8 , ▁an ▁industry ▁journal ▁c ited ▁the ▁K nab b ▁Tur pent ine ▁Company ▁as ▁having ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁fire ▁still s ▁in ▁existence ▁today ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pe on age ▁in ▁North ▁Florida ▁tur pent ine ▁cam ps ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Martin ▁Tab ert , ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁farm ▁boy ▁from ▁a ▁prominent ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁family , ▁was ▁be aten ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Walter ▁H ig gin both am , ▁the ▁chief ▁wh ipping ▁b oss ▁at ▁a ▁tur pent ine ▁camp ▁in ▁D ix ie ▁County ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Put nam ▁L umber ▁Company . ▁ ▁S uffer ing ▁from ▁mal aria , ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁hard ▁as ▁the ▁labor ▁demanded , ▁Tab ert , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁sw orn ▁testim ony ▁of ▁several ▁witness es , ▁received ▁a ▁f logging ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 0 ▁l ash es ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 - foot - long ▁le ather ▁st rap ▁by ▁H ig gin both am ; ▁Tab ert ▁died ▁three ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Because ▁the ▁victim ▁was ▁white ▁rather ▁than ▁black , ▁Tab ert ' s ▁death ▁drew ▁national ▁media ▁attention ; ▁previous ▁cases ▁involving ▁black ▁vict ims ▁had ▁received ▁little ▁notice . ▁ ▁Florida ▁Governor ▁C ary ▁Har de e ▁at ▁first ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁incident ▁as ▁an ▁isolated ▁case , ▁but ▁investig ations ▁of ▁the ▁Tab