Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-24
BLOODY
Feud Is Not at
an End.
More Trouble Feared In
kentucky.
II Is Up to the Governor tc
Act.

Jackson. KY, July 24-After bury
ing their dead the Cockrill faction Of
the deadly Cockril-Hargis feudal war
fare left town yesterday. The mem
bers of the factions scattered, num-
ber of them going to Lexington, and
others to Winchester, where Samuel
Lett, the uncle of the Cockrill boys,
resides.
The funeral of james Cockrill took
place under the auspices of the Odd
Fellows, and the X. Of p. orders. Rev.
Mr.. Elmer preached the funeral SER
vice, and in his prayer, asked that Di-
vine Providence take hand in stop
ping the blood-feud. The funeral was
attended by members of both factions
but there was no sign of trouble.
AS upon the occasion of the burial
of DR.. Cox, relative of Cockrill, peo-
pie assembled for miles around to wit
ness the scene.
The members Of the Cockrill fac.
ton are now certain that the two men
whom they say they can name did the
shooting, and they declare that one
| shot was fred from the cupcla and the
other from the second story of the
courthouse, and further that after the
tragedy deputy sheriffs guarded the
approaches to the building, allowing
no one to enter, and thus made good
the escape Of the murderers.
Two men were taken down the rail-
road and across the river and put on a
train, and are believed to have gone to
Lexington,
The Cockrill men say they will re-
turn here and see that their friends are
protected. However, 1t is believed by
many that none Of them will return.
BY actual count there are now eleven
exiles from Jackson, not counting the
families, but the men who feared for
their lives and left. Judge Harris at
tenpts to make light Of the affair. and
declares that some OF the enemies
Cockrill made while he was town mar
shal killed him. He says there will be
q full investigation Of the matter by
the grand jury. and that IL the guilty
parties can be found they will be in
dicted. The Cockrill sympathizers de.
clare that Hargis and Sheriff Ed Gala
han have named the jury commission.
ers for years, and dictated to them
what to do, and that on recent Jury
there were seven blind tiger men, one
of whom was appointed foreman. just
what stand Governor Beckham will
take in the matter is awaited with IN
terest. since Judge Hargis Is a mem
Der Of the Democratic State commit.
tee.
James Cockrill, who was killed al
Jackson, was one of family Of seven
The oldest brother is Curt Cockrill, 9
lieutenant of the Metropolitan police
in Manila James Cockrlll. aged 2G
was the second son. Tom Cockril
aged %, is now awaiting trial on tn,
charge Of having killed Ben Hargis
The younger boy is Samuel. aged I:
| years, who is visiting with his uncle
at Bowman, on farm about thre
miles from jackson. Mckinley Cock
rill, aged 10 years. accompanied hi
wounded brother to this city, and wa
4 at his bedside at the time of his death
| lie has been making his residence il
winchester for the past two months
The daughters are Mamie aged q
years, trained nurse at Ewes Surei
cal lnfirmary at Nashville. Tenn, an,
Elizabeth, aged 16 years, who is study
ing at the same hospital The Cock
rill children are orphans. and Or. r
d. Cox, who was assa ssinated in Jack
/ son, was the guardian for the infan
children.