The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
GEORGE HALE
SUCCUMBS
Victim of the Italians Bul
let Passes Away.

The struggle for life was in vain
the bullet wound inflicted at tn,
hands OF his antaq onist, PROVED
fatal.
1t was given out from the sicl
room from time to time last week
that the wounded man was getting
better, and one person coming
from the sick room said he was
doing fine and would be out in 8
few days. Another over hearing
the optimistic remark took the
pessimistic view and remarked
that Hale would be out alright
but he would be carried ont, and
that grewsome speculation came
only too true.
On Thursday Hale took percep
tibly worse; hemorrhages set in
and it was thought that he could
not survive the day but he fingered
until Friday at 1:3O, when his
death occurred.
His aged father from the little
t,wn of Gallia, in Sallia county,
was at his bed side at the time of
his death. Surrounded by his
four little children, the oldest
scarcely of school age, and a heart
broken wife, the strong husband
passed away, their only support,
and under such uncalled for cir
cumstances. 1t was indeed pitt
able.
Rev. Willis was present at ii e
death bed, as was he also when
the funeral left the humble home
for little Gallia, in Gallia county,
where the father lives and where
the son was buried. Rev. Willis
offered prayer, and a few
words of coincidence to the little
family circle, before they left for
the sold home" with their loved
one cold in death.
At two O'Clock on Friday after
noon, Prosecuting Attorney A. r.
McBroom, accompanied by his
wife, went to the jail to break the
news to Mikael Cicalo, the Italian
who did the shooting, that his
victim was dead. CIcalo was very
much grieved. Said he was very
sorry that the man died. That he
did no5 intend to shoot anybody,
but just shot to scare the men.
The prisoner has been very sick,
but is recovering now. The bad
swound on his head where Hale
struck him with the iron hook,
and the exposure of walking
through wet fields and woods to
escape, had gotten him down sick.
1t is said that there is slight
fracture of his skull where lie was
struck by the hook.
Much of his sickness is worry,
being away from his family. His
wife and three little ones fled to
Detroit to her people, when the
shooting occurred and are remain
ing there. Cicalo has time now to
reflect, and regret his hasty act
that grew out of his hot headed
ness.
The circumstance is very unfor-
tunate to say the least. 1t has
not only ruined the hopes of lit
tie family named Hale, but caused
untold grief to the wife and fam
lily of the Italian. Further it has
the labor situation in
Logan from which it may take
long time to recover. Kerlin
Bros. big brick plant is shut down
because Of this trouble, and may
stay closed down for months,
out of employment 100
and SO Italians, and
losing pay roll of $4,000 per
month distributed in business cir
cles in our town,
1t is too late new to wish it had |
not happened. 1t can be lesson
in the future. American laborers
play jokes on the Italians. The
gas from their home is turned off.
The boss Italian comes clustering
over TO see who played the trick.
He meets the man ne thinks played
The trick. They get into a hot
quarrel. They sweae at each
,ther. The foreigner picks up IA
prick. The American grabs car
nook and bangs away at the Ital-
an and splits bis head. The lat
Isr pulls a revolver and fires. The
IIctim tails ard In few days,
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