Show ON HARCE judge james hargis kentucky kentuck feudist found not guilty of cockerill murder another chapter in the famous breathitt county feud annals Is I 1 closed the charges charge against other defendants being filed away rAx lexington ington lr ki almost exactly three years yeara after the shooting ot of town marshal rhomas cockrill at jackson a verdict of not guilty was ras returned hero here on thursday in the case ot of judge james hargle the first of those who were jointly charged with ith that murder and another chapter in the famous breathitt county feuds feuda annals annala was concluded conclude on june 21 1904 cockrill was shot in the court hoeme at jackson dying later at lapington lAx ington ft here he be was taken for medical attention and during the trial several witnesses swore that judge hargis life his brothers and sheriff ad ed callahan had bad entered into a murder conspiracy pr promising om ising im to any one rho ft ho would shoot cockrill dr B D D cox and J B D mar cum all three of at whom haye have sine since died by shooting the defense how boni e ever presented tending to disprove the conspiracy charge and judge kilargis testify i in hla big own behalf denied all connection with the shooting dut jett who confessed to killing hilling Alar marcum cum for which he be was as given a life sentence m vas as a witness against judge badge kilargis the next trial in this series will be called at sandy hook elleott diott county when the same defendants will bo be tried for the muidie r of dr cox at jackson on april 14 1802 1002 a change of venue having been taken brorn from breathitt Beat hitt county when the verdict was ras announced a creat cheer rose from the friends of judge hargis who crovi crowded ded the coutt court room it la Is believed now that the ases age of alexander and albert liar ilar als grid and edward callahan also 0 charged ar g ed with complicity in plots to kill cochrill will rill bo be filed away in the court house the evidence la is cally the same bame against the othet other three men as well veil ai ab against dill britton who is awaiting a third trill for this killing |