The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01

meeting, and either making inf1amma-
tory speeches or listening 10 such
speeches, We're, in addition to said
United States marshal and said clerk
of the United States district court,
bankers, lawyers, merchants, ministers
of the Gospel, and persons in all walks
of life, including women; that the
newspapers published in Pensacola as
aforesaid, carried long articles pur-
porting to recite the happenings at
Said meeting and purporting to recite
some of the things stated at said meet
ing. Copies of said newspaper clip
pings are hereto attached That a few
days following the meeting at the
Armory hall mentioned, the Machinists'
union met in the city of Pensacola and
adopted a resolution endorsing "the
principles involved in the mas meet
ing" a story of which was printed in
the newspapers in the said city of Pen
sacola. A copy Of said story is hereto
attached. That, on Saturday, Feb
20, last, an advertisement appeared in
one Of the newspapers published in
Pensacola reciting that the pastor of
the First Baptist church would preach
on THE Holland Case" at said church,
on the following Sunday night. a
copy of said advertisement is attached
hereto. And said newspaper also car
ried a news item Of said meeting, a
copy of which is hereto attached. That,
on March 9, last, aftiant was given a
preliminary hearing at the county
court house in the city of Pensacola
by the county judge of Escambia cOun-
ty on the charges contained in the in
formation herein, at which hearing the
said Ernestine Malone, and other per-
sons, testified as witnesses, which trial
was attended by a large number of
persons, packing the commodious court
room, and said crowd being in num-
Der variously estimated from four hun
dren 400 to seven hundred and fifty
$500 persons, and articles concerning
said preliminary hearing were pub
Hshed in said Pensacola newspaper
copies Of which are hereto attached .
that, affant is informed and believes.
and therefore alleges. that the case has
been discussed by every man, woman,
and child who has reached the age Of
reason, resident in the city of Pensa-
cola, Florida, and by a large number
of persons residing in Escambia coun-
ty, Florida, outside the municipality Of
Pensacola; that. all manner of false
exaggerated, inf1ammat0ry, and mis-
leading reports have been circulated
concerning the same, all to the preju-
dice of affant; that, following the ar
rest of affant upon the charges con-
tanned in the information herein, he
was lodged in the county Jail of Els
Gambia county, where he was confined
several days before giving bond for
his appearance at the preliminary hear
ing, and that, during said time, and
since said time, threats to lynch affiant
have been made, and many persons
have expressed the opinion that Err
nestine Malone's husband should shoot
affant; and, that there is a settled
view entertained by the people of Es-
Gambia county that affiant is guilty Of
the offense charged against him, and
that some people have expressed the
view that they would be afraid to rem
der a verdict of acquittal even # af-
faint was not guilty of the crimes
charged against him, because such YER
dict would bring the jurors into public