DECEMBER 1969 - BOY S RANCH HAS "SEALS APPEAL" - Florida Sheriffs Association
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PUBLISHED BY THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION
FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
DECEMBER 1969
BOY S RANCH HAS
"SEALS APPEAL"
(SEE PAGE 2)
Sheriff Rates High
With Local Folks
Wc could write editorials praising Sheriffs, but we
prefer to let others write them because the local news-
papers are more likely to reflect community feeling.
The following editorial from the September I I edition
of the Lake Wales News is a good example - - - and we cer-
tainly couldn't say it any better.
He's a quiet unassuming man. If you met him on the
street you would probably pass him without a glance. In a
social gathering you would never see him enthralling an
audience with sophisticated conversation. And, yet, once you
did meet him you would leave with the feeling that here is
SHERIFF MONROE BRANNEN
a man whose friendship would be worthwhile.
We refer to Sheriff Monroe Brannen, sheriff of Polk
County, and in our opinion the best sheriff this county has
had in the past four decades.
We wanted to write this now, before election time As one of the county's older residents we can recall
rolls around and the air is full of campaign talk, because seeing two former sheriffs indicted by grand juries within a
we feel, regardless of whether he seeks office again, Sheriff few years of one another. The scandals which surrounded
Brannen deserves the praise of all his fellow citizens. those administrations, and some others which never drew
In a day of rising crime and declining punishment, indictments, has disappeared completely during Brannen's
Sheriff Brannen is doing a top notch job on everything administration and the department today is without even
from the pettiest crimes to those involving capital punish- a hint of corruption.
ment. No one can solve them all but we' ll bet his average We would just like to say we appreciate such a well
is among the best. Probably one of the big s'ecrets of his run department and we believe most of the other residents
success is the very capable staff of deputies with whom he of this county also do. And, if the sheriff chooses to seek
has surrounded himself. Lt. Earl Branch of Lake Wales is office again in the future as we hope he does, he' ll certainly
a good example of the hardworking, skillful, and dedicated have our support.
staff that Brannen has developed. Keep up the good work, Sheriff!
Backing Voiced for Chemical Mace
MIAMI —Dr.
William B. Deich- "Chemical Mace" as an effective law
man, Professor of Pharmacology at the enforcement weapon.
University of Miami, agreed with an The article, reprinted from the
article in the August issue of THE Tallahassee Democrat, said "there is
SHERIFF'S STAR which defended no proof yet that the commercial
"
disabling spray is dengerous.
Dr. Dcichman, who co-authored
Tl I V. S H V, Rl V V'S STA R with Dr. Horace W. Gerarde a book
entitled "Toxicology of Drugs and
Volume 13, No. 10 Chemicals,
" said in a letter to the
December, 1969 Editor of the Star: "My chapter on
Chemical Mace completely backs up
V, D I'I'OR the statements made in The Sher-
Carl Stauffer
"
iff's Star.
Exccutivc l)ircctor of the
Florida Sheriffs Association MORE "PUNCH" FOR
PINCHING "PUSHERS"
:.:::TIIE SIIERII'F'S STAR is publish-::
RACE RAISED FUNDS :' ed monthly by th& Flori&la Sh& riffs:, : TAMPA — Three more members
FOR BOYS RANCH :::Association, a fit corpora-. '.:
rr&&rr-Irr&r of Sheriff Malcolm Beard's staff have
:::tion, P. (). Box l407, 'I'allahassee, :::." graduated from the Federal Narcotics
Winner Richard Watt, of Jacksonville, poses ;:.:: Florida, qo,'i0'r. 'I'Ir&, suI&scription. :',. and Drug Abuse School, making a total
with Cheryl Johnson, "Miss Dune Buggy", at .: . rate is $'r. .r0 per y«ar. Second:.:::. of five deputies with these prestigious
the end of the rain-soaked Yee Haw 100
which raised $250 for the Florida Sheriffs
: ('.lass Ir&rstagc (raid at 'I'allahassce, :::: credentials.
Boys Ranch. The race was sponsored by the :::,Florida, and at a&l&litional mail-:::: The five graduates are Robert
Eastern Dune Buggy Association, Jim Spell, .::.. ing offices. Moore, Robert Hudson, Carl Childs,
President. (Photo by Jim Spell, Orlando) Phil Byman and Theo Gibson.
THE SHERIFF'S STAR
Autos Are Cheap
1n E sea m bi a County
PENSACOLA — Sheriff William
E. Davis of Escambia County is ap-
parently almost as good a car salesman
as he is a sheriff.
He had 70 abandoned vehicles
on hand which had been picked up
along streets and highways. An auction
disposed of all but 34 of them and
these were offered at 50 cents each.
"We had over 600 people come
out to see them,
" he said. "They
swamped us. One even wanted to
buy a deputy's car - - - but we didn' t
sell all of the ones that were for
sale. I guess we' ll have to try again.
"
Of course there was a hitch in
the 50-cent price tag. The purchaser FBI ACADEMY DIPLOMA AWARDED TO CAPT. AL BRADY
had to pay the bill for the car being
towed from wherever it was abandoned WASHINGTON, D. C. — It was an important moment in the law enforcement career of
Capt. John A. (Al) Brady, Polk County Sheriff's Department, Bartow, F lorida, when
to the Sheriff's Department ($10 to he was graduated from the FBI National Academy on November 5. He is shown (right)
$15). And, he also had to haul away receiving his diploma from the Honorable Richard G. Kleindienst, Deputy Attorney General,
the old car after buying it. U. S. Department of Justice, while FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover looks on.
Youth Camp Gets "A Helping Hand"
FERNANDINA BEACH —Local funds, materials and labor donated by giving the boys a four-months-old buck
citizens, agencies and organizations— local citizens. deer. He found it abandoned along the
including the Nassau County Sheriff's Deputy Sheriff Jim Thomas repre- highway when it was a few days old,
Department —are giving a helping hand sents the Sheriff's Department on a and raised it with the help of a baby
to Fort Clinch Youth Services Camp, a camp board of directors made up of bottle.
"halfway house" created to rehabilitate local men who meet monthly to discuss Nassau County Judge Gene
young lawbreakers. plans and projects. He is Sheriff H. S. Weatherford, who also serves as Juv-
Recently some local contractors McKendree's youth aid officer. enile Court Judge, donated a beach seine
got together and started an educational Nolan Gill, of Fernandina Beach, to the boys at the camp to assist them
building at the site. They are using expressed his interest in the camp by in their fishing.
An orphaned fawn gets a bottle of milk and plenty of attention from boys at the Fort Clinch The camp is located at Fort Clinch
Youth Services Camp. State Park with only a few sand dunes
separating it from the Atlantic Ocean.
The south jetty rocks, famous as one of
the best fishing spots available in this
area, are only about a half-mile from
the camp.
Boys assigned to the camp divide
i ks
their time between working in the
state park and going to classes designed
to meet their varied academic needs.
Operated by the Florida Division
of Youth Services, the Fort Clinch
Camp is the state's second "halfway
house" for juvenile delinquents.
The first one, known as Walter
Scott Criswell House, is located in
Tallahassee. It was founded as a joint
venture of the Florida Sheriffs Associ-
ation and the Division of Youth Ser-
vices; and the first boys were admitted
in February, 1968.
