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SEPTEMBER, 1962

VOLUME 6 * NO. 7

PUBLISHED BY

THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION

AND DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENTOF GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FLORIDA

AVALANCHE OF CRIME

EDITORIAL

BOARDJohn Spottswood Key West

Sheriff of Monroe County

John P. Hall, Green Cove SpringsSheriff of Clay County

Don McLeod .TallahasseeDirector,

Florida Sheriffs Bureau

S. D. (Dave) Starr OrlandoSheriff of Orange County

James W. Turner . BronsonSheriff of Levy County

WASHINGTON, D.C. —A "massive avalanche ofcrime" triggered by young criminals is rolling over thenation, according to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.

"This problem boils down to the simple fact that inour land today the average man, woman and child is ingreater danger than ever before of becoming a victimof this criminal onslaught, " Hoover said.

He noted that the recent uniform crime reportsshowed a four per cent increase last year in arrests ofpersons under '18.

Of 87 law enforcement officers killed by criminalslast year, he said, 12 were slain by assailants 21 oryounger.

He said there is no single answer to the problem andthere will be "no abatement in widespread lawlessnessas long as there is wholesale disrespect for law and orderin our nation. "

Community authorities and civic leaders "should leadthe fight to halt the lawless hordes who prey on society, "he added. "No amount of rationalization can justlyplace this responsibility on the shoulders of law enforce-ment alone. "

EDITORCarl Stauffer. .Tallahassee

Field Secretary of theFlorida Sheriffs Association

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It's like pulling a rabbit out of a hat—and just as amazing.Let's say that a gunman holds up a

bank and makes a getaway. Witnessesin the bank can't identify him but theyagree that he had black, curly hair; apointed chin; protruding ears and ascar on his left cheek.

These and other facial characteristicsare given to the Sheriff's Department.A specially trained deputy sheriffreaches into a small, innocent lookingbox and pulls out a facial likeness ofthe stick-up artist.

Aided by this sketch, the Sheriff nabsthe gunman, recovers the loot andcloses the case.

BILLIONS OF FACESChalk up another win for Identi-Kit—"the little wooden box that holds 62

billion faces."Identi-Kit is the brain child of Hugh

McDonald, an alert, inventive deputywith the Los Angeles County (Cah)Sheriff's Department.

Many Florida sheriffs, includingthose in Monroe, Manatee, Sarasota,Hillsborough, Pinellas, Highlands,Orange, Dade and Marion Counties, areusing the Identi-Kit as a scientificmeans of putting the finger on un-known thugs —and early reports indi-cate it works.

The Identi-Kit box contains 626pieces of transparent plastic called"foils", and each foil has inscribed on

it an item of facial appearance such as

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hairline, hair style, eyes, eyebrows,noses, chins, age lines, mustaches,glasses, hats, etc.

FOR EACH FACE A CODEThe trained operator puts these foils

together to "build a face" and he canadd scars, moles and other physicalblemishes by etching their position on agrid over the face with a wax pencil.

Each foil has a code number and whenthe face of a wanted criminal is put to-gether, the code numbers can be filedaway for future reference and the facecan be "rebuilt" in a matter of minutes.

The combination of code numbers canalso be flashed by teletype or radio toother sheriff's departments that haveIdenti-Kits and they can duplicate it.

There are about 260 qu" lified Identi-Kit operators in Florida. Other opera-tors are located throughout the UnitedStates and many foreign countries in-cluding Canada, Great Britain, Italy,West Germany, Africa and Hong Kong.

NOT ACTUAL PICTUREA likeness built on foils does not

provide an actual picture of a suspect,but it will show basic facial character-istics which can be used effectively foridentification purposes.

Five questions are asked to build thebasic face: sex, age within 10 years,general height, weight and hair style.

Refinements such as shape of chin,nose, lips, and eyes, or hats, glasses,etc. are added through further ques-tioning of witnesses. The completed pic-ture may take no longer than 16 min-utes.

COVER PICTURE

This month's cover pictureshows Ernest L'Heureux, in-vestigator with the MonroeCounty Sheriff's Department,Key West, "building a face"with Identi-Kit foils.

Using Paul Stofer, Sheriff'sDepartment record custodian, asa subject he is putting togethervarious facial characteristicssuch as the hairline types whichare pictured in the foreground.

The resulting likeness isshown in the photo on this page.

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Paul Stofer, records custodianin Monroe County Sheriff JohnSpottswood's office, Key West,shows a startling likeness ofhimself assembled from Identi-Kit foils. Stofer is not a "crook,"but if he were this sketch wouldhelp enforcement officers tonab him. (Key West Citizenphoto by Charles Perkins. )

The Identi-Kit is a new crime detec-tion tool and its use may someday be-come as commonplace as fingerprintidentification, If so, the annals of lawenforcement will show that Florida'ssheriffs were among the first to use it.

This is only one of many ways inwhich they have pioneered to give Flor-ida the best possible law enforcement.

Walls Bulging

VERO BEACH —No doubt about it—Sheriff Sam Joyce needs a new jail.When the old "hoosegow" was

checked recently the state inspectorwrote the following footnote at thebottom of his report: "This jail iscrowded beyond belief. "

According to Sheriff Joyce, the jailwas built for 16 colored male prisonersand often holds 38. The planned ca-pacity for white males is 24 but thenose count often goes as high as 40.

The Murder Weapon

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TAMPA —A fight in a barroom. . .a family squabble. . . no matter what

the assignment, death is the unseen

companion of sheriffs and their

deputies.

This grim fact—known well to the

men who wear the badge and the

women who wait at home for them-was hammered out in headlines again

on July 22 when Deputy Sheriff Ben

Wilder was killed without warning

during a midnight gun battle thatstarted ever an electric fan.

A veteran of almost 10 years with

the Hillsborough County Sheriff's De-

partment, Wilder was 38 and the

father of two children.

