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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13
IN JAIL AT HAMILTON.

Andrew De Foor Accused of Attempt
 ed Criminal Assault. f a-o,. Hamilton, Aug. 12.-(Special. )-Andrew De Foor has been place. in jail here charged with an assault with intent to ravish.
 The Court of County Commissioners were in regular session here yesterday. There was very little business of i'm portance before the court. A contract was awarded to have the eight steel bridges of the county painted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

Mrs. J. F. Davidson returned this morn ing from Birmingham, where she was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Will Nevin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13
GECKELER RESIGNS.

He Will Become Member of Faculty of the Georgia Tech.
 Opelika, Aug. -(Special.)-Prof. c. T.. Geckeler has resigned as assistant prin- cipal of the Opelika public school, and a successor has not been elected Pro- lessor Geckeler has been called to the assistant professorship in the Georgia School of Technology.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

Hon. Charles r. Almon, representative in the legislature. has been sick. but he' is up now preparing to do all the good he can for his constituency when he returns to Montgomery. Sept. l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

There are more fruit trees being sold in this section this year than ever before known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

The rains this week have been general and crops are not hurt as much as was expected
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

The Masonic conference is in session here and a large crowd is in attend ance.
 The heavy rains are damaging the crops a great deal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

Hon. and Mrs. F. M. Blackwell, Miss Nell Blackwell and Master Henry Black well, have returned from Point Clear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13
BURGLARS AT HUNTSVILLE.

Complaints of Robberies Heard from
 Citizens.
 Huntsville, Aug. 12.-(Special. )-Burg- lars have been busy in this city for sever al nights past, several complaints having been made of houses entered and valua- bles taken away Walter Jordans resi- dence was robbed Monday night and a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

The Baptists are conducting a pro- tracted meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

". A. Turner. a merchant here, is m9ving his stock to Dixon's Mills, where
 hes will in future reside.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13
SEASHoRE EXCURSION VIA L. 6 N. R. R.,
PENSACOLA. FLA

s2.5o ROUND TRIP $2.5o.
 SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd.
 Train leaves Union Depot at 8 p. m. Returning, train will leave Pensacola at Il p. m., Sunday night, August 23rd. If.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13
CAMDEN NEWS,

The Heavy Rains Are Injjuring the
 Crops.
 Camden, Aug. 12.-(Special. )-The HBoArd of Revenue has just completed its labors at the regular August term.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13


 Dr. D. F. Jones. who has been at Thomaston during the summer, is in Selma for a few days.
 General Passenger Agent Beasley of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was in Selma today.
 The friends of I. Schwarz regret to learn that he is still confined to his home by illness.
 G. W. Carter was among the excur- sionists who went to Pensacola this morning. Miss Achie Jones has returned home from Birmingham, where she visited friends.
 R. H. Mabry has returned from a pleasant visit to cities in the East.
 Miss Nellie Hill of Birmingham, is the guest of Miss Ollie Barker.
 c. A. Collins of Birmingham, is regis terel at the Hotel Albert.
 Judge Purifoy of Memphis, is visiting his ola Selma friends.
 Judge shuptrine of saffold. visited Sell ma friends today.
 Lewis Moore of summerheld, was in the city today.
 Ben Toler left this morning for Pensa- cola.
 pr. Sam Gordon of Collerene. is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

The County Sunday-school Convention met here to-day. A splendid program had been gotten up for the occasion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13
S4.ee Savannah. and return, via. Atlantic Coast Line, August l7th. 3 Days of Pleasure at
 the SeasflOre. Special Train of Ele= gant Coaches and
 ParlOr Cars.
Train will leave Montgomery 6:3o a. m., and arrive Sa- vannah 700 p: m.

Tickets will be sold at Montgomery and all stations to Thomasvile inclusive for this train, and will be limited to leave Savannah returning on or before August 2oth. Plenty of room for all
 Special rates at all Hotels $a.oo per day at DeSota Hotel. Reserve your seats in Parlor Cars at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

Dr. D. F. Jones, who has been al Thomaston during the summer, is ir Selma for a few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13
Bale of old Cotton Sold.

