The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-15

bring them into court. are property
owners. The burning of Ewen's prop
erty has not only caused renewed fear
for both life and property, but also in
creased the general doubt Of conviction
in either of the pending cases.
Captain =. J. Ewin was the chief
witness for the prosecution in the pend
ing trials of Curtiss Jett and Tom
White. Even is the deputy sheriff who
testified that he saw Jett as he advanced
with pistol in hand to fire the last shot
into Marcum's PROSTATE body as II lay
IN the court house doorway He teStl-
fed that through fear for his own safe
ty he did not dare to allow Sheriff
Callahan and County Judge Hargis
know what he had seen.
When it cid become known. he was
first a prisoner in his home and then he
fled the country until he could have the
been under the guard of a detail of sol
diers for several weeks. and. as a more
stringent precautiOn against assassina-
ton, he slept in camp at the provost
marshars headquarters.
Since the burning yesterday of Ewen's
large new hotel and the rally of the
Hargis faction to the aid of the men
suspected Of having burned it, the cit
liens, hopeful that when the militia
arrived the intimidation would cease,
now shake their heads and say today
the state can render no relief. The
nearly finished Even hotel had 43 rooms
and it was greatly needed
1t is pointed out. that out of the IA
incendiary fires here during the past
two and a half years, ten Of them have
taken place in the day time The Even
family, including seven children have
been taken off by the militia. The
70 mily presented pitiable spectacle
today. Even tried to console his heart
broken wife and daughters, but their
distress was great Kind hearted citt-
zens, although feeling that IN doing 50,
they are risking their lives and proper
ty have sent them clothing and bed
ding. They were given breakfast by
the soldiers. Scores of people gathered
to look at them Major Allen in charge
OF the troops ordered the crowds to dis
perse and the guard lines set back so
that the distressed family might not be
annoyed. The jail last night was un-
der a heavy guard, the prisoners sus-
pected with burning Ewen's house were
detained in the camp. They were kept
in the camp guard house manacled so
they would have no opportunity 10
escape. They We're greatly frightened
during the night fearing a mob would
diers would shoot them Crawford cried
during the night and repeated WHAT a
fool. what a fool I am.
1t is believed that these men will be
released because the grand jurors are
residents of Breathitt county and VIII
fear vengeance similar to that wreake1
upon Even if they indiet the men.
Joe Crawford and Ed Tharp We're
brought before Judge Redwlne TINS
morning and testimony heard on tue
writ of habeas. corpus sued out for their
release by the Hargis people yesterday
GRAY Haddicks and Jerry Lunsford
identified Crawford as one OF the men
seen. coming from the Even hotel just
before the fire was discovered ana a;
p Short said he saw Crawford and
Tharp crossing the bridge before the
fire The prisoners told conHlctlas
stories of their wherea bouts on their de-
tention Yesterday. Judge Hargis and
the attorneys he employed to defend
+ Tart and White. represented the prison
ers. Judge Redwine decided to hol1
them to the grand jury which was -fe-
f convened this morning. After the ma
beaS corpus proceedings OF NltW i'A :
and Tharp were disposed OF, the trlai OF
lett and White was called. The pilS-
0ners who have been greatly alarmed
over the arrest and detention of traW-
ford on the charge of burning the t-NF u
MOTEL were brought into court by lhe
militia and turned over to Ellzor Jones
The mothers of both the alleged assaS-
sins were in court as was MISS Safah
Hareis the young daughter of Judge
There was much excitement about the
court house and those entering the court
room were not only searched but also
closely watched
A SLEEPLESS NIGHT.
Jackson. Ky June 15.-Interest IN tne
- !? s1' e ef T,,,rtis Tatt and Thomas White
llai =, ...,,,j,,v TO-DAY 10 the preliminary
1..e,.;,5~ nf the teansters OF Hargis
% s,.7.ested nv the soldiers on tile
charge of burning the hotel Of - L.
Even. the principal witness OF sne
commonwealth against Jett and White
N1tta,7erb tbis Mace has become accEs-
to,s,ed 10 assassjna tions and to inCen-
diary fires during the. past three years
it never had such a night Of terror as
that of last night. Many spent a sleep-
] less night not as members Of any Nis-
+ ilance committee patroDng the streets
but within their own doors. as many
+ are expecting the torch TO be applied
to their houses next Fourteen resi-
+ dences and stores owned by tnoss
/ lSnowr as ardwell-CockriIl sympa-
+ thizers have been burned in jackson
since 1900 and the number of lives ios1
i greatly exceeds that number.