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Show Charges Sheriff Leased Prisoners Tallahassee, Fin. Shorlft J. It. Jones ot Tallaliaeaco mndo a personal profit of approxlmtoly $23 on each prisoner loaaed by Leon county to tho Putnam Lumber company, ho testified Tuosday beforo the leglsln-tivo leglsln-tivo commttteo Investigating prison conditions in this state ub the out. growth of tho donth of Motrin Tabort of North Dakota, ItosumTng its inquiry in-quiry Into the doath of Martin Tabort, North Dakota youth, who it Ta alleged, dlod ns a result ot whipping Inflicted whllo ho wns serving n sentence In n convict camp, tho Joint committee ot tho Florida legislature was to call witnesses ot tho Putnum Lumber corn-pan corn-pan to obtain tholr version of the nffnlr. It was In a camp of tho Put. nam company In DIxlo county whoro Tabort dlod. Walter HIgglnbotham, former whipping boss ot tho camp, Is under Indictment for first degree murdor'ns n result of Tabort'a doath. |