Show I 1 HARGIS AND CALLAHAN DEMO DECLARED NOT DOT GUILT jury in Ce celebrate lebrato kentucky murder ce case finds find that men said to of B responsible albl are innocent ky ibe jury la in the H agle trial returned a vw var adlet ot of tot sol gucky after beang out twelve minutes the case was wa one of the tha most moat desperately ought battlos battles la in a kentucky court for or ears eara tua the men were charged char gad with the warder ot of J B D marcum marcum was a mountain republic pan can lawyer of excellent standing ile ha wits w caged engaged throe three ears eara ago as an attorney against janes james hargis and edward callahan CA llaban respectively democratic county judge and aad sheriff to oust them from their offices on an al legation ot of corrupt election much bitterness was aroused in may 1901 1903 marcum was waa shot to death from behind in the tha jackson court noire house cur cup Us ui jett and tom white were more convict con vict ed and given life terms for the mur car it was wag charged that they the tools of callahan Calla hun hargis and others jett after his conviction con that he shot marcum and that hl his act was waa inspired by callahan and hargis on the witness stand eland here bere ho ha repudiated the confession and said ball be h alone as responsible the so ao follows largely on this reau statton A jury of dark clark county citizens returned a verdict tor for 8 damages damage a year against hargis on the allega tion that he ha had bad caused maicus to be killed the suit ft as hied by mrs marcum hargis ond ind callahan are YEI to be tried in the I 1 ex ington cobit tw foi the tha killing of james cockrell cochrell under similar circumstances |