Four Men Get 13 Years in Prison - 1908
On May 14, 1908 Judge L.W. Bethel of the criminal court sentenced the four men charged with grand thief
and arson of the Cortez Cigar Factory to 13 years in state prison.
One of the four men was Dutchy Melvin (AKA Dutchy Melbourn or Melville). He went by several names. He escaped from prison and headed to South Florida and went to work for Mr. Watson. Watson's farm was in Monroe County and Watson killed Dutchy. The neighbors killed Watson. Read the book "Killing Mr. Watson." good stuff.
posted by Key West Art & Historical Society at
12:55 PM
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Hello, my name is Alvin Lederer and i'm a South Florida Historian. Please tell me is one of the men who set the fire was Dutchy Melvin???
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