS. Lewis Martin.
sCronin Martin and George Powers.
rape.
State VS.. George Powers. assault
with intent to rape.
State VS.. Pete Fleming. larceny.
State vs.. Henry Richard and Oliver
Cato. murder in the first degree.
Richard and Cato are charged with
the murder of another negro near
Alachua Sunday last.
jury Empaneiled.
Attorney Rivers called the roll Of
witnesses for the State In the Bex-
ley-Osteen. case, when the empanel-
ing OF the jury was taken up. the
clerk calling the roll Of the special
venire. The oath and usual questions
we're then propOunded by the court
The roll call showed seventy-two
present. For various reasons the fol
lowing were excused from the body
II the venire:
l. w. Fennell. +. S. Kennard, F.
. Irwin. Il. W. Waits, J. s Crown,
=. V. Jolly. c. W Adkins. J. A. Nc
Kinstry. W. r. Avant. X. D. HOdgson,
T.. L. Langiord, Geo. r. Ellis, W. A.
Dunegan, J. w Alsop. G. W. Easter
I'm, J. p. Jordan.
A. r. ONelll and J. J. Craig had
formed an opinion IN the case, and
were excused.
c. Y. Crawford stated that he was
'scrupulOus" In regard TO capital pun
ishment. and was disqualified on this
account
J. w. Alsop was excused ON account
OF his profession as an undertaken
and W. p. Boulware. II. A. Densler
RI. Ormond and T. L. Blanton were
called 20 complete the panel.
Messrs. DensleT and BoulWare.
having formed opinions, we're excused
for cause. when r. r. Dyess and Alex
Howe we're summoned 20 complete
the panel
w. X. Pagan. who was one OF the
original jurors In the box, was order
ed 10 stand aside. having been chal-
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George Rivers
s. o. Phifer.

The third witness. was In High
Springs on the night OF July 20. 1908.
was acquainted with Bexley and
Osteen. Saw both on afternoon Of
July 29th. but had no conversation
with them. Saw W. II. Moreland
about 3 o'clock a. postoffice. also
about 2 al his (Phlfer'O store. Ap-
peared 10 be In good health. Saw
MOrelands dead bOdy the following
morning.
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Lady on Stand.

Mrs. NJ. p. Summers lived IN
High Springs on July 20. 1905. Knew
spot where Moreland was killed.
Was sitting with her husband on
porch when shot was fired. While
ON porch saw man pass towards
where man was killed. whom she took
90 be- TRULY Osteen. Has known
Osteon four or i've years. Did not
see BIS face. because hls hat was
pulled down partially over bis head
Was no lieht lu house 90 time of re-.
port OF shooting as she had iust 10.
tired U.f NOT motto. clock between
tho t'mo tho man passed ber house
and me report of the pistol bar
JUDGED viffIr ono hour Man passed
rT.r Iurr'.. r....f
TuH Dr. -vr~.rHfi.n vl'u.F
.tr..I ffHf urr rfp rr.s.d h,r home
won. dark rrrf ard lrht straw haf
.rH raf r.u rrf v0rr husband
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Drmoud. R.F. Dyess. Waterman John
ON. j. 4. J. Strickland. c. W. Parker
u. h. Pope. Alex AGREE. NJ. Clements
J. u. Merry. W. Frank Langlord.
After a few brief remarks 90 a.,
jury. that body was turned over C.
the custody OF Deputy sheriff W. c
Hague. when court adjourned until
o'clock
Relatives In Court.
During the day the prisoners were
surrounded by relatives and friends.
Judge n. A. Be0ley. father OF VIM. A.
Bexley. his sister. Miss Stella Bex.
ley. and his grandmother. Mrs. Tabb.
we're present. as was also the mother
OF TRULY Osteen. who sat by her son
constantly.
Grand jury Discharged.
During the morning the grand jury
came into open court, reported nc
further business. and was discharged
with the thanks OF the court. after
being congratulated upon the rapid
work and efficiency Of that body
which. by its brief but busy session.
had saved the county considerable ex-
pense. Geo. s. Merchant was fore
man Of the grand jury.
Afternoon Session.
Court convened promptly at 3 p. m.
State Attorney Rivers read roll
call Of witnesses for State. and At
torney Stripping for the defense.
The witnesses we're placed under
ruling Of the court and instructed TO
retire. and not 20 enter the court room
until called. An exception was made
TO NJ. A. Bexley. father Of VIM. A.
Bexley. who is a witness for the de
tense. Deputy Sheriffs Geo. W. Liv-
lngstOn and Herbert BROKER. wit
nesses for the State, and lady wit
nesses.
The first witness vas ]. W. Dodge
liveryman OF High Springs Wit
ness stated that on July 20. 1895, VIM.
Bexley came to him TO rent two bug
gies. Said he and osteen and a
young drummer we're going TO take
some ladies out riding. Delivered the
buggies TO Bexley, who stated that he
would take same where they were
wanted.
"Did you see Bexley any more that
night"
"No. but he brought the buggy
back about . o'clock"
George Rivers
Was IN High Springs on evening Of
July 29th: was working for Mr..
Dodge. liveryman; saw Bexley on
that date about dark. and later about
. o'clock. Two or three men brought
the teams back He recognized Bex-
ley's voice. Was three teams. but
did not recognize any Of the Oocu-
pants. Two teams belonged 20 the
stable-did not know who the other
team belonged TO. Witness did not
remember seeing Osteen that night.
s. 3. Phifer,
The third witness. was In High
Springs ON the night OF July 20. 1905.
was acquainted with Bexley and
Osteen. Saw both on afternoon Of
July 18th, but had no conversation
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sun Want ads brisE rssui,s.
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CONTINUED on Page Fivsl
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