DECEMBER 1969
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THERE IS
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an enduring way
to preserve the
of deceased
Boys Ranch Has Year 'round "Seals memory
relatives and friends.
Christmas comes but once
a year,
And when it comes it See Florida Sheriffs
brings good cheer.
So goes a vaguely familiar rhyme. Boys Ranch
But it doesn't seem to apply exactly to the Florida
Sheriffs Boys Ranch.
Christmas does indeed bring good cheer, but when you Memorial Fund envelopi
live at the Boys Ranch, and you see generous gifts coming in
day after day —from horses to building materials, from cash
to stocks and bonds —you get the feeling its Christmas every
elsewhere in
day of the year.
We had this in mind when we designed the 1969 Boys
Ranch Christmas Seals reproduced on the cover and on this
page (more than twice actual size). this issue.
We call them Christmas Seals, because it has been
customary to send seals with a Christmas message of appre-
ciation to all of our Boys Ranch supporters.
But this year the seals do not have a Christmas theme.
Instead they are suitable for use at any time of the year and STAFF WAS READY TO F
we hope our supporters will continue to use them on packages
Poised, well drilled, experienced —that
and letters long after the Christmas holidays are over.
staff of the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.
This will give us some free, but very valuable, publicity dressed up as cheerleaders. Opposing them were Ranchers in dirty
which will help to keep the Ranch going and growing. sneakers, ragged pants and holey T-shirts. No contest —true enough-
And, although the seals are designed for "everyday use", the Ranchers won 41 — 21. It was the annual staff versus Ranchers
we did not depart from our long-standing custom of sending a basketball game and marked the first time the new Carleton and
Suzanne Tweed Gymnasium had been used. Needless to say, this
Christmas greeting and an expression of gratitude to our many intense rivalry will be resumed many times in the future. Better luck
friends and supporters. next year staff.
THE SHERIFF'S STAR
The following persons, organiza- Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Scribner, Tallahassee.
tions and business firms have been Tallahassee Grocery Company.
Mrs. Mary T. Moody, Citra.
added to the roster of the Florida She- Mrs. John P. Grady, Winter Park.
riffs Boys Ranch Builders Club in recog- Dr. J. Cornall Howarth, Orlando.
nition of donations valued at $100 or The Grissom Family, Kissimmee.
more. Mrs. John Ziegler, Jupiter.
Miss Deborah Sykes, Palm Bay.
Mrs. Irene S. Christen, I ndialantic. Mr. B. W. Arnold, Dunedin.
Mr. Marvin Bailey, Pompano Beach. Mr. Suren Arutonoff, Indian Rocks Beach.
Mr. Michael Arango, Ft. Lauderdale. Mr. Andrew C. Olsen, Largo.
Charlotte Harbor Community League, Inc. Mrs. Frances A. Houghton, St. Petersburg.
Mr. B. C. Watts, Crystal River. Dr. and Mrs. William R. Tench, Clearwater.
Mr. H. J. Biesterfeldt, Holder. Mr. Robert Barr, Clearwater.
Mr. Seymour Sillman, Miami. Mr. Peter Callas, Clearwater.
Mr. Andrew Kakoyannis, Miami. Mr. James W. Early, St. Petersburg.
Pensacola Charity Volunteers, Inc. Ms. Mary E. Church, St. Petersburg.
Mr. James A. Fyffe, Tampa. Publix Super Markets, Inc. , Lakeland.
Mrs. Betty Jo Hance, Tampa. Dr. Robert J. John, Winter Haven.
Spade Engineering Co. , Ruskin. West Augustine Civic Club, St. Augustine.
Mr. Raymond J. Pierce, Seffner. Mr. John R. Errett, Ft. Pierce.
SHERIFF BENT AWARDS Mr. Alfred Chabot, Vero Beach. City Fire Department of Sarasota.
WWSD Radio, Monticello. Mrs. Lovina D. Anderson, Englewood.
BUILDER CERTIFICATES
Mr. Karl Turschwell, Ft. Myers. Mr. Harry Barbee, Osprey.
Mr. Owen A. Flickinger, Ft. Myers. Mr. John G. Cravlee, Deland.
PUNTA GORDA —Two local residents re-
Thunderbird Mobile Homes, Inc. , Ft. Myers. Daytona Fire Equipment, Daytona Beach.
ceive Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Builder
Mr. Richard G. Bios, Cape Coral. Mr. Fortunato Porotto, Daytona Beach.
Certificates and personal thanks from Char-
Mr. Frank W. Allen, Ft. Myers. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bogle, Austin, Texas.
lotte County Sheriff J. P. Bent for their Naval Air Maintenance Training Detachment, Mr. H. Pearson Beebe, Jacksonville.
generous support of the Ranch. They are Jacksonville.
W. F. Rigell (top) and Jack Lotz of WCCF
Radio.
"Judgement" Goes for Boys Ranch
FT. MYERS — Two companies tion Sales and Rental Equipment, Ft.
involved in a small claims court case Myers, filed a $495 claim against Pre-
settled their differences in a unique stressed Concrete, Inc. of Lakeland,
way which benefited the Florida Sher- asking payment for rental of scaf-
iffs Boys Ranch. folding used on a construction job at
R. G. Simpson, Jr. , of Construc- Cape Coral.
A representative of Prestressed.
declared in court the bill should be
paid by the general contractor on the
job, but his company was willing to
pay the bill if Simpson would give the
money to charity.
Simpson agreed and Judge Joseph
CHARITY VOL UNTE E RS C. Adderly was asked to suggest a char-
OPENED THEIR HEARTS ity. The judge suggested the Boys
Ranch.
PENSACOLA —This picture was taken when
Pensacola Charity Volunteers, represented by Adderly said it was one of the
Mrs. Harriet Mackenzie, presented a $200 most unique ways he had ever heard
contribution to Escambia County Sheriff Bill of to settle a court suit.
Davis for )he Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. When he presented the check to
The Charity Volunteers raise funds by re- Lee County Sheriff Flanders Thompson lleft)
Sheriff Flanders Thompson, the Sher-
selling merchandise in a thrift center. Their gratefully accepts a check for the Florida
motto is: "Wonderful things happen when Sheriffs Boys Ranch from Judge Joseph C. iff said he hoped others might decide
you open your heart.
" Adderly as "settlement" of a civil suit. to do the same thing.
DECEMBER 1969
The first Pacesetter bumper em-
blem is put in place by Sheriff
Davis (left) and safe driver h(eil
Thorsen.
Sheriff's Program Is
Setting t he Pace
PENSACOLA —Safe driving ha-
bits are being rewarded and encouraged
in Escambia County through the "Pace-
setter" program, established by Sheriff
Bill Davis.
To become a Pacesetter, Davis
said, applicants have to possess a valid
driver's license and their driving record
must be free of any moving, hazardous
violations. They' re ineligible if they
have been involved in any chargeable accident in the past year. The Pacesetter must obey all traffic laws, and he must
A person wishing to join the program contacts the also be courteous. He encourages safe driving and establishes
Sheriff's Department to sign up and the Traffic-Safety Division a smooth flow of traffic by 'setting the pace'.
runs a check on his record. Sheriff Davis said the program has been well received by
If he qualifies, a certificate of recognition is signed by the public and he is optimistic it will help to decrease the
Sheriff Davis and the Pacesetter receives a bumper sticker. death and accident rate on the County's roads and highways.
