The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-13
HEAVYD DOCKET
FACING RECORD
o,,rroR AND JUSTICE HAVE MIS-
UNDERSTANDING OF ALE G e ID
GAMBLING CASES.

Notwithstanding between the solicit
arI Judge VIII Johnson, justice of
~, ro7rp were brought to the surface
INV 4Ir63v when five Pensacola men
..,.o ordered before the court of record
". nudge Jones on charges of gambling.
r,.1 men were not in court and Judge
I.ccs wanted to know why.
r,o bonds of the five men were Or
5,r.d investigated, but it developed
m, the men were not under a bond
~s.,nrnablo in the court Of record. The
,ur hond that could be found was re-
t ,,-oobIe in the justice of the peace
.anrf for a preliminary hearing on the
.b9rgp Of gambling.
'.r,ording to Solicitor Fisher the af-
,J,yits against the men were returned
- his office by Judge Johnson and he
tr,d an indictment against them, he
rrosr1ming the preliminary had been
bald ordered them to appear in court
rosterdav. Those included in the case
ware Chief Riera, Of the fire depart
mont Eugene RoCh. Jim Bowman, Bill
Smith and Steve Sanchez.
,ccording to Judge Johnson the men
had not been given a preliminary be-
,nosfod that the warrants be turned
Aver to his office stating that the pre-
Fminary was not necessary. The men
WERE ordered to appear in court this
morning at which time a date for the
trial will be set. The men were ar
rastcd May Is by Sheriff Whitaker and
IDENTITIES and had been held under bond,
but without a preliminary hearing
since that date.
Burt Miller, arrested several weeks
ago for support, was not in court
Yesterday when he was called for ar
,.rgamcnt nd the case was pj'tpCncd
until 3 o'clock II the afternoon. At
that time he rad not been found end
Iudgr Jones crGcIed his bond e5 treated.
When investigated it developed that
Miller had not been ordered to app ar
in the opening session YESTERDAY.
When arrested on a capias from the
solicitors office Judge Jones set his
bond at $3.50, returnable in tie July
session of the court of record. Judge
Johnson approved his bond for $500
and made it returnable in the justice
NJ thc peace court for July ). Miller
was released from the county Jail when
Judge Johnson approved his pond and
understood the case against himself
was settled July 3.
When acquainted with the facts yes
farday, Judge Jones ordered the solicitor
IN make out new capias for the ar
rest Of Miller on the original charge.
The capias was made out last night
and ordered withheld until this morn
ing by Solicitor Fisher. Miller was
ordered to appear in court this morn
ing. -, ..,.
The July term of court will settle
several cases that are being watched
with interest by Pensacola people and
heavy criminal docket is before the
court. Whiskey and alleged auto theft
cases are being watched especially close
during the term.
Joe billiard, recently arrested by
Constable Green, will be tried July 10
m charges of having whiskey in ms
nosscssion. His defense is that he had
the whiskey in his possession before
The dry law went into effect.
T ]. Thompon and Wales Will De
tried July "a, charged with larceny ana
receiving stolen property in connection
with missing automobiles. Thompson
has two cases for trial. They were Dotn
implicated by Nordstrand, who pleaded
guilty Yesterday to the charge OIL lar
ronv NJ two automobiles.