Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-06-17
TAKING TESTIMONY.
Even SwOre That He Saw Jet
Kill Marcum.
Provost Marshal Is Now in Charge
Of jackson, KY, Under the Order
Of Col. Williams in Command
Of the Troops.

Jackson. Ky. June 1.-THE trial OF
Curtis Jet and Tom White for the
| murder OF Attorney Marcum began
Wednesday morning. Capt. b. F. Ew-
IN was the first witness called. He
| said:
| "Marcum and were in converse
ion. was looking toward him. with
| ny back to the west doorjamb of the
! courthouse. When the shot was fired
saw dimly in the smoke the form OF
man approaching. l ran when Mar.
| .um fell. but | looked back and saw
| curtis Jet approach him with his re-
| rolver in both hands He came up to
| Hithin six feet. | thought. of the man
ying on the floor and deliberately shot
| lin in the head. | feared he would
,iso try To shoot me and / ran further
| away. After ne fired the second shot
| >e stood second as ii to make certain
II the deed and then turned. While
'unning away | kept looking in his
| direction to be certain of his move.
nents, as in the event he had tried To
shoot me | would have drawn my re.
| golver"
IL was o'clock when the cross-ex-
animation of Even was concluded and
ne was excused with the understand
| ing tlat he might be recalled by the
iefense. His testimony in response to
Attorney Golden's rapid fire of uues-
ions was quite as strong and damag.
lng to the defendants as on direct eX-
animation. The defense failed in ef-
| :ort to lay grounds for impeaching his
| testimony by questions as to his men,
| Dry. his uninterrupted sanity. etc.
| Five minutes before Marcum was
| assassinated. Attorney John Patrick,
| who followed Bach. said that he saw
| lett and White conversing i'm front OF
the courthouse. He saw Jet go into
The courthouse several minutes before
the shooting. A minute or so after
Marcum fell. he saw Jet leave tho
;oul thouse by side door. Later ne
saw Jett and White walk to the bridge
and there saw them talking with Mrs.
Marcus Johnson. Marcum's sister.
| Wednesday night Mrs. Mary John.
son. sister OF the murdC. ed attorney.
made statement which is even more
Ting tam Ewen's admission In
his statement Wednesday morning
| CONFERENCE.-The Attorney Byrd said
that Ii would be proved that Jett ad.
mitted to Mrs. Johnson that he killed
Marcum. In the evidence Wednesday
afternoon it was stated that Jett and
White were seen talking to Mrs. John
son at the bridge.
| A provost marshal Wednesday night
was in charge of Jackson. Under the
order Of Commander Williams. who
is in command of the troops, provost
guards are to patrol the streets day
and night and make arrests for any
infractions of the law including drunk.
enness. firing pistols, or disorderly
conduct of any character.
Jackson. Ky. June 1.-THE state
ment Of b. j. Even that in the pres
ence of two witnesses five one thou.
sand dollar bills were rendered him
on condition that he would reDudiate
wAat he had testified to regarding the
| assassination of James b. Marcum.
that death was the alternative threat
ened and the testimony of Mrs. John.
son, sister of the murdered man. were
the features of special interest Thurs
day affecting the trial of Curtis Jett
and Tom White on the charge of muir
dcring j. b. Marcum Mrs. Johnson
reiterated On the stand wlat she hal
related Wednesday night. in substance
that Jet has admitted to her that he
killed her brother, using the language:
"Hargis' money did it; | fired the
shot"
Jackson, Ky. June 13-The feature
OF the Jett-White trial Friday was the
drift of evidence towards a conspiracy
duplicating county officials and 9TH
ers and tending to snow that Jet AMI
White had no such motives as the con.
spirators. but were simply hired to kill
J. y. Marcum. who was the attorney
for parties contesting the election OF
county officials. The defense during
the forenoon attempted to have the
case continued on account of the alb
sence Of witnesses and again in the
afternoon on account Of the illness Of
one Of the attorneys for the defense.
In both instances Judge Redwine or.
dered the trial to proceed
The prosecution rested its case
Saturday squad Of soldiers nave
been commissioned to secure the pres
ence Of several reluctant witnesses
whose testimony will be heard when
court recOnvenes. The parties want.
cd are said to be hiding in the woods
and some attribute their attitude to
fear or intimidation. The defense will
attempt TO establish an alibi for Jett
and prove that White had no connec.
ton with the killing over ~ wit.
ncsses have been summoned The ties.
umony Of Judge Hargis and several
other witnesses called by the defense
Is awaited with much interest in Jack.
con.