The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-02
CRESCENT CITY NEWS


The A. C. L. has had force of men
at work at the Junction and with a
steam shovel is widening the road
bed at that place. Great improve
ments are contemplated.
The new cemetery fence provided
by the association has arrived. The
fence is of iron and ornamental, and
will have solid concrete posts like
those surrounding the home of Capt.
LaBree.
Rudolph Kinard of Hastings spent
a portion Of Monday in town. He
reports all members of the family as
well with the exception of his father,
who has been suffering slight all
ment for some weeks.
At the final. service for the summer
at the Presbyterian church last Sun
day evening, Miss Waterman of De-
/ Land sang beautiful solo. Miss Wa
terman has a wonderfully clear, sweet |
and strong voice and her solo was
greatly enjoyed by the congregation,
many Of whom remembered her as a
little girl who formerly lived here and
was a regular attendant of the church
and Sunday school.
Jack WeIch, our plumber and all
round handy man, left this week for
Toledo, Ohio. He expects to be away
through the summer, and with the
view of acquiring some automobile eX
perience that will better fit him for
garage work. He expects to return
in December. If not successful in
Toledo, he expects to go to Detroit,
and will try for place in the Ford
Cos works.
Rev. R. L. Bonsteal of Louisville,
KY, who was recently called TO the
pastorate of the First Baptist church,
arrived on Friday of last week and
is making his home at the Turner
House. Mr.. Bonsteel officiated at
both the morning and evening services
of the church last Sunday and is said
to be preacher Of both power and ell
oQuence. Before his call to the min
istry Mr.. Bonsteel was a lawyer. 1t
is understood that during the summer
he will hold service here but two
Sundays a month, going to another
point for the other Sundays. The
opinion is general that under his pas
torate the local church will thrive as
= never before.
J. H. Neumann, man who has
resided here for little more than a
year, died on Wednesday Of last week
from cancer of the stomach compli-
| Gated with dropsy. Neumann came
here some six years ago with his wife
. and little daughter He lived with
, them some time and then went north.
+, remaining away several years. He
! returned something more than year
ago and after few months was TAX
en- i'll, since when his decline has been
: steady. For several years the family
lived in the old Weaver home a mile
: Ior more south of town, then some
months ago they took the cottage on
+ the VIII Miller grove on the Seville
y road where they have lived since. The
funeral occurred on Thursday and the
5 interment was in Eden cemetery
G Much sympathy is felt for the wife
h and little daughter, who have writ
Z, ten The News asking that through
- it's columns they be permitted tc
y thank the people of Crescent City anC
all who have contributed to their wei,
=, fare and comfort during the illness
) and on the death of their husband anc
- father.
! The preliminary hearing of tht
r.. State of Florida VS.. W. j. Newman
y charged with the murder of Deput,
p Sheriff Hunter, occupied the larger
part of the day before Justice Paul c
Smith last Friday. The hearing wa
y in the auditorium and that large hal
e. was well filled, people coming in from
% the country in all directions. 1t i
2 estimated that $50 people were in at
le9 tendance. over 60 of whom were la
ii dies. Sheriff Kennerly arrived witt
le the prisoner from Palatka about 1873
and the court convened Immediately
p. remaining in continuous setting unit
g. adjournment, about 3;45 p. m. TIL
20 state was represented by State Attor
et Inev f. Noble Calhoun of st. Angus
70 tine, assisted by Col G. f. Graham
a. The prisoner was ably defended by +,
u, V. Walton, Esq, of Palatka. Onl
av seven or eight witnesses were exam
e. lined, but they at length. No wit
+, resses for the defense were examined
m. At the conclusion of testimony NJ
-, Walton made an able plea for tn
n defense, urging that the killing wa
ST. in self-defense. Col. Graham VIII
sit made an able speech for the stat
d held that the prisoner was guilt
re as charged. States Attorney Calhou
es in his clear, consise talk, simply an
a plifed the staes' interest in the cas-
to and outlined the duties of the sittin
'!d magistrate. Justice Smith was brie
tie he held the prisoner to the grand jul
~ on the charge of murder in order tn;
rk, a higher court might have the respol
n~ sibility of the decision. 1t was u
derstood at the close of the sessic
49, that Judge Walton would appeal
No no the circuit court for Newman's r
.ts lease on writ of habeas corpus,
'h' account of which is on another pag
ese
q ST Had Him Guessing.