The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-12
JOU RN AL AGAIN
SCORES A BEAT
WITH TRUE NEWS
Continued from Page One)


The Journal invariably before the
contemporary prints it, Is to take
the facts which were CORRECTED
in Saturdays edition OF the after
noon paper and show that the
CORRECTIONS were mis- state
ments. Rather than to reproduce
them here and refute them one by
one, The journal refers the read
ers OF the afternoon paper to a
paragraph of the story CORRECT
ING Tho Journals statements,
which may be found on the third
page of the afternoon paper of
Saturday, Jan. II, in the second
column near the end of the COR
RECTION, started on the front
page of that edition, which reads
as follows:
"A description of the body as far
as we have been able to obtain it
is as follows:
"HElGHT ABOUT FIVE FEET,
TWO INCHES; WEIGHT ABOUT
115 POUNDS; AGE ESTIMATED
AT IS OR 16 YEARS; rather
chunkie built. Hair sparse, short,
dark sandy color. Was clothed
black short coat, DARK BLUE
SERGE SKIRT, black waist, black
stockings (unmatched), Hamilton
Brown shoes, No. 4, rubber heels,
badly worn. THE WAlSTBAND
ON CORSET COVER BORE
NAME IN INLELIBLE INK,
FLORA ALLEN" Among the
clothing list was also a broad brim
gauge summer hat with pink
crown, steel rim. Head and mouth
was wrapped about with wooden
fascinator."
There are but two of the so.
caltad corrections listed by the af-
ternoon paper that are not fatty
contradicted by themselves in the
above part Of the article publish
ed in that edition. They are that
the body was found in a we'll two
miles from Vernon, Fla, and not
near Chipley, and that the body
was found by a, squad of turpen-
tine hands and not a hunting
party.
To these The Journal has the
following to state.
The body was found in well
between Vernon and ChipIey. The
two towns are perhaps six miles
apart, as the crow flies. The Jour
nal finds it inconceivabie to believe
that when the we'll in question is
two miles from Vernon in the di-
rection of ChipIey, and the two
places are but six miles apart,
that the we'll is not near ChipIey.
The afternoon paper says that
the body was discovered by a party
of turpentine hands. To which
L,.k
Sheriff Farrior, to whom the crime
was reported, TO whom the body
was delivered, and who is in
charge of the case, says that the
discoverors were a party of hunt
ers.
As to the color Of the dress worn
by the girl, an inspection Of every
available Journal fails to disclose
the slightest mention of dress of
any description, WHILE THE Az
TERNOON PAPER, STATING ON
THEIR FRONT PAGE THAT
THE GIRL WORE A YELLOW
DRESS, SAYS ON THEIR THIRD
PAGE THAT THE DRESS WAS
OZARK BLUE SERGE"
Tho foregoing statements are
true facts, according to both The
journal and the AFTERNOON
PAPER. They were further veri
fled last night by long distance
phone conversation with judge
Carmichael. and thereby with
Sheriff Farrior. There is not one
iota Of difference of tact between
the story printed in Thursdays
journal and the foregoing repeti
ton Of the true facts of the case
The journal does not wish tc
cast discredit on any undeservinq
person or persons, but is happy tc
nave this opportunity to bring its
ever Increasing ACCURATE news
gathering facilities again to the
notice of its readers, and to assure
them that they will always reac
the TRUE news, WHEN 1T is
NEWS, in The journal FIRST.