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PUBLISHED FOR AND DEDICATED TO THE ADYANC EMENT OF GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FLORIDA

Yol. 5, No. 6 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA AUGUST, 1961

Sheriffs Hold Successful Conference in Miami BeachMIAMI BEACH —Over 200

persons, including Sheriffs, Dep-uty SherifFs, wives and guestsattended the highly successful48th Annual Conference of theFlorida Sheriffs Association atthe diLido Hotel, here, July 26,27 and 28.

Levy County Sheriff JamesW. Turner, president of the As-sociation, presided at the meet-

ing; and Dade County SheriffThomas J. Kelly and MonroeCounty Sheriff John Spottswoodwere co-hosts.

Here are some of the high-lights:

Governor's LuncheonGov. Farris Bryant delivered

an address at a luncheon in hishonor which was held July 27.He pointed out that good law

Dedication September 7A @0,000 residence cottage, which provides a home

for 20 boys at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch will bededicated on September 7 to the memory of the lateMarion County Sheriff F. L. McGehee, who helped tofound the Ranch and was one of its staunch supporters.

The program will be open to the public and will startat 5 p.m. It will feature an address by Gov. Farris Bry-ant. Many other high state and county officials will bepresent as distinguished guests.

Following the dedication ceremonies a barbecue willbe held on the banks of the Suwannee River whichbord s the north side of the Ranch.

YAHKEETOWH —ELVIS AHD MAHAGER DO IT AGAIH —Singer ElvisPresley and his manager, Col. Tom Parker, who have been enthusiasticsupporters of the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch since its inception, camethrough with another generous gift on August 8 when they donated a$6,000 frame dwelling which had been used in the filming of a Presleymovie entitled "Oh Whot a Wonderful Life." The building was movedto the ranch intact by Hemp Cox, of Yankeetown, free of charge. Elvisis shown meeting some of the boys from the Ranch in one of the picturesabove. In the other picture are the men who made arrangements forthe gift: (from left) Col. Parker, Mal Bert, one of. the producers ofthe movie; and Levy County Sheriff James W. Turner, president of theFlorida Sheriffs Association.

enforcement is an importantelement in the fav'orable "cli-mate" which Florida must cre-ate in order to attract visitors,industries and permanent resi-dents.

He described himself as a"partner" with Sheriffs in theirefforts toward better law en-forcement, but he added: "Ihave no intention of telling youhow to do your job."

Conference SitesIn a business session Sheriffs

voted to hold their 1962 Mid-winter Conference in Jackson-viDe; and their 49th AnnualConference at Silver Springs, inmid-summer of 1962. DuvalCounty Sheriff Dale Carson willbe host for the Mid-WinterMeeting and Marion CountySheriff Doug Willis will be thehost for the mid-summer ses-sion.

Technical SessionPolice offlcers, constables,

Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs gottogether for a technical sessionon the growing problem ofworthless checks, July 28. Thesession was arranged and con-ducted by the Florida SheriffsBureau. It covered laws pertain-ing to worthless checks andways and means of enforcingthem.

Volnsia Stopsjailing ofMentally III

DeLAND —Volusia CountySheriff Rodney Thursby madean impassioned plea to theCounty Commissioners urgingthem to stop housing mentallysick persons in the county jail.

He pointed out that the jailcould not provide proper care.The Commissioners agreed andset up a new policy to hospital-ize mentally iD persons in thefuture.

DeLand Sun News StaffWriter Helen Coble commentedthat this was an excellent moveby the commissioners.

"Most families can afford toplace mental incompetents ina hospital while an investiga-tion is underway. It isn't rightto hold those who are mentallysick in jail when they need hos-pital care," she added.

Thur sby's plea was in linewith recommendations madefrom time to time by the Flor-ida Sheriffs Association and theNational Sherlffd Association.Both organizations have op-posed putting mentally iD peo-ple in jails and have deploredthe fact that Sheriffs are re-quired to participate in this in-humane treatment as part oftheir official duties.

Jot It DownLEESBURC —An alert mer-

chant who jotted down theauto license number of a manwhose cheek later turned out tobe forged gave Deputy SheriffsMale om McCaD and J. P.Spence the clue that enabledthem to arrest the suspectedforger.

Moral for merchants: if youdon't know a check writer per-sonaffy, be sure to get everypossible bit of identification.

Citrus ProblemsFlorida's Commissioner of Ag-

riculture, Doyle Conner, attend-ed the conference and met witha group of citrus area sheriffsand citrus industry represen', a-tives. They discussed ways andmeans of more effectively com-batting citrus fruit thefts.

Legislative ReportMonroe County Sheriir John

Spottswood, chairman of thelegislative committee, and JohnA. Madigan Jr., SherifFs Asso-ciation Attorney, discussed anumber of progressive lawssponsored by the Associationand passed by the 1961 session

of the Florida Legislature. Theysaid that aD major legislativeobjectives of the Associationwere attained.

Past PresidentsA banquet honoring past-

presidents of the Sheriffs Asso-ciation was held on July 27.Past presidents attending theaffair were Lee County SherifrF 1 an de r s Thompson, PascoCounty SheriiF Leslie Bessenger;Monroe County Sherifr JohnSpottswood, Cadsden CountySheriff Otho Edwards, High-lands County Sheriff BrowardCoker, Nassau County SheriffH. J. Youngblood, Former Palm

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received a solemn tribute suchas this from Florida's sheriffs.

And, it was a tribute thatwas richly deserved —a finalgesture to a man who hadgiven the last full measure ofdevotion to Florida's sheriffsand their problems.

Ex-State AuditorBill England, as he was

known to all sheriffs, retiredas Assistant State Auditor in1949, and from that time untilhis death at the age of 72 heworked night and day to helpsheriffs in their efforts to pro-vide Florida with the best pos-sible law enforcement.

Over the years as he stumpedthe state, he became fondlyknown as "The Answer Man"because whenever any questionarose concerning fiscal or pro-cedural problems, he was theman with the answer.

Night and Day ServiceHe was accustomed to having

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There are )ust 67 sherdfs mFlorida but W. R. (BiD) Eng-land came as close to being the68th as anyone will ever come.

To Florida's sheriffs he was"one of the family" and there-fore his death in an Avon Parkhospital at 12:15 A.M. , August6, sent a tremor of sadnessthrough sheriiF's departmentsin aD parts of the state.

When funeral services wereheld in Avon Park on August 9some 30 sheriffs and a largenumber of deputies assembledto pay their respects. Messagesof sympathy poured in fromthose who could not attend.

Six sherifFs —Maurice Linton,of Taylor County; Otho Ed-wards, of Cadsden County; Wil-lis McCaD of Lake County;Broward Coker, of HighlandsCounty; OdeD Carlton, ofHardee County and FlandersThompson, of Lee County—served as active paDbearers.

It is unlikely that anyoneother than a sheriiF has ever

s reprinted from the February, 1959 issue ofbute to W. R. England, special consultant forciation, who passed away on August 6. Itthe proudest moment of his life: when thented him with an honorary lifetime member-

presentation is Hillsborough County Sheriff

TRIBUTE—This picture iThe Sheriff's Star as a trithe Florida Sheriffs Assoshows him (right) duringSheriffs Association preseship. Shown making theEd Blackburn, Jr.