Fingerprint Law Gets Fast Results
JACKSONVILLE — There was fingerprinting led — either directly or of the fingerprint law, said that in
some hot debate in the 1969 Legislature indirectly — to the clearing of 40 crimes Miami (Dade County) during the first
over a law to permit the fingerprinting which were traced to three of seven month of the law's implementation,
of juveniles charged with felonies. youths arrested in August. These in- there were 17 arrests of juveniles which
The law, which provided a youth' s cluded 29 auto thefts and 11 instances resulted in fingerprinting and police
fingerprint file must be destroyed when
of breaking and entering. were able to clear 32 crimes previously
"One youth was implicated in 12 unsolved.
he reaches 21, is now in effect and
"startling results" have already been auto thefts and nine cases of breaking "The results so far achieved
and entering and another was involved should go a long way toward mitigating
reported.
in 16 auto thefts and one case of break- the criticism which the measure received
The Florida Times-Union said in ing and entering. when it was being considered, " the
Duval County, "The results of the "State Sen. Robert Shevin, author Times-Union concluded.
HIS GENEROSITY CIVIL SERVICE SOUGHT
MEASURED BY FOR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
THE GALLONS
SANFORD — Sheriff John E.
LIVE OAK —The Florida Sheriffs
Association Lifetime Honorary Polk will ask the legislative delegation
Membership plaque presented to to introduce a bill in the next session
C. O. Palmer (left) by Suwannee of the Legislature establishing civil ser-
County Sheriff J. M. (Buddy) vice for deputy sheriffs and other
Phillips, Jr., is an expression of
appreciation for valuable services employees of the Seminole County
rendered to the F lorida Sher- Sheriff's Department.
iffs Boys Ranch. Mr. Palmer, wno "This will take politics out of
is e painting contractor, has on a the Sheriff's office and safeguard the
number of occasions contributed
men and materials for painting
employment of law enforcement of-
jobs at the Ranch. He is also ficers, who are fearful of their jobs
a member of the Suwannee every time an election changes the
County Commissioners. Sheriff, " Polk said.
Polk indicated only the offices
of Sheriff, chief deputy and personal
secretary would be outside civil service.
THE SHERIFF'S STAR
Sheri ff 's Budget
Underspent by 89]
FT. LAUDERDALE —Broward
County Sheriff Edward J. Stack broke
a campaign promise —but not by much.
After he sent his year-end re-
port to the state auditor, the Sheriff
had a check made out to the County
Commission for $ .89.
When he ran for office he said
he did not intend to return any un-
spent funds at the end of the year.
He spent $2, 563,699.11 out of
his budget of $2,563,700.
For a while it appeared the Sher-
iff might have overspent his budget
by $600, the amount of the Sheriff's
raise as passed by the 1969 Florida
Legislature. That was quickly cleared
up when finance officer Gene Gurley
explained the raise came out of another
account.
WATERY GRAVE When the raise was approved,
FOR DANGEROUS Sheriff Stack wanted to refuse it but
FIREARMS decided to accept it and now draws
two checks.
JAC KS ON V I L LE —When conf is- The one in the amount of the
cated firearms began taking up raise he endorses and turns over to
too much room at the Duval
County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff the House of Hope, a half-way house
Dale Carson ordered them dis- run by the Broward County Com-
posed of. Above, Sheriff Carson mission on Alcoholism.
(center) was aboard the Coast
Guard Cutter Point Roberts, of
Mayport, and inspected the weap- OFF WITH A BANG!
ons with Patrolmen John Strick-
land (left) and D. C. Boatwright.
Most of the guns were cheap, TALLAHASSEE —A newly form-
foreign handguns, but there were ed inter-agency intelligence network in
also shotguns and rifles. All 666 the Florida Panhandle made its presence
were confiscated from people
arrested on criminal charges by
felt in a big way when its first large-
Jacksonville police officers during scale raid resulted in 20 arrests for
the past three years. Left, 40 drug law violations.
miles out to sea, its over the side Sheriff's officers from Escambia,
with them because they were not
Santa Rosa, Bay, Okaloosa and Walton
considered safe to fire. (Photo by
Frank Smith, Jacksonville Times- Counties worked with agents of the
Union) Florida Department of Law Enforce-
ment and police officers from Pensa-
cola and Ft. Walton Beach to make the
cases and synchronize the arrests on
Saturday, Sept. 13.
Efforts to Bust Burglary Ring Praised
CLEARWATER — Featured in ing and scientific equipment needed SHERIFF GETS NEW JAIL
the November issue of True Detective to combat the gang while Detective
magazine is the story of how the Captain Carl McMullen and his men MONTICELLO — The County
Pinellas Sheriff's Department broke a were recognized for their tireless ef- Commissioners of Jefferson County
burglary ring which stole some forts and dedication. have appJoved plans to build a new
$100,000 in cash and merchandise. One of those arrested, Allen $125,000 jail and Sheriff Don Watson
"It didn't matter whether the Clayton West, was identified by rob- is enthusiastic.
pickings were lean or fat; no home bery victims and convicted of armed He said it will be built to speci-
or business was safe from this wide- robbery and burglary. fications by the Florida
ranging gang of thieves,
" according to He was sentenced to life im- Corrections
approved
Division architects and
the author, S. T. Peters. prisonment and reportedly admitted to "will be one of the finest in the state. "
Sheriff Don Genung was praised 95 burglaries in Pinellas, Pasco, Her- It will have a capacity of 20
for providing his men with the train- nando and Hillsborough counties. prisoners.
DECEMBER 1969
Sheriff's Fee for Whiipping Prisoner
INSTALLMENT
NUMBER ONE
Pillo ry, bran
randing iron, the post "When about to bee brand
raned, I
or nailing ears and n w h'ip were in- was p lacee in the prisoner's "
box, re-
struments of justice as Florida became
a state 100 years ago. er y of Maine, proceed e d t o
'
Not
othing so illustrates the chan e tie m y hhand to a part of the railin
in front. I remarked th h
nee o tying it, for I would hold still.
sheriffs enforced as tth e territory pro- "He observed that iit was b est to
gressed into statehood.
A gambler or vagrant might, for
example, be punished:
',
make
p
sure, and tied it firml
ma e sure t h
in tair view; he then took f
he branding iron, of a sli ht
y ine not exceeding red heat, and applied 't h
and imprisonment for a t erm my han
m and, and pressed it on firml
not exceeding 12 months, or by bein
p eri g noie, like a
y whipping not exceeding an u of salt on the fire, as the skin
stripes. . . seared and gave way to the hot iron.
Inspection of the Acts of 1846 The pain was severe while th e iron was
',
"Whipping a person under sen- Walker told of observin owners
tence of the Court, two dollars. bring slaves to the
CC
Confining person in pillo of
y t e warden at a char gee o 75 cents
under sentence of C ourt,t t ree dollars. each.
"Branding prisoner, five dollars. "The paddies which I have s
ai ing ears of prisoners to are about 20 inc inch es in length, made a e
posts, under sentencee ofo C ourt, three of pitch-pine board from an inch to
dollars. an inch and a quarter thick an
CC
Hanging a prisoner under judg- or ei ht in
ce o ourt, ten a half or four inches es wi
widee, having from
o oles th rough it the size of a
In addition a sheriff might be arge nail gimblet and th e ot h er art is
owed up to $10 for erectin a al- made round for the handle.
