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the Palatka .new and Advertiser. NEW SERIES VOL. XXIII. NO. 27. PALATKA. FLORIDA. FRIDAY. JULY 2, 1915. $1.00 Per fear. Ten Day Shirt Special We don't know whether everyone appreciates the true value of a dollar, but we do know that many will be quick i to take advantage of this special offer SILK SHIRTS 98! Good value at $1.50, but we want to clean mem out This offer is only for ten days. See window display. CURRY'S SHOE STORE IN THE MERRYDAY BLOCK. TELEPHONE NO. 267 Ma.cfill Vi-jv a fw nf thncp "hie vain Palm yv oim nuiv- - vu. - Beach Hats for 50c. Worth 75c to $1 .00 The Putnam National Bank of Palattca PALATKA, FLORIDA Total Aet, June 10th $700,000.00 Liabilities to Depositors 495,000.00 Assets over Liabilities to Depositors 205,000.00 According to the New York Financial Review we are the second -strongest National Bank in Florida. Our Safe Deposit Boxes, double lock system, are the best make. $3.00 per year. We solicit your banking business. Foreign Exchange issued, ivn V. WF'LCH Ir.'UInt A. 8. VI J.ARD, Omhler F?H'. WILSON, Vice- (Jre.Uiei.t C-H AS. BURT, Asst. Cashier More and more every dav Ford cars become the necessity for everybody a utility in city and country. Their great usefulness is part of the daily life of all the people, through giving uni versal economy. Retail buyers of new Ford cars from August 1914 to August 1915 will share in profits if 300,000 are sold in that time. Ask us for par ticulars. Keep in mind the simplicity in oper ation and economy in upkeep less than two nents a mile. Runabout $440; Touring Car $490; Town Car $690. Coupelet $750 ; Sedan $975 ; fully equipped, f. o. b; Detroit. On display and sale at THE FORD SALES COMPANY. Palatka, Walter W. Tilghman, Manager. BY JUDGE HJLBURN On Writ of Habeas Corpus Killed Hunter in Self-Defense And was Clearly Within his Rights State Offered no New Material Evidence. Before Judge S. J. Hilburn of the circuit court on Wednesday after noon . William J. Newman of Cres cent City, charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff C. J. Hunter of that place on the evening ot June ltn, was dischareed from custody because of the entire lack of -evidence to sub- sfaiiihatnthe charge. instead ot be ing held, Newman was declared to have been clearly within his rights in defending himself, even to the killing ot the man whom it was shown had assaulted him and who at the time of the killing had Newman covered ilh Jiis pistol. Tnere.was a large crowd present at the hearing, interest in the case, especially at Crescent City where both men lived and were well-known, drawing a large number from that '-Fv$Lfrs. Hunter widow of the dead of ficer, her son and daughter, were arming the spectators. --"""TEe deep mourning ot the ladies tended to ex cite the sympathy of the crowd, for Mr. Hunter was a man well-known and esteemed in Palatka. Mrs. Newman, wife of the man charged with the killing, was also present with her little three year year old daughter a sweet and innocent little child who could have no under standing of the awful significance of her father's detention from home. She ran about the court room and at one time ran to and sat upon her father's lap. Other relatives of Mr. Newman were also present. Several witnesses for the State were examined, but nothing new, or material, was adduced. Then follow ed the examination of several wit nesses for the defense together with the testimony of the accused. Two witnesses for the defense men who had not previously testified, either at the inquest, or at the preliminary hearing last Friday, swore that in the encounter Mr. Hunter was the first to fire. The metal knuckles found near where Mr. Hunter's body and which were discovered some time after the body had been removed, played a conspicuous part in the hear ing, and though Mrs. Hunter swore that her husband did not own a pair of knuckles nor carry them among his weapons, one witness, a Mr. Sykes swore that on one occasion about a year ago, he saw Mr. Hun ter with a pair. Mr. Newman's statement was clear, and except in one instance there was no opportunity to make a point against him in the cross-examination. His statement made a good impres sion. At the close of the testimony J. V. Walton, Esq., counsel for the defend ant, arose tor the purpose of address ing the Court, when Judge Hilburn said: "Just wait a moment Mr. Walton. Mr. State Attorney, I want to hear from you. Tell me whether, under the facts as disclosed in this case, you would have any hope of securing a conviction of this defendant or even an indictment?" Mr. Calhoun said: "Your honor, I want to be fair in this matter, and as your honor has asked me this ques tion, I feel that I must answer vou frankly. So far as I am concerned, I am unable to see where it would be possible to secure a conviction of this defendant, and I do not believe that a grand jury would indict him. How ever, 1 have associate counsel who is assisting the state in this prosecution and I would like a few minutes to confer with him." Judge Hilburn said: "Very well; think it over carefully and if you can point out anything to this court that would warrant a conviction, I shall hold the defendant, otherwise, he , should be discharged. Let it be un derstood that if there is any testi mony here, admitting it to be true, upon which a jury could lawfully con- ivict, and you can point it out to me, ;I will hold the defendant. It is not I my province to pass on the credibil ity of the witnesses, or the weight !and sufficiency of the evidence. Thnt j would be the province of the jury. I i shall only consider a discharge of ; the defendant on the ground that there is no testimony here admitting