The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-26

When Special Onicer Ray arrested 7.
z Gattis on PRlaDox street two weeks
ago and escorted him to the city jail.
he did not know that he had In his
custody Zach Marks. a man who had
been a fugitive from North Carolina
for nine years and wanted there on
the charge OF murder. But such proves
to be the case and Gattis. quite wealthy
and well known throughout this sec
tion. IN now on his way to North Caro-
lima where he will be tried for the
murder OF a farmer many years ago.
It was in an effort to escape from
the authorities that he came To this
section and engaged in the manufac-
ture Of naval stores. He prospered and
now the town of Gattis. in Santa Rosa
county, bears his name.
Gattis was arrested in Pensacola on
request of Sheriff Collins OF Santa
Rosa county, a. long distance telephone
message being received at the police
station asking that he be taken in
custody. Oficer Ray knew Gattis and
started out to make a search. He was
found on Palafox street and accom-
panied the officer to the station. He
was charged with attempting criminal
assault on a relative of Mrs. Gattis,
but those with whom he had become
acquainted during his residence In this
section, insisted that a mistake had
been made and that Gattis could not
be guilty OF such an offense-
He was taken to Milton the day fol-
lowing and there IL developed that he
had been going under an assumed
name and that he was none other than
the long sought for zack Marks.
BACK TO THE SCENES.
A deputy sheriff reached Milton a
few days ago and taking Marks, alias
Gattis into custody, started with him
. for North Carolina, where he is to face
a Jury on the charge OF murder In
: Jacksonville the officer stopped with
his prisoner between trains and the
: Jacksonville Times Union yesterday
e contained the following regarding the
u alleged crime and an interview with
Gattis:
: Il killed Eilyn IN self-defense sfte'
= laa4had started at me with 2 knife an an
= lived In Santa Rosa county FTorid:
y Tor six years unmolested by the stron
y arm OF the law, and during which tim
70 ne mas served as a deputy sherffY n
United States postmaster had
small VILLAGE which he started. give
= MS assumed name and anaasaed con
siderable money as turpentine opera
\ TOT all the time his F1oridian friend
thinking that T. z. Oattis was hi
' What is alleged 70 have been a ae
. r1ous onense against his step -daugh.
ter. now young woman OF about %
! and alleged boisterous and even cr,,e
treatment toward his family, are SAT-
to have resulted in his being arrested
: by Sheriff ]. H. Collins, of Santa Roes
, county. and his past history being laid
bare TO that officer. II is claimed fhai
he first began about a year ago I'd
mistreat his step daughter, then other
members OF his family and lastly the
wife which had kept for nearly nine
long years the secrets OF the crime
charged to him which caused the man
to nee fSPm his old home in North
LIFE BECAME UNBEATABLE.
u Only after life to the wife had be-
come unbearable. and she feared for
the safety OF her children, ala she
carry the message to Sheriff Collins
which placed her husband In the Gus
tody OF the law charged with murder.
The prisoner was turned over 70
Sheriff j. y. Lanier. who came from
Lfttleton, Harnett county North Caro-
lima, for him. They reached the city
yesterday and IN a stop over OF several
hours, Marks was deposited at police
headquarters. Here Marks alias CAT
tbs. declined TO talk about the crime OF
nine years ago which is charged 70
him, when he was at first asked for A
statement Finally. however. ne went
into the details Of the killing which
took place on October 20. 1902. eight
miles from Littieton, NJ c., on a farm.
All through he claimed that the dead
man was the aRRressor
/ CARRIED BROTHER.
Il went TO a neiRhbor's house on A
short call and carried my brother. who
was about ~ years OF age then along
with me- Shortly after we arrived
this man Ellyn came IN also and toId
the man we were visiting that he
wanted bowl OF blackberry wine. The
man let him have II in his dining
room. had stepped aside a few min
utes but when ] returned he was try
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