The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
mo ARRESTS Yet
OF MURDERERS
TWO HUNTERS
Dastardiy Crime Com
n2itted By Ambush
Party In Lonely Swamp
West Of Brooksville,
Robbery Being Assign.
ed AS the Motive for
the Deed

Brooksvillc, F.a. ;, Aug. 29.-IIer-
nando county authorities today CON
iinUed investigating tle murder ol
3ube T. Jones. former marshall of
Tarpon Springs, and Bert Scott. who
were shot to death from ambush near
Wesck:watchec Springs late SUtur-
day night, both residents of Port
Rich V. Indications still Point t. roli-
bcaY as the motive as ii was known
Jones carried large sum OF money
and this is missing. Jores was widely
GnowA on tho west coast for his fear
lessncss while marshal.
Sb0d from Ambush
Details of double murder near
EroOhsyillc are given the Tampa Fri
bune il special BrCoi:sviIlc dis.
patch which Gays in part:
Robbery apparently was the motive
52hind the assassination OF Rube
IonCs and Bert Scott of Port Richcy.
tate Saturday afternoon, at Il point on
,he WceckiWatchec river known as
SteYensons bend. The two men
we're shot from ambush somn time
Turing the afternoon, and their life.
less bodies. huddled up in the auto il
which they had been driving were
found just before dark by Jim Clark
also of Port Richcy, Mrs. Clark and
Mrs. Jones. A large roll of money.
said to have contained 81 800 to 81 ?
goo, carried by Jones, and hand
some diamond ring he wore are miss
ing
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones. Mir. and Mrs
Clark and Scott left Port Richey early
Saturday morning for the purpose OF
having hunting and fishing party
in tue wild country near Weeckiwat
chcc Springs, about eighteen miles
west of here. They made camp about
/ o'cicck Saturday afternoon. During
the afternoon Jones and Scott drove
off in their auto. for the double pur-
pose Of getting some supplies al Il
store at the springs and hunting bit
before nightfall Clark also left
camp to so hunting in another direc-
ton. The two women remained at
the camp.
Tho Weeckiwatchee section is one
Il the widest in the state and is a ia
rorite hunting ground, as it is one of
the few spots in the state where big
game still abounds.
When Clark returned Just before
nightfall the other tw omen were still
away. Soon afterwards the trio at
The camp heard a fusillade of shots
They supposed it was Jones and Scott
shooting at some game. but when
they failed to come on to camp MI
and Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Jones went
TO look for them. They found the car
in the road about Il mile and quarter
from the camp, the lifeless body Of
Jones draped over the wheel and that
of Scott slumped down in the car. II
was evident that Jones had been driv.,
ing when the ambuscade opened fire.
1t is also apparent that the men who
lay in ambush were on each side OF
the road, as empty shotgun shells
we're found Oh each side of the road
There were ten empty 12-gauge shells,
two empty 1G-gauge shells and several
rifle shells of 1920 calibre picked up.
The bodies were taken to Tarpon
Springs. Jones funeral occurred
there Sunday afternoon. He is sur.
vived by his wife. Scott's body was
sent on to st. Petersburg and the
funeral took place there. He has a
brother in st. Petersburg. one in Mia
mi and sister in Tampa.