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James b. 1850, d. 1890 he married Manerva Fee Middleton, b. December 1849, d. June 5, 1936 Excerpts From The Mountain Echo Newspaper: August 8,-Murdered last Monday evening as James T. Middleton, better
known as "Rocky Mountain Jim," Harlan County, was coming to Harlan Court
House from the election in company with James Giles preparatory to coming
to London as a witness in the Jennings case and when he had reached a point
about four or five miles from the town on Catrons Creek, he was fired on
from behind trees in the woods by unknown parties and instantly killed.
He was shot through and through five or six times with 44 Winchester balls,
judging from the wounds. Mr. Giles escaped without injury, the parties
probably not having any feeling against him and making the dash to get
away as soon as the firing began. Enos Hensley, William McGraw and James
Howard were arrested, charged with the murder, but it is the general impression
that they were not guilty. They were arrested in consequence of some ill
feeling which was engendered between the men at the election, while others
we learn suspect friends of Wils Howard as doing it, Mr. Middleton was
one of the best known men of Harlan county, and known to be a brave and
daring fellow.
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