Rev. R. w, Clark is sick with fever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-13

Farmers are beginning to fear that the frequent rains will cause cotton In this section to begin shedding
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
to pretend friendship for me

supposed TO pretend friendship for me
on the following morning l sent my wife
and little boy by way OF deep ravine
two hundred yards from my home. in
good rifle range. This was the only place
the assassins could conceal themselves
and kin me At my home. for BY this time
I had ceased visiting my office and their
only chance was 10 kill me at my home
1t was early in the morning. and when
my wife and son arrived at the ravine
four men, carrying guns. rsn away. My
son recognized two Of them. but did not
recognize the other two. one of whom
Feltnsr later said was himself
Finally I decided TO leave Jackson. IN
the early evening l went to the Arlington
Hotel with my wife. and made arrange
ments 10 be rowed across the river to tho
tunnel early the next morning and board
the train unobserved. Later in the night
Felmer came 10 my room and stated that
the party ] had seen had told them that
l was preparing to leave town. aud that
certain men thereupon placed four men at
the depot. two men ct the tunnel and two
men at the next railway station. TO Kill
me- ] took his word. and did not attempt
TO leave town.
sent the next morning for my wife and
% by. and carried the baby in my arms
20 my office. and at noon from there 20 nv
home. carried the baby Cor protection.
as I believed that they would not eudanger
It's lie. | was later informed b. FeItaer
that q party was waiting in az upper room
OF store to kin me. This party wanted
20 shoot me with a rife, but others in
sisted that he use q shotgun. saying that
Dr. Cox had been killed with shotgun
After I passed b. they asked the man
with the gun why DC did not shoot and
ne answered that with a shotgun he
would have killed the baby but II they
had lei him have has way and gave him
a rife he would have shot ne through
the head without endangering the beby-
The night previous 70 nv decision 70
leave jackson ny sister came 20 ne and
warned ne that another plan had been
formed 10 Xiii me. Her informant was
Moses Feltuer. who was engaged until
9 late hour discussing the best plan When
this meeting adjourned Il was too ate
FOR him 20 come 10 my house. 50 Be went
70 ny sisters house IN his stocking FEET
and told her. This pot vas defeated
through Feltner's Information
was awakened az daylight sunday
morning June =. By a messenger who
Rad ridden eighteen miles that niEht %
bring n a note from z friend who Vas
also a friend Of usy enemies and was b
their counsel TIE note stated that tao
u1sn would come 70 town the following
Tuesday morning and that AZ attempt
would - made - asssss.uste M that
afternoon found that the nls- selected
% xii ne had arrived IN to@u I vent
hack home - = o.ciock and stavet her
On another OCCASION I slip1~s away -
visit ny sisters holse. on The way 2
met q sv-ar-athfze- - thcse vi ese ena1i-
Is rad incurred 4 eeclded ncs ~ -
turn ard seof ulv tro SISTERS aad wlfe
ahead They pssset by . ravsr- a ne
say and ih-r- ssw tV0 ne1 arzled zlth
guns Later they turned oct the Ezhts
and saw oae nan take his sssfIcn q
fuSnf o. ny house. ard TIE Other. oolh
stn armed. AID this siEas dressed -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

