The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-23
GIVE NE BACK MY BOY CRIES
PATRICIDE'S MOTHER

Lexington, KY, May 21--To buy
bluegrass farm and build a new
home for herself and her son Beach is
the dream Of Mrs. Louellen Hargis Of
Jackson, who is now recovering from
u nervous breakdown, and planning,
as she rests on her bed in the Good
Samaritan Hospital, to renew the
fight of years to secure a parole for
her boy.
Mrs. Hargis believes Beach shortly
will be allowed to walk through the
grim portal of the gray-stone house at
Frankfort, where he is held for killing
his father Judge Games Hargis, and
lend his strong arms to the support Of
his mother In her sunset years.
Cheerful in spite of the worn and
broken nerves. Mrs Hargis ia resting
in a sunny room at the Good Samari-
tan Hospital, planning what she will
do If Beach is restored to her. Her
indomitable courage is all that has
kept her alive through trials that, to
use her expression, would have kill
ed a dozen women before now"
She still has the courage to believe
that Governors and Prison Boards will
decide that Beach has suffered enough
for his misdeed and that he has earned
a chance to go out in the world and
try again.
Mrs. Hargis seemed glad to see re-
porter who ca lied on her today. She
said she was feeling much better than
she did when she came here a week
ago. Just after an unsuccessful eff.
fort to win a parole for her son last
November Mrs. Hargis broke down
and was compelled to remain in bed
for a long time She was very sick
during the winter months and mem
bers of the family once despaired of
her life.
81 had letter from Beach today.
she said, by way of mentioning the
subject of her inmost heart. He
writes me that if | don't get we'll soon
and come 10 see him he will just have
TO come to see me or course, he just
said that to cheer me up. but it may
be that will soon have him after all
Beach is a good boy He has a fine
hianpaitinn nd h9U IL
takes came from bad company, and he
was young just like any other boy.
Since going to Frankfort he has not
had a mark against him and so far
as know every one he meets becomes
his friend
Beach, you know, ia an assistant in
the hospital. Last week he perform
ed two operations for appendicitis
himself He is learning to be a sur
geon and has been giving the anesth-
etic for long time. lie tells me that
he is in good health and is weighing
more than he ever did.
II was lying here this afternoon and
the thought came to me that | would
like to get away from the old assOcia-
tons that Jackson holds and buy a
farm down here in this country. /
think would like to buy few acres
near Paris or Lexington and raise
stock Beach was always fond of
stock lie is nearly thirty years old
and | think II is time he was getting
settled. Our friends in Jackson and
in Breathitt county have been mighty
good to me and they want Beach and
me to stay there. His uncle, Floyd
Day, is interested In the lumber bust
ness and wants to take Beach in with
him. But | have been thinking about
moving down here and buying a farm
and after all it might be for the best
MY daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Hogg,
advised me to come to Lexington last
week and take a good long rest. My
house is closed up.
Beach is all have now. want
him to come and take care of me.
don't want a pardon for him. All l
will ask for is a parole. All want
Is for him to have the same chance
to make good that has been given to
others"
And the Drove woman smiled with
the mother love of the ages as she
babe the reporter good-by.