A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Kentucky > Breathitt http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2724 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=47470 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: January 24 1909 Article Description: Beach HARGIS in Bed. Shoots Himself in Foot While on a Drunken Spree. Article Text: Jackson, Ky., Jan. 23.--Beach HARGIS, who is out of jail on bond of $25,000 pending trial for the murder of his father, Judge James HARGIS, is in bed at the HARGIS home here with a serious self-inflicted wound in the foot. HARGIS yesterday began drinking heavily, and late in the afternoon terrorized his relatives at Clear Fork, on Frozen Creek. There he entered the home of Harlan SOUTH, and after driving the family from the house amused himself for some time by shooting the dishes off the dining table. Neighbors who attempted to quiet HARGIS were driven up stairs in the SOUTH home, but managed to get word to some men going by to send help from Jackson. Officers were sent and late last night returned here with HARGISl ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ KY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com