Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
Jackson, KY, the Scene of An
other Outrage In Connection
With Marcum Case
INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES
Burning of Ewen's Hotel Last Night
Believed to Be the Work of ncendi
aries to Further Intinnidate Those
Who Might Testify fer the State -
Two Arrests Made.


of Ewen's hotel Sunday morning, is
not only considered as incendiary, but
also .ls accessory to other acts of in
timidation in connection with the pend
ing trial of those accused of the MUIR
der of j. B. Marcum, who was an at
torney of contestants for county Off
ces now held by leaders of the faction
with which the defendants were iden
tilted. 1t is now asserted that other
witnesses for the commonwealth We're
not property owners, but that the jur-
ors, who are farmers. and witnesses
who could not be found when detach-
ments of troops We're trying to bring
them into court. are property owners.
The burning of Ewen's property has
not only caused renewed fear for both
life and property. but also increased
the general doubt of conviction in eth
er of the pending cases.
Captain B. j. Even was the chief
witness for the prosecution in the
pending trials of Curtis lett and Tom
White. Even is the deputy sheriff who
testified that he saw Jett as he ad-
vanced with pistol in hand to fire the
last shot into Marcums' PROSTATE body,
as it lay in the court house door way.
Thru fears for his own safety he tes-
titled that he did not dare to allow
Sheriff Callahan and County Judge
Hargis to know what he had seen.
Since his testimony in court, as
precaution against assassination. he
slept In camp at the provosts mar
shal's headquarters.
Several days ago it is alleged party
visited him at his home and made
proposition that If he would repudiate
what he had related on the witness
stand, saying that he testified to what
was not true. because of the excite
ment which he was under. he would be
given $4,000 by certain prominent
citizen, and that If he did not accept
this offer he would be assassinated.
He encouraged his visitors to re-
turn in the afternoon and stationed
two witnesses in a closet who heard
a repetition of the proposition and the
threat accompanied by the tender of
five crisp one thousand dollar notes.
No one has doubted that Even was
in actual danger, but few were pre-
pared for step as desperate as that
which came.
Ewen's hotel had been insured, but
only week ago Captain Even was no.
titled that owing to the threatening
the company had decided to
cancel his policy. The house and fix
lures, which valued at about $4,000.
were the savings of a life time. EVEN
and his wife and children are pennl-
less and dependant upon the hospital
ity Of the troops in camp.
Gray and Jim Haddicks and jerry
Luntz. workmen at the Swami Il Day
lumber yard, reported having seen Joe
Crawford and Ed Tharp. wagoneers for
bridge and return just before the blaze
was discovered, and Major Allen ORDER
ed these men arrested.
Gray and Haddicks were retained by
the provost guard as witnesses. Soon
the Hargis people were very active.
They sent Attorneys John d. O'Neil, OF
and B. B. Holden, of Bar
bervil!e, defending Jett and White, and
swore out writs of habeas corpus be-
fore Judge Redwine, making them re-
at once. The writs were
served on Major Allen and he sent the
prisoners to the court house under a
strong guard commanded by Captain
Maddox.
commemorative Attorney Byrd ask
I'd Judge Redwine for time for Major
Allen to file a response. He asked that
he be given until today, but Judge Red
vine demanded that it be filed at once,
This was done and the attorneys ar
rued the case before Judge Redwine
Two Of the most interested spectators
we're County Judge Hargis. and Sher-
IF Ed Callahan. Judge Redwine finally
decided to admit the men to bail in
1900 each. County Judge Hargis and
Sheriff Callahan had bonds drawn up,
out after a consultation between them
and the lawyers, they refused TO sign
the bonds and the men were taken by
The soldiers inside their lines, and were
asst night manacled in the guard house.
The grand jury meets today and
Judge Redwine said these cases could
De taken before that body. The Had
ticks boys and LuntZ fully identified
he men and it is claimed some mem
,ers of the Even family saw them
come out of the house.