The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-06
TRAGIC RESULTS OF
WEDNESDAYS TROUBLE
DEPUTY HUTSON DEAD AND EX-
SHERIFF GORDON IN sERI-
Gus CONDITION

There were SO many demands for
copies Of yesterday evenings Star.
with the report of the battle around
Summerlin's house. that We reprint
the story on the first page of today's
paper. with a few notes added this
morning.
When the last rush was made on
Summerlin's house. the first man in
side was ex-Sherin Perry H Nugent
with George Chambers a close second
and Marshal Carter and Deputy Char
lie Smith right after them. All were
equally anxious to be there first. but
Nugent and Chambers were a little bit
the most active. There were ten or
twelve others in the bunch. and it was
a brave thing to do. after the speci-
mems all had OF Summerlin's shooting.
What Led to the Trouble
Summerlin was arrested Tuesday for
carrying a concealed weapon. and got
away from the officer. Mr.. Smith
went out to get him yesterday after
noon. not anticipating any trouble.
There has been good deal of car
ryings on among the families and a
spirit was maintained by them that
was very unsavory. A prominent
white hack driver has been mixed up
in the matter and has been given no
tice to leave the city very speedily.
The Other Man In the House
The other man or boy referred to,
who was in the house with Summer
lin and who drew the shotgun on Of
ficer Smith. was a boy by the name of
Harvey. He is about grown and is a
nephew Of Summerlin. He soon got
out Of the house and did no shooting
He. with. another character by the
name Of Jones were arrested this
morning by the officers and placed In
Jail. Jones is charged with carrying
or attempting to carry cartridges to
Summerlin. A boy saw him with the
cartridges and told the officers. but
when they caught him he had either
thrown the ammunition away or was
innocent, as he had none on his per-
son. They gave no trouble to the Of
fcers when the arrests were made.
Gave HutsOn Water
Over on the other side Of the prem
ises. farthest from town. but really
the front Of the house, was where Mr.
Hutson fell, just outside the split
picket fence. This was exactly op-
posite from the little kitchen in which
Summerlin was killed and from the
side where Mr.. Gordon was shot. Mr.
Hutson lay just without the fence
and in a lane between the house oc-
cupied by Summerlin and the next one
Summerlin made the fight in his
mother-in-law's house. his being just
beyond. across the lane. While Mr.
Hutson lay on the ground and every
one on the side where the crowd was
supposed him to be dead, July Brown
colored, went to him and gave hin
water to drink. He failed to come or
around and tell the crowd. though
that the officer was still alive. The
old white woman. Summerlin's moth.
er-in-law. got a pillow from her house
and placed it under his head. Fol
these acts both she and Brown have
been greatly praised today. Summer
lin wanted TO shoot Mr.. Hutson agar
and finish him. but the old woman
begged him not to. The woman wa:
more concerned about her COW and
calf than she was over Summerlin':
fate. She called to the officers and
told them to be careful and not Kill
her COW.
Mr.. GOrdOn's Condition
Mr.. Henry Gordon. ex-sheriff, wh'
was one Of the first volunteer citi
zens to go to the scene Of the trou
BILE and who was seriously wounded
by Summerlin, is resting as well a.
could be expected under the circum
stances. He is at the hospital, wher
he is receiving every care. One o
the bullets shattered Mr.. Gordon
right arm near the shoulder, thel
| ranged down under the flesh. strucl
lower rib and ricochetted inside an
went into or through the lung. TIL
wound is very serious. but every hop
! is entertained for Mr.. Gordon's recov
cry. The bullet has not been locate
and no attempt will be made to locat
lit at present. Another bullet wen
clear through the upper thigh. bu
did not injure the bone.
| At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon MI
Gordon was resting we'll. suffering
very little and there were no ne,
SymDtOmS of any alarming nature.