An unreported sodomy case from 1898 was prosecuted by the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Edward Haskins, whose age is not given, was prosecuted for assisting 16-year-old Henry Ranson to engage in sodomy with 13-year-old Lawrence Saggen.43.
Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. Belle Glade is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2011, the city had a population of 17,667.
Brief History of Osceola County. Osceola County is a county rich in history and life. Created in 1887, Osceola County is a 1,506 square mile area that serves as the south/central boundary of the Central Florida greater metropolitan area. The city of Kissimmee, the county seat, is 18 miles due south of Orlando. Osceola's other incorporated city, St. Cloud, is 9 miles east of Kissimmee and approximately 45 miles west of the city of Melbourne on the Atlantic coast. Early Central Florida History.