'
"The unn ortunate subjects whoo
s w
s oc s to em
stocks embrace a person sentenced are to feel the effect of this inhuman
drubbing are first tied h'
town's gibes and occasional rotten e s. ogether, then made to 't d
In "The Branded Hand" a
of h'his imprisonment at Pensa-
or enticing four slaves handle is inserted throu roug h the angle of
to attempt escape to the Bahamas, an hee leegs, directly under th e k nees and
abolitionist named ver the arms wh' ich confines them in
'
escribed the puni unis h ment off p'illor
or
ory doubled and helpless condition.
and branding. Previous to this
t arrangement,
He was sentenced t o stan in hee victims are made naked f
'
piil lory for one hour (d uring w h'ich one own. . . Not only men but wo-
oof thet slave owners pelted
pe e him im with m en are subject to this mode of
rotten eggs),
e branded in the ng right h an d n . . . ter a requisite number
with the letters "SS" (for "slave o blows with the paddl pa e are given,
stealer" ) and jailed for 15 d hich is generally 10 to 50 as
remain until a fine of o $150 and m aster orr mistress may dictate, the
costs were paid. raw hide switch is n ex t app l'ie to thee
THE SHE R IF F'S STA R
bruised and blistered parts, with as sheriffs shared authority for law en- Thompson's Digest of 1847, an
many or more blows laid on.
" forcement with marshals of the federal official codification of laws then in
Like the division of government courts of the territory, but in 1845 force, classified crimes under these
into counties, the position of sheriff the first Florida legislature enacted headings. '
came indirectly to Florida from Eng- this law. Offenses against the government
land, with Major General Andrew "A sheriff shall be selected on of the state, against the lives and per-
Jackson introducing the office when the first Monday of October next, in sons of individuals, against private pro-
he took over the territory from Spain. each and every county of this state, perty, against public justice, against
An ordinance proclaimed at Pen- by the qualified electors of such county; the public peace, against religion, chas-
sacola on July 21, 1821, ordained that said sheriff to hold his office for the tity, morality and decency, against the
"there shall also be a sheriff appointed term of two years, from the day he is public health, against the public policy,
to each court, to execute the process elected and until his successor is against trade, public highways and
thereof, whose services shall be com- qualified. navigation, of malicious and fraudulent
pensated by the court to which he is "And said sheriff shall within mischief, relative to slaves and other
appointed in like manner as is pro- 30 days after his election, and before persons of coIor, of public defaulters
"
vided for the clerk. he enters on the duties of his office, and against the public revenue, and
A subsequent order promulgated give bond payable to the State of Flo- against the navigation of certain rivers.
by General Jackson, as first military rida, with two or more good sureties, to Because slaves were property,
governor, provided fees for Florida be approved by a Judge of one of the the law recognized the fact that ex-
sheriffs among which were these: Circuit courts or the Solicitor of the ecution or imprisonment of these might
For serving citation, $1.50; for Circuit in which said county is, and punish the master also by depriving him
serving witness subpoena, 50 cents; for which bond shall be conditioned for either of a valuable chattel or its ser-
keeping prisoner, each day, 25 cents; the faithful discharge of the duties vices. For this reason, painful but not
for whipping any person, $1, and for of his office, and shall not be for less damaging punishments had to be de-
executing any person, $10. than two thousand, nor more than vised for slaves.
Until statehood came, the county twenty thousand dollars, at the dis- One law held, for example, that
cretion of the Judge or Solicitor who a Negro convicted of robbery or bur-
approves the same. glary "shall suffer death, or have his
"Said sheriffs, when qualified, or her ears nailed to posts, and stand
shall be the executive officers of said there one hour, and receive 39 lashes
Circuit courts in their respective coun- on his or her bare back, at the dis-
ties, and shall perform and fulfill all "
cretion of the court.
duties and have like powers as the An alternative to the death pen-
Marshal of the Judicial districts of the alty for a slave convicted of maiming
Territory and sheriffs of the counties, a white person or committing a capital
and shall be subject to the like penal- offense was to "have his or her hand
ties, and have and receive like fees as burnt with a heated iron in open court. "
are allowed by law to said Marshals An 1832 law carried over into
and sheriffs, and each sheriff shall in statehood detailed the method of in-
person, or by his Deputy, execute all flicting punishment.
process in his county.
" "The punishment of death shall
The new state adopted the com- be inflicted by hanging by the neck,
mon law of England for the definition in some public place, until the culprit
of crime, except insofar as related to is dead; and the punishment of whip-
the modes and degree of punishment. ping shall be inflicted on the bare back
The doctrine of "benefit of clergy"— of the culprit, with a cowskin, or other
allowing the churchmen trial before instrument of the like flexibility; and
ecclesiastical courts for temporal when the punishment of exposure on
crimes —was outlawed. A 2-year stat. the pillory shall be inflicted, the pil-
ute of limitations was decreed for all lory shall be placed in a square, street,
crimes not punishable by death. road, or other public exposed place.
"
DECEMBER 1969
Serving Papers
Poses Problems
The work of deputy sheriffs who serve civil papers is often over-
looked, but were they suddenly not there, they would be greatly
missed. The following article, by Frank Parisi, is reprinted from
the August 31 edition of the Lakeland Ledger, to give some idea
of the civil deputy's work and the problems they face.
BARTOW —It is difficult to estimate how many people any deputy who needs him.
are affected by the numerically small but legally powerful "Sometimes it is hard to convince the people we serve
civil division of the Polk County Sheriff's department. they shouldn't try to explain their position to us, said "
The division, as its name implies, is responsible for one deputy.
serving most civil papers, writs and subpoenas in the county. "After all, " he added, "those things are settled
In addition, the men serve criminal witness subpoenas, handle court. " in
entertainment licensing and the sale of all confiscated Most of us wouldn't know a Writ of, Replevin from
property. a restraining order. The civil deputies, however, must be
The word "division" belies the size of the civil de- familiar with the types of papers, their proper service and
partment. The department has only a total of eight people. their personal responsibilities in representing Sheriff Monroe
There are four deputies who serve the papers and four in Brannen. In addition, they must be familiar with recent
office personnel, including Earl W. Sinclair, Chief Civil court decisions and opinions from the attorney general.
Deputy. There are more than 45 legal forms they must be
The four deputies are responsible for serving the entire familiar with.
county. If that sounds like a tough job, consider this: about Although the civil division has different responsibilities
a year ago there were only three deputies to do the job. than other sections of the department, it suffers from the
The deputies handle more than 700 civil papers a same malady affecting the entire operation. . . lack of money. i
month. They, like their criminal division counterparts, work Just like the uniform, investigation and identification
long hours for low wages. They have the law enforcement and jail sections, the men feel they are understaffed and
powers that every other deputy has. underpaid.
