Tarboro—Orville Howell, 9, shot and killed James O’Neill, 12, here following a quarrel over a game of marbles, according to the police. The boy is alleged to have shot O’Neill with a 22 calibre rifle, the bullet entering the left lung, causing death in about 30 minutes.
Howell was taken into custody by the police, but was later paroled in custody of his parents. He will be tried in juvenile court, but the date for the hearing has not been fixed.
From page 3 of the Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth, N.C., Friday, Feb. 29, 1924
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