The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1882-04-05
SHOOTING ar CRONMILI..
sol. LdLens shO, by LsNega BobdS
WHISKY DId %.

Cromwell was the scene, saturday
night, Of one of those bloody deeds for
which Kentucky has become famous,
and which, for some time, have been
81 alarmingly on the Increase IN the
State. A. usual whisky was the cause
Of the shooting, the particulars which,
~ well ~ could he gathered, are about
a. follows: I.ikens and Iolhy were
both in town during the day and We're
very much under the influence of liquor,
hut Were quiet, l.ikens being unusually
~, as hi family was with him. Both
the men We're at Prof I.Oa's sleight-Of-
hand show at the school house, and
after the show was over Hobdy went
down To- a negro " lestihul" in the low
er part of town. Shortly afIerWArd
lIkens started for the same place and
met Hobdy, who was returning.
Hobby said, "Sol., what in the HI are
you doing down here in maudlm
tone, and l.ikens replied 10y striking
him Il blow in the face which stretched
him out. Holdy arose, making no ef-
fort to chastiSe l.ikens for the assault
and started Off home, a. was supposed.
Home he did 90, as the facts subse-
quent1y developed, where he procured
u muskpt, with which he proposed To
hurry up the setting Of SIl's sun. II.
had gone through the fields and woods
to his home, or rather Ia Mr.. James II.
Leach's, where he was making his
home, but he returned by the road IN
order to meet Likens, who he supposed
would pass soon on his way out Of town.
After knocking Hobdy down Likens
gathered uphis family and started home.
They had just gotten to the edge Of
town where Hobby had stopped to wait,
when Mrs. I.ikens saw him and ex
claimed, Lord, Sol, there is Vega
Hobby, and he has got his gun - Hob
dy had stopped to examine Gilmore But
Ter who was lying at the side Of the
road, to make sure that it was not
Likens, and on Mrs. Is exclamation
he turned and raised his gun, at the
same time saying, "tiOOd-bye, Sol ~
and fired. Iikens was walking and
carrying bag Of meal on his left shout
der, and his wife states had his arm
a-kimbo, the better to support his load.
The charge took effect in his left arm.
SCATTERING ii from the middle of the fore
arm To within a few inches Of the
shoulder, Two buckshOt entered his side
directly over the heart and he fell to
the earth. lie then arose and walked
something like thirty yards, when he
again fell.
HObdy left and rs no efforts were
made to capture him, he made good
his escape He was a single man and
very dissipated, hut was usually peacea-
lie and no one thought him capable Of
50 great q crime H. shooting fellow,
being down in comparatively cold
blood. I.ikens was also hard drinker
aud was moreover of tt quarrelsome dis
position, having knocked two men
down with an AK handle in Cromwell
a few days previous, besides being in
great many other difficulties.
The piercing shrieks Of his wife and
who were about him when
he was shot, soon brought help and he
was carried TO the Office Of DIR. Joe
Taylor where DIR. Taylor and DIR. La
Vega Berry gave the wounds tempo
rary dressing. The arm Was ampuiated
by the same physicians Sunday
evening. Likens appeared to stand
he operation reasonably well, and at