The county is divided into four segments. One de- "Like the rest of the men in my department, I'd like
to each. to be able to pay the civil deputies a better salary and get
puty assigned
The work can be pretty hazardous on occasion. For
"
them more help, said Sheriff Brannen.
instance, recently a deputy was called to repossess some The sheriff earlier had said he would like to be able
property in Bartow. The lady of the household he visited to raise each deputy's salary $100 a month across the board.
didn't care for the idea, so she barred the door. After
calling for assistance, he and his fellow deputies had to Polk County deputies Earl Sin-
clair (right) and Jim Marsh check
break down the front door and fight their way past the
an old civil case file. With more
woman. The civil deputy sustained a number of cuts and than 8,400 papers to serve a year,
bruises —but he got the property he was supposed to. (The an orderly filing system is a must.
woman was arrested and taken to the county jail. ) (Ledger staff photo by Eric
If a man has a nine to five job, it usually isn't too McFail)
difficult to find him. However, if a man is unemployed or
works a swing-shift he is a little more difficult for depu-
ties to find.
Whenever possible, the deputies prefer to contact a
man away from his job. However, often it is necessary to get
the person there or not be able to get him for days.
Civil deputies are also responsible for making sure
businesses and entertainment attractions are licensed. They
also check to make sure businesses "Going Out of Business"
are duly licensed.
It is not unusual to see a civil division deputy "backup"
a uniformed deputy at night. Often, circumstances require
the civil deputy to work at night and he is able to assist
THE SHE R I F F '8 STAR"No wheels -- what do Ido
now Sheriff?" This was the pro-
blem faced by a Polk County
Deputy Sheriff sent out to re-
possess a mobile home. It took
a whole day and much head
scratching to solve the problem;
I and the Sheriff's fee for the
entire procedure was $5.
f
Sheriff Brannen himself is no stranger to civil pro- plaining party is still entitled 'to regain possession of his
ceedings. He served as Fifth District Constable from property.
1952 - 1960. The second problem was that the wheels on the
"The civil deputy's job is just as important as that trailer had been removed. By the time the situation was
of the criminal deputy's and our men work hard at doing all cleared up and the trailer removed, the entire day had
their job well, "he added. passed. The sheriff was paid $5 for execution of that paper.
The Civil Division is financed in a different manner Through the civil division, the sheriff acts as the
than other departments. The sheriff is paid a nominal fee "middleman" between the two (or more) opposing parties.
for serving civil papers by the party initiating the paper. Acting on orders of the courts, the civil division will con-
At the end of each month an accounting is made for fiscate property and, depending on the legal action taken,
all civil papers served and the fees are turned over to the will either return it to its rightful owner, store it pending
County Commission. One month's fees amounted to just further directions from court, or sell it.
over $3,000, which is a great deal less than the cost of The department has had a varied collection of pro-
running the division. The difference is paid out of the sher- perty over the years. From small items to warehouses full
iff's budget. of glass products and tires.
Although the civil deputies serve an amazing number Every paper handled is done so without regard to
of papers each month, occasionally a man will be tied up value involved or department issuing. Papers are served in
for a whole day on one case. rotation, according to when they are received by the de-
For example, several weeks ago a deputy was to re- partment. A paper for payment of a $12 fee will be handled
possess a mobile home. When he arrived he ran into two before one involving $1,000,000 if the $l 2 judgement
problems. First of all, the man who was in default had arrives first.
rented the trailer to another man. The man who was renting Sometimes this works to the detriment of a plaintiff
assumed the place was his as long as he paid the rent. What if there are a number of papers against the same party. The
the third party didn't know was his landlord %as defaulting first paper to arrive will be the first satisfied. The second
in payment for the trailer. In a case such as this, the com- paper will be the second handled, and so on. So, if a party has
half a dozen judgements against him, it is possible the last
plaintiff won't get the entire value of his judgement because
there may not be anything left.
When Chief Civil Deputy Earl Sinclair joined the
department eight years ago, he found the previous depart-
ment had little or no filing system at all.
Since then he has set up a complete orderly filing
system that is cross-matched. When Brannen took over as
sheriff, the "files" contained 24 fully satisfied executions.
There are now nearly 3,000.
Last year alone, the criminal division handled more
than 8,400 papers.
"We' ve seen an increase in volume of over 400 per cent, "
Sinclair said.
"Part of this increase is because the limits of Small
Claims Court have been increased from $100 to $500, "
he added.
All records are retained. At anytime Sinclair can look
back and find the complete report on any one civil service
since he started.
DECEM8ER 1969&30tIS Ktttttl» Slgtttartal J&t09
The following have made contri- T. B. Phillips and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
butions to the Florida Sheriffs Boys C. Willis, all of Ft. Myers; Mrs. Opal B.
Traer, Naples; and Mrs. Maxine A. Kelley,
Ranch Memorial Fund. Jacksonville; in memory of Mr. Julius Ed-
Anna Maria Island Star Club, Braden- ward Carter.
ton Beach; in memory of Mr. Kenneth Mr. Benjamin F. Deming, Anna
Knott and Mr. Daniel Smith. Maria; in memory of Mrs. Mary Deming.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel B. McLean, Dune- Mrs. Esther L. Dickinson, Lakeland;
in memory of Mr. L. E. Dickinson.
din; in memory of Mr. F. H. Albritton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Odom, Starke;
Aubrey and Dorothy Waff, Panacea;
in memory of Mr. Edmond Bullard.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Prevatt, Keystone
Mrs. T. D. Leslie, Jasper; in mem- Heights; in memory of Mr. Charles A.
ory of Mrs. W. L. Bryan and Mr. C. M. Darby.
Mitchell, Sr. Mr. John R. Pentecost, DeFuniak
Mrs. L. K. Bradley, Dunedin; in Springs; in memory of Mr. John M. Dor-
sey, Mr. Henry A. Windham and Mr. RECOGNITION CAME
memory of Mr. Emmette C. Blackshear.
Dr. and Mrs. Dale C. Beatty, St. Douglass M. Andrews. WITH RETIREMENT
Petersburg; in memory of Mrs. Jim Wade Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Bowers, Ms.
and Miss Pauline Buhner. Viola T. Chartrand, all of Bartow; in mem- CLEARWATER — When R. B. Shirley re-
Ms. Rosamond Allen, St. Petersburg; ory of Mr. William David Denham, tired from his position as Chief Radio
in memory of Judge Lincoln C. Bogue. Mrs. Howard Skillington, North Palm Operator in the Pinellas County Sheriff's
Mr. A. B. Merritt, Okahumpka; in Beach; in memory of Ms. Mabel Eagan. Department he received special recognition
memory of Ms. Ethel Curry Branch. Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Arnest, for the "sideline" to which he faithfully
Mr. R. C. McMullen, Largo; in mem- Sarasota; in memory of Mrs. A. C. Eastman. devoted countless hours over a 12-year
ory of Mr. Emory L. Brown.
Mrs. Marie Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. span — namely raising funds for the Flo-
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Newton, Talla- Harry Britton, all of Sebring; in memory rida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. The photo shows
hassee; in memory of Mr. Henry Columbus of Mr. Leon Estes. him receiving a Florida Sheriffs Association
Florida State Firemen's Association, Lifetime Honorary Membership plaque from
Bowman, Jr.
Lester L. and Signa M. Burke, Inc. , Chattahoochee; in memory of Mr. Sheriff Don Genung (left).
Vero Beach; in memory of Belle Louise C. H. Bush, Mr. Blair F. Garver, Mr. J. D.
Robertson and Mr. F. L. Treen, Sr.
Burke.
Mrs. Frank Jaffe, Coral Gables; in
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fowler, Winter Dr. and Mrs. Lester Sielski, Miss
Garden; in memory of Mr. Sim Bell. memory of Mrs. Sue Ferendino.
