Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-11
FEAR MAKES NAN ASSASSIN
Kentucky Fsud Suspect Details Plans to
Kill Lawyer.
ACCEPTS PROPOSAL, BUT WARNS VICTIM
judge and shcriG Make Arrangement,
He illustrates and Now He Dare
Not Attend Court with Law
yer He Protected.

LEXINGTON. KY, Nov. 1O.-Two sensa-
tional afidavits have just been filed at
Jackson, Breathitt county, the scene Of the
Hargis-Cockrill feud. where thirty men
have been killed this year. The afhdavits
are by Attorney J.. b. Marcum and Moses
Feltner, his client, accused OF the killing
Of Jesse Fields. The purpose of the afi-
davits is to secure a continuance OF the
case OF Feltner.
Moses Feltner gives details OF alleged
plots to kill J. b. Marcum. In several he
was to do the work, and fearing to refuse,
pretended to acquiesce but warned MRrcum
each time. so that the plans failed
He says he fears to appear on the streets
OF Jackson, as such a state Of lawlessness
exists that there is no protection to any
citizen not in sympathy with the county
judge and sheriff. He has been informed
and believes that those officers have made
efforts to have him assassinated.
Plan Killing Three Times.
Last May he was invited to Judge Hargis'
office. where he met John Smith and John
Abner, friends of Sheriff Ed Callahan and
County Judge James Hargis. They told him
j. b. Marcum must be killed and that he
was the man to do It. He feared to refuse,
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and Abner and Smith that night. The plan
unfolded at the meeting was for him to go
to Msrcum's house. get him to come to his
law office at night. and after parting with
him on the return trip, at a place where a
shotgun was to be concealed. shoot him in
the back. He says Hargis gave him s35 to
pay Marcum on account and handed him a
shotgun and shells loaded with buckshot.
He went to Marcum's house, warned him
and then reported that Marcum would not
come out after dark.
The next plan was for him. John Smith
and Tom White to hide near Marcum's
house and shoot him as he left ii. Again
he warned Marcum and though they lay in
ambush Marcum did not appear.
The third plan was for Tom White to
shoot Marcum from Hargis Bros store,
but that time the condemned man carried
his 4-months-oId baby in his arms and
White would not fire.
Finally suspicion. fell upon him for warn
ing Marcum and he fed.
He has now returned to Jackson, but
fears to leave his room. Marcum is also a
prisoner in his own house through fear OF
assassination.
Victim Now His Lnwyer
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the dual role OF attorney for Feitner and
the object of the assassins' plans, says he
fears to appear at the court house or on the
streets OF Jackson, near the court house
that he has only been in his ONCE once
since July Is.
He has been outspoken against the par
ties accused OF assassination Of DR.. Cox
and James Cockrill upon the streets oil
Jackson and that by reason thereof and by
reason Of his acting in certain other cases
pending in this court he has incurred the
enmity OF dangerous and lawless men and
is afraid they will carry out the threats 70
assassinate him which he believes they
have, made. ..-,. , .
TIL sheriff and his deputies are in at
tendance at court and he is afraid to risk
himself in their hands after receiving the
information he has, all of which he believes
to be true.