The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-14
BUSINESSMEN
ARRESTED ON
C0UNTYCAP|AS
Large Number of Prominent
People of City Charged
With Gambling.
SOLICITOR TO
KEEP UP PROBING

KEEP UP PROBING
Eight Appear Before Judge of
Court of Record and Plead
Guilty to Charges.
Scores OF capiases from the ONCE
of County Solicitor w. A. Rlount Were
served yesterday by deputies from the
sheriffs office, and names of some OF
the city's most prominent business Ime0n
We're mentioned in a number aGntx
fetal papers thus servedxa
day serving the frst DDof Ia :
MS ONCE e,yoe.ihs, just patch, the so1's' JIs
cle1 OF the the day. 1,slore 1,aore ieavin..
so So e,,, asn more, eaeh Uart OF record with the
~ S.ve yon arrest or calling for 1tbpout a
j. Bais1, Beaise, George ae p following. I pl re-
J. hI MIWIln, M,Ida, Sidney Bel, e,fenntworth nr "1r-
wei kno,,u usene Roeb Weiies, Hen'
sarv lcaily all tba and busins.sook all
expr essioap up to last esvaspi.ases had men. men.
some OF fbosnf of surprise s,ns ns. and MAN.
nave 10 prove +. 20 charged. made by
staten ent volpntoon on me-" was ven, he'll
IN talk ing or ah.eered by sons. the only
contain ed fp tn charge ~ or them
Early in the 10 papers seryeds sambifng
a capias from gay the shsr,ssc.
each q the ro,iases e solicitors ,received
resss daN Re formailv n named. es snd FOR
cheimer Bear, Gus EEpted Ei,ssd during The
cheimerI A w. ". Dannheiss.n' q Ed For
sravsn s,sts; Leop; Mayer Mayer Moos. T. .;,d For
emberte.
Those who were earlier arrested and
who pleaded guilty to the charges con-
tanned in the information were as rol-
lows: Gus Eitzen, C. w. Parker, A. II.
Fred Gilmore, M. J. Elkan,
Wilmer Hall, Leslie Partridge and H F.
Brazille.
Later warrants were served on
number of others, including Felo Tur-
ner, Marion A. Quina, l.. S. Brown. Jno.
Merritt and it is known that depu-
ties had quite bunch OF unserved
warrants last night.
Those who pleaded guilty We're SEN
fenced to pay fine Of $40 and costs, or
an equivalent time in Jail OF 90 days.
The total paid by each thus pleading
was s2027, and eight checks OF this
amount We're turned over to the sheriff
Just whether the entire list OF infor-
nations had been filed, Mr.. Blount
would not say yesterday. In fact is
is understood that one information fol-
lowed the other, and that names OF
dozen or more had been reported by a
single person. There was much dill
gence yesterday in ascertafning the
name and identity of this person.
Interesting Rumors.
There was much speculation ycster-
day as to the status OF the vigilance
committee recently appointed by the
governor and all sorts OF rumors were
rife upon the streets and at the clubs
The tone of the rumors. changed with
the political or other Affiliations Of e4cp
and believe as much as he pleased oe
what he heard
A man who has been accepted as
close pesonal and political friend of
the governor. but who has recently
been Iukewarm toward his excellency,
said that the committee was appoint
ed as part OF political trade and was
intended to line up certain forces for
the governor in the next campaign for
United States senate. He added that
all went smoothly until few days ago,
when someone is said to have thrown
a monkey wrench in the cogs and
broken the machine, with John Stokes
from the committee one or
the results. He said that Stokes in
sisted upon naming the successors or
the sheriff and county solicitor. but
hat the men whom he suggested were
not acceptable to certain local ad-
risors of the governor and friction fol-
owed.
A man who has Just returned from
Tallahassee said there isn't the slight
est foundation for that rumor and
quoted the governor as stating posi-
lively that neither the sheriff nor the
solicitor would be removed
Another man said that Mr.. Stokes
las been misrepresented throughout
he whole transaction, that he accepted
appointment to the governors commit
zee in good faith and through a sincere
iesre to improve conditions here. He
,aid that the reason for Mr.. Stokes
is clearly and fully set
orth in his published interview and
hat he had no personal or political
ambitions in connection with the mat
er.
It was currently rumored that
stokes withdrawal as counsel for the
sheriff was forerunner Of the lat
er's removal But opinions differed
Is to who would land the office. Some