Sheriffs Will Never Have BetterFriend than W. R. (Bill) England

PAGE 2 THE SHERIFF'S STAR AUGUST, 1961

T SHERIFF'S STARPublished

'oc ond Dedicated To the Advancement of

Good Low Enforcement In Florida

By

THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION

At Tallahassee, Flo.~sEDITORIAL BOARD

Monroe County Sheriff John Spattswood. Key WestClay County Sheriff John p. Hall Green Cove SpringsFlorida Sheriffs Bureau Director Don McLeod TallahasseeLee County Sheriff Flanders Thompson Ft. Myers

Levy County Sheriff James W. Turner .Bronson

Carl StaufferEDITOR

Field SecretaryF(arida Sheriffs Association

Two Sheriffs Carson Named

Praised hy

Citrus NntnalRobert W. Rutledge, execu-

tive vice president of FloridaCitrus Mutual, said a lack ofcitrus thefts in Osceola andOkeechobee counties indicatesthe fine work being done byOsceola S h e r i f f Robert M.Buckels and Okeechobee Sherif fJ. C. McPherson.

Rutledge said these sheriffsand the Florida Sheriffs Asso-ciation are working closely withMutual in curtailing citrusthefts throughout the state.

Buckels and McPherson arealso members of a conferenceof citrus belt sheriff that meetsat Mutual's headquarters eachmonth during the shipping sea-son to exchange ideas and in-formation on fruit thefts.

Dale Carlton, head of Mu-tual's Grower and ContractsDivision, said citrus belt sher-iffs have arrested 129 personsin connection with fruit theftsso far this year.

Work in Rape

Case PraisedPANAMA CITY —The Pan-

ama City Herald praised theBay County Sheriff's Depart-ment and the Panama City Po-lice Department for the speedand efficiency with which theyizlvestigated a case in whicha young housewife was raped.

The newspaper said severalofficers from the two agenciesworked practically around theclock and seized a Negro sus-pect in a remarkably short time.

Sheriff Charles Abbott prais-ed both city and county offi-cers for their endeavors; andD. L. (doc) Barron, chief ofcity detectives, was quoted assaying that in all his years oflaw enforcement this was "thesmoothest operation and themost cooperative investigationof any I've ever conducted. "

Deputies Average50'/2 Hrs. Per Week

KEY WEST—Monroe CountySheriff John Spottswood re-ported his department duringthe month of June patrolled38,224 miles, worked 6,685 manhours and averaged 50gs hoursof work per week per deputy.

Stolen property recovered bythe Sheriff totaled $2,000. Thedepartment submitted reportson 202 investigations, made188 arrests and gave 105 cour-tesy citations to motorists.

Roadside assistance was ren-dered to 174 drivers and 235prisoners were processed in thecounty jail.

To NSA PostJACKSONVILLE —D u v a 1

County Sheriff Dale Carson hasbeen appointed State Directorto represent Florida Sheriffswithin the National Sheriffs As-sociation.

He was recently notified thathe had been appointed to thisposition by Sheriff Charles A.Griffon, of Plaquemine, La., thenew president of the NationalSheriffs Association.

Carson, who recently attend-ed the National Sheriffs Associ-ation convention in LittleRock, Ark. , is also a memberof the board of directors ofthe Florids Sheriffs Associa-tion.

Sheriff, SenatorWin Foot-race

With "Shiner"MACCLENNY —Sheriff Ed

Yarbrough and State SenatorEdwin C. (Ed) Fraser won afoot race with a suspectedmoonshiner and seized 150 gal-lons of moonshine.

It all started as a quietSunday drive —with the Sheriffat the wheel and the Senatorand State Auditor W. E. Gis-sett as passengers.

Things got lively when theSheriff spotted a suspiciouslooking car and began to fol-low it.

The driver, apparently be-coming nervous, stopped sud-denly and started to run awayon foot.

In a fiash the Senator wasout of the Sheriff's car andafter the fleeing suspect. Af-ter about 25 yards the Sher-iff, being younger and in train-ing, took up the chase and col-lared the quarry.

Returning to the suspect'scar, the Sheriff found that itcontained 30 five-gallon jugsof moonshine.

Joyce Reports

Still BlasteliTALLAHASSEE —Leon Coun-

ty Sheriff W. P. (Bill) Joycereported destruction of a 400-gallon capacity moonshine stillabout 2~x miles west of Wood-ville, July 31.

He said the still was clob-bered by Deputy Sheriff I. G.Love, Federal Agent James K.Parmley and State BeverageDepartment A g e n t s GeorgeGould and Jim Gerrell.

The still was kept under ob-servation for ten days in hopesthat the operators would showup, but they were apparentlyscared away by woodcuttingoperations in the area.

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BUSHHries ofThe Shexpectework awoods i

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LL—BURGLARY LOOT—Here is part of the loot from a ac-cent burglaries solved by Sheriff M. H. Bowman and his men.

riff said four persons were in custody and more arras wereHe praised Deputies Roesel and Eichelberger for thei good

d stated that the loot valued at $2,000 was hidden n thefive different locations.

CLEAR ATER—EHD OF THE TRAIL—Handcuffed suspect leads Pi-nellas ~County SherifFs Department Investigators to a looted safeduring

iintensive investigation that solved 31 bur9lary cases. (See

story glow. ) Investigators are (from left) Donald Anderson, J. Z.Stanle)), Gerry Coleman and Capt. R. E. Hewberry. (Photo courtesyClearwater Sun. )

Sh)rp Detective Work Solves

31 Burglaries in Pinellas ConntyCLEARWATER —A wave of of the missing cash and checks.

commtercial burglaries hit Pi- The suspects admitted theirnellas! county recently but fast guilt and were held for sen-and bffective police work by tencing.Sherif Don Genung and his Other burglaries were re-men resulted in the solving oi' ported, including a safe-crack-31 caFes within a short period ing attempt at Belk indseyof t!me. Department Store, Lar o, and

Shelriii' Genung said the cases theft of four new tires from thewere bleared primarily through Firestone Store.the tireless and careful investi- The alert investigators ob-gativd work of three of his de- served a car with ap arentlytectivos: J. Z. Stanley, Donald new tires and learned t e iden-Ande)json and Gerry Coleman. tity of the man who ad sold

Whlen the safe at the Holsum them to the owner of he car.Bakelty was looted twice, result- This led to the arrest of threeing g a loss of over $2,500 in men and the clearing up of notcash and checks, the investi- only the Firestone Store casegator worked around the clock but also 28 other burglaryfolloWing all possible clues. cases.

Ev ntually they arrested onesusp t here and another onein rgia and recovered most a

Arrest Soiv(Is

W rthless Check 34 Crimes ill

Dr ve Pushed Pensacola reaT ASS~heriff Bill PENSACOLA —One rrest re-

Joyc is continuing his drive suited in the solving of 34agai t worthless and forged crimes in this area.che s. The arrest occurr d when

ing June his department Sheriff Bill Davis and his men,mad 92 arrests for passing together with city lice de-wo less checks and five ar- tectives, swooped own onrest for forgery. This consti- Rhodes Furniture St|ore andtute a major portion of the caught, Louie Lee Hydt), 23, andmon h's total of 260 arrests. his cousin, Paul Mare!is Hyde,

e Sheriff also collected 25, inside the building. Theyrest' ution on worthless and were charged with breakingforg d checks in the amount of and entering with intent to$98 .21; and he recovered stol- comlnit grand larceny.en roperty valued at $7,566. Upon interrogation by Sher-

Patrol cars covered a total of iff Davis and investigators27,2%)1 miles during the month. Floyd Rose, Charles Hall, and

Joyce and his deputies han- Charlie Williams, and Citydied 446 complaints and inves- Detective Buddy Peake andtigations and served 606 papers Inspector Clyde Lew!s, Louiein connection with various le- Hyde pleaded guilty to 34gal processes. Court duty to- crimes including Burlgary,taled 123 hours. Crand Larceny, Assault and

Sheriff leavesNote Fach Time

Store's CheckedBy Mike Iannone

PENSACOLA —Letting thebusiness merchants oi' Escam-bia County know their busi-ness places were checked thor-oughly during the night hasbecome a main feature in Sher-iff Wm. E. Bill Davis' CrimePrevention Program.

