Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-02
THE TRIaa Co. HOMICIDE.
An unprovoked and Brutal Muir
der Frank Young, COL, Kills
Frank Irving, col.
FULL AND CORRECT DETAILS.

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FULL AND CORRECT DETAILS.
Just as we went to press Monday
we learned that Frank Irving had
been killed in the edge of Trigg
county, below Bclleview, on last
Sunday. We were unable to get the
details for Tuesdays paper, but have
since learned the particulars, and it
was one of the most inhumam butch
cries that has darkencd the pages of
Kentucky's history for years. There
seems to have been no direct cause
whatever and it was without one
palliating circumstance. Some time
previous to the killing, Frank Irving |
had had some words with Frank
Young and they were not on the
best of terms. The matter, however,
was regarded as of little importance,
and when Young invited Irving to
come to his house to spend the day |
last Sunday, Irving readily agreed
to 90, little thinking that he was
walking into the jaws of death, and
that he would leave Young's house a
corpse. Young was living in a cab
in near Ben Bacon's, some two or
three miles south of Bclcview and
in the edge Of Trigg county. Here
the dreadful tragedy was enacted.
There were present besides Young
aud Irving, Allen Parish and Dan
Roach-all negroes. The four en-
gagged in game of cards which they
kept up till about IL o'clock, when
Irving remarked "Wcll, boys, we are
about even now, suppose we quit"
lie then arose from the table and in
II few minutes stepped out Of the
door and as he did so Young re-
marked to the other two men, "LoOk
how sulen he looks; | can make
most Of 'em look sullcn."
Irving overheard this remark and
stepped back into the door and said:
Crank, want you 10 quit talking
about me behind my back. If you
can t talk to me to my face, don't
talk ut ALL" Young, at this, jumped
up and drew pistol with the re-
mark, "l'll kill yOu!' and Allen Par
risl grabbed hold of Irving at the
same time and while Parish held the
doomed man, Young deliberately
walked up and cooley fired
pistol ball into his temple. Without
il word Irving fell backward on the
bed. Young went out and return
ing and seeing this remarked 10 Par
ri ii, "Pull him off, don't want the
ID s-n of b--h to die on nv
bed" Parrish then dragged the dy-
ing wretch of onto the bare floor and
left him there in the agonics of death.
Young then went to Ben Bacon's aud
told him that he had killed a man,
and asked him to go and see about it,
but this Mr.. Bacon declined to do.
Young then went to Mr.. Stcele's and
told the same story and w. 4. Wad-
lingtOn and Chas. Parsley went to
the cabin and found Irving as report
ed above, They made him as COM
Portable as possible and sent for
doctor, but the wounded man never
rcgained consciousness, but died at 3
O'Clock, six hours after he was shot.
AS Wellington and Pursley were
leaving Ioung's house, they met the
latter going back, and Mr.. Pursley
advised him to give himself up and
he took him in charge and went with
him to Cadiz, and Young surren-
dered to the authorities and is now
in Jail.
Coroner, o. V. b. Deering held an
inquest over the dead body Monday.
j. j. Roach, John Rascoc, Jas. Ras-
coc, Ben Bacon w. 4. Wadling-
ton and II. BrannOn were empaneled
as a jury and they, after hearing the
evidence, returned a verdict to the
effect that Irving came TO his death
from pistol. shot fired by Frank
:! Young. Young pleaded in justiiica-
ton of the act that Irving had his
hand on his hip under his coat, but
the testimony failed to show that IT.
wing had Il pistol on his person. The
Trigg county grand jury is now in
session and the case via probably be
disposed of at once. We have not
heard whether Parrish is under ar
rest or not.
Irving was very large leather
colorcd darkey, about % years old.
Young was also very large, the two
men being about the same size and
nearly the same age. Neither of
them was noted for good character,
but they were simply quarrelsome
and worthless, and had never been
mixed up in any special devilment,
though it is said Young has father
and brother in the penitentiary.
From all we can learn, the killing
was one that will make Il neck break
ing imperatively necessary to meet
the demands of justice.
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