Pickings from the Police Station

By Mike Simmons

The Friday, January 24, 1913, edition of the Pensacola Journal recorded a few interesting cases in the section on Page 3 entitled “Pickings from the Police Station.”

Theresa Bradley had been employed at the home of Louis Stork, a tailor, in June 1912. An investigation later determined that, while she was in his employ, she stole a pocketbook containing $2 ($64.18 in 2025). She was charged with being a dangerous and suspicious character.

Albert Lester, a smack fisherman, was also charged with being a dangerous and suspicious character when he stole a quart of whiskey from the “First and Last Chance Saloon” on Palafox Street.

McDuffie Sharp was charged with jumping on and off a moving train and fined $4 ($128.36 in 2025).

Officers Albert Anderson and Fred Milford busted up a gambling game on North Davis Street and arrested the eight men engaged in the illegal activity. They were charged with Gambling and fined $3 each ($96.27 in 2025).

Three defendants were arrested by Officer Brewton on the charge of riding a bicycle at night without a lighted lamp and fined $1 ($32.09 in 2025) each.

Dangerous town.

Mike