On the fateful night he went to thehome of Clyde Anderson, south of Plant

City, to arrest Anderson on a charge ofwounding his father-in-law, H. D.Hagan —apparently an aftermath oftheir hassle over an electric fan.

According to Sheriff Ed Blackburn

Jr., Wilder's boss, "Mrs. Anderson

came to the door and told Wilder and

Deputy Travis Brown her husband

wasn't home and she didn't know when

hc would be. Wilder and Brown had

just turned and started to walk away

when one of the officers on the side

of the house looked through a window

and yelled:" 'Duck! He's in there with his gun. '

Anderson ran to the front door, stuck

his shotgun through the jalousies and

started shooting. "Wilder was killed then and Deputy

Sheriff Perry Young was wounded

seriously later.Reinforcements were called out and

about 40 officers surrounded the house.

Officers exchanged fire with Anderson

for some time. Then Mrs. Anderson ran

out of the house."She told us he didn't have any more

amunition, " Blackburn said, "but he

did. He kept shooting. "Finally, officers flushed Anderson

with tear gas and he came through the

front door."He was still shooting so we shot

back with submachine guns, rifles,shotguns, pistols, everything we had, "Blackburn added.

"He went down in the yard, raised

up, fired one more time —no one knows

where. He got shot one more time.

That was the end of the shooting. "A tragic aftermath of the shooting

occurred on July 26 when DeputyYoung's arm was amputated below the

shoulder at Lakeland General Hospital.

DEPUTY SHERIFF BEN WILDER,who was killed in the line of duty.

DEPUTY SHERIFF TRAVIS BROWNexamines bullet hole in windshield ofthe patrol car he was driving.

AFTER the shoot-ing officers recon-struct the chain ofevents for their of-ficial report.

Photos on this pageCourtesy the TampaTribune and PlantCity Courier.

Rifle fire also flattened a tire onDeputy Brown's vehicle.

A Gentle Man

The Plant City Courier had thisto say about Sgt. Ben Wilder:

"Sgt. Wilder was a gentle man

whose easy going manner and

ready smile won him a host offriends who mourn his passing. Tohis family, to Sheriff Ed Black-burn Jr. and his staff who worked

with Sgt. Wilder we extend our

deepest sympathy."He was a fine man and an ex-

cellent officer. "

Sheriffs Want Kidsand Mentally III

Removed from JailsNEW ORLEANS —A large delega-

tion of Florida Sheriffs attending theannual informative conference of theNational Sheriffs Association here

June 26-28 backed a resolution calling

for removal of juveniles and mental

patients from county jails.The resolution passed, as did also

resolutions to eliminate one-officerpatrols and to encourage fair salariesfor sheriffs and deputies.

Orange County Sheriff Dave Starr,who is the current president of theFlorida Sheriffs Association and apast president of the national associa-

tion, headed the Florida delegation.Sarasota County Sheriff Ross E.

Boyer, who is a member of the nationalassociation's board of governors, was

one of the speakers in a panel session

on accomplishments of state sheriffsassociations.

He said the discussion revealed thatFlorida's sheriffs have already ac-

complished most of the things sheriffsin other states are currently striving

to do.Boyer also presented a color-sound

movie describing the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch and received many favor-able comments from sheriffs represent-

ing states all over the n" tion.The Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch

was the first institution of its kind.

Similar homes for needy and worthy

boys are currently being developed bysheriffs in Georgia and Alabama.

In a telegram to Carl Stauffer, fieldsecretary of the Florida Association,Paul Perry, of Miami, who has had along career in law enforcement and

jail planning, declared that the mostoutstanding sheriffs he met at theconference were from Florida.

MIAMI —In three months time, aseries of burglaries of homes in aresidential Miami area of the northwestsection of Dade county were reported toSheriff Thomas J. Kelly's Department.

The "Kitchen Match Burglar" as he

was called, would burglarize a home

and leave his trade mark: used wooden

kitchen matches strewn over thescene. His Modus Operandi not onlyincluded the matches but other traitssuch as counting up from the bottomof a jalousie type door and lifting outthe seventh jalousie, then by forcingout the screen, the inside door handle

was easily unlocked. The thief pulled

his jobs between 7:00 P.M. and 11:00P.M. In several instances, a bicyclestolen from one victim's home, wasused as transportation to get to a new

scene.One night a woman arriving home

noticed a man fleeing her home. Shestated that the intruder was a whitemale with a crew cut. This was theonly lead up to this time.

For days, all known white male burg-lars were brought in by Detectives tobe fingerprinted and questioned. On

June 27th, Fingerprint Technician JackLeary was searching the FingerprintIdentification Unit Criminal Specialtyfile and found an inked impression thathe tied to the burglary cases. ThroughLeary's identification seven other caseswere tied in and the fingerprints were

Samuel Henry Colebrook

found to be those of Samuel HenryColebrook, colored male.

Colebrook, the "Kitchen Match Burg-lar" was apprehended and placed in theDade County Jail. His arrest cleared 40burglaries and $1,500 worth of propertywas recovered.

On July 20, 1962, Samuel Henry Cole-brook was sentenced to serve threeyears in the Florida State Prison.

KEY WEST —HOLLYWOOD DISCOVERY —One of the newest Hollywooddiscoveries is Monroe County Sheriff John M. Spottswood who is pictured here(third from left) on the set of the Warner Bros. production "PT-109", a movieabout the wartime exploits of President Kennedy. Sheriff Spottswood was castas a PT Boat skipper and the movie was filmed on a small island which he owns.Other Key Westers in the cast are shown with the Sheriff. They are (from left)Stewart Brenner, "Jake" Robinson and Johnny Yates. (Key West Citizen photoby Don Pinder. )

"Kitchen Match Burglar" Snuffed Out

Gadsden County Depu-ty Sheriff Robert Mar-tin (standing in boat)recovers body ofdrowning victim inLake Talquin with as-sistance from skin div-ers. (Tallahassee Dem-ocrat Photo by EllisFinch. )

Did 18 Die in Vain?