Ms. Mary Alice Schwan, Tampa; Priscilla Graham, all of Tallahassee; in
Mrs. Ida Callen, Kokomo Lodge No. memory of Mr. Olin J. Hagins.
in memory of Mr. Wilbur Farrell.
190, B. P. O. Elks, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Charles L. Lane,
Young Women's Auxiliary, First Bap-
Cutler, all of Kokomo, Indiana; Mr. and Sarasota; in memory of Charles and
Mrs. Violet
tist Church, Callahan; in memory of Mr.
Mrs. Leionard W. Tanner, Sophia Horstkotte.
William Flynn.
Gaddy, Mr. Howard L. Rose, all of Sara- Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McKaig, Sara-
Mr. E. H. Falk, Ft. Lauderdale; in
sota; in memory of Mr. L. K. Billings. sota; in memory of Mr. John Justice.
memory of his nephew.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wilson, Mr. and Sylvan Abbey Methodist Church,
Mrs. Bertha Farrell, Bradenton; in
Mrs. O. J. Snider, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Cash, Mrs. Jane Eberhardt, Mrs. Minnie Von
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smith, Stottlemyer and memory of Mr. H. M. Farrell.
Mr. Daniel G. Aid, Jacksonville; in Frisch and Ms. Edith S. Narum, all of
Shoemaker Lumber Co. , Mr. and Mrs. J. Clearwater; Ms. Frances James, Dunedin;
D. Gill, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Timm, memory of Mr. Frank D. Fant.
in memory of Mr. Wilmer H. James.
all of Sarasota; in memory of Mr. William Mr. George Glaser, Deerfield Beach;
in memory of Mrs. Frieda Glaser.
Mrs. W. J. Jonas, Sr. , East Palatka;
Blanchard, Jr. in memory of Mr. William J. Jonas, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Blackburn, Jr. Mr. E. R. Barden, Jr. , Fort Myers;
in memory of Mr. R. Walton G illiam.
Mrs. Harry A. Jenrich, Lehigh Acres;
Temple Terrace; in memory of Mr. Walter in memory of Mr. Harry A. Jenrich.
N. Burnside, Mrs. Mary Davis, Mrs. Fred K. Hilda and Julian Harmon, Venice;
in memory of Mr. Adam Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Hose, St.
Conn, Mr. James R. Wadsworth, Mr. Leland Petersburg; in memory of Miss Helen
F. Bray, Mrs. Floy T. West, Mr. Jess Gos- Robert V. and Virginia Workman,
Koroncai.
sett, Mr. Lynn Frith and Mr. R. L. Moore. St. Petersburg; in memory of Mr. John B.
Mrs. G. M. Harrison, Lake City;
Mr. and Mrs. Al Maxey, Crawford- Green.
in memory of Mr. William Knight.
ville; and Mrs. Ruth B. Padgett, Lakeland Col. and Mrs. F. A. Maloney, Satel-
Mr. and Mrs. James Burke, St.
in memory of, Mr. W. A. Ballentine. lite Beach; in memory of Ms. Helen D.
Harrison. Petersburg Beach; in memory of Mrs.
Mrs. Thelma Ayers and Mike, Mr. Elizabeth Kyle.
and Mrs. Carl Bainaird, all of Vero Beach; Mrs. T. D. I eslie, Jasper; in memory
of Mrs. C. H. Hunter. Mr. Richard W. Seror, Clearwater;
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. in memory of Mrs. Johonna Kish.
Lee Jury, all of Eau Gallic; Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. J. M. Hewitt, Jr. , Leesburg;
in memory of Mr. J. M. Hewitt, Jr.
Mr. Frank C. Lemke, St. Petersburg;
Howard Forrest, Cape Canaveral; in mem- in memory of Mrs. Dorothy C. Lemke.
ory of Mr. William M. Cowan. Mrs. Lee F. A. Hein, Sarasota; in
memory of Dr. Lee F. A. Hein. First Methodist Youth Fellowship,
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Weeks, Tampa; Mr. and Mrs. Rect Tanner, all of Perry;
in memory of Mr. Oscar H. Carter.
Mrs. L. W. Harden, Jensen Beach;
in memory of Mr. Lloyd Harden. in memory of Mr. Jeff Lilliot.
Ms. Ruth A. Call, Winter Haven; Mrs. LeRoy H. Stucky, Clearwater;
in memory of Commander Charles W. Call.
Division of Transportation Planning,
in memory of Mr. W. H. Lester, Jr.
Mrs. Gertrude M. Calpin, Mount Department of Transportation, Tallahassee;
in memory of Mr. William F. Hankins. Mr. and Mrs. David Swindell and
Dora; in memory of Mr. Raymond Calpin. Mr. Gerald Smith, all of Tallahassee; in
Mr. Gayle McFadden, Sr. and Mr. Ms. Sally McLaren, Stuart; in mem-
ory of Mr. Otto G. Hupfel. memory of Mrs. Jemima Blanche Letch-
Gaines W. McFadden, both of Lake City; worth.
in memory of Mr. Luther O. Collier.
Mrs. Viola Hennessey, St. Peters- Ms. Lillian Harding, Sarasota; in
burg; in memory of Mr. James J. Hennessey.
Mr, and Mrs. H. W. Rollins, Quincy; memory of Mr. J. Lattner.
in memory of Mr. J. M. Dorsey. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton R. Tobey, St. Mrs. T. D. Leslie, Jasper; in mem-
Mrs. LeLand Shriver, Sarasota; in Petersburg; in memory of Mr. Charles ory of Mrs. Annie Langford.
memory of Mr. Thomas Dunsire. Hilbert. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hamrick, Talla-
Ms. Mildred Waugh, Mrs. Lewis Fer- Mr. and Mrs. Dexter McCaskill, Mari- hassee; in memory of Mrs. Rosemary G.
nandez, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fitzgerald, Mrs. anna; in memory of Mr. Ben H. Hopkins, Jr. McCartney and Mr. John R. Chase.
10 THE SHE R IF F'S STARFOR HOSPITALITY
hatt Slgmart(tm ORLANDO —Ed Pickerill, Trus-
(Continued) tee of the Florida Sheriffs Boys
Ranch, presents Builder Certifi-
Certified Pulpwood Self-Insurer's cates to Capt. Enders P, Huey,
Fund, Jasper; in memory of Mr. John F. Commander of the Naval Training
McCa I lum. Center, and Lt. Richard A. Devin-
Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Johns and ny (rightj to thank them for their
Family, Miami; in memory of Mr. Mil- hospitality. Each year when the
ford H. McE lmoyle. Boys Ranch baseball team makes
Mr. F. H. Lamson-Scribner, North its annual trip to the Orlando
Fort Myers; in memory of Mrs. E. A. area, the boys are housed and
McCready. fed at the Navy base. Pickerill,
Mr. E. J. McCormick, Miami; in a long time Boys Ranch sup-
memory of Dr. James J. McCormick. porter, also plays an important
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McBride, Seville; role behind-the-scenes to make
in memory of the Rev. John McTammany, the Orlando trip a success.
Mr. and Mrs. Gayle McFadden, Lake
City; in memory of Mr. Ray Littlefield
and Mr. Grady A. Warren. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mize, West Palm well, New Jersey; in memory of Mr. Robert
Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Staff, Beach; in memory of Mrs. W. J. Mize. H. Suttie.
