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Governor Gilchrist Wires Sheriff Ramsey to Suspend

Execution Until Further Advised

OWEN WILL NOT HANG j

From Fridays Dally Sun-K 11 Owen has been granted a ie-

lirlevu of two weeks thu date fur hisexecution having been set for FridayJuly 23 and unless the attorneysmanaging the case and the expertwho will probably make another ex

nmlnatlon do something he will thenbe hung as per the second death war-

rant now en route to this city

The Information was receivedThursday morning about 1030 In theshape of a wire from Governor Gil

christ which stated Suspend exe-

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Owen until July 23rd Order folioafirst mall A W Gilchrist Governor

Owen was not aware of the newsthat was received from Tallahasseeon Wednesday night which certainly-did not look very favorable fur pro-

longing his tune to die and both thecondemned man and the sheriff weremaking every preparation for theending Friday at noon

Owens was seen in Jail ThursdayIiy a Sun representative and wits vtryhitter against tome of the main oneswho have done their utmost to makethe man comfortable and at the sametime gain some sympathy for himfrom the public He has prepared n

lengthy diary some twenty or thirtyfetter pages which he says was for hiswife to keep and turn our to theirson when he becomes grown

The diary In question commencednt tile first of his troubles and goeson In his own way to tell of allthe occurrences of the roan from tletune he llnt went to the Jonesville

up to and Including the kill-

ing of the two men for the murderof one of whom he has been sentenced-to hang

Owen shows his confinement tosome extent at the present time and

las fallen off considerably within thefew weeks although both Jailor

jorlay and himself state that hishas been fine up until about

two days since but from that time1e has eaten very little The Jailorhas spared extra pains to providefresh meats fish steak etc for theman besides he has been given oatmeal and any dish that he called foror his appetite might demand duringthe past two weeks hence it Is

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strange that with the treatment hehas received he could complain inthe manner he dues regarding bothjailor and sheriff

When Owen thought that he was tohang on Friday the 9th he statedthat he had a great deal to say andhe was going to say what hethought regardless ot whose feelingshe might hurt for he wanted thewhole community to know Just howhe full about the whole trial and the

manner in which he had beenhandled all because he hud no money-to light ills case-

In getting around from his cell tothe bars In front Owen uses thesides of the wall for support andclaims that he will be unable togo to the gallows and If he Is to behung the officers will have to holdhim up whITe the trap is sprung

Owen Is dissatisfied over beingplaced tipstairs Instead of the cellbelow but at the time he was re-

moved the place below was toocrowded and he kept up such a illsitnrlmnro nt night and slept dnrlnethe day that the other prisonerscould get no rest and naturally mumthe complaint which caused his re

The special physician sent lure byGovernor Jllchrift has pronounced

Own sane toad unless some extraInformation received and anotherpvamnntioii held ho will die as pertit verdict of the Jury on July 23rdtwo weeks from the time first setby Governor Jllchrlst

Some comment has been made conrrrnlng the report In Thursdays pa-

per but It was given Just as the manhas often stated to the reporter andnot colored In any manner

Escapes as Respite ComesMONTGOMERY Ala July 8 Jim

Parish a negro condemned to behanged In Decatur Ala tomorrow forkilling another negro escaped fromJail there Wednesday at the very hourGovernor Comer granted him a respiteof thirty days Ho was recapturedThis the second time the negro hasescaped lie was to have been hunglast December but left the prison andwas captured In St Louis a shorttime ago I

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County Commissioners

Hold Monthly SessionGainesville Fla July

The Board of County Commissionmot this day as required by luw-

i equalize the taxes for the yearPrewut J G IXunpIir chair

man C W Summers 0 P CannonJ W May and J F Townnend1 At e Bor Coition

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ti I th iuullziiig of tax n wn takenui Aft r the examination of atun of the roll for 1909

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hassle OotMlHon 3 KllxabothJones Mary Owens 3 W M

Ward V S II Wlengp minutecourt 712 UPIIHOII Son work atjail 11 Benson te Sou road workl J S Ikxllfonl medicine 221W S Broom county attorneyFat Florida Ter hon Co 4 WM Johnson drugs 2i Drs Mr-

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GOVERNOR GIICHRISIS

ORDER FOR RESPITE

THE LUNACY QUESTION AGAIN

BEING AGITATED

Very Probable That Another Examina

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Owen Sanity

Prom Saturdays Daily SunII 11 Owen the doomed white man

watt dissatisfied when he karnudmorning that he was nut to be

hung at this time and that a relirlevu of fourteen days had boongranted him

When Sheriff Romscv lied uponhim In his cell and I f ruitu himthe news he simply remarked thatlie didnt give a d uit wished

they had hung trimFollowing Is a copy of the order at

received from Governor Gilchristand which arrived Friday morningtogether with a new death warrantsetting Friday July 13 as the timefor the hangingState of Florida Executive office

Whereas uiilicatiou Is madeor a respite of the death sentence

jrdtrtd to be executed upon It IIOwen convicted of murder In the tintdegree and sentenced to be hung onthe ninth day of July A D ISO pcnd-

UK an examlnation Into theof the paid It II Owen

Now therefore acting under theauthority vested In me as Governorof the State of Florida I do herebygrant a reprieve to the said II UOwen for a period of fourteen daysfrom the ninth day of July IM tothe 23d day of July l Ct at the termnation of which tune the warrant forlib execution will be enforced unlessi commutation of said sentence beoozier decreed by the State Hoard of

