The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-07
Says R0 Stands for lett for the
Sake of Boys Mother.
SHE WAS THE JUDGES SISTER
Owes Defense Of Boy 10 Her Eecause Of
Her Care for Him In War Time.

Lexington, July flames Hargls. coun
~ Judge Of Breathitt county. head Of the
Hargis faction in the famous feud now
centred in the trial Of Tom White and
Curtis Jett for the murder OF Lawyer
James r. Marcum. is n self made man
He is worth 100000. and in the noun
tains Of Kentucky that is equal to being
worth million in New York
A reporter visited the old Hargis home
stead recently and saw the house I'm which
James Hargis' father lived and where his
grandfather lived and died James Hargis'
mother was there. She Is hale and hearty
\ at ninety years and believes In the hon
| esty and integrity Of her sons. James and
/ A. II. Hargis. She said because her BOYS
had made up their way In the world peo-
pie were jealous Of them and wanted 10
XIII them. She said her boys were taught
by their father 10 be brave and fearless
and 10 recognize no obstacles TO success.
The home is situated I'm the Pan
bowl, n bend i'm the Kentucky river
nine miles around The panhowl is
sixty feet across at the narrowest point
The town of Jackson is outside the Pan
bowl The Hargis home L. a mile up the
river inside IN Is n ricketv old house
live here. James Hargis resides I'm
handsome frame house In Jackson. Just
across the street from the home Of the !
widow OF DR.. Cox. the first victim OF the |
assassins bullet during the late violent |
outbreak OF the feud A. r. Hargis the |
brother who was elected several times to |
the state senate. has a handsome home at |
the foot Of the Panbow and also hand |
some home In Clark county. near Win |
chester. KY. But II was the old home |
that James HarGss referred TO when ne !
said
OWES TT TO HIS SISTER
II am interested I'm the defence Of Jett /
and White because | owe IL 10 my sister. /
Jetts mother, who took me and my |
brother In when alleged soldiers OF whom |
one is a lawyer interested i'm the prose
cution Of the men. looted our home and
turned MS barefoot out into the cold"
Hargis referred TO Thomas Marcum.
brother OF James r. Marcum, for whose
assassination Jett and White are 20 be
tried When asked for an explanation OF
his statement he said
when Alex and I were small BOYS a
band OF men who claimed TO be Confeder-
ate soldiers went to the home Of my
father the home up In the Panbowl and
looted the house.
MY father was old and we had scant
clothing. We were left without anything
10 eat Mrs Hagin. mother OF Curtis
lett. much older than either Of as took
~ In and gave us clothing and food. She
has asked me 10 assist her I'm the defence
" her son, and | propose TO help him TO
he last ditch"
but. Judge. you are a member OF the
State Central Democratic committee, and
people think there are other motives be-
lind this defence"
80 there are. When the votes were
'ounted two years ago II was found that !
had defeated my opponent by n small '
majority. The Republicans contested the I
'lection. James n Marcum was the
eader and instigator OF the whole affair I
'lHe was beaten, and beaten fairly bat S
10 would not let mp. lie kept making
rouble for us until my friends naturally .
esented IT. Why they resorted TO assas-
ination do not know One trouble has 4
ollowed upon another until I am ac- :
used Of having men killed right and left. $
1T has not been necessary for my sue
ess that any OF the men should be kill @
d. | would not have hurt a hair OF
heir heads. II the men who killed these
ersons were my friends I did not know r
;. do not know who killed them. and q
will swear that I never asked that n r
,an he killed In my life.
MY friends have IN some instances O
robably done wrong. or course. 7 have 81
, stand by them There Is no feud ! =,
Ve are lighting no one. Nv brother and :,
are strictly business men. We have ~
ot had time 20 fight. We have been NJ
coupled with our business interests r
DID NOT BURN EWEN'S HOTEL .,
THE unfortunate burning of the motel
y. j Even during the trial of Jett oi
nd White caused a hung Jury when. m
M we succeeded in stemming the tide m
public sentiment we would have :
cared them We do not say Even burn r.
his own house. but ~ Is a good bet r
lat none of our crowd dhi Z because Do
was the worst thing that could have
opened 90 as U
II know that Jett and White are in. Id
'cent OF the ssassination OF Marcum N2
was standing whore 7 could see. and
the approaching trial, n necessary.
p will show who did Kin Marcum I'm
Ger 90 clear Jett and White I ala not
y 20 punish the guilty because w-'curn
I'd made himself offensive 10 us and we
ld given him every opportunity 20 leave
. country. Ho would not take ad-
ntage of a. We bought his property.
wing double pr're for a.. and then no
put not Eo. We would not XIII him
cause We dld not fear him lie was
q brave man except when under tho
otection ~ the courts or 81 his home
hen he would speak and write tho very r
aanest things human mortal ever ut- =
red
Why is ~. Judge. that YOU are so go I
itous about the comfort ~ the prison
'Jett is my nephew. Ills sister has
sed me 20 10 an 7 can for him. and
! said before. 7 owe Z % her 10 grant
; request when she has no money and
srn able 10 helm her