The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-04
SAY WHITAKER
SENT WARNING
Witnesses In Skinny Case Assert
Sheriff Sent Word That
Warrants Were Issued.
PRISONERS BOUND OVER
Parker Brothers and Leon Rice
Are Charged With Illegally
Possessing Liquor.

That Sheriff Whitaker had sent
arnings to Bascom and Tom Parker
f Leon Rice TO leave the city. as
warrants had been issued for their
ests. was brought out in testimony
-nterec in a preliminary hearing yes
terday corning before Justice OF the
Peace tiH Johnson, in a case which
charged the three men with having
shinny in their possession and carry
ing concealed weapons The defend
ants were bound over FOR zriaI in the
September term of the court OF rec
ords
The case has been before the jus
tice court for the past two days and
evidence was introduced from a num-
Der OF local men as weH as Sheriff
sutton, of Okaloosa county and "A
former deputy, Josey. Of that county.
The three men are being held for lack
Of $3.50 bond each and Rice for lack
of $500 bond.
The men were arrested last Friday.
following the finding by the constable
Of two Of the men the previous dav
near Carpenters creek. seemingly in
possession of Il gallons Of shiny Az
that time the men stated that they
We're deputy sheriffs and one OF them
displayed a badge. The deputy stat
ed another brother had gone TO Pen
sacola to inform Sheriff Whitaker al
the find OF the shinny and that they
would shortly return TO take the ind
10 Pensacola. The constable brought
the shinny on 10 the city and made
out a warrant for the three men next
morning.
During the preliminary hearing one
OF the Parker brothers produced a
commission as constable for Okaloosa
county and Sheriff Sutton stated the
other Parker held commission IN
der him as a deputy sheriff Of that
county. Considering this evidence the
judge dismissed the charge against
these two Of carrying concealed
weapons.
Former Deputy Sheriff Josey stated
while on the stand that he and the
sheriff had talked of the case before
the arrest and that the. sheriff had
stated that he could warn the three
men TO leave the city. as a warrant
had been issued for them and that
Constable Green would serve IL as
soon as he could find them
This evidence was substantiated by
f. +. Bayliss. until the day Of the ar
rest Of a deputy sheriff under Mr.
Whitaker. Mr.. Baylis stated that
Josey told him that the sheriff had
asked him to find the three men and
warn. them TO leave town TO avoid ar
rest. Baylis said he then sought Mr..
Green and informed him. Of the con
versation between himself and Mr..
JOsey and volunteered to go with the
constable to locate the three men.
Following the arrest Mr. Baylis
said he turned in his commission as
deputy sheriff, telling Sheriff Whitak-
er that Il don't care to associate or
carry a commission under a sheriff
that is guilty of sending criminals
word to get out Of the way to avoid
arrest"
In testifying concerning the three
men several witnesses were introduced
10 prove that at least one Of the men
had offered shinny for sale in whole
sale lots, witnesses stating that prices
ranging from s12 down 10 SO a gallon
had been offered. One witness stated
that after he refused to buy il at the
price quoted that il was offered to
him at any price, but he still refused
to buy any.
One witness stated that the man
brought him a sample Of the product.
but after shaking IT and find that II
would not bead. he refused TO buy II,
stating that il was not OF a good quail
ity. The next day, the witness con
tinued. the man brought another sam
pie, but the witness stated that he did
not want any at all.
One Of the Parker brothers was
placed on the stand and testified that
they were all deputized by the sheriff
and were working up certain inves-
LEGATIONS concerning liquor dealing in
this county and that they were aiding
him in the Investigations.
Constable Green was placed on the
stand and testified that Ex-Deputy
Sheriff Josey told him that Sheriff
Whitaker had asked him 70 warn the
boys that warrants had been issued
for them and for them to leave the
city. Mr.. Green stated further that
when Mr.. Whitaker was informed that
a warrant had been made out for the
arrest that the sheriff told the de-
fendants that he would procure bonds
for them. Mr.. Whitaker stated to the
constable that he would take care Of
their arrests and on this statement
Mr.. Green said he permitted the boys
TO leave the office Of the justice of