By FRED KEIGHTLEYFlorida Boating Council

QUINCY —A hysterical negrowoman burst into the office of SheriffOtho Edwards at 1:45 p.m. to givethe first report of a tragedy that tookplace on Lake Talquin, August 18.

She said that a boat carrying 19 peo-ple had gone down 100 yards off-shorewith only one survivor.

Sheriff Edwards quickly set thwheels of a mass rescue operation intomotion; obtaining fast assistance fromSheriff's Departments in Leon, Libertyand Calhoun counties, the Florida High-way Patrol and volunteer skin divers.

As the rescuers worked to bring thebodies out of the water, Sheriff Ed-wards began piecing together the storythat took the lives of 17 children andone adult.

A picnicking group, all negroes fromthe Blessed Hope Church near Quincy,had been on an all-day outing. Seven-teen children ranging in sge from 5 to14 years old, along with a Sundayschool teacher who was operating theboat, were drowned.

Jerome Maples, 11 years old was theonly survivor, he grabbed hold of theside of the boat and was rescued by afisherman who reached him with a canepole and pulled him to shore.

The fourteen-foot wooden skiff was

powered by a 7'/s horsepower motor.Witnesses said that the boat dippedunder water and its occupants weretossed into the lake.

Skin divers who recovered the Sun-day school teacher's body said onechild was in his arms, another was onhis back with arms clutched around hisneck, a third held tightly around hiswaist, and a fourth clung to one ofhis legs.

Sheriff Edwards said this was theworst accident that had ever occurredin Gadsden county. He said there wereno life-saving devices aboard the boat.

Sheriff Edwards stated that theFlorida Boating Council is trying tostop just such accidents by educatingthe public to observe the safety re-quirements of the Florida Boating lsw.

He said the boat was also overloaded.

The Florida Boating Council, com-posed of the Florida Sheriff's Associa-tion, State Board of Conservation,Game and Fresh Water Fish Commis-sion, Governor's Office and the At-torney General's Office, started an edu-cational program early this year to tryto point out the dangers of unsafepractices to the boating public.

Two safety teams have been travel-ing throughout the state inspectingboats to see if they carry the necessarysafety equipment aboard. Many talksand movies have been shown also tohelp emphasize the importance ofknowing the Florida Boating law.Sheriffs are actively assisting with thisprogram.

*i.esson No. 1—Don't overload your boat

*i.esson No. 2—Carry prescribed safety equipment; especiallylife jackets, buoyant cushions or life pre-servers.

*Lesson No. 3—Be sure that your boat is properly powered.

Or, will others learn valuable Boating Safety

Lessons from the tragedy on Lake Talquin'?

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Kitchen on Wheels Will Aid Fund Raising

Eight Drownedrb ONHgenle

ORLANDO —The eight drowningslogged in Orange County during thefirst half of this year can be attributedto negligence, according to SheriffDave Starr.

For example: two people drownedwhen boats capsized and there wereno life jackets or buoyant cushions tokeep the occupants afloat.

Florida law says there must be onecoast guard approved life jacket orcushion aboard for each boat occupant.

A survey by Sheriff Starr's safetyofficer, Deputy Sheriff Jud Wood, in-dicated that more than 50 per cent ofthe boats operating here are not prop-erly equipped.

Constant efforts are being made bySheriff Starr to encourage the publicto practice water safety. He recentlyorganized a Water Safety Auxiliarywhich will assist deputies in patrollinglakes and inspecting boats for requiredsafety devices

NAPLES —The mobile kitchen pic-tured above will be used to raise moneyfor Sheriff E. A. Doug Hendry's JuniorDeputy Sheriff League.

Equipped to feed over 1,000 personswith ease, the kitchen on wheels canbe towed to any section of CollierCounty for fund raising barbecues andfish frys. It can alo be used to feedlarge groups of people in time of emer-gency and disaster.

Deputy Sheriff Hooker Brown,Sheriff Hendry and Deputy John Rog-ers (left to right) are shown inspectingthe new equipment.

"My deputies built it on their daysoff duty, " Hendry proudly explained.

The kitchen can be completely en-

closed in case of rain, Equipment in-

eludes six baskets for deep frying,about 28 square feet of grill space forcharcoal grilling and a gas burningstove.

Materials for the mobile kitchenwere donated by Collier County busi-ness firms.

A stainless steel pot confiscated in

a moonshine still raid has also beenfound very useful.

Spiked WaterMIAMI —If a hurricane hits here

and citizens start complaining about aslight odor of moonshine in their drink-

ing water, don't be surprised.Dade County Sheriff Thomas J. Kelly

is filling used moonshine jugs withdrinking water and storing them foremergency use.

Balls ReturnedTAMPA —A 17-year-old boy whose

conscience was hurting turned over toSheriff Ed Blackburn Jr. more than700 golf balls that had been stolen froma Tampa driving range.

Attends SeminarPENSACOLA —Escambia County

Deputy Sheriff Mary Quinn Oatmanattended a research seminar on therole of the drinking driver in trafficaccidents at Indiana University.

An 11-year veteran of police work,she is the only woman instructor inthe Florida Police Academy.

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Among the highlights of the FloridaPeace Officers Association Convention,held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, July16-19 were the Annual Pistol Matches.

One hundred and seventy-two PeaceOfficers competed for an imposingarray of medals, trophies and cash.

In the team events, four-man teamsfrom throughout the State, includingFederal Officers stationed in Florida,

competed for the Florida State PoliceTeam Championship.

