The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-29
TWO MEN Held
in COOLEY CASE
Sheriff and Police Both Have
Clues That Appear Plausible
Solution

Two men were arrested late yester-
day afternoon and are being held in
connection with the Cooley murder
Saturday night. AS stated in yester-
days Journal. Cooley was shot through
the stomach on West Romano street
while on his way home after closing
his place of business on East Govern
ment street. The bullet entered Cool
ey's stomach and he died three hours
later at the Pensacola hospital
One of the men arrested last night
was taken by the police department
and is held on charges of being a dan
gerous and suspicious character. The
other man was taken by the sheriff's
department and is charged with muir
der. The cases being developed against
the two men are on two different lines
of evidence. the police theory being
that of personal malice and that of
the sheriff being robbery.
George Evans. Austrian, was arrest
ed by Captain Harper and Special Of
ficer Hall of the police department. ttne
two men working on the case, Sunday
afternoon about o'clock at Coy1e and
Zarra agossa streets and is being held
for further investigation. 1t is claimed
by one of the employees of Cooley that
Evans has had trouble with Cooley and
that he had threatened Cooley's life.
The trouble, il was stated by one of
the former employees of Mr.. Cooley,
grew out of personal quarrel be-
tween the two men and a girl waitress
working in the restaurant. In making
statement. to the police last night
the girl said that AIr. Cooley had or
1ered Evans to get out OF his olace of
business and to stay out, but that
Evans would occasionally return, to
be ordered out of the place again. She
said that Evans had made threats
against her own life as well as that of
her employer and that the trouble be-
tween the two men had originated
over the fact that Evans had insulted
her and that Mr.. Cooley had taken her
part.
After Mr.. Cooley had first gone 10
Evans about the matter the break be-
tween the two men had occurred.
In speaking further she said that
Evans had been in the restaurant sew
erai times since he was ordered not
to enter again, and that Evans had
made a threat against both her own
life and that of Mr.. Cooley. Though
not making a sworn statement the girl
said that she was prepared to go on
the stand and make this statement un-
der oath.
Recently as Mr.. Cooley was coming
to his place of business Evans is al
legged to have come up from behind
him but when Cooley turned around
Evans had walked rapidly away, but
nothing passed between the two men
at that time The police department is
expecting further developments in
their. case during today and hope to
close the case against Evans shortly
J. r. Marriott. held under a charge
of murder by the sheriff's department,
was taken last night about O'Clock
on Palafox street. The evidence being
developed against him is on the theory
of an attempt to rob Mr.. Cooley, as
the latter was in the habit of carrying
| large sum of money home with him
after the closing Of his place of bust
ness during the day.
Marriott is a member of the Indus
| trial Iron Workers union and holds d
membership card in the local al