The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-09-01
GEORGE WHITE, OWNER
OF EDGEWATER GROVE
Explains Purchase of Prop
erty-Will Gust Billy"
Parker.

george Whlte OIL HackenSack, N. D.,
who holds deed to Edgewater Grove
from Mrs. Martha H. Rogers. The
communication will have an interest
to all readers owing to the fact that
Billy" Parker, the leader of the
"Guardians OF Liberty" claims that
he also has purchased the property
and has been in possession for some
time. This is Mr.. Whites letter:
$50 Main St., Hackensack, N. J.
August 2S, 1916.
Editor Palatka News,
faIatka, Fla.
Have received copy of News of Aug.
25, no doubt in response to my request
Tor being put on list. Expect to be i'll
Palatka before long, and will call and
pay you.
An item in "City Happenings" in
terests me. 1t would appear that
some Jacksonville and other newspa-
per mention has been given to the
presence at Edgewater Grove Of peo-
pie by the name of Parker, and to
some difficulty regarding their pos
session" of that property. 1t may be
worth while, therefore, for me to give
some facts relating thereto. | have
not seen any newspaper mention any
where of the matter, and know moth
ig defite as to the kind Of founda-
ton which the Parker claim has or IS
alleged to have.
The grove was sold to Martha H..
Rodgers, of Brooklyn, N. Y, by Dr..
Rix. A deed was given and recorded
The grove was visited by Mr. Rodgers
and he left it in charge and possession
of Spencer Vreeland, who has lived
there as a tenant for some years. In
addition Calvin Boyd, laborer, was
left there as tenant, pending an ar,
rangement for him to be employed
regularly. | looked the place over IN
Nav last, and saw both Nreeland ana
Bovd there. | told Boyd to stay
right there, and if l arranged for the
property to be purchased and to I'VE
there he could stay right along with
me. The property was duly purchas~
ed, and a deed given and recorded
about the end of July. Ihereupoh
| Immediately notified Boyd to COM
mence to work until l could get there
Evidently the grove has never been
ont of the possession of either Mrs.
Rodpers or the new owner, and 1t Is
difficult to see where it can be clalm-
cd that the Parkers have ever oeeh
put IN possession. .4
Il coming to my knowledge that
the Parker's have been on the place
I communicated with Mrs. Rodgers
and was assured that she knew noun
mo Of them and had never authorized
in anv way their being there either
temporarily or otherwise. Later, she
said she had received a communl!c,a-
+ion from an attorney at Jacksonville
to the effect that the Parkers had
paid one Becks an installment on
purchase price for the grove, ana hao
been sent to the grove by Becks. 10
this Mrs. Rodgers claims she replied
that Becks had never had authority
to receive any money or make any
contract on her behalf, and that the
orovo had been duly sold and deliver
cd to other parties. She had never,
she said to the attorney, received any
none, or any notification from Beck
as to any proposed sale by nm. al
thoumh Recks had been asked orlglnal-
" hv Mr.. Rogers to keep lookout
for & buyer. n,: -,
mo that he protect the owners of the
nronortv bv removing the Parkers or
env representative of theirs, in the
absence of any written authority pro
ducible by them from an owner OF 81, the
nronarty, was answered by the Chiel
70 +he effect that he did not know
whether the Parkers were there or
not and believed the matter would be
settled in court. 4
This is hardly a satisfactory state
want hv the police. 1t would appear
that a demand should be
,,1od, on the Parkers for some proof
cooncotirg the owner of the properly
with their agreement with Becks'
u,batav it was. and in the absence
Of such nroof it would appear to be
raoeor9ble for the police to suggest TO
+bn parkers that thev had better re
,,,o,-o themselves and seek redress IN
soma other wav against the estate OF
Nr Rocks. or the owner of the grove.
Mrs RODGERS is reliable and respon-
zib1o and the rix-un is evidently en-
tirelv due to Mr.. Becks. ] Will be at
the Grove. shortly. nrenared to MAKE
NV NV ;, sidprce there. or know the rea,-
con why this is not to be permitted:
IF = deed to the rronertv and a bill OF
so1a of the nersonalty do not give
roocoful possession. Florida must
have queer Jurisprudence.
Yours truly.
GEORGE WHITE.