it to be true upon which a lawful conviction could be based." I Mr. Calhoun a id Col. Graham, as- PALATKA PREPARING FOR BIG CELE8RAT Of Independence Day next Monday Big Crowds Promised. From all indications the Independ ence day celebration in this city next Monday bids fair to be a record break er in point of attendance. The small er towns of the county are going to send big delegations and many peo ple in the country districts from all parts of the county are coming. This is the "tip" that comes to The News from visitors from all sections who have been here this week. The committee in charge of the entertainment have all plans perfect ed and nothing now remains but the shouting. And a Putnam county crowd can shout when furnished the occasion. The committee will see to this. The program has been published. There is nothing more to do but to reiterate the invitation of the people ot raiatKa: "Lome and enjoy your selves; the city is yours for the day." Delinquent Tax Sale. The sale of lands for delinquent taxes win taKe place at the Putnam county court house next Monday, July 5th. The list as advertised is the largest this county has presented in some years. If course since the advertise ment began to appear some weeks ago, many have liquidated) the claims against them. But an im mense number of pieces of real es tate will be sold at this public sale. The News would suggest that if you contemplate purchasing that you look well into the matter before you buy. me editor Knows ot one man who al ways pays his taxes promptly as he does his every obligation, whose place is advertised in this list of de linquents, and the man who buys will noid notmng but a piece ot paper. n aiwFRTIEMENT IN A NEWSPAPER WILL NOT SJih nUPYOUR BUSINESS. IT WILL TAKE A DOZEN SVJo? aU THEN SOME. ONE MUST KEEP EVER F?Sfcri Y AT ADVERTISING TO MAKE A SHOWING THEN ?T WLt TP AY SPLENDID DIVIDENDS. sociate counsel for the State, then conferred and a few moments later Mr. Calhoun announced to the court that he had r.othir" further to sv Whereupon Judge Hilburn made the following statement: "Gentlemen: It appears to me from the facts of this case, establish ed by the state's witnesses, that this is a clear case of self-Hef"" ard that the defendant was justified un der the circumstances, sad as it may be, in taking the life of the deceased. All of the witnesses agree on the es sential facts. All agree that the de fendant, on the night of the tragedy, went to a drug store to pot a hott'lr of Castoria for a sick child; that as :ne came out of the store, the deceas ed struck the defendant, knocking ihim nearly to the ground; pulled his ; pistol, pointing it at the defendant while the defendant was dodging and .movim? away; that the defendant re treated some thirty or forty feet, the deceased following him with a gun aimed at him, whereupon, the defend- ant drew his gun and two shots were fired by the deceased and four by the detendant, resulting in the death ot the deceased. The defendant insists that he was struck with knucks, and sometime after the tragedy, perhaps nearly an hour, a pair of knucks were found at the place the deceased fell. No one says deceased did not use knucks on this occasion, but whethei he used knucks or not, makes little difference so far as the right of the oelendant to detend himself is con cerned, because the difficulty was com menced by the deceased and before the defendant drew his revolver, de ceased was pointing his revolver at the defendant. Of course, a loaded revolver is a deadly weapon. All of the eye witnesses to the tragedy agree tnat oelore the defendant wot his gun, or attempted to get it, deceased had his gun out directed at the de fendant. Some of the witnesses sav that the deceased fired the first shot which struck the bottle of Castori which the defendant -had in his hand. Others say that the defendant fired the hrst shot. Other eye witnesses sav that the shooting came in such succession and lasted such a short time that it was impossible for them to say who fired the first shot. Vlt makes little difference, so far as the right of the defendant to defend him self is concerned, who fired the first shot, because the defendant had been assaulted and he had the right to be lieve when the deceased drew his pis tol and pointed it at him that the de ceased intended to shoot, and 'f he .did so believe, the defendant haiK-H" right to shoot and to take human life in order to save his own life or to pro tect himself from great bodily hur. In view ot the fact that this tragetlv was witnessed by a great number of reputable citizens, and in view of the fact that practically all of the wit nesses agreed on all ot the essentials, I see no chance for a development of any subsequent facts that would change the situation. It is quite clear that the defendant could not be law fully convicted under the facts and circumstances disclosed by tho v nesses. I commend the officers for their prompt and efficient work in in vestigating this tragedy, and I find no fault with the coroners lurv or the justice of the peace who bound the defendant over to await the action of the Circuit Court. It is always best for them to so act in a tragedy like this, where they are in doubt as to what they should do, and especially when such action is taken before a complete investigation has been made. "The deceased was a personal friend tt mine, and I thought a great deal : of him. He was a splendid man, and ! a good citizen. He must have been ! greatly disturbed and worried for J some cause, which perhaps we shall never know. Just what the condition of his mind was at the time, we shall never know. If the testimony were i not conclusive as to his conduct on the occasion