The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-05
DIED N PERFORMANCE
Of HIS DUTY
DEPUTY HUTsON KILLED
BY 4 DESPERATE
Henry Gordon Seriously
Hurt.
WILL sUMMERIAN AND ANOTHER
RUFFIAN DEFY THE LAW
Barricaded In Sunnerlan's House and
Ri.Eed II by Angry Citi.e.s
Henry Gordon Seriously
RUFFIAN DEFY THE LAW
Barricaded In Sunmerlln's House and
RiaEed n BY Angry Citizens


to Wnl Summer1in's house in the ex-
ereme northwest part of town in the
negro settlement. Cwe do not under
stand whether to arrest him or just
to see him on business.) At any rate.
he was met at the door by Summerlin
| With Winchester rife and behind
him stood a young man whose name
we did not learn, with a shotgun.
Sent for Reinforeenents
Deputy Smith backed out and 'phon-
ed the sherin's office to send REIN
fOrcements. Deputy Sheriff Will Hut
son hurried down in an automobile
| with two Winchester rifles. one for
| himself and one for Deputy Smith,
Deputy Hutsoa Killed
The two deputies started into the
| house and Summerlin and the other
| man opened fire on them. The dep
| uties started to respond and made the
| fatal discovery that there were no
| shells in their rifles-both were
empty. Deputy Hutson was Instant
ly killed. falling in the yard near the
| door. Mr.. Smith backed or and es-
| capped although several shots were
| fired at him.
| =
as he fell. and Mr.. Smith sent word
| for help. in the meantime watching
the house where the men were still
on guard. People began to gather
rapidly. attracted by the shots and
| shouting.
Ex-SheriR Gordon Wounded
] Among the first to arrive was ex-
Sheriff Henry Gordon. a man to whom
i HooN &c IL
| tempted to assaif the house and dis
lodge the men and was shot down. He
crawled away from the house and es-
capped. He was placed in an automo-
/ bile and rushed to the city and med
| ical assistance. He was wounded in
! two places. One bullet had gone thru
| his leg and another through the
/ shoulder, just missing the lungs and
heart.
| Rifles Cause Confusion
BY this time the general alarm had
| spread and carriages and automobiles
| were arriving constantly. Others
| were securing that part Of the city
| to locate the place and in one OF these
cars were Mr.. r. E. Yonge and the
Star reporter. They lost half an hour
in finding the place and then. being
unarmed. could get nowhere near the
barricaded house. They were near
enough. however, to see the smoke of
the rifles as they were discharged.
The house was in a hollow and the
roof could only be seen from where
the Star reported stood. Every few
1.-The Star reporter stood. Every few
smoke would drift lazily away. BY
this time the guns from the armory.
for which automobiles had been dis
patched. began to arrive in ones. twos
and three. Among the advance guard
| were old members or ex-members OF
the Ocala Rifles with the new Krags
and being unfamiliar with them some
Of the men could not load the pieces.
The boys pluckily advanced to the
front as fast as they could come. az
did all who were armed. The Star
man left the scene at 1870 in an au-
tomobile to get a report Of the terri
BILE affair to the office before the pa
per went to press, the forms having
already been held for the particulars
On his way In other members Of the
Ocala Rifles. officers from the con-
Wet farm and dozens OF citizens were
passed on their way to the scene OF
the trouble.
There has never. as far as We
know, been such excitement in thu
city and every one was excited and
rumors Of the widest kind were OF
/ every ones lips. 1t was impossible
to get particulars. The trouble hal
only begun and II the barricaded mer
, have enough ammunition more live.
/ will be sacrificed and IT is not reason
| able to believe the murders themselve:
| will escape with their lives.
, Half the male population OF thu
, city and all the automobiles and car
, | riages were at the scene or hurryine
TO the city for more men and arms.
The riflemen and the county and
! city officers and the armed citizen!
were scattering out in a wide half
circle. getting" the protection OF 9th
er houses, several Of which wer'
nearby and the large trees of which
, quite a number stood at interval
about the otherwise open ground. Tn
: men would fire into the house, blu
, the inmates would no longer SHOW
themselves at the door and windows
as they did before the crowd haa
gathered.
!, The affair is most horrible and Z
, be regretted. Every one is on a ner
. vous tension and the end Is waite'
, with bated breath.
, The Star goes to press at o'clock
, 1t will probably issue an extra later II
o the evening.