Show Killer at 12 Faces New Slaying Charge at 16 TEXARKANA Ark Feb 6 UP-A. UP UP A A. A L. L Tipton a mild man year old farm boy was charged Thursday with his second second second sec sec- ond slaying He killed a man and wounded another with a shotgun in Scottsboro Scottsboro Scottsboro Scotts- Scotts boro Ala when he was 12 He slugged John Dale Hilliard his year old schoolmate with a pop bottle in Fouke Ark Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day night Hilliard went to a friends friend's home and died Tipton after aftel admitting that he hit Hilliard said Im sorry But that's a bunch of tough boys out there and youve you've got to stand up for your your- self He accused Hilliard of cursing him at a basketball game in the Fouke high school gymnasium in front of a bunch of of girls and of telling that he had obtaIned obtained obtained ob ob- the keys to the Fouke general store and intended to raid it as soon as the game was waz over over They hey began to call each other names he said and Hillard Invited in invited invited in- in him outside I picked up the bottle when I saw he had a club and socked him on the head he told Sheriff W. W E. E Davis Tipton Ipton went back to the ball baU game and Hilliard went home with Edwin McClure a friend to spend the night McClure 1 said he he complained of headache and took an aspirin He heard Hilliard Hilliard Hilliard Hil Hil- liard groaning and Wednesday morning found him dead in bed Tipton was paroled to his uncle Frank Eaton Eato after the Scottsboro killing and Davis sent word to Eaton to bring his nephew In for lor questioning Tipton Tipton Tipton Tip- Tip ton calmly told his story The sheriff said he was a handsome boy well above the average in intelligence 5 feet 3 inches tall taU and dark Richard Hul prosecutor of the Eighth Arkansas district said in Arkadelphia that he wasn't certain certain certain tain whether the boy would be prosecuted as a murd murderer or a juvenile He was held however on murder charges and will win be given a preliminary hearing Fri Fri- day Officers said he was not tough I he just beli believed ed in standing up for his rights He killed the man in Scottsboro Scottsboro Scottsboro Scotts Scotts- boro for attacking his father lather Two men had his father down and were beating him His father shouted for help and the year old boy came running with a shotgun He killed one of the men on the spot and wounded the other Because of his age Alabama t authorities pa paroled oled him to his uncle in Fouke |