of the tragedy, it would he difficult for me to believe that he acted as the testimony of all the wit nesses show he did act. Some say that they do not believe the deceased ever intended to kill the defendant. This, perhaps, due to the good name and reputation that he had. But whether he did intend to kill or not, his acts were such as to justify the defendant in the belief that he did in tend to kill. To me this is a very sad case, as both parties were good men, and gloom and distress has been brought to the relatives and friends of both parties. "Gentlemen, my duty is very clear to me in this case. It becomes my duty under the law to discharge the defendant and an order will be made accordingly." ' . SECRETARY PALATKA Urges Charitable to Work Through that Organiza tion. The secretary of the Palatka Asso ciated Charities, an organization hav ing its headquarters in the board of trade rooms, has issued the following plea in behalf of the organization and warding citizens against duplica tion ana attempts ot tne unworthy: The demands upon charity are so great and come in such varied forms from those who are in urgent need, wnicn, at tnese trying times, when al most every person is having all he can do to give his attention to his own interests, it is hard to decide how to act; for no one desires to refuse any solicitation for the help of the needy. Yet how often many will sub scribe to a list for relief, with fears and hesitation, not wanting to deprive any one of the help he may give, and because it is the easiest way for one to do, although we have no personal knowledge of the case in question. It is not the intention of this ar ticle to criticise or question, or inter fere with any person or persons in their manner of giving, or their forms of charity, but the Associated Chari ties was organized for the purpose of overcoming the duplicating and over lapping of assistance for and to the same particular ease of need, and as the association has come in contact with a couple of instances, during the past few days, a family or two for whom the association were straining their resources to relieve, have been solicited for by subscription, and a number of merchants and individuals responding freely, partly because of the misleading statement of their "be ing in dire need and ill," when the association had just cared for the needs of these particular cases. The association don't claim to be all it would like to be, but it has a good investigating committee who try to put themselves in personal touch with every case brought to its attention, and make an effort to see that each have some relief. It war-, the conclusion at the convention of the Charitable Association at Balti more recently, that organized chari ty was more effectual in reaching those in most need, therefore, the as sociated charities would ask mer chants and all for their co-operation. If you are appealed to with' a sub- Mrs. Thorpe Gives Farewell. Mrs. F. L. Thorpe entertained the Philathea class of the Presbvterian church at her home Monday night as a farewell to Mrs. Julia Mcintosh, the teacher, who left for Canada on Wednesday. Some of the class were unable to be there, but those who were present were Mesdames Julia Mcintosh, H. M. de Montmollin, W. McKillip, guest. Robert S. O'Haver. and Misses Mary Alice Eaton, Eliza beth Dougherty, blanche Lyons, Ka tie Barstow, Julia Melver, Lucy and Irene Gardner, and Grizella Merrill. The evening was pleasantly spent in social diversions, music and conversa tion. Punch was served. The class picture was presented to Mrs. Mcin tosh as a memento of the young la dies who regret having their beloved teacher leave them. As yet no teacher has been selected to take her place. 'Nothcr Camphor Farm, Perhaps. The one great camphor farm in Florida is located at Satsuma Hights, this county. If there is anothiv ii the State The Palatka News hasn't heard of it. But another big camphor farm in this county is among the prospects. Secretary Elliott of the Palatka board of trade has been in communi cation with a capitalist in the north who is making inquiries concerning lards, etc., and who says he is think ing seriously of embarking in the bus iness; that he has made inquiries into the marketing of the product, and that all he needs now to know is the cost cf lands a?d other matters concerning its production. You can trust the secreta"y of the board of trade to land the industry if tnere is one chance in the world ol its being landed. He is a fisher for men men who have money to build up this section- -and his hook "'s always baited with truth in the form of con st ri,tive statements and a string of easons fw the faith that is in him. scription paper for some one in need and distress, someone you know noth ing about but wish to add your con tribution to the relief, let the associa tion's investigating committee carry your relief to all needy cases. If you have any individual cases you are trying to assist alone, let the associa tion know of them, for it is giving re lief with foodstuff, clothing shoes and medicines, and is trying hard to see that none go without assistance, and have, by the generous donations and help of merchants and citizens, been enabled to do good work in reaching many cases, and desire that all should understand its work and methods and co-operate. Zip ! Bang !! Bing !!! Hurrah For The Glorious Fourth ! There will be something doing all the time at the 44 BIG STORE" on the corner. Come in and make your self AT HOME. We have a KEG OF ICE COLD WATER for our thirsty COUNTRY FRIENDS and plenty of chairs and rest ing places for the TIRED ONES and anything that a MAN or BOY wears. FEARNSIDE fLOTHING pO. THE BIG STORE ON THE CORNER V