The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-01
PENSACOLA JoURNAI SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 1918

THE PENSACOLA JOU
petition signed by $50 or 200 citizens
OF santa Rosa County, asking him to
thoroughly investigate the charges
made by me against Sheriff Harven,
ana II ne found the charges to be true
tnat II would be to the best interest
OF the citizens of Santa Rosa County
that he be removed as Sheriff.
On the 2sth day OF June. 1918. / re-
eefyed another letter from Governor
Cats acknowledging receipt OF this
petition, stating that he had not set
the DAY for hearing, but would do so
WITHIN the next few days and that the
petition would be fled for future
reference
On the 2nd day of July. 1918, filed
thirteen additional charges against
Sheriff Harvell in which / charged
him with having charged constructive
mileage.
On July 3fst, 1918, received a let
ter from Governor Cats acknowledging
receipt of the additional charges, stat
ing that same would be filed for con-
sideration when he took this matter
up.
did not hear any more of the mat
Ter until the latter part OF July when
one, E. !. Mathews came to my ONCE
in Milton ard stated to me that Gov
ernor Cats had sent him to Milton to
investigate the Harvell matter He al
so showed me letter from Governor
Cats authorizing him to go into this
matter thoroughly. He also, at the
same time, showed. me Sheriff Har-
IN o1,o
made against him, which had never
been furnished me from the Governors
Office, and il Sheriff Harvell answered
the thirteen additional charges, which
/ made against him, was never fur
nished with an answer to these. /
stated to Mr.. Mathews that 1T would
be impossible to prove constructive
mileage unless he would subpoena the
defendants as witnesses before him
and take testimony In order to show
their location at the time they We're
arrested. Mr.. Mathews agreed with me
that this was the only way by which
constructive mileage could be proven,
and finally consented to subpoena the
witnesses, after I had agreed to have
them served myself Mr.. Mathews
did issue the subpoenas for the wit
neses and had them to appear before
testify In this cause, on the 5th day
of August, 1918. Mr.. Mathews also
stated to me at the time he issued
the subpoenas that he would not be
responsible for their cost and wrote
this on each subpoena, but said to me
that Sheriff Harvell had agreed TO pay
his own witnesses and would pay half
of the stenographer's bill, and that he
would pay the other half himself.
On Sunday morning. August 4th. Mr..
John p. Stokes of Pensacola. Florida,
who represented Sherik Harvall in this
hearing, came to Milton on Sunday
morning before the testimony was to
be taken on the following Monday,
and Mr. Stokes, Mr.. Mathews and Sher-
if Harvell were seen holding consul
tations in the Sheriff's Office and were
also seen alone at Floridatown, nine
miles from Milton, on the same date.
On Monday morning. August 9Th, when
went to The court house. to assist
in taking this testimony, Mr.. Mathews
introduced me to one. W. B. Leneen
and stated that he was one they had
gotten to take the testimony. We
proceeded to take the testimony in this
hearing before the said E. |. Mathews
as representative of the Governor,
Mr. Stokes representing Sheriff Har-
veil, and myself representing the Cit
liens of Santa Rosa County. The en-
tire day was consumed in taking tes-
timony. and at this hearing / offered
in evidence and turned over to the
stenographer as exhibits. quite a loi
of certificates and affldavits. Immedi-
ately after the testimony was finished
| I caught the train for Tallahassee to
| go before the Pardoning Board in 9
matter, and Mr. Stokes also went tc
! Tallahassee on the same train. Or
my return from Tallahassee, on Wed
nesday / was informed that this
stenographer, who took the testimony
| left Milton on the night rain on Au-
gust 9Th for Pensacola. On the fol
lowing Friday Mr.. w. c. Hhoades anf
/ myself wired Mr.. Mathews at Taiia
| hassee. Florida. telling him that this
stenographer was gone.
On the following Monday Mr. Math.
| ews returned to Milton and stated Il
several people that this man had bea
| him out of quite lot OF money. Mr.
Mathews staid here until Tuescda,
night beore he left going off on tn,
east bound A short while before thu
| train pulled out l went to see Mr.
Mathews and told him that / was in
! formed that Wade Cobb, who was
witness in the Harvell hearing and wnt
came up from Pensacola, said that HI
| went down on the train on Monda!
night, the 5th of August, with thi.
| stenographer, w B. Leneen and tina
Leneen asked him to go to the Sar
/ Carlos Hotel and spend the night witt
him and that he, Leneen. would pay hi.
| hotel bill, and said that on the fol
! lowing morning, August 9Th, that he
Leneen, carried a check for $4,000 tt
the bank to get it cashed, but the pani
refused to cash it unless, Leneen. was
| identified Mr.. Mathews stated to me