When Sheriff Davis took of-fice January 3rd, he initiated aprogram which has becomevery popular with the mer-chants. On the 11 p.m. -7 a.m.shift each officer is given a fewbooks of "Cood Morning Slips"with orders to check front andback doors as well as windowsand for anything suspicious.

After completing a thoroughcheck of a building one of the"Good Morning Slips" isplaced near the lock of thefront door. When the proprie-tor opens up next morning heflnds the slip.

Often the officers will writehelpful hints on the backs ofthe slips concerning differentways for the proprietor to pro-tect his business.

The slips are printed up in atablet form and are easily tomoff. They also familiarize peo-ple with the phone number ofthe Sheriff's Department.

It is a strong belief of Sher-ifl' Bill Davis that to preventcrime is better than to solve it.

Here is the message on the."Good Morning Slips":

GOOD MORNING!I hope you have good busi-

ness today. Your building wascheckell for Fire, BURGLARY,UNLOCKED DOORS, etc. Ev-erything was found in order.If I can be of service to youat any time Phone HE 3-8371.

Wm. E. Bill DavisSherif Escambia County

$21,000 Theft

Case SolvollPENSACOLA —On the eve of

January 18, four men with lip-stick painted faces and cos-tumes entered the office of thePolar Ice Cream Companyarmed with pistols and a shot-gun and staged the largest rob-bery ever recorded in EscambiaCounty by escaping with$21,000.

In the middle of June, aftermany hours of work on thiscase, Sheriff Bill Davis arrestedseven men in connection withthe robbery and obtained con-fessions from five of them. Itis believed that four of the menactually pulled the robbery,two were waiting in the get-away car and one was operat-ing a boat on Pensacola Baywhere the gang made its get-away.

All are now waiting trial inthe criminal court of record.Out of the seven, four had po-lice records and three did not.None of the holdup money hasbeen recovered.

Sheriff Davis credited CountySolicitor Henry Barksdale, CityPolice Chief Hall, InspectorClyde Lewis, Detective H. D.Peake and beverage departmentagents, along with Lt. CharlesW. Solari, Floyd Rose, CharlesWilliams and Charlie Hall, in-vestigators with the Sheriff'sdepartment, for their manyhours spent and capable assist-ance in solving this case.

Battery, and Possession of Bur-glary Tools.

Escambia County Court ofRecord Judge Kirk M. Beallgave him fourteen sentences of15 years each, one one-yearsentence, 15 deferred sentences,and three five-year sentences.However all sentences are torun concurrentLy.

Paul Marcus Hyde +leadedinnocent and was held for trial.

AUGUST, 1961 THE SHERIFF'S STAR PAGE 8

0 S lllC Ollll-News about the Florida SheriHB BoysRanch, a home for needy alsd worthyboys the Florida Sheriffs Association isoperating on the Suwannee River, nearLive Oak.

After the ttame Was OverThe pictures below were taken during a chicken barbecue

. arranged by Volusia County Sheriff Rodney Thursby wit)an assist from the Lions Club for members of the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch Baseball Team and the Orlando JayceePony League All-Stars. The two teams played a benefitgame in Orlando, June 23, which was sponsored by OrangeCounty Sheriff Dave Starr and the Orlando Jaycees. Thenext day they traveled by boat up the St. Johns River toPonce de Leon Springs where the barbecue was served.They camped at the springs overnight and returned toOrlando the following day. These photos are reprintedthrough the courtesy of the Orlando Corner Cupboard,weekly newspaper. In the picture of the serving line, SheriffThursby is shown at the extreme left.

Hew Dining HoliPictured above is the new050,000 dining hall which hasbeen completed and is nowin use at the Florida SheriirsBoys Ranch. The interiorpictures at the right show aportion of the dining roomand a view of the well equip-ped kitchen with "Chef"Arlie Hurst and some of hishelpers. The dining roomwill seat approximately 160persons. In addition to kitch-and dining facilities the largebuilding provides a room forarts and crafts activities andtwo apartments for stafffamilies. Completion of thenew building permitted ranchofficials to abandon a smalldining room which had beenused temporarily in one ofthe residence buildings. Thespace formerly occupied bythe dining room has beenconverted to living quartersfor eieht boys and has in-creased the Ranch capacityto 40 boys.

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Wally tIiven

Big OvationMIAMI BEACH—A 15-year-

old boy brought Sheriffs andguests to their feet for a stand-ing ovation when he addressedthe opening session of the 48thAnnual Conference of the Flor-ida Sheriffs Association hereJuly 26.

His name is Wally Edwardsand he lives at the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch, near LiveOak.

He attended the conferenceto tell SherifFs and guests aboutlife at the Ranch —about therecreation, work, education andspiritual guidance that arewov'en together to provide agood home for boys who needone.

In his brief speech, which hewrote himself, he described theRanch as "a beautiful place anda wonderful home for boyswithout one.""It wouldn't be there, " hesaid, "I wouldn't be there norwould the rest of the boys beback at home at the Ranch ifit weren't for you Sheriffs andthe people of Florida.

"We may do a lot of wrongthings and a lot of foolishthings, but those things aredone because of the way wethink. It comes from our mindand not our hearts.

"You can fin a lot of love ina boy's heart. Not only is therelove in a boy's heart but it hasalso been proven that there islove and care in a sheriff's hearttoo. He loved and cared enoughto give us such a beautiful andwonderful home and we lovehim and what he gave us andwe also thank him for it."

Wally, whose home was for-merly at Woodville, Pla. , dis-cussed the agricultural programat the Ranch and reported thathe had raised two blue-ribbonsteers during the past year. Hesaid the profit he made fromthese steers enabled him to at-tend the National Future Farm-ers' of America Convention, inKansas City, Mo. ; and the StatePFA Convention, in DaytonaBeach this year.

Bniliiers Clnh Roster ttrowsThe following persons, organ-

izations and business firms havebeen added to the roster of theFlorida Sheriffs Boys RanchBuilders Club in recognition ofdonations to the Ranch valuedat $100 or more.

