Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-19
D[P[(RAB|E CONDITIONS.
Fractional Hate, Murder and Arson Have Supplemted Justice in
 Breathitt County, Ky.
STATE MILITARY LITTLE PROTECTION.
Citizens Living in Terror at Jackson, Wondering Whose House Will be Burned Next, or Who Will Be the Next to Fall By the Bullet of an Assassin.

Next to Fall By the Bullet of an
 Assassin.
 Jackson, Ky, June 16. 6.-Interest in Fhe trial of Curtis Jett and Thos. White for the alleged murder of J. B. Marcum was secondary, Monday, to the preliminary hearing of the team sters of Hargis Bros, arrested by the soldiers on the charge of burning the hotel of Capt. B. J. Owen, the princi- pal witness of the commonwealth against Jett and White. Although this place has become accustomed to as- sassinations and to incendiary fires during the feud of the past three years, 1t never had such a night of terror as that ot Sunday night
 Spent SIeepless Night.
 Many spent sleepless night, not ss members of any vigilance committee patrolling the streets, but within their own doors, as many are expect ing the torch to be applied to their houses next Fourteen residences and stores, owned by those known as Card well-Cockrill sympathizers, have been burned i'll Jackson since 1900 and the number of lives lost greatly exceed that number.
 Good Citizens Discouraged.
 Since the burning, ,Sunday,of Ewen's large new hotel, and the rally of the a Hargis faction to the aid of the men SlsFcetedSof having burned it, the citizens, hopeful that when the mili- tary arrived that the intimidations would cease, now shake their heads and say the state can render no re- lief The nearly-fnished Even hotel had 43 rooms, and it was greatly need ed. It is pointed out that of the IA incendiary fires here during the past ssAyo ? s'dt--~a half years, ten of them have taken place in the daytime. The Ewen family, including seven chil- dren, have been taken care of by the military.
 Pitiable Spectacle.
 The family presented a pitiable spectacle. Even tried to console his heartbroken wife and daughters, but their distress was great. Kindhearted citizens. although feeling that in do- ing so they are risking their lives and property, have sent them clothing and bedding. They were breakfasted By the soldiers. Scores of people gathered to look at them. Mai Allen, an charge of the troops, ordered the crowds dispersed and the guard lines .:s6f s;6f tsback so that the distressed family might not be annoyed. The iaiI. Sun day night, was under heavy guard, the prisoners suspected of burning Ewen's house were detained in the camp. They were kept in the camp guard house manacled, so they would have no opportunity to escape. Craw- ford cried during the night and re- peated: What fool, what fool l ~am.''
 { Relieved Men Will be Released.
 It is believed that these men will De released, because the grand jury are residents of Breathitt county, and will fear vengeance similar to that wrecked upon Ewen if they indict the men.
 Joe Crawford and Ed Tharp were " so iAp OSAclN V v ut t hCNtWlHC MOu- day morning and testimony heard on the writ of habeas corpus sued out for their release by the Hargis peo- ple Sunday Gray Haddicks and Jer- ny Lunsford identified Crawford as one of the men seen coming from the Ewen hotel just before the fire was discovered, and A. H. Short said he saw Crawford and Tharp crossing the Oridge before the fire. The prisoners told conflicting stories of their where abouts on their detention Sunday. Judge Hargis and the attorneys he employed to defend Jett and White represented the prisoners. Judge Redwine decided to hold them to the grand jury, which reconvened Monday morning.
 There was much excitement about the courthouse, and those entering the court room were not only searched, but also closely watched.