Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-08 | Page 2 | Beach Hargis and his Mother, this Picture was Taken during the Last Trial Which Resulted in a Disagreement of the Jury

BEACH HARGIS AND HIS MOTHER. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN DURING THE LAST TRIAL WHICH RESULTED IN A DISAGREEMENT ' OF THE JU RY. 'f: , n . '-.9 v .'.M j; r r -5 ? Jr? Ji .:)V , '.: ajx 1 The Harris trial is over for a few weeks until a newf trial Is undertaken by the prosecution. The patricide and his devoted mother, however, are still In the minds of all who have been following fol-lowing the case, and her devotion to the son strikes a tympnthetlc chord In all of us. Such devotion, such mother love as Mrs. Hargla has shown this murderer! The bov Is and has been wayward since he left his mother's arms. Ills father, whom he killed, was a notoriously notori-ously bad man. The two have made her life one of sorrow. But lu this time of her son '8 trouble all is forgiven. She has mortgaged her home to ral.'e funds with which to defray tho expenses of Ihls trial, and she may sell It to get the money for a second defense. de-fense. The boy, just past his majority, can ecarcely realize what thl3 means. It is paid he has learned a hard lesson les-son and if set frej would devote his life to making his mother happy during dur-ing the last years of her life, but ho may not be bo thoughtful. Few sona are. The mother, unmindful of self. Is giving everything for her son's freedom. free-dom. So run3 ruotherlove, the grandest grand-est passion In the world.