Gene Whiddon, Ft. Lauder-dale

Floyd W. Reynolds, BartowMr. and Mrs. Everett Ter-

hune, ClearwaterFt. Pierce Lodge No. 1520,

BPOEMrs. Nellie R. Nervins, Pat-

chogue, ¹ Y.Stephen A. Crump, Milano,

Italy.Dr. H. D. Mitchell, Clear-

water

Robert Roberts ImmokaleeT F Nelson DunedinRadio Station WARN Ft

PiercePhi Delta Theta, Cainesville.Greenviile Lumber Company,

GreenvilleA. D. Boyd, DunedinBettsy Kent, ClearwaterGeorge W. Martin, Jackson-

villeMrs. Wilbur Dezell, QuincySuwannee Valley Electric Co-

operative, Inc., Live OakBob Milliren, St. Petersburg.Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Tal-

lahasseeDiamond M. Ranch, Lake

Helen

CLAY COUNTY'S FIRSTJay and Heil Bryan, the first boys from ClayCounty to be enrolled at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch are picturedabove with Sheriff John P. Hall (left) as they prepared to leave GreenCove Springs eriroute to the Ranch. At right is H. W. Lewis, BoysRanch business manager. The Bryan boys are the sixth set of brothersat the Ranch. Enrollment now stands at 31.

PAGE 4 THE SHERIFF'S STAR AUGUST, 1961

I'ilC 8 te Ill INDI' ase(So well covered wss the

trial of Joseph Peel by news-papers, radio and televisionghat THE SHERIFF',S STARdid not attempt to report it.However, the following articleby Paul Wilder, which ap-peared in the Tamys Tribune,April 9, 1961, is such sn ex-cellent post-mortem summarythat we have decided to re-print it in fuiL)The Chillingworth murder

case has been solved —butthere's a lot still untold.

By now you are familiar withthe principals in the cast ofFlorida's most brutal and com-plicated drama.

They are:Circuit Judge Curtis E. Chill-

ingworth, austere, wealthy butrespected jurist who disappear-ed fram his ocean beach homenear Palm Beach the night ofJune 14, 1955, with his attrac-tive wife, Marjorie.

Floyd Albert Holzapfel, thebrilliant young one-time collegedebater who became so debasedin crime that he threw Mrs.Chillingworth into the ocean,wounded but still alive, withweights around her waist, thentied an anchor to the neck of

the judge and watched himsink.

George "Bobby" Lincoln,lightsidnned Negro poolroomoperator, who later became abolita and moonshine kingpinin West Palm Beach, snd help-ed Holzspfel kidnap and drownthe Chillingworths.

Joseph A. Peel, former lawyerand city judge of West PalmBeach, with such an engagingpersonality that the politicalfuture seemed unlimited forhim, who was convicted of hav-ing Holzapfel and Lincoln killJudge Chillingworth in a futileeffort to prevent disbarmentand disgrace.

FOR A MONTH, these nameswere front page news all overthe world as the trial of Peelin Fort Pierce ground on dayafter day.

Two other names also becamefamiliar:

P. O. Jim Wilber, ex-police-man and. bsilbondsmsn whoplsved both sides of the fencesnd finally wound up as an un-dercover agent for the FloridaSherifi"s Bureau, helping to trapHolzapfel then Peel.

Jim Yenzer, former insurance

DOLEFUL BOBwho admittedChiilingworth.

BY—This is Bobby Lincoln, federal Penitentiary convicthe helped Floyd Holxapfel murder Judge and Mrs.(Photo courtesy Palm Beach Post-Times. )

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UNDERCOVER MEN—Palm Beach Caunty Sheriff John F. Kirk (center)confers with James W. Yenxer (ieft) and P. O. (Jim) Wiibar, under-cover men wha played kay roles in helping law enforcement officersbreak the Chiliingworth case. (Phata courtesy Palm Beach Post-Times. )

agent, al of Peel, Holzapfeland th Palm Beach under-world, ho went straight andthen be arne another undercov-er agen for the Sheriff's Bu-reau, h lping unravel the tan-gled sk in of evidence.

Then there wss State Attor-ney P O'Connell, ex-cham-yion co ege boxer, whose dra-matic resentstion of evidencesnd ar ents to the jury near-ly put eel in the electric chair.

And ere was Carlton Welch,tall ha dsome young Jackson-ville la er, an ex-fighte pilot,whose bling efforts to throwdoubt on credibility of thestate's e probably were thebiggest factor in saving Peel'slife.

ALL ESE were full in theglaring spotlight of the world' snewspa er readers, and un-doubte y they will be talkedabout or years to come whenthe C lingworth case is writ-ten a out in magazines andbooks.

But ept deliberately in thebac und were the names oftwo m n who, more than anyothers, are responsible for thefinal ution of the nation'smost b ifling five-year-old mys-tery.

The testified only briefly,their games were brought uponly Occasionally during theFort Pt(cree trial.

But lthey are the men whoworked out the great puzzle sothat legal evidence could be ob-tained ~to bring the killers of theChillingworths to justice.

ONII IS a former Polk andHills+rough County deputysheriff~ who made a name forhimseg running down gamblingracketeers and today is assistantdirect()r of the Florida SheriffsBurea)—Ross Anderson.

The other is s former Armycoun r-espionage operator whojust being a Phi BetsKsyp at Florida State Uni-versit, snd who today is one ofthe b ht young special agentsemplo ed bv the Sheriff's Bu-reau. e is Henry Lovern.

Together, these men workedwith lt)on McLeod, Sheriff's Bu-reau director, then-Sheriff JohnKirk of Palm Beach County,and /tate Attorney O' Connell,to sq(Ieeze out the stories by themanipulation of undercoveragentg.

TH TEAM of Anderson andLove, working together withinfor ers Yenzer and Wilber,more than once risked theirlives d had many close calls.

On e, wMie Yenxer was talk-ing th double-killer BobbyLinc in a car, Lovern washi in the car's trunk, op-erat g a tape recorder.

Th re's no telling what Lin-coln might have done had hediscoIIrered what was going onas V nzer tried to talk him intoa sli of a tongue.

It wss just at that momentthat s nice dog, spparentlvsni g Lovern in the car trunk,bark loudly and long.

Lo em, helpless, could dono ng in the trunk. Venzerpret nded not to notice.

Li coin however, was uneasy,and while he never knew untillate what was causing the dogto ark, he clammed up thatnig

leased a little later fromhis runk confinemen, Lovernwas sweating and chilled at thesam moment.

identified. Then Sheriff Kirkfound through fingerprints thatthe slaying victim was EugeneHarvey, a young moonshinerfrom Jacksonvtlle.

Because the investigation in-volved other counties, he calledin the Florida Sheriff's Bureau.Director Don McLeod assignedAnderson and Lovern to investi-gate.

The Sherifi"s Bureau learnedfrom Harvey's widow the licensenumber of the car in whichHarvey had ridden away. Thelicense wss traced to a "JohnF. Lynch" who turned out tobe Floyd HolzapfeL

It was also discovered thatmoonshiner Harvey had workedwith Negro moonshiner BobbyLincoln of West Palm Beach inhauling liquor from Jackson-ville to West Palm Beach andOrlando.

Instead he fooled them andcame to Florida from New Or-leans, through Tampa arid thento Melbourne.

A frantic call from Yenzeralerted the others.

AND THEN CAME the fa-mous Melbourne four-daydrinking session in which Holz-apfel spilled the beans in theChillingworth case —and hisconversation was tape recorded.

By a hair's breadth, a face-to-face meeting between Holz-apfel and Peel was avezted untilthe case was solved. Somebodycould have gotten shot in suchan encounter.

There were also moments ofhumor.

Once in Melbourne, whileWilber and Yenzer werg plyingHolzapfel with drinks, the teamof Anderson and Lovern in anadjoining motel room pouldn'thear the voices.

It seemed every time one ofthe men went into the bath-room, s fsn went on. T e noiseof the fan drowned ut thevoices being tape(L The sheriff'sbureau men were rate.

