The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-09-20
.L|FELESS BODY OF
C.C.TEMPLE, WHITE,
FOUND IN THE BAY

Floating IN Pensacola bay, the life
less body of Chas. C. Temple, about
81 years of age, was found yesterday
morning by a seaman from the Span
ish bark Teresa. The body was badly
emaciated, crabs having eaten great
deal of flesh from the face and other
parts of the body.
AS soon as possible the coroner was
notified, Judge Will L. johnson hur-
ried to the scene, and made an exam
ination. The victim was identified by
Frank Penton as C. C.. Temple. Mr..
Penton stated that the last time he
saw Temple was Saturday, when he
was in the city.
Last night Chief of Police Sanders,
after running down every clue, came
to the conclusion that Temple had not
been murdered; that he had fallen
into the water and drowned, and that
his body, for the past three or four
days. had drifted about aimlessly in
the harbor the early tides bringing
the cadaver to the city side of the
bay yesterds Y and washing it up near
the Spnish bark named.
Temple a man of 81 years, Chief
Sanders learned, was in the city last
week. He resided alone on a home
stead belonging to E. M. Robbins, re-
siding at s12 East Aragon street. I'm
mediately after learning that the man
had worked for Mr.. Robbins, officers
went out to the latter's home. Mrs.
Robbins told them that Temple was
there last week, and that he had eaten
supper with them the latter part of
the week, presumably on Friday night
but of the exact date they were not
certain. He was to have left the fol-
lowing morning for the place up the
sound. On Saturday, however, Frank
Penton told the officers, he was in the
city for Mr.. Penton said he met and
conversed with him. Mr.. Penton
knew Temple well for they had work
ed together in a mill at Bagdad.
Another man who also saw and talked
to him on Saturday last was George
Langdon, the officers found out. Lang
don, a few nights since, suffered an
injury and applied for the city ply
stefan. The lattG went to Barcelona
wharf Monday evening finding that
The latter had fallen through the
wharf, and had slightly injured him
self. Langdon was unable to appear
In court yesterday, but late yesterday
afternoon was subpoenaed by Con-
stable Jones to appear and give tes-
timony before the coroner's jury this
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The launch Ruth, Temple had been
informed, was to leave sack of feed
at the Robbins place where Temple
lived alone, one day last week. It is
customary whenever supplies were
left there, especially if there was one
or more small packages, for the boat
to come out, rowed by Temple, and
and take the consignment off, the
Ruth proceeding on her destination
further up the sound. A sack of feed
was being sent up by Mr.. Robbins on
the Ruth last Saturday and when the
boat, with Temple in it, did not show
up, the feed was carried on by. On
the return trip the boat was again not
In sight and the package was return
ed to Pensacola. The fact was re-
ported that Temple had not showed
up.
The way the mans death, previous
to investigation by coroner, is now
| figured out, is that he either fell out
Of the boat while returning to the
Robbins place, last Saturday, or his
boat was swamped and he was drown
ed.
All these details will be probed
when coroner's jury gets together this
afternoon.
B. Greenwood, who resides at Bag
dad, was in the city last night and was
very much surprised when informed
that Temple was dead. Mr.. Green
wood said that for some time Mr.
Temple had worked in the mill at Bag
dad, and was regarded as man who
attended strictly to his own business
1t was reported that Temple had a
son and a daughter, the latter resid-
ing at Gainesville, Fla. Chief San
ders wired the chief of Gainesville
asking if the girl was still there. Late
last night, a telegram was received
stating that the daughter had been
raised there, but there was nothing
known of her present whereabouts. A
son was reported to have been living
in Jacksonville, but nothing was
heard from him up to a late hour.
The body of Temple was turned
over to Undertaken Pou, and as it was
in such a bad shape, and as there were
no relatives located during the day
the remains were inferred. This
however, was after the jury had view.