trv has touched half a dozen adJoln-
ing counties and enriched the people.
If a man is a benefactor to his race
who causes two blades Of grass to
grow where one formerly grew, what
shall we say Of the man whose lnltla-
tive has caused 100000 crates of
Strawberries to grow where formerly
not one of these succulent berries
blushed in the early morning dew.
Ninety per cent. OF the l,izo,VoV
crates OF Strawberries grown in this
section are grown within fifteen
miles of the town Of Chadbourn and
last year alone they brought over
100000 to the growers in this i'm
mediate section. The magnitude Of
this industry is SO great as to almost
staeeer the imagination. When the
first berries were shipped the trans
nortation charges were $50 crate,
. burden on the industry too heavy.
Under the efforts Of Mr.. Brown and
others these charges have been stead
il yreduced until the transportation
cost has been reduced one-half or
more. and the service has been greatly
improyed You can now pick straw
berries here in the early morning and
eat them for supper in Washington
City. or pick them in twilight and
eniov them for lunch in New York
Chadbourn has grown into pros
nerous and hustling business town
in the few years since the straw
berry industry was developed. Ut
boasts of it's strawberry crop. but
Ny Brown says: I'VE grow so many
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05
THE RISING TIDE

direction until the straw berry indus
other good things ant- make money
in so many other ways that the
strawb berry is only Of our indus
tries' Chadbourn has bank, large
stores, factories, churches, the best
public schools and is fine commun-
ity in which to live. About two
thirds of the inhabitants are native
here and to the manner born, ana
one-third are of Northern birth.
They are all folks who work, and the
virtues of the South and North blend
ing here to make model community
Mixing has helped both the native
and the newcomer. Mr.. Brown dId
not go to Southern Europe to- get
his colony. He went to the North
west, where lands bring 500 an acre
aud secured colonists who have be-
come good citizens and are helping
% develop this useful section.
The cotton crops and the corn
crops hereabouts are the best ever
known; the people have made good
money selling scuppernong grapes
to concerns that manufacture Soup
pernong wine; the potato crop IS ex-
cellent and there is no soll-nOt
even in Hyde county-that grows
sweet potatoes more succulent than
those grown here. Growing sweet
potatoes and scuppernong grapes
for market will soon be profitable In
dustrieS here.
Not only have Northern people
been attracted here, but the pros
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05
Atlanta journal.

perity has caused native-born citi-
zens of Columbus county who had
gone to other States to turn their
faces homeward and come back
home. L met last night Mr.. Council.
a member Of a prominent Columbus
county family, who has made money
in Florida He has bought a farm
near here and has come back nome
to spend the best years of his life and
help in the forward development Of
his native county, Incidentally, he
is attracted by the chance of deer
hunting and fishing in Lake Wacca-
NAV.
At the meeting in WhiteNille today,
Mr. Brown made a speech on the ag-
ricultural resources and possibilities
of Columb bus county 1t was a speech
full of inspiring facts that gave en-
couragement to every Columbus coun-
ey man present. 1t will keep Column
bus county boys in Columbus county.
The statistics Of progress are so clear
" set forth by Mr.. Brown that | give
below some extracts from his speech.
Extracts from Mr. Browns speech.
The agricultural development or
Columbus county has been very IA Did
for the past ten years. especially II,
the growing Of stra W berries and mar
ket truck The following figures VIII
tell an interesting story.
The first Strawberries were grown
in Columbus county in 1897. twelve
wears ago. That year only 500 crates.
or four cars, were handled from what
is known as the Chadbourn territory.
the next year. 1908, the movement
was 5000 crates. or 9 cars: the next
CONTINUED on Page Three
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05
Editorial correspondence

