The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-06
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(Reprinted from Yesterday Evenings
Edition).
This afternoon about o'clock Mr..
Charlie Smith, a deputy sheriff. went
to Will Summerlin's house in the ex-
treme 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 a Winchester rife and behind
him stood young man whose name
We did not learn, with a shotgun.
Sent for Reinforcements
Deputy Smith backed out and 'phon-
ed the sheriff's office to send rein
forcements. Deputy Sheriff Will Hut
son hurried down in an automobile
with two Winchester rifles, one for
himself and for Deputy Smith.
Deputy Hutson 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 Off and es-
capped although several shots were
fred at him.
Mr.. Hutson's body lay in the grass
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
ra pidly, attracted by the shots and
shouting.
Ex-SheriR Gordon Wounded
Among the first to arrive was ex-
Sheriff Henry Gordon, a man to whom
fear is unknown. Mr.. Gordon at
tempted to assail 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
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
| lunarmed. could get nowhere near the
Ibarricaded house. They were near
enough, however, to see the smoke of
the rifles as they were discharged.
The house was in hollow and the
roof could only be seen from where
the Star reported stood. Every few
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, as
did all who were armed. The Star
man left the scene at 4:3O 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
lalready been held for the particulars
Ocala Rifles. officers from the con-
lvict farm and dozens of citizens were
passed on their WY to the scene OF
the trouble.
/ There has never, as far as we
know, been such excitement in the
city and every one was excited and
lrumors Of the widest kind were on
ievery ones lips 1t was impossible
to get particulars. The trouble has
only begun and II the barricaded men
have enough ammunition more lives
will be sacrificed and it is not reason
liable to believe the murders themselves
will escape with their lives.
Half the male population of the
city and all the automobiles and car
iriages were at the scene or hurryine
to the city for more men and arms.
:. The rif1emen and the county and
lefty officers and the armed citizens
!were scattering out in wide half.
circle. getting the protection Of 9th.
er houses, several Of which were
nearby and the large trees of which
quite a number stood at interval:
about the otherwise open ground. TIL.
) men would fire into the house, bu
, the inmates would no longer show
themselves at the door and windows
; as they did before the crowd hat
gathered.
The End of the Battle
When the Star went to press yes
terday afternoon. everyone believet