Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-06-03
TO Be REINFORCED.
Danville Company Receives Or.
ders TO Go to jackson, Ky.
TWO Cer>oraIs CCurt-Martiaied For
Passing Through the Lines and
For Sleeping on outy-Troops
Are Badly Worn Out.

gan investigation OF the assassination
OF CITY Marshal James Cockrill here
last July.
jackson. KY. May 2s.-The frustra-
ton OF what the troops believe was
plot to rescue or kill Curtis Jett and
Tom White Wednesday night increas-
ed tension in Jackson Thursday. How
many men were involved beside tho
one hred on and who returned tho
sentry's fire. and what relation the
incident had 10 the playing OF search
light on the Jail grounds from a near.
by mountain side earlier in the night
are questions in which actual interest
Is felt. -.
The illness OF Judge Redwine nut a
new phase on the entire situation. If
his condition grows worse a special
judge will probably be appointed. Tho
attempt 10 remove the special bailifs.
Is. j. Little. Is matter of much in
terest. The grounds offered are that
his brother married Mrs. Il. Marcum'3
sister and that the relationship might
influence him in the DISCHARGE of the
duties OF sheriff
Inc Gatling gun squad remained OH
duty all night and momentarily ex.
pected to be called on to repel an at.
tack. Very few Of the soldiers slep.
at ALL
Capt, y. J. Even. star witness /,
the Marcum investigation. shook tho
| dust OF Jackson from his-feet Thurs.
Gay. both hurriedly and uncercmoni-
| Ously.
Lexington. Ky. May 3O.-Orders
| were issued at midnight to send more
troops to Jackson. Col Roger VIII.
| 'iams. WHO was called to Lexington
by business Friday night. received n
| cipher message from Mai. Embry AL
| len. who is in command I'm his alb.
| sencc, stating the necessity for mora
| men. Col. Williams Immediately con.
| ferred with Coy Beckham. who ar,
proved the call Col Williams then
| called Capt. Lillard. of the Danville
company. by telephone and ordered
him to Immediately assemble his men
| preparatory to coming to Lexington
on train, arriving at 6 O'Clock. The
company left here for Jackson at 7:40
a. m. arriving there at II. Cant. Lii.
lard said he could bring so men. They
were assembled and held at the Dan.
Vile armory Friday night.
Col. Williams later sent an order to
Louisville for the company there tn
be held in readiness for orders 10
move in case further reinforcements
are needed The message from Mai.
Allen did not state what prompted the
requisition for more men. Col. vii.
liams said:
1T is true that the men there have
been heavily taxed I'm the rigid patrol
duty required, and more men will re.
licve this. However. | will not sur.
mise as to what development or an.
ticipation Of what devclopme nt actu.
ated Maj. Allen"
Many people in Lexington construe
the call for more troops as confrma.
ton OF the rumors that force Of men
VINO proposed to rescue Curtis Jett
and White wds being recruited in tao
interior OF Breathitt county
Jackson. KY, May 30.-Jackson was
quiet Friday night and had been
throughout the day. Not a shot was
fired and the soldiers anticipate no
trouble. The guards arc pretty badly
worn out on account OF continued serv.
ice. Corps. Jones and Ragland were
court-martialed on account of passing
through the lines in four instances and
sleeping on duty in the second. Jones |
mad been on duty ~ hours. The YER
dict in both cases was kept secret.
Jackson. Ky. June Common |
wealth's Attorney Byrd and Attorney |
Thomas Marcun. brother OF the man |
whom Jet and White arc accused OF |
a5sassinating who will assist in The |
prosecution, Leld a conference Sunday |
night and formally announced that tho |
trials OF the mon would be held at |
this term Of court Byrd said, finally, |
that he would not request or recon. |
mend change OF venue. He rays thai |
the moral effect produced by the pes
ence OF the troops would be lost and |
the danger TO witnesses, If there il |
danger would be increased. Jurors /
will be secured from some othr,
county.
IL is believed that the defense will |
try for a continuance
Capt. Il. A. Burton. Of Shelbyyills,
preached in a local church Sunday att
crnoOn. 4 few soldiers who could 30 /
spared attended.
So far as can be observed. the re-
turning Of second Indictment against |
Jett charging him with James Cock
Till's murder has not affected his
peace Ct mind. The sentrios on Sunday
night were looking for the search.
light which was seen again Saturday
night. The soldiers hope to locate it.
The town was quite Sunday.
Hcspital5 For Consump;ives.
Chicago. June Chicago has now
for the first ti,ze a hospital exclusive
" for consumptives. Sunday Bishop |
Muldoon dedicated st. AIMS santa
rum. The buildings wore designed
according TO tho most fmDrovcd meth