The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-01
ALLAN STIRLING Is
in ESCAMBIA JAIL
Sheriff Ellis Arrived With Former
Bond Broker on $50 Train Yse-
terday Afternoon.

Sheriff Ellis arrived in Pensacols
yesterday afternoon on the $3.50 O'Clock
train, and had in his custody Altar
Stirling. charged in the court of rec
ord with obtaining signatures ano
money under false pretenses. Stir
ling's wife and children also returned
the former bond broker was arrested
on capias from the office OF Solicitor
William Fisher.
Sheriff Ellis reports having enjoyed
the trip out on the Mexican border
very much, but said that he was glad
to get back home. While in FL Paso
he met several former Pensacola peo-
a former attorney of this city who left
rather hurrledly several months ago
Stirling was placed In the county
Jail to await trial in the court Of re-
ord on three different charges grow
ing out of the alleged crooked bond
brokerage business which he conduct
cd here.
A Judgment by default of $3.50 was
awarded Miss Lottie Finn against AL
Ian Stirling in the court OF record yes
terday, she being one of trose who
claim to have been swindled by the
former bond broker while he was in
business here.
The following letter. mailed in FL
Paso Saturday evening was received
by The Journal in the mail last night:
Strings Letter.
Ell Paso County Jail.
January 25th, 1922.
To the Editor Pensacola Journal.
Dear Sir:
In view of the fact that am penned
up here in El Paso, Texas. while ru-
NOR is running riot IN Pensacola.
would deeply appreciate your giving
this letter space in your paper.
From all accounts there seems to be
q consensus of opinion in Pensacola
that I Jumped" my bond there and
left two lone widows to foot the bill"
which would mean having their houses
sold over their heads. ETC., etc Now
this Is utter rot.
Upon appealing my case the federal
bond was signed by two ladies and two
men, and as I understand it, the bond
allows me to go any place in the Unit
ed States. so long as 1 appear back III
Pensacola when the appeal is taken
up, which may not be for a year or
more.
Now as q married man, I had to
make a living for my wife and family
for that possible year or more, and
think that everybody will agree that
it was absolutely impossible for me to
get any sort of a position in Pensacola
1t was a case of get out or starve as
the authorities there had even my
wifes automobile tied up. and we did
sell except a graphophone and a sew
ing machine, which friends CD Were
trying to seize also.
However, I would have stayed long
enough to straighted out the bank
ruptcy tangle, but with my wife in
bed slck after the birth OF our second
child there would be people calling
and demanding their money all hours
Of the day and night, and this shout
Ing. wrangling and threatening affect.
ed her so much that knew if she was
a
stop TO it; there was only one way in
which to do that, and that way was
leave town, which 1 did.
After arriving here in Ell Paso, to
make sure that had broken no law,
reported to the police station ano
had them wire back and enquire If
was wanted in Pensacola; after re-
,eiving no answer for three days, tht
police informed me that it was al
right, when l wired my wife to join
me here, where | had a good position
IN order to raise the railway fare, sh,
was forced to sell every stick of fur
allure and article of value that she
and arrived here with oui
.wo children with s10.45 in her pocket.
But upon meeting her at the depot
vas arrested by the police here on
warrant charging me with being a
fugitive from justice in Pensacola and
am now in Jail waiting for an escort
o take me back, which will mean
eaving my wife and two babies des-
iture in this town.
in conclusion wish to say that no
,ody IN Pensacola had ever lost one
penny through my business up to theI
ime was arrested had not one
iuent on my books who had not made |
! profit, but there is not business !
n the world that could be closed down |
or four months, it's principal thrown |
n Jail its bank account seized and it's
ales force disbanded. and at time
ghen the markets were in a panic, and |
urvive.
Very truly yours,
ALLAN STIRLING.