neT in which the man confessed that he
had entered a plot TO STAY Marcum. He
swore hat he had been promised a par
don for this job if caught at his work.
The plotters felt that suspicion would
never attach to him because Marcum
was his lawyer and friend. But Feltner
gave all the details of the plot to Mar
cum. and for months the would-be muir
derers were foiled.
Marcum knew what was up. For
months he harricaded himself in his
house by night and seldom left it by day
When he did it was with a pistol in each
hip pocket and his family as escort.
AS yet they don't Kill women and babies
in Kentucky feuds. II a man carries u
child in his arms he is reasonably safe
The chief reason is that. il caught the
assassin would stand little show with a
jury if il could he proved that he muir
dered a little child to crafty his spite
Even the killing OF a woman is not justi-
hable 10 satisfy a gTudge against some
male relative Of hers. The ethics OF the
feud arc nicely framed
Banking on this. Judge Msrcum gener-
ally arranged that his little girls should
accompany him whenever he left the Sc
curity OF rs own home He also carried
his ten-months-old baby. Once he ven
cured to come here TO Lexington. -Four
OF his family escorted him TO the rail-
way station in Jackson. and IN his arms
he carried the fifth. the baby. one shot
shot would certainly have killed one little
girl
when he came back il was in broad
waiting there Ter him a. the station and
tenderly surrounded him to escort him
safely home. The man who finally n'ur-
dered Marcum didn't Try shot that
would certainly have killed the baby. too.
lie waited
After months Of this protection Marcum
finally grew careless On his death day
he actually dared TO go alone 70 tho
court house IN Jackson. imagining he was
safe there in she crowd OF lawyers and
other officials. jurymen and witnesses
gathered there. Not so. His doom day
caue-Moaday. May 8
he was shot twice Many saw the
shooting Net one Of them who saw
has had the .nt-epidity 10 ies' who muir
dered Marclg-n. Il would mean death tor
him and his The shots were not fired At
a long range as were those that killed
Goebel.
The assassin took good aim and brought
down Marcun with one shot IN the spine.
Then he deliberately walked Up II the
dying man. placed his pistol agGinnst his
head and sent a bullet through Nsrcum's
brain.
The leaden messenger q death tore
through the entire skull ana fell on the
court house floor. When AATcum was
Kicked up he was dead.
Veivin Ewing was talking to Marcum
when he was shot He at once took 10
his heels once safe across the stree, he
looked back. -Four men stood guarding the
entrance 70 the court house with drawn
revolvsrs 10 give the assassin a chance
10 make good his escape. Ewing recog-
mixed all four. Love q ne keeps him
mum
Capt y. D. Hurst. Postmaster Of Jack
son. knows the men too he dOesn
dare name them for fear Of his own lie.
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CARVED TO WHILE AwAY MIGHT

The most wonderful specimens q iys1ry
carving ia existeuce have recently been
executed by Marx Rth. q KioDdfs.
miner. comprising chess set made from
a monster MAMMOTH tooth and q crib
board fashioned OUT o. ths task -
huge walrls Life ~ 10 Alaskan min
Ing camp and Throughout the FAR <srrh
is v.yidly portrayed Or the CRIB hoard
Nr Roth hsd 10 idea q turning cut
s,ch q wozsersnl piece = work vhsu he
began rs ivory carving
Near the ATctic Circle TIE days Eet
pretty short during tha winter raoufhs
aad tks ulrnts become tedious To while
away tie tine Re undertook a noTei plan
Providing himself With -. vEsk -
~alr-1s Re 5eEza hss ~orE "a the err
board carving OF The TOD sErfsce - bold
relief q poiar bear. which - = regular
ne bitaat q that FzF SoTts csurfr7 Eot
1ar y is the Iaevfraaie Eskimo. lying
stretched o1t a. fuI Ugh o. the lcT
ground FL the act q saeotiag III Dezr.
zhIe a fox and its y04aE. a. Arctic owi
and zn Es1-n1 loite- zeil CIT ~ ths way
@. rhe track = The RE
D.sricg o. rould ogt the taalty az
--u-aetry th1t be.-s-us s. prsralrerr - -
zorked on Oh tbe Arcrlc -nisnfght Nr
R-ta irtrodGcsd = Hcrcs % vhlch tEo
miners are washing ast gele from tes
sa1fE ~ Nou7e e-4cl n y~Taa--;lse
e. without cav on rhe Shore - Snake
Rig~r. eio-e br uine~s ezhlr.s are sat
tered laest AL ra0zrtsi-s iaoz o. fn
the sist1-ce. Zsr Rsth has E,sr5s1cea
$50 other mi1e-s 81 rsras ~ cards
pzuses tzsinE . hand - rs sc-fzl sport
Then p s-a5sllish = ~ r. vs-y A.
propyt1rssy puf 8 ere q zo-se Eaz1
25ozI rs hesatif1llY c2rssa 49, 1ze-y
executed c-te bard
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In fact, he has left Jackson now and may
never return.
Not soul dares speak of the muir
ders except in the presence Of intimate
friends who can be trusted. Even the
newspaper men of the town-there are
two nOuriShing weeklies-dare not publish
! the facts. 1t was twelve hours after the
Marcum murder before a single line was
telegraphed out of the town. and then
the story was told in only a few matter
Of-fact sentences.
towards" some people would call these
murderers.
The feud began in Octoger. 1896. Jere
Caldwell and John Hargis fought a duel
to the death in railway train Hargis
died. Caldwell, convicted and sentenced
TO two years Imprisonment was immedi-
ately pardoned by Gov. Bradley. Then
the feud slumbered In December 1901
men were mysteriovsly murdered. The
grave diggers OF Breathitt were kept
busy
Finally warrants were issued by Judge
T p. Cardwen. jr- for some OF the sus-
pected men. But who would serve the
warrants. None of the regular deputy
sherifrs dared court certain death
I'll do it" announced jim Sockrll.
Town Marshal Of Jackson. aud jim
brother. Tom. announced that he'd 90
along TO see fair play
They served those warrants at the pis-
tolls point. and so the Cockrfls. too got
mixed Up in the fsud. They Joined in
with the Cardwells against the Hargis
faction. Msrcum was attorney for Jerry.
contesting the election Of James Hargis
as County Judge And so he was domed.
\ few DAYS before his death. Marcum
wrote The following autobiography:
I will begin my story with last March.
when persistent rumors stated that Dr.
Cox and I were slated @ be assasslaated.
Or. Cox and discussed these rumors
frequently and finally same 10 the con-
cIus.on that they were grourdiess.
went 70 Washington and STAYED a month
While I was there DR.. Cox vas assas-
sinated
was attorney for Moses FeItner. on
the night OF may - last he came TO my
house in Jackson and stated that
he had entered into an agreement
with certain men to kill ne. and that his
accomplices were - be three men whom
he named he said that their plan was
for him 10 entice me % ny of6ce that
night, ana FOR them 10 wayIay ne and
XII me he said that he had been pro-
vides- with = shotgun and s. 10 give me
as payment for a fee He displayed the
gun. which had never been fired. and also
showed the money 1 know that he Gid
rot previously have the money
a few mornings later FsI11er took ne
70 the woods near BY and showed ne four
Winchester rifles concealed there and
stated that he and three companions had
been leaving them there IN tie daytime
and lying in wax az night 70 XII ne
OF course he d,d rot attend % kiI ne.
bu, he had pretended TO De IN the plot.
he sale. and hts associates had E,-arsnteed
him immunity from punishment IN the
Fields case He continually led fhsSa o.
n this belief 20 secure their protection.
AL the time warning ne % ire plans 20
XIII ne he could visit ne without arOGs-
ing susp1c4oa. as he was ny client ard
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h5ShSSINS CD
SCOTT FREE
Tragic Life and Death of Judge
MarCum
HE WROTE OF THE FEUD
Told How He Was Tracked and
Laid For
HE WROTE OF THE FEUD

