The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-27
HALES' FRIENDS
HAVE LITTLE HOPE
Bullet Fired by His Child Antagonist
Went Deep Into His Body

by little Irving Miller yesterday aft
ernoon, fingers between life and
death at the hospital.
Considering its hurry, the Star
stated the facts with considerable &C
curacy yesterday afternoon. The
trouble began several days ago in a
fight between Irving Miller, a ten
year-old school boy, and another
boy, the son OF RUDE Redding, who
lives a few miles south of town. The
fathers of the two boys took sides
with the children, in which they
made a mistake, as boys should be al
lowed to fight such things out among
themselves Redding and his broth
er-in-law, the former with a rifle,
and one or the other with a revolver,
came to town yesterday afternoon
and entered the store Of Julius Thor
Miller, Irving Miller's father, on
South Lime street, about a block
from the high school. No older per-
son was around just then, so no one
can give an impartial account Of how
the trouble started, but in a few
minutes the disturbance broke out
and a number of neighbors rushed in
TO find Miller struggling with the
other two men. Miller's face and
head were bloody from blow dealt
him with the rife by Redding. At
this instant, little Irving Miller rush
ed into the store with a revolver in
his hand, Hales tried to catch the
! boy, but before he could do so the
! little fellow fired, and Hales went
down with a terrible wound in the
center of his body.
| Mr.. Waldo Martin who is a very
powerful man, arrived at this in
slant, grasped Redding and took the
rifle away from him and held him
till he quoted down. Mr.. Miller's
family took him home, in a few
yards of the store, while Sheriff Gal
loway, who arrived about that time,
| sent Hales to the hospital
! Irving Miller is sturdy little boy
who has always shown an ability to
hold his own in disputes. He said he
/ thought the two men who came into
/ the store were robbers, and when
they attacked his father, he ran home
as fast as he could, procured the pis-
tol and went back to the rescue. y
held the gun as close to him as
could he said. "and shot him be-
J cause he was beating my papa
Redding was arrested en- a charge
of assault with intent to murder. He
gave bond in the sum OF $500 and
was released.
The little boy of course was not
arrested He is too young and the
prevailing opinion is that he was
| justifiable.
/ Two revolvers were found in the
store after the fight. One was the
pistol the boy used with such effect
and it is presumed that the Other
was carried by either Redding OIL
Hales.
Redding claims that when his boy
had trouble with the Miller boy some
days ago, Miller interfered and slap
ped Readings boy, and he, Redding
not relishing this treatment OF hi
son, took the matter up.
Hales' home is at Belleview HI
has a wife and one child He is des
perately wounded, and the doctor
have little hope for him. He claim
that he was trying to act the peace
maker and was only endeayoring t,
keep the boy from doing unnecessar,
harm when shot
Julius Thor Miller is a nephew 0
c. Y. Miller, the we'll known farme
and real estate man. He is a nativ
Of Mississippi and came to Deal
about two years ago. He was severe
~ wounded on the head during tn
fight, but it is not known whethe
| his skull is fractured or NOT