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siselyuttli/.a-♦idlyi acci-rother, hunt-ahd ofDuuu, inper*. v »u*ry. ■c pur :ln the ildin^, je purity ad-igainat ing in countyly, the ninent i) Cat-harged, at Ilia struck ’ul inhut inschool to 16 Id jail of the arrestpventh in the rect a j where I messeef Dave u ptiug i open •e, Mod itb en* |et fire j W. H.l. and be tire op wast.Ster*ebony-let him ride. South, who is himself half Hargis, demurred to such a proceeding but, being unarmed, finally complied.As soon as he was mounted Beach fired a few shots around the feet of his cousin by w*y of farewell, and set out for South’s home.His arrival there was so alarming that Mrs. South, her mother-in-law, and the children fled through the back door, and across fields to the home of Blane Short. Mr. Short was at the time out on hie farm, but came to the house in a ^liort time. I* pop learning the cause of the trotiide, he went over to the South homo. He came to the house just at the same time thaf South came in.Shot Dishes From Tables.They found Hargis amusing himself by shooting the dishes off the dining room table. Cpon trying to remonstrate with him, Hargis order them to clear out. South and Short took refuge upstairs, barricaded the door, and called from a window to Lewis Smith, who was passing, to hurry to town for an officer. As soon as Smith reached Jackson he swore out a warrant before the County Judge, which was placed in hands of Deputy Sheriff Gray Haddix.No sooner was the warrant issued than Call Crawford, negro servant of young Hargis, secured a horse and set out for Frozen creek.Sheriff Haddix declined the task of going to arrest Hargis unless another man went with him. He finally secured the co-operation of Constable Shelton Combs and they went out to try their luck. They had not reported up to a late hour Friday night.Palled ap Lame.Beach Hargis is at present incapacitated for further mischief by a shot in the loot inflicted while drunk and engaged in shooting promiscouely at e v e r y t h i n g in sight.Deputy Sheriff Gray Haddix and Constable Shelton Combs went to arrest young Hargis, but when they got about half way they mat two or three parties bringing Hargis in wounded. He is now at the home of his mother * here in Jackson and is not seriously hurt.
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Hazel Green Herald
Hazel Green, Kentucky, US
Thu, Jan 28, 1909
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