The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-04-21
YOUNG THOMPSON
AGAIN ARRESTED
Indicted for Killing His
Father Last Winter.
Witness Before Grand Jury States
He Saw Son Kill
Father.

ADixon, KY, April 15.-Thomas
Nhompson, 20 years old, for the sec
ond time is prisoner here. charged
with the murder of his father. Henry
Thompson, the wealthy providence
merchant, who was killed ON Monday,
December rs, last. Young Thompson's
arrest In the result of grand jury
indictment. Deputy Sheriff Cosby
Campbell took the warrant to Provi-
dence, and there arrested Thompson
The accused man was brought here
and locked up. Commonwealth Attor
ney. Dixon's laconic comment on the
arrest was that the evidence fully
warranted the indictment
"Give me a speedy trial; that's all
1 ask was young Thompson's state
ment to a reporter while on the train
bound for Dixon. The prisoner did
not appear in the least nervous or dis
tressed. He had a pocletful of CT
gars, and passed them around to the
men on the train. Thompson denied
guilt in the death of his father, and
said ne would have no toruble in pow
ing an alibi
The indictment against Thompson
for murder in the first degree is base
mostly ON new evidence which went
before the grand jury Wednesday and
Thursday.
Commonwealth Attorney Dixon for
this circuit admitted that an eye wit
ness to the murder had testified ON
Thursday 1t Is reliably reported that
this man told the jurors he saw Thorn
as Thompson fire the shot which kill
ed his father and that Kenney Ben
jamin was but a few feet away. This
man, according to Lawyer Dixon, was
passing by the road at the foot of
the wooded hill, where the murder
occurred and recognized all parties.
Asked why the wwitness had not
testified at trials, Attorney Dixon
said that he was not at liberty to d.
vulge the reaosn.
According to the conductor on the
Dixon-Morganfield train, two men got
on at Dixon and rode to Providence
The conductor says these men told
him they were eye witnesses to the
shooting and had testified before the
grand jury. He did not. learn their
names. Attorney Dixon said there
was but one eye witness that had
testified.
The story now woven about Thomp-
CON, it is learned it that he and
young Benjamin had been together
since Sunday noon and that Thomp-
sons father went to the lonely hill
side on the wintry morning to find
\themA The elder Thompson had
faprimanding his son for keeping too
late hours. The boy had not been
home all the night previous.
The evidence to be presented is
that a quarrel ensued at the strip OF
woods near the cemetery north Of
Providence, and that young ThompN
son shot his father through the head.
This, ID is stated, will be the testi-
mony of the eye witness That Ker-
ney Benjamin saw the tragedy will be
given In evidence, according to re-
liable reports
Commonwealth Attorney Dixon said
that the grand jury had been assist
ed materially by the vigilance COM
mittee, headed by Mayor Montgom-
cry of Providencne. Lawyer Dixon
was whit the grand jury and ques-
toned the witnesses. He stated
that the testimony of Detective SEN
sing of Nashville had not been been
important. The grand jury adjourned
at noon.
According to Attorney Dixon, the
criticism made recently of County At
torney Bennett was unjust and I'M
founded.
Bennett did his whole duty in the
case" said Attorney Dixon tonight.
HE asked that young Thompson be
held over TO the grand jury at the
Time OF the examining trial in Janu-
airy. He also recommended that the
case against Benjamin be dismissed
The reusit OF the grand jury inves-
tlgation bears out his Judgment and
vindicates him"
Since the day that the elder rhomp-