The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-20
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
A L. Parker is Now on Trial For
Killing ]. B. Cannington

Lewis was found guilty on a charge
CT forgery. Wilson forged check on
another negro at Oak and the check
was paid at the hank. Then Lewis
attempted another forgery on the
same man and was caught.
Henry Wilson who had pied not
guilty to charge of grand larceny,
asked the state to allow him to with
draw his plea of not guilty and enter
"a plea of guilty to petty larceny. The
court allowed his to make the plea of
guilty in the reduced. charge of petty
larceny.
Enoc Jacobs was convicted on a
charge of assault and battery with at
tempt to kill. Enoc had been in a
fight with a negro woman and had
used stick of wood or an ak handle
with bloody results.
]. W. Akin, indicted by the grand
jury on three charges, two for forg
cry and one for embezzlement, gave
bond for his appearance in the
amount of $500 for each charge.
The following parties, indicted ON
the charges of rioting and conspiracy,
in connection with the attack on j. p.
Milton, at Kendrick last summer, gave
bond of $500 each to each charge:
Wesley Lyles, Roger Lyles, Harvey
Walters. James Hooker, Clyde Ray
and Harry Lee Bostick. Will Chap
pell, indicted on the same charges, is
at his home at Kendrick, too i'll to be
brought to town.
The case of A. L. Parker. charged
with the murder of J. B. Cannington,
near Orange Lake June 25 last, is
now before the court
The entire morning was consumed
in getting a jury. The jury consists
of ]. C. Hall, ]. C. Bray, Albert Nc
Claim, ]. H. Spencer, w. G. Martin,
Fred Smith, Harmon Hall, ]. E. Pelot,
J. R. Hogan, R. Wise, J. M. Coins and
j. N. Marshall.
A. L. Parker, charged with the kill
ing of j. B. Cannington, near Orange
Lake, June 25 last. is a man of about
forty years of age and has wife and
two children. He is a farmer and
moved to the Orange Lake section
about twenty years ago from the
East Coast.
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wife and several grown children,
went to that section from Brooks
county, Georgia, N 1919, desiring to
find a place in Florida where he could
settle. He rented land on the Dixie
highway between Orange Lake post
office and Mcintosh from Parker and
also purchased some stock from him
Parker moving to South Florida
where he remained two seasons. Can
nington, in addition to operating the
farm he had rented also worked his
own farm in Georgia, going back and
forth between them.
When Parker returned from South
Florida, Cannington moved off the
place and rented from Clarence Cork
whose land lies nearby. Canningtor
also had twenty acres of land LEASED
from Parker and it was over the date
of the end of this lease that the dis
pute that ended in the killing was be.
lieved by the authorities to have orig
mated.
Cannington was residing at tht
| home of Mrs. Mollie Amerson, wht
with her two sons was helping hin
with his work. and it was there thar
the tragedy occurred. He was in the
cow lot helping with the milking
when Parker, according to witnesses
appeared and after a few word
emptied both barrels of shotgun int
Cannington's body. killing him m
stantly. Cannington was unarmed
His gun was in the house, fifty yard
away.
Parker made no attempt to escap
or resist arrest. He was brought t
Ocala, given a preliminary hearing
and committed to Jail without bail.
| Raymond B. Bullock. one of tn
best known criminal attorneys on tn
fifth judicial circuit has been retaine,
by Parker and Cannington's famil
has engaged John p Knight, of Nash
vile, Ca. to assist State Attorne.
Scofield in the prosecution.