Live Oak; in memory of Ms. Ida S. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Millis, Jack-
"
"Jack & Bi(lie, and Arvilla S.
Mrs. Libby Korinek, Atlantic Bond sonville; in memory of Lt. Mickey Millis. Farnham, North Fort Myers; in memory
and Mortgage Co. , The Financial Group, Dr. H. T. Price, Lake Placid; in of Mrs. Elizabeth Sheppard Shands.
all of Ft. Lauderdale; Mr. and Mrs. S. P. memory of Dr. H. A. Massey. Dr. and Mrs. John B. Matthews, St.
Whitcomb, Jr. , Coral Springs; Ms. Kather- Petersburg; in memory of Mr. Edward F.
ine Rosse, Margate; in memory of Mayor Mrs. E. O. Vogel, Mrs. Florence
Schiele, Sr.
Lewie Mullins. H. Auerbach; Green Acres Management
and Sunshine Committee of Green Acres
Mrs. E. Siege(, Venice; in memory
Mrs. C. S. Mills, Bradenton; in mem- of Mr. Louis Siegel.
ory of Mr. Cecil S. Mills. Mobile Home Park, Mr. Wade Moore, Mrs.
Harbor View Villas Acquaintance
Mrs. R. E. Murphy, DeLand; in mem- Ora P. Willis, all of Clearwater; Mr. and
Club and Friday Bridge Club, all of Dune-
ory of Mike Murphy. Mrs. Albert Wallick, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
din; in memory of Mr. Alfred Steible.
Florence and Irwin A. Hagy, Largo; A. Bassett, all of Largo; and Mrs. Tracy Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Ibold, Sarasota;
in memory of Mr. George Mc. R. Miller. Donohoe, Brooklyn, Michigan; in memory
in memory of Mr. George Taylor.
of Mr. Martin Milkowski.
Mrs. Robert M. Buckels, Kissimmee;
Ms. Marion Koch, St. Petersburg; in memory of June Turner.
in memory of Mrs. James Shane Nicholls. Mrs. William M. Gross, Greenville,
Mrs. Mary G. Noble, Sarasota; in South Carolina; in memory of Mr. Delmar
memory of Mr. Price W. Noble. R. Traver.
Mr. L. F. Iten, Naples; in mem- Mr. R. E. Weld, Bartow; in memory
ory of Mr. Einar B. Oyaas. of Major A. D. Tomasello.
Mr. Frank D. Pillatt, Palm Beach; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Abernathy, Port
in memory of Mr. Frank Oigley, Sr. Charlotte; in memory of Mr. Chuck Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Purcell, Largo; Mrs. J. W. Terry, Miami; in memory
in memory of Mrs. Frederica Fred Sumner of Mr. J. W. Terry.
and Mrs. Mildred Fonda Jackson. Mr. Herbert B. Clibbon, Detroit,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G ignac, Clear- Michigan; in memory of Tommy Thomas.
water; in memory of Mrs. Alice Pelcher. Mr. and Mrs. P. Rougier, Braden-
Mr. and Mrs. Rayford Futch and ton; in memory of Mrs. May Valday.
Mr. Philip F. Stover, all of Boca Grande; Mrs. Mildred B. Watson and David
in memory of Mr. E. Van Petten. Watson, both of St. Petersburg; in mem-
Mrs. George W. Reed, Oklawaha; ory of Mr. Donald D. Watson.
in memory of Mr. George W. Reed. Dr. Fred Rowan's Sunday School
Mrs. L. P. Dixon, Miami; in memory Class of the First Baptist Church, Quincy;
of Mr. John Robertson. in memory of Mrs. O. E. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hagemann, Mrs. Louise Wheelock, Plant City;
Treasure Island; in memory of Mr. Glenn in memory of Mr. Avery H. Wheelock.
L. Roberts. Mrs. Leah Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. Her-
Ms. Lucy C. Johnson, Alexandria, bert Harlan, all of Clearwater; in memory
Virginia; in memory of Mrs. Sarah Carter of Mrs. Rae Weinberg.
Rice and Mrs. Louise Carter Finley. Mrs. Charles M. Price, Dade City;
Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Arnest, in memory of Mr. Ernest Watson.
Sarasota; in memory of Miss Laura J. Story. Mr. Leo D. McMillan, Jr. , Cape
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Abstein, Jack- Coral; in memory of Mr. Edgar F. Wynn.
sonville; in memory of Mr. M. F. Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fowler, Winter
Mrs. Chlotilde S. White, Tallahassee; Garden; in memory of Dr. Dwight Woosley.
in memory of Frank and Bill Simmons. Mr. T. J. Luther, Winter Haven; in
Mr. Allen Lambert Scharf, Vero memory of Mrs. Floyd Woods.
Beach; in memory of "Mother and Father. " Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gillespie, Vera
Mr. Frank S. Wright, Clermont; in Beach; in memory of Dr. D. L. Woodworth.
memory of Mr. Albie Sheldon. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Hilberg, Sr. ,
AIR TIME DONATED Mrs. T. D. Guthrie and Mr. Karl DeBary; in memory of Mr. Earl Walter.
H. Anderson, Atlantic Beach; in memory Mr. L. D. Smith and Family, Mr.
WAUCHULA — Hardee County Sheriff N. of Mrs. Agnes Slaughter. C. L. Reynolds and Family, all of Lake
H. Murdock presents Florida Sheriffs Boys Mr. Herbert Boltin, Jr. , Dade City; Placid; in memory of Mrs. Catherine E.
Ranch Builder Certificates to Miles P. Sauls. in memory of Mr. S. J. Sparkman. Williams.
(top) and Royce Plummer of radio station Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gallagher, Jack- Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Yon, Mrs.
WAUC for valuable publicity given to the sonville; in memory of Mr. Mel Senzig. Glenn Terrell, all of Tallahassee; in mem-
Boys Ranch. Mr. and Mrs. David G. Stone, Cald- ory of Mr. Malcolm N. Yancey.
DECEMBER 1969DOUGLAS MAC CHADWICK
p CHADWICK, Douglas Mac
Aliases CHADWICK, Douglas Mc-
Arther. White male. Date and
place of birth 4-5-43, Lyons,
New York. Height — 5 feet, 8
inches; Weight — 155 pounds.
i'
Brown hair, hazel eyes. Subject's
right ring finger is amputated
at first joint. 'Tattoos: heart &
cross on left forearm, flowers
& "Kay" on upper left arm.
FBI No. 825 961 D; SS No.
As compiled by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement 097 34-3130. Last known ad-
dress: Coquina Avenue, Titus-
ville, F lorida. Capias issued,
This Woman charge no drivers license and as-
Is Wanted sault and battery. If apprehend-
ed notify Sheriff Leigh Wilson, rida Department of Law Enforce
By the FBI Titusville, F lorida; or the F lo- ment, Tallahassee, F lorida.
ARRINGTON, Marie Dean
Aliases DEAN, Marie Louise, AR-
RINGTON, Louise Dean, SWIL-
LEY, Marie. Colored female.
Date and place of birth 8-16-33,
Leesburg, F lorida. Height — 5
feet, 2 inches; WEIGHT —119-
126 pounds. Black hair, brown
eyes, dark complexion, scars on
chest, arms and chin. Occupa-
tions: cook, domestic maid, la-
borer, restaurant and migratory worker. SS No. 261-50-2098. FBI
No. 219 380 C. Federal warrant issued, charged with unlawful inter-
state flight to avoid confinement after conviction for murder in the
first degree and manslaughter.
