First National Bank of Florida (Jacksonville, FL)

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H. R. Adams, whose arm was crushed at Hart's Road junction Sunday afternoon, died at Jacksonville Monday night. His arm was amputated by Dr. H. B. Burroughs Monday morning, but it was found that he had been injured internally. Henry S. Chubb, who has been appointed by the United States court, receiver of the Florida Midland railroad, completed the inventory of the company's property Saturday and the transfer of the entire plant was formally made to him. G. C. Haskell, formerly treasurer of the South Florida railroad, with headquarters at Sanford, is having one of the stores in the postolice block at Jacksonville handsomely fitted up, and will occupy it in a few days with a wholesale butter and cheese store. President H. B. Plant expects to return to the Tampa Bay hotel in about six weeks. Mrs. Plant may come with him if her physician thinks it is advisable. She is suffering with spinal trouble, with which she has been afflicted ever since she had the typhoid fever two years ago. ### Tampa Times The bill filed for the foreclosure of mortgage by the Solictors' Loan and Trust company vs. the Tampa Street Railway and Power company is said to be the largest foreclosure ever made in this county. Sparkman & Sparkman, attorneys for the Solicitors Loan and Trust company, say that the company holds bonds of the railway company amounting to $217,500 and took this action in order to protect themselves. Claims have been filed in the county court and circuit court against the railway company for service that amount to about $5,500. ### Arcadia Arcadian James Prescott, charged with assault with intent to murder Stephen Skipper, near Avon Park on last Sunday, surrendered to Sheriff Bethea at the jail Thursday night. The preliminary examination was postponed until Dec. 27, when it is expected Skipper will be well enough to attend the trial. Prescott's right eye is black and blue and his right arm shows the signs of having been badly beaten. He says that Skipper beat him over the head with a hickory stick and that he did the cutting in self defense. Skipper's condition is still critical and he is not considered out of danger. Prescott gave bond for his appearance at the preliminary hearing before County Judge Pooser. The correspondent at Palatka of the MORNING NEWS writes as follows: Mrs. J. A. Kimmons, of Evinston, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Devall, of this city, Palatka people, like many others, are suffering with influenza, though there are few severe cases. Mrs. Barrett, who has been a victim, is improving. One of Palatka's old landmarks, the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West passenger shed, on Laurel street, was blown down last week. After withstanding two violent storms it succumbed to a comparatively light wind.-J. H. Seigler, an old citizen of this place, but lately of Asheville, N. C., has arrived and will soon be followed by his family. They will occupy one of their residences. The paving of our principal thoroughfare, Lemon street, has at last begun and is being rapidly pushed forward. This is a good work and will, no doubt, be a great benefit to Palatka. The material used is limestone rock brought from Alachua county, which furnishes one of the best of pavements. ### Tampa Times The preliminary hearing before County Judge Harrison, of the case of Alex Scarborough, charged with intent to murder, lasted from 10 o'clock Saturday morning to 5 o'clock in the evening. On the evidence, which was purely circumstantial he was committed to jail in default of $500 bond to appear before the county criminal court. J. T. Kersey was shot in his home in the Peru neighborhood about 7:30 o'clock on the night of Sept. 5 by some one in ambush outside. Tracks leading up to the fence where the unknown assailant stood were made by large rubber boots, and those leading away from the place were made by a man in leather boots. About two weeks previous to the shooting Alex. Scarborough, who had been employed building a fence about a pasture in the vicinity, complained to a neighbor that some one had broken down the fence to let cattle through. He also remarked that there would be no trouble in getting some tramp about Tampa to put the offender out of the way, but if it was Kersey who did it he did not want anything to happen to him (Kersey), for he thought as much of Kersey as if he was his own brother. When Kersey was shot this remark and the suspicious actions of Scarborough, who left the neighborhood at once and concealed himself, pointed strongly to him, and he was arrested. ### Orlando Record On Friday afternoon the grand jury in the United States court at Jacksonville brought in an indictment against one of the officials of the suspended First National Bank of this city, who have been under investigation before the United States grand jury, upon warrants sworn out by Bank Examiner McDonatd while he was here making an examination into the bank's condition soon after its suspension in July last. It is generally thought in Jacksonville that this one indictment is all that will be found, though under the United States statute the court is not barred from finding a true bill for three years. A conviction under the indictment just found against O. T. Poyntz is five years in the penitentiary. Messrs. E. K. Foster and Arthur F. Odlin represented Mr. Poyntz before the court. Besides the one against whom an indictment has been found there were the following who, under bond, appeared before the court: President Nat Poyntz: Cashier James L. Giles and Directors J. B. Parramore, W. R. O'Neal and J. H. Lee. While there has been no order of discharge of the five parties last mentioned the consensus of opinion is that the charges against them have been disposed of. W. R. Anno represented Nat Poyntz; Beggs & Palmer and J. N. Stripling conducted the case of James L. Giles, while J. B. Parramore was in the hands of J. N. Stripling; Beggs & Palmer represented J. H. Lee.