| Show HARGIS AND mm CALLAHAN mm DECLARED NOT fury oury in celebrated kentucky murder case finds that men said to be ble are innocent Beatt beattyville ky the jury in the hargis callahan trial i returned a ver diet of not guilty after being out twelve minutes the case was one ot of the most desperately fought battles in a kentucky court tor for years the men were charged with the murder of J B marcum marcum was a mountain republic can lawyer of excellent standing he w was a s e engaged n gag e d t three h ree y years e a rs a ago g 0 as an attorney t t rn e y a against g ain s t ja james m e s ll 11 hargis a r gis and edward callahan respectively democratic county judge and sheriff to oust them from their offices on a an n al degation of corrupt election much bitterness was aroused in may 1903 marcum was shot to death from behind in the jackson court house cur ile jett and tom white were convict ed and given life terms for the mur der it was charged that they were the tools of callahan hargis and others jett after his conviction con teased that he shot marcum and thai that illo act was inspired by callahan and hargis on the witness stand here he repudiated the confession and said he alone was responsible the ac follows largely on this reau illation A jury of dark clark county citizens re turned a verdict for 8 damage el year against hargis on the allega tion that he had caused marcum to be killed the suit was filed by mrs marcum hargis and Calla callahan haft are tire yet yei to be tried in the lexington court foi for the killing of james cockrell under similar circumstances |