The Dade County Sheriff's Depart-ment four was the winner in this event,defeating 40 other teams with a scoreof 1161-60X.Team members are shown

presenting winners trophy to DadeCounty Sheriff Tom Kelly. They are(from left) Howard Sander, Ray Davis,John Ford, C. Rhodes and Team Cap-tain Jesse Blanton,

Kelly's Team Wins Pistol Match

0 5 anc oun-Netos about the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch, a home for needy and uforthy boys the Florida SheriffsAssociation is operating on the Suuannee River, near Live oak, Florida.

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POMPANO BEACH —BOAT FORTHE RANCH —Broward CountyDeputy Sheriff Otto Hettesheimer ad-mires a 14-foot runabout which wasdonated to the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch by Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Brooks,1150 S. E. 7th Ave. , Pompano Beach.It is fully equipped, including a 25horsepower Buccaneer outboard motorand safety devices. (Photo courtesyPompano Beach Town News. )

IN MEMORIAMThe following have made contribu-

tions to the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Memorial Fund:

Phillips Brooks, Pompano Beach.Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Homnick, Deerfield

Beach.WSCS, Circle 7, First Methodist Church,

Tampa; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph V. Gates,Tampa; Mr. James Q. Brantley, Tampa;Elks Lodge of Tampa; Mrs. Sophia T. Kurtzand Miss Nanna Kurtz, Tampa; Louis B.Hartlage, Jr. , Louisville, Kentucky; Guy J.McGarity, Jacksonville; Mrs. Louise Shafferand Family, Richmond, Virginia: PoinsettiaRebekah Lodge No. 20, Tampa; Mrs. Henri-etta L. Gilmartin, Flushing, L. I.. New York;Mrs. Hugo F. Stender, 'lamps; in memoryof Dr. Hugo F. Stender.

Roger ¹ Britts, Laesburg, and The Ta-vares Special Police, Tavares; in memory ofEmory Cheshire.

Dr. and Mrs. Fred T. Fields, Sebring; inmemory of Mrs. Jay Gaines and in memoryof Mrs. J. J. Marsh, Sr.

Sheriff Leslie Bessenger, Dade City; inmemory of Mrs. Tense Worthington and inm'emory of Mr. Dave Clark.

Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Cummins. St. Peters-burg; in mern'ory of Dr. Elmer G. McConnell.

Margaret W. Pelot, Belleview: in memoryof Mrs. Robert L. Sumner.J. D. Odom, Jr. , Live Oak; in memory ofGeorge D. Rogers.

The Memorial Fund will perpetuatethe memory of deceased relatives andfriends by providing the financing fora facility of permanent significancesuch as a Ranch chapel.

Please use the form below when mail-

ing contributions to this fund.

Reward Donated

FT. LAUDERDALE —When Brow-ard County Deputy Sheriff Eugene P.Sullivan received a $10 reward for ajob well done he gave it to SheriffAllen B. Michell as a donation to theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch ChapelFund.

TAMPA —The Twisters 'Club of Town N' Country Estates has pledged $5 permonth of its earnings to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. Shown presenting thefirst check to Hillsborough County Sheriff Ed Blackburn Jr. are (from left) JimHutchinson, treasurer; Nancy Cooper, vice president; Kenneth Fernandes, presi-dent and Cheryl Kelly, secretary. (Photo by Harris Ray. )

Mail To:Memorial Fund

Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch

P. O. Box 649

Live Oak, Florida

Enclosed find contribution of $ .

In memory ofSend acknowledgement to:

NameAddress

From (Donor's Name)Address

Pilau SupperBRANFORD —Youngsters from the

Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch wereguests at a chicken pilau supper heldby the Branford Sportsman's Club onJuly 16. A movie was shown on seaanimals, fishing and boating.

LDE~The following persons, organizations

and business firms have been added tothc roster of the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Builders Club in recognition ofdonations to the Ranch valued at $100or more.

David P. Valley, Ormond BeachFloy S. Edgar, Port OrangeMr. and Mrs. F. E. Godfrey, GulfportGum Creek Ranch, Inc. . PalatkaWinn Upchurch, St. PetersburgCentral Truck Lines, Inc. , Fort LauderdaleC. C. Groscurth, TampaGordon Solie, TampaMiguel Antonio Diaz, TampaTH% POMPANO TOWN NEWS, PompanoBeachW. C. Ray. Jr.. Silver SpringsCurt Teich Foundation, Indian Rocks BeachFlorida Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Association,

MiamiMrs. Max M. Brock, St. PetersburgKiwanis Club of ArcadiaHarold R. Hildebrant, Holt. MichiganDaytona Beach Civitan ClubG. R. Churchwell, WillistonEd L. Thomas Company, JacksonvilleThe Morrow Estate, AuburndaleSeven Keys Company of Florida. PompanoBeachMr. and Mrs. L. W. Brooks, Pompano

BeachM. G. Leng, KathleenE. M. Watts, LakelandSol Brauensten, St. Augustine BeachGeorge T. Raper, ClearwaterMr. and Mrs. P. B. Pope, West Palm' BeachOtis Rucks, DoverHayes Garbarino, West Palm BeachStan Parnell, West Palm BeachJack Frost, Palm BeachB. M. Sharp Floral CityTampa Wholesale Plumbing Supply.Industrial Supply Corporation. 'I'ampaNoland Company, Inc. , Tampa

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It's back to school now for youngstersat the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch—with fond memories of summer vaca-tion activities such as baseball, camp-fire sessions, a, "twist" party at theswimming pool, horseback riding anda hamburger fry at the home of Mrs.Iva Langford, Frostproof. Mrs. Lang-ford, who is the grandmother of RanchAdministrator Harry Weaver's wife, ispictured with a group of the boys.

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PLUMBERS PITCH IN —Union mem-bers from Plumbers Local 624, Tampa,installed the plumbing in a new resi-dence cottage as their contribution tothe Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. Inthe pictures above they are shown atwork and going over the building planswith Hillsborough County Sheriff EdBlackburn Jr. (fourth from left in thefront row) who made arrangements forthe donated plumbing work.—*-

Kids used to learn a lot at theirmother's knee. Now they pick up a lotof it while Mom is behind the wheel.