Marie Dean Arrington has been convicted of murder in the
first degree, manslaughter, assault and battery, robbery, grand larceny,
issuing worthless checks and escape.
On March 1, 1969 Mrs. Arrington escaped from the Woman' s
Correctional Institute at Lowell, near Ocala, while facing the death
JAMES SENDER, JR.
penalty for the brutal murder of Mrs. Vivian June Ritter, secretary PENDER, James, Jr. —Aliases PENCLES, James, PENDES, James
to Lake County Public Defender Robert Pierce. Colored male. Date and place of birth 12-4-40, Green Cove Springs
On April 7, 1969 Mrs. Arrington was placed among the FBI's Florida. Height —6 feet, 1 inch; Weight —165 pounds. Black hair
ten most wanted persons and became only the second woman to brown eyes, scar on left forearm and middle finger. FBI No. 503
make this list. IThe other was Ruth Eisenmann-Shire, convicted of 768 D. Occupation: laborer, truck driver. Last known address
the $500,000 kidnapping of heiress Barbara Jane Mackle in 840 Poinsett Drive, Apt. 46, Cocoa, Florida. Capias issued, charge
December 1968.) worthless checks I2 counts). If apprehended notify Sheriff Leigh
Wilson, Titusville, Florida; or the Florida Department of Law En
forcement, Tallahassee, F lorida.
'1
'IP,
I" r
An FBI circular describes Mrs. Arrington as a "cold-blooded s'
killer" who should be considered "extremely, dangerous. " 'lll@iv"thlA
Mrs. Arrington abducted Mrs. Ritter from a downtown Lees- BOBBY GENE WHISENANT
burg office and had alla edly planned to use her to obtain the
release of a son and daughter presently serving time in state prisons. WHISENANT, Bobby Gene —White male. Date and place of birth
Mrs. Ritter's bullet-riddled body was found in a citrus grove 10-14-38, Morganton, North Carolina. Height —5 feet, 11 inches
near Clermont and had been run over several times by a car. Weight —195 pounds. Brown hair, blue eyes, two inch scar on bridge
Mrs. Arrington was free on appeal bond when she was arrested of nose, tattoo of a cross on left forearm. FBI No. 78 991 E, SS No
for Mrs. Ritter's murder. She was appealing a 20-year sentence she 237-56-5530. Subject holds Florida Drivers License No. D-909390
received for the murder of her husband in 1964. Occupation: painter. Last known address: 906 B Street, Cocoa
Three of Mrs. Arrington's children live with relatives in Beach, Florida. Capias issued, charge assault and battery. If appre
Leesburg. hended notify Sheriff Leigh Wilson, Titusville, Florida; or the Florida
IContinued on page 13) Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee, Florida.
12 THE SHERIFF'S STARMarijuana Is the Big Problem in Broward
FT. LAUDERDALE —Arrests in lishment of educational programs can the "hard narcotics" (opium or co-
Broward County, for sale and possession be set. caine).
of marijuana, are double those involving In this six month period, 46 Broward County Sheriff Edward
all other narcotics and drugs. arrests were made involving dangerous J. Stack, president of the narcotics
During the first six months of but non-narcotic drugs (barbiturates council, said the statistics bear out his
1969, the law enforcement agencies and benzedrine). earlier statements that heroin is not a
of the county reported 405 arrests There were 35 arrests concerned major problem in Broward County,
were made. Of these, 204 involved with what are commonly known as but he said it should not be ignored.
marijuana.
The figures were compiled by
the Broward County Narcotics Council Sheriffs Were Here
which is trying to determine the extent (Continued from page 7)
of the narcotics problem so priorities "
this will be delivered. The appointment
for construction of clinics and estab- was to James R. Hanham [not Hannum
as misspelled by Jackson] and was in
all probability made on the 19th,
ANOTHER POSSE simultaneously with that of Peire. Peire
PORT CHARLOTTE — A Sher- undoubtedly entered upon his duties
iff's Posse of non-paid volunteers has first, however, since Capt. Hanham had
been organized in Charlotte County at to travel from Pensacola to St. Augus-
the request of Sheriff Jack Bent. tine.
When people are lost, or when The Spanish system provided for
pursuit of a criminal covers rough ter- municipal sheriffs, but the office was
rain, the posse will be called in to assist vacant in both Pensacola and St. Augus-
the Sheriff and his deputies. tine when Florida became a United
States territory.
GRISSOM FAMILY HONORED An Act of Congress, approved
VILLA MEMORIAL FOR LOYAL SUPPORT January 21, 1829 and effective Decem-
ber 1, 1829, provided for the election of
In addition to the regular dona- KISSIMMEE — The Florida Sheriffs Boys county officers in the Territory. The
Ranch Builder Certificate above was made first election of county officers, includ-
tions received for the Boys Ranch
out to The Grissom Family and receiving
Fund, we have received two generous it from Osceola County Sheriff Ernest P. ing sheriffs, was held on February I,
contributions for the Florida Sheriffs Murphy (left) were Mrs. E. C. Grissom, Sr. 1830. Fifteen counties existed at that
Girls Villa. and E. C. Grissom, Jr. time.
They are from the Belleair Beach
Garden Club, Largo, in memory of Mrs.
Mae D. Raymond; and from Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. McCall, Sarasota, in memory
of Mrs. Gail Welsh Davenport.
ESCAPEE SOUGHT BY FBI
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"Arrington usually carries a gun in her handbag, has cleverly
concealed escape implements end weapons on her person and hes
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made violent efforts to escape, the FBI said.
"Arrington has been described by associates as a smooth-
talking confidence woman who is cool, cunning end deceptive,
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the FBI said. "She is considered an expert forger and is known to
always work with an accomplice. She reportedly dresses neatly,
usually wearing a wig. She is said to frequent nightclubs, drink alco-
holic beverages heavily end be a chain smoker of cigarettes. Arring-
ton enjoys fishing.
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The 1969 session of the Florida Legislature passed a bill pro-
viding for a reward of $5,000 to be paid for information leading to
the arrest and return to legal custody, dead or alive, of Mrs. Arrington. DUVAL SHERIFF "LOOKING UP"
A special meeting of lew enforcement officials concerned
with recapturing Mrs. Arrington, was held in Leesburg on August JACKSONVILLE —The use of helicopters is being studied closely
27 in an effort to pool all the available information which could by more and more law enforcement agencies and Sheriff Dale Carson
bring about her apprehension. would like to see Jacksonville, (Duval County) among the leaders in
The conference agreed that anyone having information about developing this new but expensive law enforcement tool. The Sheriff
Mrs. Arrington's whereabouts could contact law enforcement offi- worked with the Downtown Development Council of the Jackson-
cers through a member of the press, end still collect the reward ville Area Chamber of Commerce to have a demonstration of the
while remaining anonymous. specially designed helicopter. Fred Jamieson of Washington, D. C.
Anyone having information concerning Mrs. Arrington should and Ron Molloy of Atlanta, Ga. , represented the Hughes Tool Co. ,
contact the FBI, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or which manufactures the helicopter pictured. (Photo by Frank Smith,
local law enforcement officers. Jacksonville Times-Union)
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