Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-08-29
DYING MAN SAID
HAWKINS DID IT
Prominent Young Farmer Held
as Murderer.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF SHOOTING
Hawkins Surrendered and Claims He
Can Prove an Alibi--The Community
Highly Wrought UP over the Afro
cious Crime.

Gainesville, Ca, AuS. y. fIed
Hawkins, a son Of jerry Hawkins, "A
prominent ana tdhuen tai farmer oI
the Ddde diSArlC, mas been arrested
by Saern Crow, ot gainesville, ou tho
strength Ut he post mo tenn statement
OF thGmurdered man, Henry + eagle
Hawkins claims that he can prove an
abb. The murdered man VAS consid
cred leader In his community aud
the residents are highly iucrnsed over
the uttocious crime,
eagle was shot with a douh-nhar'
relied shotgun loaded with buckShot,
he first load entering his stomach
and the last one hitting him In che
thighs. The shotgun he held In his
hands was Knocked from Nm by the
nrst shot. watch tore away his rlSIt
hand
the circumstances OF the shooting
are abou, as follows:
eagle was attracted 20 his chicken
house about midnight lie got up
and started into the yari, his wife
holding light TOR him As he step
ped into the yard, he declared that
hc saw Fred Hawkins standing IN u
corner Of the yard near his chicken
house He says that a soon as Haw
kins got good sight On him, Hawkins
raised hts gun and ired at him. Ca.
,yt a.. 4 ha
wound. which was inflicted In his
stomach tie stated that when the
first shot was fred Hawkins face was
clearly seen by The na.h ~ the gun. A
second shot was then fired. this shot
striking CaGle lower down than the
hrst.
Mrs. eagle ran ~ her husband. and
as soon As possible sneighbors were
summoned She remained % admin.
is'er % the fa;ally wounded man,
while others came 10 Gainesville for
physicians and Sheriff Crow.
AZ soon as the sheriff arrived at
eagles an effort vas made a. locate
the person who did the shooting
Tracks Serc found In the corner OF
the yard from which the ssots woro
firei, and these tracks led on from
the house across the fields. and was
nnaliy host some distance away Sher
IN Crow then visited the homes of
Fred Hawkins father aud MA broth.
ers and searched hem. but young
Hawkins was nU found he then
weni 10 Lula aud telephoned and
wired all over the county for blood
hounds Il vas while he was engaged
In trying 10 get dogs that he vas no
tined thar Fred Has ~ Ina awaiteJ him
At Reed Hawkins whore he proposed
10 surrender himself % the sherin
sheriff CTow Immediately went 10
Reed Hawkins and placed the accused
man under. arrest Accompanied b,
Sir Tom Martin the shsrin BROUGHT
Young Hawkins 10 'hs city and placed
nim In Jail Hawkins refused % dls.
cues TIE affair. far ef thAn 20 saS
N'~' w -" NJ eW'V ~ tne tFtne
VI Shloh he sAs accused.
The shootinE % Cskis. aud tns d.
inE s,aismsns ma ~ ~ him that Pred
Ha~kfns Sas the psfron who shOs
aim. has caused . great ssnsasIoa AZ
thls paaes and thFOu shOna The oOun.
~ eagle VS. a god eltlssn, snd
Sss os . quies Hnd E"niai disposition.
Hs 90 hfEhiy es,s-nD~d and wAs ca |
sider~d . isaasr 10 his community
Fred Havkins IL . soa ~ -tinsle"
JerEy Hawkiss. Ssd sas nos knSuB a.
: bed to'snE mza 10 aay rssDees
u Il aals fkAl csEio and ia sklns
lad . a,ssErssmssf abost ons yssg
aso Dor THREADS prrssmsI tkas a.
i0nE since forEosiss - bsh a then
TAs Enfofiaaais aFais Il greatly a.