The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-09
-.n OF THE HURST TRIAL

ne fate OF Johh whey h
into the hands of the jury at
] o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
'.doe William Gober made the
ing argument in the forenoon
I the other attorneys, Hon. Edwin
-. IT. Hon. William X. Zewad-
and State Attorney scofield fol
M in the afternoon.
NJ only heard Mr.. Ze"adsNis
Oh and cannot speak in praise OF
H. highly. The speeches OF the
ms are spoken OF in the same high
-hs.
(, lace Bullock was suffering with
Z. severe cold and was extremely
i s.se and delivered his charge with
4 difficulty. His charge was very
and was entirely impartial.
h. following is the story OF the
! as told by the Witnesses:
Statement OF the Case
BOILER rented a farm TO the
,fsts and the Hursts were to plant
farm and divide the crops equally
q fodder had been pulled and was
I'D harvested, and Mrs. Biller sent
!. little son, Ivan, lad Of twelve
IL TO the field to count the bundles
FODDER so that the Boilers would
f their share Of it. The lad said
a Mrs. Hurst said that Mr.. Hurst
Il counted the bundles and his
"a would have to stand. The boy
'n,urred and he claims that she took
"a of him and shook him. He re-
rbed to his home and reported TO
mother what had. occurred. In a
tIe while Mr.. Boiler came home and
y story was repeated to him.
ne Hursts lived some distance fur
II towards Anthony than the Boil
They had borrowed a light, one
|fse wagon from the Ballers, and
IS. Boiler had requested its return,
She expected to use it the next day.
the Hursts were coming to Ocala
ler the days and week. work had
ded, they hitched the Boiler wagon
to theirs, and stopped nearly in
I'D of the Boiler home, and young
npson, Mr.. Hurst's step-sOn, pulled
& wagon some distance to the Boil
barn, where he left it.
Tie Boilers heard the noise Of the
sgon, and ascertaining from the lad
~ the Hursts were out near the
|te, Mr.. Boiler started out to see
en-, closely followed by the mother
ID the boy. AS soon as Mr.. Boiler
It to them he acc0sted Mr.. Hurst
~ demanded to know why Mrs.
afst had run his son, Ivan, from the
.M, and followed up his demand with
Kery offensive epithet Mr.. Hurst
landed to know whether he intend
lhe epithet for him. and upon re.
ing an affirmative reply, both Mrs.
1'|er and Ivan Boiler say that Hurst
f'lck Boiler. Hurst, however, claim.
that Boiler struck him the first
2E and felled him to the ground, at
g same time breaking his eye-glass-
and more or less binding him. The
'Rpnd blow he claims that Boiler
fack him in the mouth, knocking his
~ teeth out. But before Boiler
n succeeded the second time in fell.
& his antagonist Hurst had got near
ign to him to cut him several
Nes with a knife, though at the time
zen did not know that he had been
81 and did not realize it until he had
Rame weak from the loss of blood.
rs. Boiler and Ivan Boiler were
'sitiVe that Hurst struck the first
RN' and must have done the cutting
hen the blow was struck.
@ the meanwhile young Simpson
8 returned from the barn where he
TO put up the wagon, and at
Pted to shoot Mr.. Boiler, but Mrs
" who is a large woman. seized
ana prevented him from carrying
fareat into execution by diverting
erection of the ball. By this time
Mrs. Hurst had alighted from the
pa and Mrs. Boiler claims that
struck her husband over the
with the butt end of a whip.
Il sheriff had supper served to the
men IN the court house.