Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-05
AccompIice of Hargis Fatally
Stabbed.
CALLAHAN NEAR HIS END
Assailant Is His Brcther-in-Law,
John Spicer.
AVENGES FATHERS WOUNDS
Fight Took Place in Wounded Mans
Shop-Quarrel Over Wife's
Divorce Proceedings.

JACKSON. Ky. May J.-Edward Gala
in the notorious Breathitt county feuds,
was so badly wounded yesterday that his
hurts will probably result in death SIM
liar to that which has overtaken all the
others prom nently concerned in the series
of quarrels between the Hargis faction
and other factions. in that region.
Callahan was stabbed and fatally
wounded yesterday in his store on Long
creek by his brother-in-law. John Spicer-
Spicer was i'm turn shot dead by Gala
hans seventeen-year-olds son.
Spicer and the elder Callahan had been
quarreling over SUIT for divorce which
Callahan had begun some months ago
against his wife. During the dispute Cal
lahan leaped over his counter and struck
at his brother-m-law. who drew knife
and stabbed him repeatedly.
Callahan was known throughout the
fourteen years of feud complications as
the chief lieutenant of Judge Jim Hargls.
whose reign as boss in Breathitt county
was so long maint aimed and who wreaked
summary vengeance on the Cockriil
brothers and others who became involved
in quarrels with the Hargis family,
through affairs of love. politics or other
wise. Jim HARRIS himself died three
months ago from pistol shot fired by his
own son.
Besides the Longs creek tragedy sec
ond one was enacted in this city yester-
day. when Daniel White. Hargis
feudist. shot and killed Jim Fugate of the
Cockrin faction.
Callahan Ally of Hargis.
Sheriff Edward Callahan was the broth
er-in-law of Judge Jim Hargis. who was
the boss of Breathitt county, and with
him was accused of the death of James
b. Marcpm, the young lawyer of Jack
son. KY, who was killed as he was en-
tering the courthouse at Jackson. oppo-
site the Hargis store. He was also the
political lieutenant of Hargis. and in all
the dark things imputed to Hargis Gala
han was identified.
The bond which he'd the two men to-
4ether was twofold. First, they were re-
lated by marriage; second they were no
litical allies. Opposed to the Hargis fac
tion was that led BY Thomas Cockril
The latter was killed, and his two minor
sons were put under the guardianship of
Dr. B. D. Cox.
Cox Shot at His Door.
One night DIR. Cox was called to the
door OF his house by man who said he
was wanted to attend the sick. AS he
stepped on his porch he was shot.
Marcum had filed a protest in the con-
tested election of Hargis and Callahan, in
the interest of the Cockrills, some time
before. A short time after the murder
of DR.. Cox Marcum was shot as he was
entering the courthouse. opposite the
Hargis store.
For this crime Mrs. Marcum swore
vengeance against Hargis and Callahan.
First she brought suit for damages
against the men whom she knew to be
tine murderers of her husband She won
a verdict of $S.OW. Then. with this trial
on the record she had them brought into
court on murder charges They never
were convicted.
Hargis was killed by his own son in q
quarrel last February.
Callahan Reported Dead.
. LEXINGTON. KY. May 5.-It is re-
ported here today that Callahan is dead.
but the report has not been confirmed.
One of his arms il is SAID. was almost
severed. Callahan's store is at Crocketts-
Vile. twenty miles from Jackson. As
Crocketsville has no telephones. confirma-
tlon OF the report OF Caliahan's death
will be delayed.
A message this afternoon says that
Callahan is not yet dead but that he
cannot recover. Callahan's son, William.
STABBED the elder Callahan is expected in
jackson tOtaV to