The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-04-12
CLAIMS THE CASH
Astute Editor of the BrOOksviIle Argus
Says the Hollow Tree Treasure
TrOve should Go to Him
fBrooksviIle ArguS1

NoIoohSFlllc SuSJ
We are informed by Drs. A. F. Brown
and W. Fl. Cox that Mr.. L. b Warn pro-
claimed on the streets yesterday on his
return from Bay Port, where he had
been fishing unaware of what was GO
ing on at Brooksville, that $4,000 al
legged to have been found by Cisco in a
hollow log on the other side of the Law
& Fulton mill, probably and without
doubt does belong to him. About eight
or nine years ago he was carrying on
a large business at Rural, (Which we
all know is true), that he had $4,000
sent to him by express to Brooksville
to pay off his hands with. The train
came in at night and the banks were
closed. The agent wired him that he
could not leave the money in the depot
all night and must take it out. He
went to the depot in buggy alone,
and got it and started for Rural. A
short distance out of town he got
frightened at having so much money in
the woods alone, fearing that some
body might kill him for it. He got out
and showed the package in hollow log
and came back to town. Being con-
fused by his fears he failed to note ac-
curately where the log was. Next day
he tried to find it and Aailed, and gave
it up for lost. AS he is not a man to
whine over split milk, he made no
blowing horn of it. He said he had the
old telegram and witnesses to prove it.
The log where Cisco says he found the
money is about where Mr.. Warn might
have gone toward Rural eight years
ago.
The Tampa Times and Tribune agree
to this location of the hollow log or
stump in which the money was found.
Tribune: "The place where the money
was found in the woods is about half
way between the Brooksville postoffice
and Abbott's home and on direct line
between the two places" The Tribune
also says, when they got the rabbit
out they discovered the money in sew
eral packages in a hole in the tree
stump" The Times variation is, sit
was found in a hollow log about half a
mile from Brooksville, close to the
Tampa Northern Railroad, about half
way between the town and where Mail
Clerk Abbott lives, on an almost direct
line between the town and Abbott's s
home"
Now the facts are these: Cisco says
it was found in hollow log, his father,
in hollow tree. Now a hollow stump
partakes of both. The only hollow log.
tree or stump between where Abbott
lives and the postoffce is a hollow
stump on the editors place 1t is about
halfway between where --.bott lives
and the postoffice (Which the Times
means by town. on IAN almost direct
line between the postoffice (town) and
Abbott's home" Ever since the night
the money was found a long stick has
haap 1vino this CT rr which
have been and might have been used
to twist a rabbit out of a hollow stump
or log. Now if the money was found on
our land, and the foregoing description
copied from two reputable newspapers.
| who obtained it from one of the smart
est detectives this side of Bradentown
| indicates that it was, then We have the
| best known right to the money and it
should be ours until the rightful owner
| can prove ownership. 1t would have
| been easier and more convenient 70,
| Abbott to have put that money in the
| hollow stump on our place than to have
put ii in a hollow log back of Mr.
| Horace's house. therefore he must have
done it. And we live nearer to the end
| of his run than Mr.. Horace does. We
| have as much right to that money as
Cisco, Detective Bell, Mr.. Warn or the
United States. The same testimony that
must convict Mr. Abbott of taking the
money clearly places the finding of the
money on our land.
We can show the stump and the stick
and we think We can prove that the
stick has been there ever since the
money was discovered. Come and see
it-and bring your subscription along
if you owe us.