The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-04-28
HocKENBERRY CASE NOT
TRIED.
THE jim C0WAN CASE
For Killing Warren Wood
ward Also Continued to
Next Term.

Livingston circuit court, which
had been in session at Smithland,
for some time has adjourned.
The case against John s. Wells,
for the alleged murder OF q shanty-
boater named Hockenberry several
weeks ago, was not taken up the day
set for its trial, because OF the COM
monwealth not being ready.
John Hockenberry mysteriously
disappeared last winter and was new
er heard Of till last Friday, when
found in pile Of drift, Just above
Green's Ferry on Cumberland river.
The body was found by man named
MINERS who lives on the north side
OF the river Just above the ferry. An
inquest was held aud the body was
identified as that OF Hockenberry.
After the inquest Nancy Decker, the
stepdaughter of Hockepberry, made
q confession, in which she stated
that Wells had acknowledged to her
that he had killed Hockenb.rry by
knocking him In the head with
skif oar, and then sinking his body
In the river. Shortly after Hockeu-
berry disappeared his skiff was found
Just below Green's Ferry, and blood
was found In 1t, aud suspicion of foul
play was at once aroused.
Immediately following Hocken-
berry's disappearance, Wells took
Hcckenberry's shaatyboat to Padu.
cab, and sold II, and he and Hockeu-
berry's wife aud Nancy Decker, the
stepdaughter, had been living to-
gether up to the time he was arrest.
ed for stealing chickens, and accord =
ing to the Decker girls statements
Illicit relations existed between her
land Wells, and also between her aud
Hockenberry, her stepfatler, and
the killing is supposed to have been
ldue to jealousy on the part Of Wells.
Attorneys ]. G. Hodge and ]. W.
Watts were appointed by the court
to defend Wells.
The trial OF Jim Ccwan for the al.
legged murder Of Warren Woodward
over two years ago was not tried this
time, the commonwealth aud defend.
at both wanting time In which u
Summons witnesses.
one case In which a very delicat,
point Of law was Involved was wor
by attorney q. &. Gresham. Thii
was the suit Of DR.. ]. n, Clement
sgaiust Henry Harmon for the pos.
session Of farm In Livingston coun
. lty. Clemens and Harmon tradeS
, property, Clemens giving q deed t.
property In Carrsville to Harmon 20
, county property. Harmon wante,
3 to repair his city property befor
4 moving and by consent Of Clemeu
a remained. He alleged TO have die
}. covered that Clemens title was n
: good aud refused TO vacate 1t al
l aud Clemens brought = torcible de
J tainet suit 70 compel him to vacat,
The poinfinvolved was this. II th
deed,given Clemens gave the right q
possession and u Harmon should b
considered Clemens tenant. Tn
J, court decided tha, the deed did cat
J. " right Of possession, but becAus
4 Clemens bad given permission to %
y cupy the house, even II the defont
q an, did no, ray rent, 4, made him
d tenan, aud that Clemens had th
p right 10 Sring torcible detainer sui
u The result was the moving of Hat
mon oti the farm aud Il was turue
i over to Clemens.
The grand idry returned the mis-
% utes In the case against Dr. LaRu,
A who shot Blount Hodge. marke
Ie dismissed" This was one Of th
most sensational cases on the doc ke
IHodua has ahntil ronnxafaa