The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-20
-FOUR SUSPECTS
in MURDER CASE
PLACED IN JAIL
All White Men, and Were
Residing Near Home of
the Murdered Couple
THREE BROTHERS
ON SUSPICION
Evidence Against Suspects
Is Thus far Purely Cir
cumstancial in Mature.

Arrests Of four suspects were ef~I
fected yesterday By Sheriff Harvelkl
Of Santa Rosa county, and this quar-
tette was locked up in the jan at Nil
ton, on suspicion Of implication In the
double murder Of Peter Wyman and
wife, the aged couple whose hfelesa
bodies were found in their pretty lit.
tie home on the NarrowE. after they
had been dead from a. Ia so hours.
Sheriff Harvell said tha parties I'm
the county jail al Milton we're Birdie.
Jim and Percy Roberts, and Elder
Mitchell The two first-named are
brothers. the other Roberts Il a half
brother, while the fourth one IL a SON.
Of Henry Mitchell, who has lived i'm
that vicinity for many years.
While the evidence against the
quartette thus Far Il purely circum-
stantial, Il IL claimed that Il II
stronger than the usual evidence of
this character. and they win probably
all have a hard time in getting QUE
Of the trouble.
Sheriff HRrvell spent most If the
day in and around the vicinity Of the
murder, and after every ciae had been
run down, and after everything that
looked promising In the way Of a clue
had been followed. 10 the end, he re-
turned to Milton.
Preliminary hearings IN the case az
each Of the suspects will take place
next Thursday, June "a, AZ Milton.
Should the evidence addlesd BE- III
such a nature as g wurraNt The
holding ~ the men % the grand jury.
the sheriff win insist upon bond If
sufficient amount % make II practi-
cally sure Of having the four sus-
poets IN charge or within easy reach
when the next grand jury eonvenes.
II Is likely that a special grand jury
body viii be convened 10 handle this
case, should there be sufficient uvi-
dence 70 warrant an investigation on
the part Of such a body. This viii
also call for a special term Of the cir
cult court 20 try the cases, but of
course until the preliminary hearing
Is held, nothing Of this sort Is certain.
WHAT WAS STOLEN7
One thing which has baffled the
sheriff in the work Of running down
the possibly guilty persons is the
lack Of knowledge Of Just what arti.
cles were stolen from the old peoples
home. II Il very evident that two
watches, two pistols and other arti.
oles were stolen, but Just what these
articles are, Is unknown. and Sheriff
Harvell was handicapped in working
on the case since visiting the scene
He said that IL was his opinion some
money was taken, bat just how much
he could not and would not, care "a
indicate. Re believed the old people
had some money IN the house. ane
that this fact was known 70 those
who later pulled of the bl0odFess 81
crimes. People from the Narrow
said that the old couple we're rather
reserved. They seemed to care FOL
the company Of one another 10 tn
exclusion Of that Of strangers, ane
were constantly together. This com
partnership kept the two together. and
IN consequence kept the outside worle
from knowing q great deal about
their private life They were read,
az at times, however. 10 show theil
home and surrounding properties 3,
callers, but the reserved attention
. which they had for one another has
the effect Of letting no one into theii
confidence a great ways.
BODIES ARE HELD.
Bodies of the aged couple are We
AZ the undertaking parlors Of Franl
r. Pou, on West Romano street. az,
they have been placed II a room
carefully guarded and held pendIn.
advices from relatives. Reply 20 TIM
4 cable sent % the only son In thl
! Philippines was not received yester
day. Pending les receipt, rs well a
, receipt Of Instructions from other rel
atives, who reside ne some place II
illinois, there viii b. no interment q
the sealed up caakets. There wnrl
? scores 81 euriously-inclined people a
the Undertaking shop Yesterday, bu
none were yraihed with . sight o
Z the murdered pair. The caskets wer
: placed In metallic outside" boxes, Il
Z u-NH.N 49, LII -s-a ..saw - a