The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-10
Secured After Strenuous Efforts by the Sheriff of
 Breathitt
BRIBERY IS ALLEGED
 AMONG THE JURORS
Affidavit States That One Man Was Offered s1oo If He Could Become Member of venlre-Trial
 Begins Today.

Jackson, Ky, June S-The jury to try Curtis Jett and Tom White, charged with the shooting of J. B. Marcum as he stood in the courthouse door. was completed shortly after o'clock tonight. The twelve men were placed under the charge of the elisor and his deputies and will be sworn and the opening statements made in the morning. The present indications are that testimony will be commenced before noon. The jury are all Magoffin county farmers, who said they had not read newspaper accounts of the tragedy, and know no de- tails of 1t. They were accepted after an afternoon and evening of arguments, challenges and the filing of numerous af-
 The Jurors.
 fidavits. Their names are: Burns Fitz- patrick, James Allen, Dick Miller Levi Packer. R. May, Will Reid Jasper Wallen, Estill Reid, N. B. Salyer, James Bondy, Hal Prather and J. R. Rudd. A detail of soldiers joined the elsor in attendance upon the jury Both sides seem satis- fled with the body. The defense exhausted it's fifteen premptory challenges, and the prosecution used three of its nve.
 The extra venniremen did not arrive from Magoffin county until 8 o'clock. They were secured after strenuous eff forts on the part of the elisor who rode all night through the hills. Shortly be- fore midnight he was held up in a wild portion of the country, man spAnging from behind tree and seizing his bridle. Jones fired full in the party's face. He said the man reeled and then made off through the bushes.
 Bribery Charged.
 Among the affdavits filed this after noon was one by s. H. c. Hurst in which he alleges that money was offered men in Magoffin county if they could get to be veniremen. Hurst alleges that one s. H. Garnett told one man that he could get $100 and another $40 if they could become members of the special venire. It has before been alleged that a powerful fac ton which by some is accredited with keeping a large number of men on it's pay roll for service somewhat similar to that of militiamen, had agents in the counties bordering Breathitt. The men cited in the affidavit referred to were excused by Judge Redwine.
 Jett Could Not Have Fired Shot.
 In ad affidavit the defense alleged that S. E. L. Nozle, an absent witness, would testify that from his position Jett could not have fired the shot which killed Mar cum. On the ground of his absence the defense asked postponement, but the pros ecution admitted that if present Noble would so testify and the preliminaries pro- ceeded Ninety per cent of the veniremen had not read newspaper accounts, of the killing of Marcum, and the rigid examina- tion was directed as to their kinship and relations with people in Breathitt county, or their friends or relatives in Magoffin county
 Rlqld Qualification.
 Tn some instances, what to the casual observer seemed no bar meant great dis qualification to some whose knowledge of feuds enabled them to trace a friendship or a kinship through several families to one or the other factions in Bresthitt, or possibly go back several generations and find a tie that might have a bearing on the present state of affairs in Jackson. An extra guard will attend Jett and White during the trial.
 Conference at Frankfort.
 Frankfort Ky, June 9.-A lengthy con- ference was held this afternoon at the executive department in which Governor Beckham, State Inspector Hines, Col Roger Williams in command at Jackson, and Major B. W. Lillard, second in com mand. participated. At it's close the state guard officers left for Jackson, accom- panied by the state inspector, who goes to look into the situation there are re- port to the executive. The officers were directed by the governor to serve notice to the people of Breathitt county that mare indiscriminate firing in the town of Jackson will be considered an attack on the soldiers and the parties guilty of it will be severely dealt with.