The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-05
TRIAL or KENTUCKY lssAssIHs.
Citizens of Breathitt Telling the
Truth About the Murders.

Cynthiana, Ky, Aug. The
second trial of Curtis Jett and Thomas
White for the murder of j. B. Marcum
has been continued one week and the
prosecution is still calling witnesses.
Commonwealth Attorney Byrd has
surprised all in securing the attend
ance here Of persons from Breathitt
county, who, it was thought never
| would testify against either Of the de-
PENDANTS. Among the witnesses who
| fed to the mountains during the trial
at Jackson was Henry Freeman and he
| was held in confinement here several
! DAYS until he agreed to testify. He
was on the stanG again today for the
third time and told how Jett and
| White came to his saloon for whiskey
| on the night after Marcum was shot
and talked freely about the dog had
been killed. - Freeman testified that
Iwhile, they were drinking Jett said
81 had to get ahead of him some way,
|. and I did It the best. I could. -
Mrs. Coombs corroborated Mrs.
Mary johnson in saying that Jett had
told her that Mrs. johnson asked him
who killed her brother and. his reply
was, Yes, I killed your brother
There is no prediction as to when
| the trial viii end, as the defense is
now hunting UP witnesses everywhere
in Breathitt county.
Edward E. Marcum, a brother OF
the deceased, today corroborated his
sister, Mrs. johnson, in lher state
ment about putting armed men near
Marcum's house in a rock quarry and
also concerning the reception OF
threats by his brother and his keep
| ing in his house for at least year be-
fore his death on account of these
threats.
Galloway Strong testified that White
took two drinks with him before the
shooting, and White said he "was
Ilooking for man to come out. -
Both witnesses located both Jett
and White at the court house before
the shooting, and in crowd of people
fafter the shooting.
Nancg Blanton and John Blanton
corroborated Freeman as to Jett's
whereabouts on the night of the kill
ling. John Blanton, Selden Bach and
Miss Laura Rawlins testified that Capt.
Even was in .le door of the court
house Immediately before the shoot
ing. Freeman testified that. Jett and
White came to his house for whiskey
| on the night of the killing, and said
"A dog had been killed, and that was
Marcum. /"
/ Cynthiana, KY, August 3.-In the
Jett-White murder trial today Bruce
Little, special bailif during the first
| trial Of Jett at Jackson. testified that
he and several men with soldiers cap
tured Tom White, after an eigbtee
mile ride over the mountains, at
/ O'Clock in the morning. After he
| was taken White said to Little: In a
4 few minutes more you would not
| have gotten me, as would have left
here"
| Woodson McCord, sheriff of Clark
County, was called. He testified that
he arrested Curtis Jett on Sunday
morning May 10, in Madison County,
at his mothers. That after being. ar
rested he asked for whiskey. which
was not given him, and Jett said: 81
am sorry to be arrested on Sunday, as
| I would not be taken to Winchester il
arrested on another day. could be
taken to Jackson, where I would be
all right. y
W. II. BIanton, who was called by
the prosecution, testified that in q
1 conversation with Capt. Even the day
after the shooting of James B. Mar
/ cum. Even told him who did the kill.
| ing on the previous day.
The main feature Of today was the
cross-exaimnation of Thomas White,
who was placed On the stand by the
defence, by Tom D. MarcuRo. Mar.
cum, who is one of the attorneys, fo,
the prosecution, is brother OF the
dead man. White corroboratsd Mrs.
Johnson's testimony as to converse.
/ tion between Jett and Mrs. johnson,
| but the substance of what was said he
denied. White says that after dimes
of the day Marcum was killed he left
Jatt at his grandmother's while Jet
says they both came to town together
in the afternoon. He said that hs
was looking for Callahan Immediately
before the shot was fred, and that
was his reason for going into the Coart
House. Miss Clark on Saturday
| testified that she saw Sheriff Callahan
in Hargis's front store door, inn-
mediately before the Court House,
seated in a rocking chair until after
the shots were fred, when he speane
! to the window with a revolver in his
hand.