CHIEFLAND —WATERMELON FESTIVAL —Youngsters from the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch who attended the Chiefland Watermelon Festival are shownhere chatting with (from left) B. E. Brice, of Bronson, and former state senatorFred O. (Bud) Dickinson, of West Palm Beach, Boys Ranch trustees; and LevyCounty Sheriff James W. Turner, a member of the executive committee of theRanch Trustees.

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FT. LAUDERDALE —The enthusiastic support Broward County has givento the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch is reflected in these pictures of Sheriff AllenB. Michell presenting Boys Ranch Builder certificates to some of the manygenerous contributors. In the picture above, left, Deputy Sheriff Otto Hettes-heimer (left) is shown assisting the Sheriff in presenting certificates to(left to right) Sam Perlin, of Hollywood; Harold Evert, of Pompano Beach, andThomas Dell of the City of Plantation. In the picture above, right, the recipientsare (from left) Mr. Dickson and Mr. Anthony, representing Central Truck Lines;and Sgt. Heim, representing the City of Plantation Police Department. In thepicture at right Frank Adler is received a certificate on behalf of the BrowardCounty Board of County Commissioners.

BRADENTON —GIVES R E W A R DMONEY TO RANCH —Deputy SheriffJack Key (right) presents a $200check to Manatee County Sheriff KenGross as a donation to the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch. Key received thecheck from Florida Citrus Mutual as areward for apprehending a thief whostole irrigation pipe from a citrusgrove. (Photo courtesy BradentonHerald. )

New Junior PossePUNTA GORDA —A junior mounted

posse has been organized here underthe sponsorship of Charlotte CountySheriff Travis Parnell.

Members, all of them under 21, willwear black riding breeches and whitewestern-style shirts.

Buddy Oakes is president and DeputySheriff William Weeks and Auxiliary-man Skeet Doran are the adult ad-visors.

Success CameDay Too Late

TITUSVILLE —For years SheriffJames W. Dunn hammered at the Bre-vard County commissioners, the healthdepartment and anyone else who wouldlisten in an effort to halt the inhumanpractice of placing mental patients inthe county jail while awaiting transferto state mental hospitals.

Finally, on July 18, he and Dr. T.Paul Haney, county health officer,worked out a solution to hospitalizethe patients in Daytona Beach andOrlando.

That night Sheriff Dunn died.Too bad he failed to live to see his

efforts orowned with final successwhen the county commission, the nextday, approved the plan.

No longer will the mentally ill haveto be treated like criminals in BrevardCounty.

Doug DiligentTALLAHASSEE —An audit report

p& epared by State Auditor Bryant Wil-lis for the period from January 3, 1961,to March 31, 1962, shows that MarionCounty Sheriff Doug Willis has beendiligent in maintaining good recordsand accounts.

The report said finances were wellmanaged; budgets were properly pre-pared and adhered to; collections ofrecord were properly accounted for;reports and remittances were promptand accurate; and major purchaseswere made pursuant to competitivebidding.

Moving to JailBROOKSVILLE —Sheriff Sim L.

Lowman's decision to move his officefrom the Hernando County CourtHouse to the county jail will give himmore space for his files and records.It is also expected to enable him tooperate his department more efficient-ly.

Number RetiredTITUSVILLE —The radio call num-

ber 31 which was used by the lateSheriff James W. Dunn has been "re-tired" from service. This was one ofthe first official acts of Sheriff RalphClark, who was appointed to succeedSheriff Dunn.

DAYTONA BEACH —SAFE CASECLOSED —Deputy Sheriff Frank Fi-cacci is pictured here with a safe thatwas stolen from the Ridgewood Theaterand looted. The case was closed whenan investigation by Ficacci assisted byDeputies L. C. Gilley and Dewey Bay-lor, resulted in the arrest of four HollyHill youths and recovery of the safe.(Photo by Al Swett. )

BROOKSVILLE —TEAMWORKThe excellent cooperation that existsbetween Hernando County Sheriff SimLowman (right) and Brooksville PoliceChief W. D. Cobb Jr. extends beyondlaw enforcement. Here they are shownteaming up as chefs for a fish fry.(Photo courtesy Brooks ville Sun-Journal. )

Good EmissaryCHIP LEY —Washington County

Sheriff George Watts attended theannual convention of the AlabamaSheriffs Association in August as theofficial representative of the FloridaSheriffs Association.

He participated in discussions of thegoals, problems and accomplishmentsof the two associations and returnedto Florida with a report that a com-mittee was authorized to go ahead withconstruction of a warehouse as thefirst building on the site of the Ala-bama Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

In a resolution the Alabama sheriffscommended the Florida Sheriffs Asso-ciation and its efforts "many of which

our association (the Alabama group)has been proud to copy".

The resolution also thanked SheriffDave Starr, president of the FloridaSheriffs Association, for sending Sher-iff Watts "whose presence added im-

measurably to both the business and

social portions of our convention. "*

In Good ShapeTALLAHASSEE —State Auditor

Bryan Willis found the accounts and

records of Levy County Sheriff JamesW. Turner in good shape when an auditwas made for the period from June 1,1960, to March 31, 1962.

He reported that records were gen-erally well kept; collections of recordwere accounted for by remittances or

by cash on hand; fine and cost bonds

were diligently collected; budgets werewell prepared and adhered to; and un-

expended appropriations were refunded

to the county.

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PUNTA GORDA —Sheriff TravisParnell was the winner in a hasslewith the Charlotte County Commissionover his annual budget.

He had asked for $120,000 for thenext fiscal year —the same as hisbudget for the current fiscal year-but the commissioners asked him totrim the figure.

He cut off $10,000 and the commis-sioners asked him to cut off an addi-tional $10,000, which he refused to do.