While Yenzer came o t to getmore liquor, they got to andwarned him to turn th fan ofevery time it went on. ut onceWilber forgot, and the an.keptrunning.

Finally the investiga rs, un-able to overhear a w d, wentto their telephone and ng theroom.

"This is the desk cl k," onesaid. "The other guests com-plaining about the n of thefan in your bathroom '

It was Floyd Holza el whoanswered the phone. e apolo-gized, and from then o Hqlzap-fel himself took speci l care tosee that the fan was t rned off.

He little knew tha he washelping pave his o way toprison.

The recordings a ter thatcame through loud a d clear.

FOR THOSE still uzzled bythe chain of investiga ve eventswhich put the Chi ingworthcase on Joe Peel's doo tep, thischronological rundown might behelpful.

In November, 1958, s bodvwas found floating, handcuffedsnd gagged, in a canal west ofWest Palm Beach. It had cometo the surface desyite ls concreteblock weight wired to the lees.

For several days it was un-

IN WEST PALM BEACH itwas known that Holzapfel andLincoln were buddies in therackets. And thus began thespinning of the web.

Grand jury hearings hadshown that these two racketeershad been protected by Peelwhile he was city judge, beforehis resignation as a result ofsuspension from the bar. Peellater had gone into a night clubbusiness with Holzapfel.

So in February, 1959, theSherifi"s Bureau men got holdof Jim Yenzer, who had oncesold insurance to Peel and wass friend of the West PalmBeach underworld crewd. Yen-zer wss going straight, and soldtickets for theatres, fights, andother box-office uses.

He was persuaded to aid thesheriff's bureau under a "con-tractual arrangement" to rideherd on Peel and Holzapfel.

Shortly afterward, Holzapfelplanned to hi-iack a truckloadof arms ln Miami, reuutedlygestined for Nicaragua. Throng'hVenzer's tiy, ofiicers were theresnd caught Holzapfel red-handed.

Yenzer was allowed to escape.Holzapfel was tried and got 15years in prison. He flie an ap-peal and was released on 920,-000 bond, put up by bail bonds-man Jim Wilber.

ANOTHER TIME, Wilbermariaged to lure killer Holzapfelbac)f. from a South Americanhid away. Holzapfel had beenwor ed into a rage because hethought Peel was trying to stealhis ivife, and because he figuredPeel had cheated him out ofsome money. He also knew Peelwanted him killed, and he wasre y to kill Peel first.

olzayfel hsd told Wilber hewo Id arrive in Miami. Thes ff's bureau agents andDs e County deyuties gatheredin to put Holzayfel underarrest or surveillance when helanded.

IN MARCH, 1959, Holzapfel,(Continued on Next Page)

VALUABLE EVIDENCE—Henry Lovern (left), special agent for theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau, and Ross Anderson, assistant director of theBureau, prepare to deliver to the court room closely guarded tape re-cordings which were secretly made when Floyd Holxapfal told the storyof the Chiiiingworth murdhrs to undercover agents. (Photo courtesyPalm Beach Post-Times. )

AUGUST, 1961 THE SHERIFF'S STAR PAGE 5

Don MeLeod

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOROF THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS BUREAU

So many law enforcemcnt officers and law enforcementagencies were involved in the solving of the Chillingworthmurders that no single agency or individual can claim credit;nor is it possible, because of the magnitude and complexityof the case, to list all those who participated in it andhelped to bring it to a successful conclusion.

However, it can be said with certainty that the case couldnot have been solved without the close and complete coop-eration we received from all enforcement agencies and in-dividuals involved.

For this we are sincerely grateful and we will alwayslook upon the Chillingworth case as a prime example ofthe Florida Sheriffs Bureau performing its intended function—namely that of coordinating and assisting the efforts oflocal law enforcement agencies.

Florida Sheriffs BureauDon McLeod, Director

out on bail, got to drinking onenight and told Yenzer some-thing of his participation in theChillingworth case.

Yenzer told Peel, and Peel gotworried. He already knew thatHolzapfel had, helped in thekilling of moonshiner Harvey,who was suspected. of squealingon Lincoln.

Lincoln, caught by Federalofficers, by this time was serv-ing time in the Federal Cor-rectional Institute at Tallahas-see.

Peel worked out a deal withYenzer to kill Holzapfel but keptdelaying the pay-off. That mur-der plot was flrst hatched inSeptember, 1959.

YET, AMAZINGLY, in Octo-ber, 1959, Peel helped the manhe was plotting to kill becomea partner in an 8 per cent gypinvestment business in Orlando,along with a plumber namedDonald Miles.

Holzapfel had learned some-thing of the details of the gypscheme for milking suckersfrom Miami friends, so he help-ed set up the operation withPeel.

But Holzapfel wss gettingworried that his appeal in thehi-jacking case wouldn't be al-lowed, snd Peel convinced himthat the Harvey case wss get-ting hot. Peel promised Holzsp-fel that if he fled the country,he would send him funds rightalong.

So in December, 1959, Holz-apfel fied to South America. Inso doing, he left bondsman Wil-ber holding the bag.

Peel promised to repay Wil-ber, but gave him two checksthat bounced.

WILBER had already beenused as an alibi witness in theinvestment firm, holding blocksof stock he was supposed to sayhe paid for if there were aninvestigation.

Wilber was fed up.Knowing this from Yenzer,

the Sheriff's Bureau men thenapproached Wilber to becomean undercover agent. He wentalong in February, 1960.

SO WHILE Yenzer kept closetabs on Peel, plotting almostweekly on how Holzapfel couldbest be eliminated, Wilber keptin touch with Holzapfel.

Wilber sent Holzapfel copiesof the two canceled checks fromPeel that had bounced. At thesame time Holzapfel wasn't get-ting any money, even thoughthe firm had taken in over$200,000.

He was about to starve inRio, and getting more burnedup. Wilber fanned the thing bytelling Holzspfel that Peel wssrunning around with Holzap-fel's wife (s story he said laterwss s lie).

Juggling all this intrigue werethe two sheriff's bureau men,Anderson and Lovern.

Meanwhile, working on vari-ous angles of the case weremore than 50 officers in a dozencounties all over Florida.

Despite the large number ofpeople involved in the investi-gation —not a soul leaked whatwas going on.

HILLSBOROUGH'S own vicesquad deputy, Capt. Ellis Clif-ton, twice was frustrated. Yen-zer set up two meetings inTampa with Peel, and Clifton

PRESIDING JUDGE—Circuit JudgeD. C. Smith, of Yern Beach, pre-sided at the trial of Jae Peel, inthe St. Lucie County Court House,ond later sentenced him to lifeimprisonment. (Photo courtesythe Palm Beach Post-Times. )

GOOD JOB —St. Lucia CountySheriff J. R. Norvell receivedpraise and 'commendation for hishandling of security, decorum andprocedural matters during thetrial of Jae Peel.

spent a lot of time bugging thehotel room with microphonesand wires. Then Peel failed toshow up each time.

By September, 1960, Holzsp-fel was really getting frantic.He returned to Florida fromSouth America, hunting forPeel.

Alerted of his arrival, Peeland Donald Miles were lured toMelbourne by Yenzer.

The conversation betweenPeel and Miles with Yenzer wastaped, thus proving the plot tokill Holzapfel.