Chadbourn, n. G., Oct FIFTEEN
years ago this section was regarded
as one of the poorest in North Caro-
lima by the outside world and by some
folks right here in Columbus county.
II was undeyeloped and the people
had devoted their time chiefly 70 the
turpentine and lumber business. Some
OF them found that the land was rich
and some good crops had been made.
State Senator Joseph A Brown, who
had learned the capabilities of Co
lurbus county land while plowing on
his mothers farm near Whteville
saw the people around Faison and
Warsaw and other towns between
Mt. Olive and Wilmington on the At
lantic Coast Line making money on
strawberries. why shouldn't Co
iumbus county grow Strawberries?
AIR. Brown said to himself. He OBJ
tanned by option or purchase a large
tract of land adjocent ii this place,
grew the first berries ever grown in
Columbus for the Northern markets,
and determined to make known to
the world what could be done with
the Columbus land. He saw that the
need of Columbus and other counties
was more people to the square mile
and he went to the Northwest and
got in touch with practical farmers
who we're interested in soil and eli
mate where two crops can be grown
in a single year. He advertised the
hands. He made known what they
could produce, and soon located a
thrifty set OF colonists here who have
prospered aui helped the county to
prosper. lie sold them the land at a
profit, Of course, but he was more
anxious that they should be satisfied
and prosper, thus becoming perma-
nent citizens, than he was desirous of
making big profits on the start Emil
grafton to the South has been re-
tarded because some people who
wished to get rich quick have settled
emIgrants on the poorest land where
immediate success was impossible.
The result was failure and a black
eye to the South. Mr.. Brown found
1hat q few such dishonest ventures
TO bring folks South made the success
OF his colony difficult but he had a
proposition that meant tenfOld more
Tor the people who bought his land
ohan for himself, They trusted his
representations, they came here, and
they have prospered they never
could have prospered in the North
west Mr.. Brown not only built up
1hls tlourishing town by demonstrate
lhS the money in growing strawberries
ana locating colony here but the
success that came here spread in every
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05
WORLDS BIGGEST
STRAWBERRY MART
In Five Years Columbus
County Has Received
$2,5OO,OOO for
Strawberries
COLUMBUS GETTING RICH

In = speech at VineIand on Tuesday
Ex-senator Joseph \. Brown. the
Pioneer Straw berry Grower. Gave
Facts and Figures OF Progress in
That County That Shows Marvel
ouS Development.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-11-27
Alcohol and Tobacco.

Alcohol makes the well man
sick and does not make the sick
man well. 1t is not strength
giver. If it were, great athletes
would use it, and they never do.
The renowned Arctic explorers,
successful swimmers, famous foot
ball players have to be total alb
stalners. Henry M. Stanley said
in an address before a body of M.
E. preachers in New York, that on
the river valleys of equatorial AT
RIGA ten degrees north and ten de-
grees south that alcohol in any
form meant sure death; he told of
several instances of his mems one
nights debauch meant death be-
fore morning.
The use Of tobacco is not pro-
lection against the use of alcohol
but rather an introduction to it.
Mrs. Ingle, of the department of
anti-narcotics says, the man who
smokes cigars is responsible for
the boys using cigarettes. She al
so said that women are more and
more addicted to the cigarette habit.
We know the nervous are made
more nervous by the use of tobac-
CO; that the hand becomes unsteady
and is often affected with tremor,
80 that many occulists are COM
PEELED to desist from the regular
use of tobacco because it renders
them unfit to perform delicate
operations on the eye.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-11-27
Sheriff Sale.

Thirteenth Judicial District Court,
Parish of Grant, State
OF Louisiana.
The Louis Grunewald Co.. Ltd, vs.
A. w. Lewis and wife.
No. 2344.
BY virtue OF and to atisiy a writ
of seizure and sale issued out OF the
Honorable Thirteenth Judicial Dis
trict Court in the above numbered
and entitled suit. and to me directed,
have seized and will offer for sale
at the principal front door of the
court house in colfax, La, between
the hours prescribed by law for ju-
dicial sales. on
SATURDAY, Dec. 4, 1909,
the following described property,
seized as the property of the defend
ants, to-wit:
One Schaeffer Piano.
Terms Of sale-Cash, with benefit
of appraiseinent.
This Nov. 10, 1909.
A. b. PERKINS,
Sheriff OF Grant Parish, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-11-27

An exchange tells a story of a
boy who was sent to market with
a sack of roasting ears. After
lingering around all day he came
home without selling them.
When his mother asked him why
he had not sold the corn he said
that no one asked him what he
had n-the sack. There are great
many merchants like that little
boy. They have plenty of goods
for sale, but fail to tell what is in
the sack. If you expect to sell
goods in this day and age you
must open your sack and keep
shouting the merits of your stock
in trade.