Lexington, Ky. May 23-"Yes, l know
am doomed. Perahps ] can hang on for a
year or SO before they get me. but it's
sll up. But they won't make me run
away. I shall stay right here like man
and II they give me a ghost Of a show,
perhaps some one else viii turn in his
checks along with me.
Hardly We're his words cold when judge
James B. Marcum, former County Com
missioner. lawyer. candidate for Court
of Appeals Judge, politician and rich
man. was called upon 10 die. de was not
killed by man who gave him fai- fight
in the open. He was assassinated when
his back was turned. as he stood in the
doors OF the Breathilt County Court
House talking quietly TO a friend
In a twinkling OF an eye all his care
fully laid plans for life were upset and
he lay dead upon the courthouse floor
Next DAY his widow visited the spot
She knelt down. dipped her handkerchief
In the tiny pool OF blood. carefully wrap
ped il up and took il home. Some DAY
the oldest boy Will be shown that
Handkerchief and told 10 svenge his faith
eT. So runs the feud-the battle 10 the
death between the Hargis and the Cock
rili and the Caldwell factions. All three
families hav. their chief members. Their
sympathizers. like Judge Marcum. have
fallen like reds before the wind.
Just thirty-four graves dot Bresthhitt
County" Bloody Rveathitt'' they call il
graves OF mc= who have died for the
f@ad.
There are other Marcums. children now
and in due time they may be added 70
the list Of avengers Time alone can
tell how many more years the feud is
TO 60 on
Msrcura knew he WAS slated Tor as
sassiaation. He even knew the men who
vowed TO take his life. Last December
he tried 10 have two men-County Judge
Hargis. once his law partner. and Sheriff
Edward Callihan indicted for entering
q plot 20 XIII him. lie failed in his
ende6vor. and from that moment he was
doomed
lie had an affidavit from Moses Felt
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women, below my window in an ad-
Joining garden.
Recently a messenger came 20 my house
at daylight. He had been sent By party
who did not want me killed. He told me
that two men had arrived the night be
fore and We're 10 have taken a front room
in "a house near by and from there am
bush me The next morning / observed
a window raised about four inches and
the curtain drawn. I dared not go on
my front porch for weeks.
When 1 came to Lexington fully a
dozen friends came to me on the train
and advised me TO return no more 20
Jackson. / vas determined To return
and did 30 back in q few days. I was
born aud raised there and have an tx
ceilent practice / have interests In Jack
son and four valuable tracts Of land IN
BreatEitt County. / stin have a large
practice. though I can't attend 70 il nov.
II is hard Tor q reputable man 20 be
forced 10 leave his home on account OK
threats OF assassins
believe that right will finally prevail
and that peaceful conditions VIII De re-
stored To tne county ard M pTactice
viii BE- resumed. Non that many have
been driven from the county the factions
will begin TO fght thenselves. and :
guess pretty soon ] viii have one % them
70 defend. as have on occasions before.
II have to fight / want 20 aght al my
own home. and II have 70 die I want 70
die At my own home.
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STORE NOTES.

