The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-18


Mr.. Roberts said that he had given
the subpoena to Joe Richards, who
had assured him that he would see
that Andrews got 1t, and that Andrews
had attended court.
JOE RICHARDS.
Joe Richards was called next and he
said that he had delivered the sub
poena for Andrews to a man named
Victor Goldback who had agreed TO
deliver it to andrews or see that he
received It. He said that he had re-
ceived the subpoena from w. =. Rob-
erts. He said that he did not think
Roberts was a deputy sheriff.
The records show that q bill was
presented for mileage for thirty miles
for the serving Of this subpoena
j. 1. BEIHNE.
The next witness called was John
l.. Beirne and he was asked about
some arrests which occurred on March
g. at which time p. Olsen and four
teen negroes were arrested by Sheriff
Ellis and a number of deputies.
Mr.. Beirne, who is a newspaper re-
porter on The Journal testified on the
night Of March 9, he visited the jail
on his regular rounds and was In
formed of the arrests and that the
names Of Goldstucker and Olsen were
He mentioned Will Goldstuclxer's name
In an article which appeared in the
paper the next morning and that day
the negro went to The Journal ONCE
according to the witness. demanding
o correction and saying that he had
not been arrested.
The witness said that he proceeded
to investigate the matter before agree
ing to make any correction Of the
article and went to the officials at
the jail He said that Sheriff Ellis.
Chief Deputy Hartsdeld and Deputy
Crawford all denied that Goldstucker
had been arrested when he asked them
about the matter. He said that he
asked the chief deputy to let him see
the commitment cards, but that when
he examined them he did not find
any for GoIdatuclxer. He said he
asked Hartsdeld what had become OF
this card and that Hartsfeld said that
ii was VIII Goldsmith and not Gold
sucker, who had been arrested He
said later, according to Beirne's testi-
but told him that Justice of the Peace
VIM. L. Johnson had the affidavit.
Reirne said he then went upstairs to
the once OF the justice OF the peace.
He said the sheriff followed him and
callsd him aside just as he was enter
and said he did not want TO be mixed
UP IN that dirty mess but that Cold
sucker had been arrested. Beirne
says he then asked the sheriff 1t he
meant to acknowledge that he had
lied downstairs and that the sheriff
said he did.
When he went to see the justice of
the peace. Beirne said Johnson stated
that GoIdstucker had not been arrested
and said that II was Goldsmith. this
being after the sheriff had admitted
that GoIdstucker had been arrested.
The witness said that after further
questioning. the justice of the peace
had told him that he had given all
of the prisoners a preliminary hear
ing and had discharged them upon
their agreement to pay the costs in
the cases and admitted that Gold
sucker had been arrested.
p. 8. HAYES.
Percy S. Hayes, managing editor OF
The Journal was the next witness
and corroborated the testimony OF
Beirne. He said that he recalled the
incident and that after the negro Gold
sucker had demanded a correction,
he had investigated the matter in
order to ascertain whether or not the
paper had BEEN wrong in publishing |
the account of his arrest.
He said that he went to Justice of
the Peace Johnson and asked him
about the matter and that Johnson
had informed him that he had dis
charged Will Goldstucker and Peter |
Olsen and that the others had been |
upon payment OF the costs. |
me WlIneSS SAID Lnat the justice OF
the peace told him that the reason |
he had discharged Goldstucker and |
Olsen was that Olsen had q family |
IN the city and could not afford TO ap-
pear in court and that Goldstucker |
was bondsman and threw good |
many dollars to him, and so had dis |
charged him.
The records show that the sheriff |
and the justice of the peace collected |
The costs from the county for practi- |
cally all of the prisoners except Olsen |
Soldstucker and Thelma Williams. |
1ne of the women, according to the |
deputy clerk.
HARTSFIELD TALKS.
At the conclusion of the testimony. |
Sheriff Ellis and Chief Deputy Harris |
field were given an opportunity to |
make statements. Mr.. Hartsfield said |
It first that he had no statement to |
make at this time, but later when the |
board decided to have a full report |
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