PEEL LEFT, and then Yenzercalled Holzapfel to come overto the bugged hotel room.

Holzapfel suspected Yenzerwas being hired by Peel to killhim, but he went anyway.

Yenzer allayed his suspicionsby saying that if he killed Holz-spfel, Peel in turn would havehim (Yenzer) killed. That madesense to Holzspfel.

Then followed a four-dayrecording session in which Wil-ber pumped Holzapfel, and gotout of him the details of theHarvey and Chillingworth kill-ings. These admissions on tapecould be used against Holzapfel.

AT THE END of the fourdays, on Oct. 3, 1960, Andersonand Lovern figured they hadenouuh to break the case.

With two deputies theyknocked on the door. Holzspfel,lving back on s bed in a hslf-drunken stupor, was suddenlyconfronted by four guns. He wssarrested for both the Harveyand Chillingworth murders.

That night, in the Titusvillejail. Holzapfel slashed his leftwrist to the bone with a razorblade. It was nip and tuck tosave his life at a Titusville hos-pital.

THE NEXT DAY, Joe Peelwas arrested on a charge ofplotting with Donald Miles tohave Yenzer kill Holzapfel.

That night, Peel asked to goto West Palm Beach to seeState Attorney O'Connell aboutimmunity if he would testify.

O' Connell said he would givePeel immunity in the Harveycase, but not the Chillingworthcase. Peel wouldn't talk.

PEEL was released on bond inthe Holzapfel murder plot, andhe went to Macon, Ga.

On Oct. 14, the investigatorswent to see Bobby Lincoln in theFederal Correctional Instituteat Tallahassee. They told himthey had Holzspfel's confessionin the Harvey and ChillIng-worth murders, linking Lincolnwith them.

Lincoln refused to talk unlessgranted immunity. State Attor-ney O' Connell gave it to him,because he was after the twobigger fry.

WITH LINCOLN'S confessionand the tape recordings inhand, the investigators thenwere able to confront Holzap-fel with iron-clad evidence ofhis guilt.

He confessed for the record.Testimony of both Lincoln andHolzapfel now proved that theChillingworths were actuallymurdered.

This happened in West PalmBeach on Nov. 3, 1960. At thesame time a murder warrantfor Joe Peel was delivered inChattanooga, Tenn. , where JoePeel wss arrested.

He had been turned in byDonald Miles, who already hadconfessed to his part in the plotagainst Holzapfel.

Peel waived extradition, wasbrought to Palm Beach jail.

IT WAS WHILE in jail thatPeel apparently made anothereffort to kill Holzapfel He triedto get a trusty to put cyanide inHolzapfel's food. The schemefizzled.

Because of all the furor inPalm Beach County, the trial ofPeel took place in St. LucieCounty at Fort Pierce, 60 milesup the coast.

The trial became the mostcelebrated in Florida's history—and the Sheriff's Bureau hitthe big-time.

It had always worked under-cover before, with sheriffs an-nouncing the results of investi-gations in the individual coun-ties.

But this time the bureau'spart in solving of Florida's mostbaffling murder mystery got thefull spotlight in an internation-ally publicized trial.

THE TWO MEN who master-minded all this went back lastweek to their jobs in Tallahas-see, waiting for the next sheriffto call them in on some othercase.

They are pleased with thesuccess of the Chillingworthesse—but they find it has itsdrawbacks.

Now everybody will be expect-ing miracles, where the breaks

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PEEL THE PLOTTER~ac "Little Judge" Peel, who masterminded theChillingworth murders, is shown here (right) in the custody of twodeputy sheriffs. The deputy on the left is Lonie Horvell, chief deputyof the St. Lucia County Sheriff's Department and son of Sheriff J. R.Norvell. (Photo courtesy Palm Beach Post-Times. )

STILL SMILING —Outwardly cheerful although he has a dote withthe electric chair, Floyd "Lucky" Holsapfel (right) leaves the PalmBeach County Jail enroute to the State Prison, at Raifard. At left isPalm Beach County Sheriff Martin Kellenberger and directly behindHolsapfel is Florida Sheriffs Bureau Special Agent Henry Lovern. (PalmBeach County Sheriff's Department Photo by T. P. Wyatt. )

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FERNAHDIHA BEACH—MORE POWER—Sheriff H. J. Youngblood(left) and Deputy Sheriff Johnny Bodine (right) supervise installationof a new 75 horsepower motor on the Sheriff's Department water patrolboat. The new motor will give the boat more speed on rescue andenforcement missions. (Photo courtesy Fernandina Hews-Leader. )

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HI G H WA ZOO

Drive as thoughThe car in back,Might be a Trooperon your track.

CL EARWATER —JUST LIKE DAD—Carl R. (Buster) McMullen (left)end Lloyd (Emmett) Young III are Sheriff Don Genung's youngestjunior deputies, and they are also the sons of Deputy Sheriffs Carl R.McMullen and Lloyd E. Young Jr. Both boys are six years old andare proficient horsemen. Therefore, in addition to being Junior Deputiesthey are also members of Sheriff Genung's Junior Mounted Posse.

It'hjjjjsgll(0ftjl police )r)agazineFeatures Duval

(contmued «om»ge 6) Jail and WardenThe March-April issue of

may never come. again like they Florida Police Journal, officialdid in the Chillingworth case. publication of the Florida Peace

In fact, it took still another Officers' Association, describedman's life, that of lowly moon- Sheriff Dale Carson's Duvalshiner Lew Harvey to break the County Jail as one of the finestthing open. in the state and i'eatured a

picture of Chief Warden TomHeaney on the cover.BUTANDERSON andMvern Four pages were devoted toan article and pictures describ-

tr onths ke t on the job to mg the jafl, which cost 2 /s

finally track the Chiiiingworth million dollars equipped andwas placed in operation in Jan-

Even though the full story ofthe investigation may never be ComPletely air conditioned,revealed, because of its rami- the big jail has 76,000 squareflcations in other cases, this feet of floor space, two miles

of corridors and passagewaysCracking the case cost the and 426 bunks for prisoners.

SherlfVs Bureau S60,000—one-tenth of its budget for two TruC k Bed Fa ISe:years. Travel expenses, equip- s zs/ /ment, salaries, everything, near- MOOnShine WaSn tly broke the bureau. JACKSGNVIIJ, ~tate and

But the job was done, and federal agents found 60 gallonsit's doubtful whether another of moonshine cleverly hiddenkiller will dare to try to do away under the false bottom of awith another Florida judge. flatbed truck.

The driver, James H. Capps,Jr., 31, of Middleburg, wascharged with possession of non-tax-paid whisky. It was believedthat he was transporting themoonshine from Georgia toJacksonville outlets.

H re's the Dope

MAYBF I BETTERSTOP AND GET THE4')NDSHIELD CLEANED

SAFETY COUNCII

This, of courexpert drivinwith one hawith the othbrains! Tatooter andwith a sore

e, is the honker. To him,is steering straight ahead

d and giving 'em the hornr. Saves on brakes —ande the horn away from thise'd be like an auctioneerhroat!

REMIND YOU OF ANYONE?Everybody got excited recently when a man

taught a horse how to drive a truck in Ken-tucky.

What's so big about this? Why shouldn' tanimals drive like people? People have beendriving like animals for years.

To prove it the National Safety Council hasprepared a series of cartoons titled "HighwayZoo, " one of which is reproduced above.