Mr. w B. Buck has gone east and will visit the Bur
hngton store. Our Mr. j. y Springer carpet buyer has
Just returned from the market. We have changed
suburban delivery to $50 This gives extra half
hour TO those wishing parcels the regular
ming delivery north of Thirteenth street. south of Lincoln
west of River or east of Hydraulic.
Mrs O. Pingree left last evening. Mrs Culver has
recovered sufficiently attend her regular classes and
will take up the embroidery work where Mrs Pngree left
off, More than this Mrs Culver does all kinds of stamp
ing and IS prepared do special designing for waist
fronts, yokes, cuffs, collars, etc
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the sP s9yers Offer of t0Eigh Class Novelties
Every woman appreciates the satisfaction of securing
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comprise the many choice. shades for midsummer
wear besides black and There but one kind,
and will be sale for day only Monday Nav %
Regular selling prices, $780, $50 S22 80 and S25 10
May Sale Price Monday, choice DIU
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figures in black. blue and red; fast
colors. These are fine and strong
and are a fun yard wide. The aver
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entire suit = inches wide. 4
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PROVING HIS COURAGE.
George just Ached TO Get at Those
Burglars, But Let His Wife
Restrain Him.

She thought she heard somebody
moving about downstairs, and so sh'
walked him up.
"What is it?" he asked, relates FL
lott Flower, in Brooklyn Eagle.
Burglars, ! think" she answered.
Now, he hadn't lost any burglars
and he don't care to find any. Still, Q
man must prove his courage in such
circumstances If he is to maintain his
prestige in the family.
"I'll make sure" he said, as he
climbed out of bed.
In paiamas and slippers he sneaked
out into the hall and listened at the
top of the stairs. Yes; there surely
was some one down there. He put his
ear to the speaking tube that COM
municated with the kitchen and he
could hear them talking. Evidently
they had just got through a kitchen
window and were about to proceed to
the dining-room for the silver
Il can surprise them," he thought,
but, if do, what will happen to me ?
Housebreakers, when cornered, are al
ways desperate, but-they avoid trou-
BILE when they can"
Happy thought There was a whis-
tie at the other end Of the speaking
tube. He put his mouth to the tube
and blew. Then he rushed back to his
room.
MY trousers, quickl" he cried, "and
my revolverl"
"But, George . his wife urged, "there
may be more than one"
There are several" he returned,
yaliantly, "but I'll get them"
'And heard one of them whistle"
she persisted
so much the more reason for hur-
ry," he asserted. Hes signaling to
the other members Of the gang that
the coast is clear. If I'm quick can
get them ALL"
She pleaded with him not to go, but
he was determined. No burglar who
ever lived could deter him-not after
he had frightened the life out of the
aforesaid burglar by whistling down a
TUBE. however, he did let his wife
detain him until he was reasonably
sure that the coast was clear.
Then he went down. while She wait.
ed anxiously at the head of the stairs.
They've gone" he announced, dis
gustedly, 'and it's all your fault If
you hadn't hung onto me I'd have got
them sure. Why in thunder can't you
have a little sense and little nerve2"
But, in the language of the day, he
"made good" His wife now considers
him about the bravest man that ever
lived.