Show andge james hargis ordera ed an elaborate coffia and Is now dead jackson ky feb 6 his last words an unavailing pica for mercy former judge james hargis was today brothers store and was witnessed by two customers and a all three fled young hargis was later removed to jail by the town marshal and a deputy but he struggled like a madman until thrown into his cell soon afterward the report was current mat ho hart taken morphine in his cell but no confirmation of this or any word of his condition could be secured irom the jail officials who are guarding him closely the news of hargis end came as a profound shock to the residents of jackson and breathitt county on whose bloody feud records his name appears on almost every page there did not appear to be any prospect of further violence however the youn fier hargis had been on a protracted spree and some days ago his father administered a thrashing the chastisement was the cause of the murder today the son having continued his debauch nursing his resentment sent ment until his father again up braided him for his condition jackson ky feb 6 former county judge james hargis for many years a member 0 the state demo shot to death by his son beach hargis following a brief quarrel the son drew a revolver and fired tour shots into his fathers body I 1 mercy mercy youve killed me appealed the elder man as he lay on tho floor young harals answer was i to fire two more bullets into his fathers prostrate proa body the tragedy occurred in hargis cratic executive committee accused of complicity in many murders and a prominent figure in the feuds which have disrupted breathitt county for several years wag shot and instantly killed in his general store this afternoon by his son beach hargis the son alred alve shots in rapid succession at his father who fell dead while his clerks were waiting on customers the exact cause of the murder lias not been le arnod but it is supposed to have been the result of differences which have existed between father and son for some time the two men are reported to have had a quarrel several nights ago when the father it is alleged was compelled to resort to violence to restrain his son young harals it is said has been drinking heavily of late he came into the store late this afternoon and was apparently under the influence of liquor judge II argis it Is said spoke to his son about bis drinking and a quarrel result father and son stepped behind a counter in the store when tho son utter only a few minutes conversation drew a revolver and alred avo shots four took effect the noted mountain character falling dead the young lady and the customers n the store rushed for tho doors and fled in fright young harals was arrested and placed in jail he was raving like a maniac and tho officers were campoll com poll ca to drag him to jail |