The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-01
AEA FOR 0CALA
Connie rial as an Incident Of the
BoaIrade Contest-Senafors
err and Bryan the
posing Counsel

\ sfrom Kfssimmee to the
Tampa says: Kissimmee reached
the aElory when United States
Senatdcher and Bryan partic-
ipated mock trial Of State Sem
ator fs. Donegan Friday night.
Kissin not satisfied with the
ordinsonages when they are
pulllnEhing off that is worthy Of
mentfme people will imagine
that : senatorial members just
happebe here, but most citizens
Of tht will quickly inform the
detract they came expressly for
that lar purpose. That they
madet Of their official careers
is nodOubted. Senator Fletcher
never better time and from the
juvencs displayed by the junior
senatan be safely said that he
was gain and took keen delight
in thrmance.
Toe the membership of the
Iocal'of trade, contest was
enter Senator y. E. Donegan
was Header of the Blues" and
DIR Finn commander of the
"WhEach side had it's official
orealt was due to the appear
ance issue of the Blue Label
that Donegan was later "held
for He alleged everything that
a la l;o+fn-or,,
Iibe dement's. Most of the wit
nes9e trial admitted what he
nubwas true, but Prosecutor
Brynded the applauders to this
saIlthe greater the truth the
greI libel and this put a dam
pert enthusiasm of the "Blue"
con
Tnguished guests arrived on
tn 9ck train from Tampa and
wen to the home of Hon. c. A.
ca pther-in of Senator Bry-
ane evening they appeared in
+h@ which formed at the band
sta broadway. The procession
waposing one. The Kissimmee
bathe pageant closely followed
bvo Washingtonians and Judge
Atohnson, all in the carriage
w. Carson. Behind this load of
nd tracked the "Whites" and
. With every walkable man and
cThe city. The court house was
r4nd after silence had been or
a High Sheriff Blenis, Judge
proceeded with procedure. The
iAspect of Andy was ponder
dact, he had a shade on Lord
Cstice Jeffreys of Charles IFS
{
cared that jury had been
ind Senator Fletcher, who was
IS counsel for the defense. took
ms to a male panel, claiming
suffragettes were entitled to
don in this case. But again
johnson peremptorily Overrul-
the trial proceeded. Senator
was prosecuting with a ven
for he caused every witness to
! that the defendant was capa-
my crime in the category.
| Nelson of the Nelson Realty
ly, was a witness for the de-
but when he admitted to the
tor that he was selling land,
as enough; his credibility was
he'd right then and there. Coun-
&c Parker wanted to help Sem
onegan out with a few poems
ch but the patience of the pre-
jurist was taken and he sat on
temporary amid great applause
ne 200 present. Some raillery
d when Governor Blease wired
ect plaintiff, Lewis O'Bryan, a
of the disrupted state attached
Blease. Governor Gilchrist ap-
by wire to the jury for a con-
claiming that Donegan was
ng his profession of senator
a state license. Louis Massey,
ndo, wanted the defendant put
for life so that he (Massey)
un again for state senator. Will
Powell of Tampa addressed a
i letter to the judge requesting
Y on account OF favors shown
the prisoner. Clerk John Lee
-earied with this and refused to
ny more. Senator Bryan got
dispute with the court and was
a contempt fine of 500 but had
t (that Is Judge Johnson had to
for the junior senator was a
ay from home and could not
nd the money and did not want
% Jail. Judge Johnson thought
witnesses had been heard to
the conviction, so he wound up
'e, instructing the jury accord
The jury went out. but it was
formality, as the court had told
,l2inly what was their duty.
Bryan was foreman and some
elated to the prosecutor so there
other verdict than guilty and
Il was whether or no. Sentence
to an exile in South
a.
senator's left on the midnight
for Jacksonville we'll pleased