The disagreement was appealed bythe Sheriff to the State Board ofBudget Appeals. Then Carlisle Ausley,of the State Comptroller's Department,appeared before the county commissionin the role of arbitrator, and the com-mission decided to approve the sheriff'sfigure of $110,000.

BUSHNELI~LIFETIME MEMBER-Erwin Bryan (left), of Center Hill, wasvoted a lifetime membership in theFlorida Sheriffs Association as an ex-pression of appreciation for generoussupport given to the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch. Sumter County SheriffM. H. (Popie) Bowman is shown pre-senting a lifetime membership plaqueto him. (Photo by Brown's Photogra-phy, Webster Fla.)

Advisors Named

LIVE OAK —Suwannee CountySheriff Hugh Lewis named an adultadvisory committee for his JuniorDeputy Sheriffs League.

The members are: Jim Shields, apower company employee, chairman;Clarence Parker, radio station em-ployee; Wendell Lewis, son of thesheriff and business manager at theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch; Live OakPolice Chief Elwood Howard; BranfordPolice Chief W. B. Thomas andDeputy Sheriff C. N. Bonds.

The league is sponsored by theSheriff and the Live Oak and BranfordPolice Departments. It teaches young-sters good citizenship and respect forthe law.

STUART —Martin County SheriffRoy Baker was commended for hishandling of the trial of Ed Williams,22-year-old Negro convicted of mur-dering pretty Lucy Ann Wethington,Hobe Sound secretary.

A jury found Williams guilty offirst degree murder and did not recom-mend mercy, which makes the deathpenalty mandatory.

Defense Attorney William M. Hol-land thanked the jury and the peopleof Martin County for their "calmnessand serenity in the face of this typeof crime. "

Then he added: "I commend the sher-iff's department on protecting the de- t

fendant; we have no complaints he1

couldn't have done better. We haveno complaint of any type of brutality. "

Judge C. Pfeiffer Trowbridge com-plimented the sheriff's department forthe excellent handling of the de-fendant's security; efficient investiga-tion of the case prior to trial; andhandling of the spectators and otherarrangements for the trial. I—*-

Good DefenseGREEN COVE SPRINGS —Defend-

ing a budgeted pay increase for hisstaff, Sheriff John P. Hall told countycommissioners:

"There was a time when you couldget people to work 24 hours a day andpay them nothing, but those days aregone. My men are now working 16to 18 hours a day and they are on call24 hours a day. "

ST. AUGUSTINE —COOL GIFT-An air conditioner was recently donatedto the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch byJacob Joseph Brounstein. He is shownhere (center) turning it over to St.John's County Deputy Sheriff JackieHugas (left) and Boys Ranch Admin-istrator Harry Weaver. (Photo byRupert Chastain. )

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Richard Franklin JonesWhite male, date andplace of birth 1-10-40,Orlando, Fla. , 5 feet9% inches tall, weighs149 pounds, dark brownhair, hazel eyes, faintscar on both index fin-gers. Occupation: Me-

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Gina DiMarcaAlso known as GinaDeMarca, VirginiaLynn DeMarco, LouiseAngela Davis, whitefemale, date of birth11-14-38, 5 feet, 54inches tall, weighs 167pounds, brown hair,blue eyes, fair com-plexion. Wanted forChild Abandonment 2-14-61 Los Angeles,

Richard Cundiff

White male, date andplace of birth 12-20-16,St. Louis, Mo. , 5 feet,5 inches tall, weighs188 pounds, short smallbuild, brown hair, blueeyes, teeth false. Occu-pation: Cook. Wearsglasses. Numerous tat-toos some identified asribbon with initialsD.B.H. , Cupid withname "Billie", Winged

chanic. FPC: 31, L/L,I/I, U/R, 100/100, 12.Warrant issued, chargeViolation of Parole. Ifapprehended n o t i f ySheriff Starr, Orlando,Fla. , or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

Calif. Was arrested10-6-61 in Jacksonvillefor vagrancy and pros-titution. On 2-30-62 in-formation received in-dicating she was wait-ress in Miami. Believedto be still in Florida.If located notify PDLos Angeles, Californiaor Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

Cupid with two heartsand word "Mother".FBI gl 549 230. FPC:10, S/S, 12/2, U/U,000/101, 9. Wanted forEscape from DC RP42756 Live Oak wherehe was serving 6 yearterm charge Forgeryfrom Broward County.$25 reward. If appre-hended notify SP Rai-ford or Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

Donald GrahamGarrison

White male, date ofbirth 4-20-15, 5 feet,9'/s inches tall, brownhair, crew cut, blueeyes. FPC: 20, L/M,28/16, W/W, OII/OMO.FBI f911294. Subjectis expert safe man.

Boyd S. AlbrechtWhite male, date ofbirth 5-17-43, 6 feettall, weighs 165 pounds,brown hair and eyes.FBI /814 914D. FPC:21, M/L, 9/2, U/U,110/001, 16. ArrestedSo. Pinellas County6-29-62, charge Va-grancy. Released in a

Ira McBurrows

Colored male, age un-known, 5 feet, 11 inchestall, weighs 145 pounds,black hair, brown eyes,small scar over righteye, scar on back ofneck. Laborer. F PC:20/L over 1/30 over

Wanted for Escapefrom Arkansas StatePen. 7-14-62 where hewas serving 6 yearterm on charge ofBurglary. May be inFlorida. $25 reward. Ifapprehended notify SP,Grady, Arkansas orFlorida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Fla.