Does this cartoon remind you of anyone?Yourself maybe? Your Sheriff will tell you thatunsafe driving habits are just plain silly —andsometimes fatal.

AUGUST, 1961 THE SHERIFF'S STAR PAGE 7

As Compiled by theflorida Sheriffs BIIrecIIIDon McLeod, Director

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PAUL L. BEIDLE Warrants issued, charge B andwith aliases, Paul DeVANEM, E, with intent to Commit Fel-Paul BEIDEL, Paul DeHAVEN, ony. If apprehended notifyand others, white male, born Sheriff Youngblood, Fernandi-in 1914, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, na Beach, Fla., or the Floridadark brown hair. FBI ¹388035, Sheriffs Bureau, Tallahassee,FPC: 9/22, R/U, 00/00, 16 lower. Florida.

RAY EDWARDS

White male, date of birth1-15-38, 5 feet, 8 inches tall,dirty blond hair, blue eyes.Tatoo of scroll right upperarm w i t h name "JENNY";large scar above right kneecap. FBI ¹453 165B. FPC:17,

I/I, 29/23, W/W, IOO/IOO, 18lower. Wanted for Escape fromSRDP ¹4752, Copeland, Fla.,where he was serving 5 yearterm for Robbery from LeeCounty. $25 reward. If appre-hended notify SP Raiford orFlorida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida.

JIMMIE LOU CAUDELLWhite female, age 32, 5 feet, 5inches tall, weighs 130 pounds,brown hair, blue eyes. Hasbeen missing since June 15,1961. Left note stating shewas going to get a job andwould send children some mon-ey. Any one knowing subject'swhereabouts contact SheriffDunn, Titusville, Fla., or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

DAVID PRESTONColored male, date and placeof birth 6-15-40, Bradenton,Fla., 5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall,weighs 155 pounds, black hair,brown eyes, dark brown com-plexion. Scar back of lefthand, scar lower lip, scar cen-ter of chest. FPC:10, S/S, 1/1,

JAMES MARVIN BRANCH

White male, date and place ofbirth 5-6-37, Lumberton, N.C.,5 feet, 4 1/2 inches tall, weighs105 pounds, brown hair, blueeyes, ruddy complexion, poorteeth. Construction laborer.Tattoo of name "RawhideJim" outer right arm. Protud-

ROBINSON

U/U, IIO/I00, 4. Wanted for Es-cape from SRDP ¹4V55, Home-stead where he was serving 6mo-5 year term for ReceivingStolen Property, Manatee Coun-ty, $25 reward. If apprehendednotify SP Raiford or FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallaha'ssee,Florida.

ing ears. FPC:21, L/M, 25/3,W/W, 000/000, 16. Wanted forEscape from SRDP ¹5V52, De-land, Fla., where he was serv-ing 6 mo-5 year term chargeGrand Larceny, Orange County.$25 reward. If apprehended no-tify SP Raiford, or FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

ROBERT ELSWORTHROBINSON

White male, date of birth9-20-3V, 5 feet, 9 inches tall,weighs 145 pounds, blond hair,blue eyes. Has been identifiedby victim as same subject whoheld up the ABC liquor store,Orlando. Wanted on ArmedRobbery charge and also want-ed by FBI. If apprehended no-tify Sheriff Starr, Orlando,Fla., or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Florida.

CLAUD WANDA PADGETT

Also known as Elmer Lee PIP-PIN, white male, date of birth4-24-39, 5 feet, 11 inches tall,weighs 180 pounds, black hair,blue eyes. FPC: 19, L/M, 1/1,

LeROY WILLIAMS

Colored male, date of birth6-29-41, 5 feet, 9 inches tall,weighs 150 pounds, black hair,brown eyes, dark complexion.Scar over right index knuckle,tattoo right forearm. FBI ¹565482D FPC:20, L/M, 1/1, U/T,III/10, 12. Last seen at bus sta-

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U/Ut, 13. Warrant issued,charge Unlawful Fiight toAvoid Prosecution. If appre-hended notify Sheriff Quinn,Inverness, Fla., or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Fla.

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tion Fort Myers 6-18-61. Maybe accompanied by girl friendand two small children. Knownto have lived in St. Peters-burg, Daytona Beach and DadeCity. Warrant issued charge Band E. If apprehended notifySherifi' Hendry, Everglades,Fla., or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Florida.

THEODIS COVINGTONAlias "Hugie", colored male,date of birth 9-10-26, 5 feet,9 inches tall, weighs 151 pounds,black hair, brown eyes, darkcomplexion, long sideburns;dim curved scar under left eye.FBI ¹110017D. FPC 13, 0/M,32/22, W/U, MOM/III. Wantedon charge Aggravated Assault.If apprehended notify SheriffHendry, Everglades, Fla., orthe Florida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Fla.

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LUCILLE REYESAlso known as Lucia CgC-TRON, Lucia C ONZ ALE~white female, age 20, 5 feet, 5inches tall, black hair, browneyes, place of birth PuertoRico, olive complexion. Speaksvery little English. Left herresidence in Jacksonville, Fla. ,6-26-61 to go to a nearbydrugstore and has not beenseen in that area since Whenlast seen was wearing blokBermuda shorts, black shoes,carrying white purse. Anyoneknowing subject's whereaboutsnotify Sheriff Carson, Jackson-ville, Fla., or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

Mobile MoonshineStills Are RareBut Not Unknown

Mobile moonshine stills arerare but not unknown in theannals of Florida Law en-forcement.

Sheriff Ed Yarbrough's de-partment recently confiscateone in Baker County whichwas described in a recent is-sue.

Sheriff E. Odell Carlton putone out of business that lookedlike an innocent water tank onwheels and could be quicklymoved from place to place "onestep ahead of the law. "

In the flie of Okaloosa Cour.ty Sheriff Ray Wilson is a casein which a small still was foundequipped with runners. Handgrips were fashioned on theends of the runners and, whenempty, it had the mobility ofa cumbersome wheelbarrow.

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Deplity Attends

Selinquency

(ontrol Session

THE SIHERI FF'S STAR AUGUST, 1961

GAINESVILLE —A I a c h u aCounty Deputy Sheriff WilliamE. Whitney recently returnedfrom Florida State Universitywhere he completed anotherfour-week course at the De-linquency Control Institute.

For the past four years theDelinquency Control Institutehas been under the directionof dr. Vernon Fox of the Schoolof ~iminology and Correctionsat Florida State University. TheInstitute is offered in the in-terest of youth and is speci-ficall designed for the better-ment of handling juvenile casesby law enforcement officers, ju-venile court counselors andothers directly connected withthe handling oi' juveniles.

The Institute offers a totalof twelve (12) college creditsupon completion of the threephases. Thus far Deputy Whit-ney has completed two of thethree phases and has beenawarded two certificates andeight (8) college credits in thisfield.

The highlight of this year' scourse was the study of thetext book "Police Work withJuveniles" by John P. Kenney,professor and co-ordinator of.the police administration pro-gram at the University ofSouthern California. ProfessorKenney was the instructor inthe class on the techniques oforganizing a Juvenile ControlDivision within the police de-partment, the Do's and Don'tsof handling a juvenile offenderof the law, and how to pro-mote better relations betweenthe police department and thecommunity when dealing withjuveniles and their parents.

Other material presented atthe Institute was the study ofthe legal aspects and constitu-tional basis for the JuvenileCourt procedure. This phasewas presented by Assistant At-torney General Tom Hender-son.

