The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

JACKSONVILLE, jan I1-Mahlng
their trail with crime. including
highway robbery and murder, two
negro bandits believed TO be the
{ most desperate who ever came to
Florida were taken into custody in
South jacksonville, little after IL
o'clock Saturday night at the point
of g1ns by a posse headed By Sheriff
W. H. Bowling. of Duyal county, and
Sheriff Joe Perry, of ST. Augustine.
Both negroes were heavily armed.
but finding their chances were small
against a larger force submitted at
the point of a rife in the hands of
Sheriff Bowling and one of his depu-
ties after they had broken into the
room of a negro hut in which they
were found concealed.
Tie first news OF the dePredations
of three negroes came TO the local
authorities early Saturday morning
from. 81. Augustine. where they held
up ana robbed two white men fy the
names of E. NJ. owen and W :.
Stokes. The victims were deprived
of their clothing and forced TO run
under the fire Of two pistols.
!. The negroes then made a getaway
towards Jacksonville. Sheris Joe
PERI was notified He - his son.
Charles Perry, at o'clock in The
morning, set out On the trail with
bloodhounds. but were forced to
give up the DOGS. which proved Of
little use After long chase the
negroes were located and one giving
his name as Will Brown was cap
.tured in the swamDs along the ST.
Augustine road
At o'clock Saturday morning
Brown was placed in jail here and
the chase again taken up for his
partners. After an all-day chase
Saturday two negroes were seen ad-
vanciLs towards South jacksonville.
abou. o'clock and the authorities
here were notified
Cahoon Has Narrow Escape
Deputy Sheriff James c. Crawford,
Lieutenant of Detectives W. B. Ca
hoon and Deputy Charles Perry. OF
St. Augustine. set out to oysrtake
the negroes. They were sighted a
few miles from South Jacksonville
and an attempt was made to pass
them before being suspected and
waylay them to prevent injury TO
any Of the officers. In passing the
blacks, the hat OF Lieut.. Cahoon
fell in the road and it was while
stopping TO get his hat that he was
fired upon FIVE times by the bandits
from ambush. One shot struck the
pistol holster of Lieutenant Cahoon
and stopped when ii struck his pis.
toll by his side. He was in no way
injured.
A pitched battle then followed be.
tween the fleeing negroes in the
darkness. None Of the shots fired
took effect. Failing in the capture
at this time, the officers returned
for assistance and a posse of officers
was formed to take up the chase
After almost an all nights search
the negroes were finally located in
South Jacksonville. followed by thei,
trail of crime At least three high.
way robberies were reported to the
authorities from the first time the
negroes were noticed about
O'Clock and the time they were
brought to cover in the hut of q
negro.
At late hour Saturday the posse
which had been halted by darkness
gave up the chase to await mornin g
They had hardly put away theil
guns when word was sent from
South Jacksonville by deputy vii
Pons that both negroes had beer
seen entering the house OF negrt
and preparing to stay for the night
The negroes, after gaining entranc'
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