JP court 7-8-62 sen-tence time served.Wanted as Parole Vio-lator by New YorkState Division of Pa-role. If apprehendednotify Sheriff Genung,Clearwater, Florida orthe Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

4/W over W/MOO overM10/16. Ref: 14 over4. Warrants issued,charge four counts ofBreaking and Entering.If apprehended notifyPolice Dept. , Fort My-ers, Fla., or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

Ronald Horace Douglas

White male, age 24, 6feet, 2 inches tall,weighs 165 to 175pounds, dark hair,brown eyes. Worksaround theatres. Lastknown to be operatinga white 1962 Falcontwo door, 1962 GeorgiaLicense 19D-768. Want-ed on charge Embezzle-ment. $150.00 rewardfor his return to SOPerry, Ga. If appre-hended notify SheriffChapman, HoustonCounty, Perry, Ga., theGBI Perry, Ga., orFlorida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Fla.

Mrs. Barbara RobertsCahoon

White female, age 24,5 feet, 4 inches tall,weighs 108 pounds,brown hair, hazel eyes,mole right chin, cutscar right knee andright arm. May betraveling with m a 1 ecompanion in fadedgreen 1955 StudebakerStation Wagon. Be-lieved to be in Floridapossibly in Key Westarea. Warrant issued,charge Abandonment ofMinor Children, w i 1 Iextradite. If located ad-vise State Bureau ofInvestigation, Raleigh,N.C. or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

FLOYD

ore male, date ofbirth 5-28-29, 5 feet, 4inches tall, weighs 145pounds, black hair andeyes. Occupation: Mu-sician. FPC: 19, M/L,1/1, T/U, II/110, 11.Last known addressBradenton, Fla. Sen-tenced to one yearHillsborough Co un t yJail for Contempt. Ab-sconded from Juvenilecourt after having beensentenced. If appre-hended notify SheriffBlackburn, Tampa,Fla. , or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Fla.

Ernest Franklin Smith

White male, age 50, noother description, andhis son John CharlesSmith, age 25, no otherdescription. Operating

SMITH

grey 1951 PlymouthSedan 2 door, 1962Florida License 5-9761Mtr. QP23180180, win-dow on driver sidebroken and lef t taillight broken. Possiblye n r o u t e California.Felony warrants issuedfor Worthless Checksused to purchase abovedescribed car. Will ex-

tradite. No photographa

' e of JohnCharles Sprehended notify Po i eDept. , Lakeland, Flor-ida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

George Washington

Gordon

White male, age 57, 5feet 7 inches tall,weighs 170 pounds,dark grey hair, left in-dex finger stiff. Allaround building trades-man. Smokes cheap ci-gars, cigarettes anduses snuff. Has donetime in West Virginiaand Maryland peniten-tiaries. Before May 29,

GORDON

1962 he talked of goingto Florida, New Or-leans and San Fran-cisco. His FBI g649-830. Wanted on chargeof Murder. If appre-hended notify Sheriff,Winchester, Va. , or theFlorida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

Alert DeputyPUNTA GORDA —A car parked

near a furniture store took off rapidly

when Deputy Sheriff Tony DeLacey

approached around 2:30 a.m.

DeLacey stoped the car, driven by

Clarence Raulerson, of Ft. Myers,

and while checking it over he found

a short piece of television wire in the

back seat.Holding Raulerson for investigation,

DeLacey summoned Deputy Billy

Weeks, by radio, and together they

checked the furniture store. On the

ground near the store they found two

television sets, a clock radio and a tire

tool which had evidently been used to

orce open the front door.Raulerson was placed in jail, and

DeLacey began searching the area for

a possible accomplice. Shortly after

6 a.m. he spotted Fred Ashworth, ofJacksonville, walking along the high-

way and picked him up for questioning.

Both men denied implication in the

robbery, but a lie detector test given

to Raulerson by the Florida SheriffsBureau produced evidence which re-

sulted in Ashworth being charged with

breaking and entering and Raulerson

being charged as an accessory.Sheriff Travis Parnell commended

both DeLacey and Weeks for "promptand efficient performance of duty. "—*

In Joe's Honor

GAINESVILLE —Enrolled in honor

of Alachua County Sheriff Joe Cre-vasse Jr. was a class of more than 100candidates for membership in theGainesville Moose Lodge

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Johnny Lee Proctor

White male, age 21, 5feet 6 to 7 inches tall,weighs 135-140 pounds,brown hair, dark eyes,deep scar over righteye, cut scar right sideof nose. Subject hascerebral palsy, wholeleft side affected. Heis magazine salesman.Last known to be inThompson, Ga. Hasbeen missing for ap-proximately 4 months.Anyone knowing sub-ject's whereabouts con-tact Police Dept. , BatonRouge, La., or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

Willie Salomone

White male, age 70, 5feet, 6 inches tall,weighs 150 pounds,bald, dark complexion,p o s s i b l y wearingglasses. Pleasant per-sonality. Does notdrink or smoke. Wasformer prize fighter,his professional nameWillie Burnes. Missingsince July 19, 1962.Anyone knowing sub-ject's whereabouts con-tact Police Dept. , Dun-edin, Fla., or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

Mickel (Mickey) RayGriffin

White male, age 17, 5feet, 6 inches tall,weighs 130 pounds, me-dium build, light brownhair, grey eyes. Any-one knowing subject'swhereabouts n o t i f ySheriff McCall, Ta-vares, Fla., or FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

Jesse Julian LambertWhite male, age 59, 5feet, 11 inches tall,weighs 140 pounds,grey hair, grey eyes,false teeth, wears read-ing glasses. Sear insideleft eyebrow, scar leftankle. Retired sales-man. Apparently hass u i c i d a 1 tendencies.Missing since 5-3-62.Any information con-cerning subject notifySheriff Genung, Clear-water, Florida or theFlorida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

GRIFFIN

FT. LAUDERDALE —You get on the elevator in thenew Broward County Court House and you ride up to theeighth floor. Fine building —big improvement over theold one.

You step off the elevator and find yourself in a veritablebeehive —The Broward County Sheriff's Department.

You see men and women working busily at their desks,moving back and forth from office to office on swift errands.

Photo No. 8 —Complaint Division.

Photo No. 1 —Switchboard operator.