Dr. Walter Lunder of IowaState University, assisted byDr. Vernon Fox, gave an out-line on the development andthe understanding of delinquentbehavior.

FBI to Train

.iz.l. NorvellFT. PIERCE—C. L. Norvell,

chief deputy for his father,Sheriff J. R. Norvell, has beenappointed to attend the 68thsession of the Federal Bureauof Investigation National Acad-emy in Washington, D.C.

He was scheduled to reportust 21 for 12 weeks train-

I in general police work.Norvell became a deputy in

1953 when his father took of-flce and became chief deputyin 1955. A veteran of WorldWar II, he is married and hasthree children.

According to the Ft. PierceNews Tribune, completion ofthe FBI training will make himthe only full-time lawman ina four-county area holding adiploma from the Academy.

Ex-Deputy SheriffBuddy Peake Dies

PENSACOLA —Former Es-cambia County Deputy SheriffHugh P. (Buddy) Peake died ofa heart at tack Wednesdaynight July 6. Peake, 49, a de-tective with the Pensacola Po-lice Department was a veteranlaw enforcement offlcer with 17years experience.

He was reared in Pensacolaand worked his way throughthe ranks as jailer, patrolman,sergeant, and motor cycle of-fice. Before joining the PoliceDepartment in 1944 he servedas a motorcycle officer and dep-uty sherilT.

Peake was very popular withthe people of Pensacola andwas deeply respected by allarea peace officers.

DADE CITY—ON THE JOB—Being laid up i the hospital with a bulletwound sustained when he helped to break u an attempted jail escapedid not prevent Sheriff Leslie Bessenger fran/ performing his importantduties as chairman of the executive commitfee of the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch Trustees. He is shown here cokducting a meeting of thecommittee. Also pictured are (from left) Suwannee County SheriffHugh Lewis, Paul Blanc (a visitor) and Balys Ranch Treasurer J. L.McMunen. (Photo courtesy St. Petersburg Times. )

ST. AUGUSTINE —RECEIVES MEDAL—De/uty Sheriff Harry Jensenpresents a National Rifle Association meddl to Charles Sasser in rec-ognition of the youth's proficiency in a marksmanship and firearmssafety program jointly sponsored by Sheriff L. O. Davis Jr. and AmericanLegion Post No. $7. Jensen is in chargr) of the firearms program.(Photo by Rupert Chastain. )

ST. AUGUSTINE —NEW DESIGN~herl L. O. Davis Jr. (right) andDeputy Sheriff Harry Jensen display a ew type of speed limit signfor school nones. It is mounted on a ligh eight aluminum staff whichfits into a socket in the pavement and ca be easily moved after schoolhours. Jensen is director of School Boy Patrol activities. (Photo byRupert Chastain. )

STUART—UNIFORMED S(center) poses with uniforleft) Deputy Sheriffs Ray HSprott, Miss Jo Ann ThamMcAllister, Wilbur Huggins

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Tribute ToBill England

Dean's ListMARIANNA —Patraic Cur-

rey, 18 - year - old youthenrolled at Chipola JuniorCollege under a FloridaSheriirs Association Scholar-ship ended the summer ses-sion with a B average andmade the "dean's list".

Pat, whose home is in Bre-vard County, hss applied foradmission at Florida StateUniversity and hopes to en-roll there as a junior in Sep-tember. He plans to enter thepre-law curriculum.

Successful

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Beach County Sheriff JohnKirk and Clay County SheriffJohn P. Hall.

Entertainment at the banquetwas provided by The RebelsQuartet, of Tampa, and wasarranged by Cecil Webb. , ofTampa, who is a lifetime hon-orary member of the SheriffsAssociation and a trustee of theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

Tour of FacilitiesA tour arranged by Sheriff

Thomas J. Kelly gave Sheriffsand guests an opportunity tosee the modern facilities at theDade County Jail and SheriffKelly's headquarters.

Reports SubmittedDuring the opening session of

the Conference, July 26, Thom-as Musgrove, acting manager,gave a progress report on theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch;snd Highlands County SheriffBroward Coker reported on theactivities of the Florida Sher-dTs Bureau.

Official GreetersSheriffs and guests were given

an official welcome by SheriffSpottswood and Kelly, the co-hosts; as mell as by Irving Mc-Nayr, Dade County Manager;Dade County CommissionerHarold B. Spaet; and MalvinEnglander, Vice Mayor of Mi-ami Beach.

The invocation at the open-ing session was presented byThe Rev. Latham T. Merchant,Pastor of the First BaptistChurch, North Miami.

Police CommendDeputy Northrup

DADE CITY —In a letter toSheriff Leslie Bessenger. In-spector O. C. Beynon of theTampa Police Department com-mended Deputy Sheriff North-rup for assisting the Tampa po-lice in clearing up a number ofcases.

That was the last time mostof the Sheriffs ssw Bill Englandalive but it can be said withoutcontradiction that his influenceand quiet devotion to duty willlive on in Florida Law enforce-ment for many years to come.

It can also be said that theSheriffs of Florida will neverhave a better friend.

(Continued from Page )Sheriffs and their deputi s callhim, write him or wire anytime of the day or nigh, anyday in the week, asking im tounsnarl their bookkeepin tan-gles, define their authori y andpinpoint their duties.

In addition to conduc/ing anight-and-day answer service,he traveled approximately 27,-000 miles a year, handled hisown correspondence, held 12 or14 schools a year for sheriffssnd their deputies and gave in-dividual attention to sherifTswho requested it.

Sheriffs owed a great debt toBill England, and they mere notunaware of it.

On numerous occasions theytried in various ways to showtheir appreciation snd highesteem.

In 1954 they presented himwith a custom-made bedspreaddecorated with a fiv-pointedstar and the initials of theFlorida Sheriffs Association. Atthe same time they voted toinvite him to attend all futureexecutive sessions of the Asso-ciation —an honor extended tono other individual outside theAssociation.

Later they voted to appointhim a special consultant of theAssociation with a token salarywhich was more a gesture oftheir appreciation than it wssa measure of his worth.

Lifetime MemberIn 1959 he was presented

with a handsome plaque iden-tifying him as a llfeti&e hon-orary member of the Associa-tion.

A native of Virginia, he cameto Florida in 1919and practicedas a public accountant, special-izing in county audits and sys-tems, especially for law enforce-ment offices.

To gain a practical knowl-edge of these offices he tookactive charge of the HighlandsCounty Sheriif's office for threeyears while carrying on hisother accounting work.

In 1933 he became c nnectedwith the State Audit g De-partment and in 1 34 heworked out a unifo systemof accounts for state aw en-forcement offices. Late he hadan important part in evelop-ing the present budg t-salarysystem under which p cticallysll of Florida's sheriffs operate.

He also had a hand publi-cation by the state of e widelyused "Florida Sheriffs anual. "

Although seemingly rail, BillEngland kept up a p e thatwould have caused youngermen to collapse. An, disre-garding the advice of hisfriends, he drove self re-lentlessly to the end.

When lesser men w d havesuccumbed to a hospit 1 bed, hetraveled from Avon PS k to Mi-ami Beach to attend he 48thAnnual Conference of e Fior-ida SheriiTs Associatiorl. He masin failing health and ltus deathwas a little over a week away,but he used his last energies tobe with the Sheriffs snd ofTerthem his sage counsel.