PardonsThe above order was signed and

sealed by the Governor and Secre-tary of State Whether the Governorwill again send an fcjpert here Is notknown fur the former man sent byhe State department has rendered

his report declaring the man to be

Stephens road supplies 859 II C

Parker supplies 1249 W D Finayaon road supplies 775 G S

Merchant Co 10430 J Fmoney advanced on roads 2

R Mlnton road work 1 H G

Jason examination lunatic 750 SWynne bringing lunatic 055 SWlenges stamps 1405 Antlzone

Chemical Co 60 W M Johnsondrugs 150 McCormick Howe9183 Pilfer Hros sheets 1414-

3eo Lteckham road work 150 J Ftownscnd road work 20 J F lIamitond road supplies 2033 FrankTownsend road work 3 C W Sumusers road work 20 Hardec Brosinpplles 1747 C C Fletcher sup

lies Hawthorn Trading Cumany mipplies 1271 H Z Williams

Mil Kirpplte T R Waits sereees 0o 0 P Cannon road 2 NI Matlib road Cervices 50 J G

ampler 20 DIH roadiiinncr Alfred Collins rind

75 cents Ikn Stewnit nwiiwork edits N It Mutt coffin for

aii T 5 A It Klmon latiiffLuis Hale taking Uhtliaon-

elleyDavidson caw 4 J WMay road work 2 W D IM kinn commission 5i i fi I iail-on commissions lOS4 City o-

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THE TARIFF BILL HAS

Hundred and FortySeven Senate Am

ments to the Original House Bill

GONE TO CONFERENE-

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WASHINGTON July tariffnow has been shifted from bothhouses of Congress to a conferencecommittee The HOUMadopted a rule whereby all of tineight hundred and fortyseven amend-ments of tho Senate were disagreedj prd the CGI ri ce rccjrest 1 byj sni d 2 teen IVpub

cans voted against the rule at ontovr f

vr th lot met it norm Interuuu i i tevc ueat ihe leaden

on both sides had notified their respcctlve forces to be on hand

The debate which at timeswarm disclosed the fact that therewere some Republicans In additionto the socaltod Insurgents who wereyet to be pacified before they would

lve their votes on the final passagef the bill The Democrats accused

the majority party of having violatedUs pledges A feature-

f the discussion was an appeal by

Chairman Payne to his colleagues totend the conferees to the Senate un-

hampered by Instructions He prom-ised to rigidly exact an explanationof every amendment made by tho Sen-

ate In order that tho House confercos might report back in n billvhlrh would meet the approval of thrmajority and of the country at large

appeal was grantedIn the course of the debate Repre-

sentative Mann of Illinois declared howould vote against tho bill on theonfereuce report If the Senate pro-

vision on wood pulp and print paper

Messrs Randell Texas Pou NorthCarolina and Henry Texas charac-terized the measure as breaking the

hug prisoners 15120 Whereupon theboard adjourned until tomorrow

Wednesday July 7

Hoard met with all members pres-

ent pursuant to adjournment Thehoard being called to order the following unfinished business was taken

upOrdered That II G Mason be paidfor examining lunatic 7 John Jonesrepairing county Jail roof 10 J G

Dampier road hands 200 C WSummers road hands 150 0 PCannon road hands 350 J W May

road hands 200 J F Townsendroad hands 175 Costs In criminalcourt cases H G Mason 11895-

P G Ramsey 345 G W Livingston2195 S H Wlenges 11112 C

S Wlenges 250 I W FennelJP280 S G Wynne 6925 Ira JCarter 5905 J A Carlisle 3922II C Scaley 453 W C Hague S

G Spencer 7 T Henderson-

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Republican pledges to tho Asspeople

In pleading for tile opportunlvote separately on the various

Mr Bartlett Georgia deho was In favor of the amendproviding for free cottongang and the drawback on eettoebut as to tho corporation tax b-

it was a subterfuge a pretcsham placed In the bill toIncome tax

Speaker Cannon announcedlowing aa tile House conferees

New York Dalzell P-

vonla McCall Massachusetts-tell Illinois CnlderheadFordney Michigan RepubllClark Missouri Underwoodjatpa Griggs Georgia Deraocr

Senators Aldrich Cullom Haltrows and Penrose RepublicansDaniels Money and Bailey 1

crats were appointed confereeshalf of the Senate

Tho Senate yesterday paMPhilippine tariff bill and the billmajjcally continuing the Porto

An amendment by SenatorBtnn Alabama declaring the lotof tho United States oventuagrant Independence to the Philwas opposed as being out of plae

Dy the adoption of the Houselutlon an Invitation was acceptCongress to be present at the A

ExpositionBefore adjourning tho Sesai

calved official announcemeat ofdeath of Representative CaskWashington and adjourned outspcct to his memory

ley 738 J O McGrlff 119Stokes 118 W F lamaC Canon services Inquest 44M ICJncald road fund 2000Montgomery road fund 11734L Dlttlngcr secretary roadtion 2 Robert Coson aid0 Ramsey road work 20 P Osoy paper 11

That The Gainesville SUB lanated as the official paper to fo

the acts of the Legislature for 1That bill of R D Ford for R

Tom Wynne also team hire to

fusedThat bill of Dm Montgomery

Johnson for surgical attentionWynne bo refused

That whereas there Is a grodemand throughout the countbetter roads and whereas the boaanxious to comply with thetherefore be it ordered that allsons owning land and having the i

under fence move their fences

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Sales fur week wore 235 bThe following prices were base

factory quotations and are rotweekly on FridayFancy Floridaa 21 fcFancy ondas 21 G-

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