The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-25

No effort will be made by the fam
ny Of John Mix TO prosecute Cice o
Andason. who shot and killed Mia
Monday night at Ninth street and
Kentucky avenue.
This was stated today by Harry
Mix. father of the young man, who
was at the police station this mora
Ing Mr.. Mix and Mrs. Dabney An
dcrson. mother of Cicero Anderson,
he'd conference this morning at thd
city hail and Mr. Mix promised her
prosecution OF her son. He said she
is poor widow and he does not feel
justified in, making her tfe any harder
for her. The offensive notoriety ~
the AFFAIR. especially under the rather
doubtful circumstances Of the case.
a,so had its weight In dlscouraglng
he active Interest OF the famil;.
Tho decision OF Mr.. Mix will not al
ter the plans OF the commonwealth,
and County Prosecutor Barley said
be would proceed with the case just
the same
John Mix died last night
about Q o'clock. less than "a hours
after the shooting. lie was rational
10 the last and just before dying
made a statement TO Alben Barklcy.
county attorney. in the presence OF
witnesses. telling how the shooting
occurred Mix was strong of consti-
tutlon and up until an hour before
death stoutly refused to believe tha;
he was going TO die.
Mix declared on his death bed that
the shooting was unprovoked and
that he did not expect the sho, and
knew nothing OF the intentions OF
Anderson when the pistol was fired.
I'VE did have little trouble" nc
stated In beginning his version of
tho affair."" in the Sue Eggleston re
sort met McCord and Anderson
there. Tho trouble which occurred In
this resort was trivial and. ! presum-
cd. ended when left the place. Az
ter going TO Blacknall's saloon ON
OF Kentucky avenue. went to Gra-
hams saloon McCord and Anderson
followed my party 10 the former sa-
loon and also 10 the latter but rdid
not know OF their presence at the
Graham saloon until ] was shot or
just few moments preceding the
shooting.
81 had stepped out into the back
yard and when I turned to go into
the house again noticed McCord and
Anderson standing together about 8
feet away. Anderson pulled his gun
and fred did not have any suspl'
clons that he meant me harm, After
the shooting, Anderson ran. ! think
Mix denied that he was fighting
McCord when Anderson shot him,
stating that he had no trouble with
either OF tho two young men In the
rear of Graham's saloon.
Mix talked slowly and was rapidly
sinking. He breathed his last In a
few minutes after his statement was
finished. The body was taken in
charge by the undertakers and this
morning was removed to his home,
9Oi South Fourth street.
= John Mix was &c years old and
was born In Paducah. He was the
son OF Mr.. Harry Mix. a well known
marine engineer. and was Il cabinet
maker by trade. The young man con-
tracted the drink habit in his. early
youth and this seemed to have been
his only falling. He had figured In
many escapades. He Is survived by
his parents. two sisters and two
brothers
The funeral will be held at
O'Clock tomorrow morning at st
Francis dc Sales church. The burial
will be at Oak Grove cemetery.
Coroner's Inquest.
Coroner Frank Eaker held the in
quest this morning in the parlors OF
the Guy Nance undertaking estab-
lshment on South Third street into
the death of John Mix. The verdlc
was:
"we. the jury. being regularl,