Typewriters, adding machines, computers, a clatteringteletype machine and curt reports crackling out of shortwave radio receivers add to the general air of intenseactivity.

You are in the nerve center of a top-notch law enforce-ment organization that is responsible for the safety andsecurity of almost 400,000 citizens scattered over 780,000acres of valuable Florida real estate.You are watching an intense strategic operation that

produces tons of records and paper work. . . that requiresnunareds of skilled hands and brains. . . that uemanas thelatest electronic and scientific equipment.

So much for generalities. To get down to the real"inside story", follow the pictures from No. 1 throughNo. 11 and see how much is involved in just one crimecase —one out of thousands.A call comes in over the switchboard (Photo No. 1).

The "hard hat hoodlum" has struck again. This guy wearsa hard hat like a construction worker and pretends hewants to get a check cashed, but at the opportune momenthe pulls a gun and loots the cash register.

A report is flashed to the "complaint division" (PhotoNo. 2) and is shunted immediately to the radio dispatcher(Photo No. 3) who alerts all patrol cars. '1hen it goes tothe teletype operator (Photo No. 4) who notifies sheriff'sdepartments in neighboring counties,

Photo No. 8 —Radio Dispatcher.

This time old "hard hat" has knocked off a liquor storeand radio-equipped patrol cars are swiftly converging onthe scene.

In the criminal investigation division of the department(Photo No. 6) the chase is followed with considerableinterest because old "hard hat" has been knocking offbusiness firms with regularity and if he's caught this timeit will "close" a number of cases in the files.

This turns out to be "hard hat' s" last ride. He iscaught and the construction worker's hat he was wearingis also found as evidence.

A session on the "lie detector" machine (Photo No. 6)helps to wrap up the loose ends of the investigation, and awarrant charging "hard hat" with armed robbery reachesthe warrants division (Photo No. 7) for processing.

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Photo No. 4 —Teletype Operator.

The suspect is then taken to the booking desk (PhotoNo. 8) where he is enrolled as a county jail "guest", andhis name becomes enshrined in the jail records section(Photo No. 9).

All this means more work for the records division (PhotoNo. 10) and the bookkeeping division (Photo No. 11).

And remember, this is just one arrest out ofthousands, and one thread in the fabric that makes upthe total operations of the sheriff's department.There are many things to be done beside making arrests.

SThere are legal papers to be served, duties in connectionwith the operation of the courts and the county jail, manyresponsibilities in promoting traffic safety, water safetyand the general security of the public. This is a night-and-day, 7 days a week job.

And now, one final picture to round out the "insidestory" —the man who stands at the very core of all thisactivity mapping the strategy, carrying the burden ofmany problems, calling the plays —the key man of the en-tire operation: Broward County Sheriff Allen B. Michell.

The "key man"—Brozoard County

Sherif fAllen B. Niche/l

Photo No. 8 —Detention Division cohere jai/ pris-oners are "booked".

Photo No. 5 —Criminal Investigation Division.Photo No. 9 —Jail Records Section.

Photo No. 6 —"Iie Detector" test. Photo No. 10 —Records Division.

Photo No. 7 —Warrants Division Photo No. 11 —Bookkeeping and Civil Division.

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Baby's Cry Was Sweet Musie to Deputy Sheriff Ted ZeuchFT. LAUDERDALE —When 21-

month-old William Trupiano wasrescued from a canal behind his home,barely conscious, Broward CountyDeputy Sheriff Ted Zeuch was on thescene and administered artificial res-piration.

In the pictures above the baby is

shown as he uttered welcome cries in

the arms of Deputy Zeuch; and as

Beacon ambulance attendants prepared

to transport him to Holy Cross Hos-

pital.

This is only one of many examples

of the value of the first aid and emer-

gency training which Broward CountySheriff Allen Michell's men regularlyreceive. (Ft. Lauderdale Daily News

photo by Bill Bates. )

Unarmed Youths Capture Jail EscapeeThey flashed their lights through

the underbrush and when the light hita palmetto Burke stood up and yelled:"Okay, I give up, don't shoot. "

Daryl told Burke to turn around and

Wade searched him. Then they putBurke in their car and took him tothe county jail.

When they walked in with their cap-tive, the Sheriff's Department calledoff a widespread search.

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CLEARWATER —"It was a fineexample of citizenship and a very bravething to do," said Pinellas CountySheriff Don Genung after two unarmedDunedin youths captured a county jailescapee and brought him back withoutassistance.

The Sheriff is pictured above (right)presenting a reward check to the twoyouths: Wade Genthner (lef t) and

Daryl Bunce. Looking on is SarasotaCounty Sheriff Ross Boyer who was inGenung's office at the time of thepresentation.

he boys heard about Ronald J.rke escaping from the county jail

decided ~Jyhhine +or himwn Vy the bay. "

Long Hours

VERO BEACH —There's a goodreason why Sheriff Sam Joyce and hismen average 86 working hours a week—logging overtime in addition to theirregular work week of 12 hours a day,six days a week.

Indian River County covers a bigarea and has a population of about26,000, but the Sheriff has only sevenmen available to do the required jobof law enforcement —in fact one ofthese men spends much of his timeserving various types of legal papers.

That leaves six full-time men andthe only answer is that everyone mustwork long, tiresome hours to get the

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FT. LAUDERDALE —Broward Coun-ty Sheriff Allen B. Michell (seated)and Lt. John Hovey (center) discusscurriculum with William Bramer andFrank Bartezk, rookie deputy sheriffsenrolled at the Dade County PoliceAcademy. Constant training of deputiesis stressed by Sheriff Michell. (Ft.Lauderdale Daily News photo by BillBates.)

False Alarm

BRADENTON —A "floating body"reported near the mouth of the Mana-tee River turned out to be a dead~r~i~swhen the sheriff's departmentpatrol boat a~sf on Bi~We.