The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-08
OFFICIALS CERTAIN
WILL LEAD TO THE
ARREST OF SLAYERS
Minute Description of Men Last
Seen With the Muir
dered Man.
CHANGED THEIR CLOTHES
SEVERAL TIMES AT MILTON
Two Men i'm Custody Whom Of
ficials Will EndeavOr to
Identify Today.
Especial to The JournaI.) )


MILTON, July THE latest and
probably the best clue to the identity
of the two men who murdered John
Tuggle OF Chipley on Monday after
noon was discovered here today. Of
ilcials have been given the informa-
tion, which was obtained from con-
hdential sources by The Journal cor
respondent, and the officers are now
working on the clue provided with
every hope Of securing the men who
who are wanted for the crime.
Upon the assertion by John M.
Johnson of this city that the men held
at Dothan were not the ones seen
with Tuggle shortly after he left Mil
ton Monday, those men are to be re-
leased. Sheriff Bell of DeFuniak went
to Dothan yesterday to help identify
the men and his opinion conceded with
that of the ferryman from this city.
The officials now have two men in
custody. One Is at DeFuniak and the
other is at Bombay in Holmes county.
These men are to be identified tomor-
row. They assert that they are inno-
cent and say they can show their
whereabouts on the day Tuggle was
murdered.
The men who are wanted for the
killing gave several names to persons
who accosted them before they rode
with Tuggle While they were in Mil
ton on Sunday the men went under
The names Of Jack Morris and Lenox
To others at other places they are
said to have given different names.
While in Milton the men wore sew
nraI different kinds Of clothes, having
several changes in suitcase and hand
bag which they carried. One of them
sold pistol to Bill Barnes OF this city.
The pistol was an Iver- Johnson, double
action gun with the number 52,896 on
the guard. One of the men mailed a
postcard to a man In Kentwood La
This card is said to have stated that
1t was to the mans brother and that
he would send some money soon. He
claimed that he had been all the way
from New Orleans to DeFuniak in
search of work and could not find a
Job, but that he knew where he could
get some money shortly.
The following Is a fair description of
the man who went under the name of
Morris: He was five feet, 10 or IL
inches tall and weighed about 100
pounds. He had medium broad shoul-
ders and a full chest. He was about
80 or 35 years old, dark complexion
and dark eyes. His moustache was
thin and black and appeared to be
about three weeks old. When last
seen he wore a cheap striped silk
shirt which was left at the scene of
the murder, common work shoes-at
times he was seen with low quarter
dress shoes-a pair of grey trousers
and was without a coat except q rain
coat which was left at the scene of
the killing. Morris had in his pos
session a pasteboard suitcase with two
compartments and had a Prince Al
bert tobacco can cut off for match
box.
The following IS a description of the
man who went by the name of Lenox:
about Ave feet, inches tall, weight
1s5 to 140 pounds. medium build
blonde and clean shaven. He was
about 90 to 20 years old.
Ienox wore a. striped, brown suit.
The trousers did not match the coat
ana the stripes in the trousers were
wider than the stripes in the coat
He wore light brogan or work shoes
and at times was seen with overalls.
T.enox had a tobacco can cut down for
n match box and carried a black
satchel with a long strap
Roth men were seen wearing caps
h,rt sometimes one was seen with q.
csp and the other with a hat, and at
other times both We're seen with hats.
They changed their clothes three or
four times while in Milton for day
and night.
The men carried away from the
scene OF the killing the clothing be-
longing to John Tuggle and also an
open face watch. The laundry marks
on Tugsle's clothing We're cut of and
left at the scene OF the killing.
TurrIe was killed sometime during
+he afternoon of July 4. He left Mill
ton at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon to
drive to his home in ChpleY and
shortly after leaving Milton he was
stopped by the two men who asked
him for a ride About half way be-
tween Claroy and Deerland. in Okla
loosa county. he was beaten to death
with the automobile jack, which had
been screwed out TO its full length
The car was about half mile from
the main road when It was found and
the body was beside the car, having
been thrown out the door.
A reward OF 500 has been offered
for the arrest OF either of the two men
and this official reward will be aug
mented by popular subscription in Mr..
Tuggie's home town. His funeral was
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