Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-07-29
THE MEN INDICTED.
Tharp and Crawford Held For
Arson at Jackson, Ky.
Piummer Indicted For Alleged Bribery
The Case of the Assassination Of
Town Marshal Jas. CockrilI Ia.
ken Under Consideration.

Jackson. KY, July 22-The grand
jury Tuesday night returned indict-
ments against Edward Tharp and
Joseph Crawford, teamsters for the
Hargis brothers. They were already
heid on the charge of setting Sire to
Ewen's hotel last month
An indictment was also returned
against Gardner Plummer for attempt
ing to brib9 witness. 1t is charged
that he offered b. J. Even $4,000 to
leave town so that he could not testify
in the tlial of Curtis Jett and Thomas
Waite.
Jackson. Ky, July 23.-The grand
jury devoted the entire day to inves-
tigating the shooting ARRAY on Cane
creek Tuesday between Mack Howard
and the two Barrett Negroes. Indict-
ments were returned Thursday against
all three
Gardner Plummer appeared in court
ard gave bond for $1,000. His trial
was set for the second day of the No
vember term of Breathitt county cir
cult court. Joe Crawford and Ed
Iharp, indicted for the alleged burn.
ing OF the home of Capt Even, were
released on bond of $4,000 each. John
Howard was on the bond of Crawford
ana :. III. Frazer for Tharp. Common
wealth Attorney Byrd Wednesday
morning filled n petition asking for a
change of venue in the case. The petit
ton sets forth the existence of such a
state of lawlessness in this county. as
in the opinion of the commonwealth
attorney would nd ,h.,
wealth getting a fair trial of these al.
legged offenders. Judge Redwine read
the petition carefully and promptly
granted the change, transferring the
case to the Estill circuit court.
Police Judge Cardwell issued war
rants for the arrest of Will Britton.
deputy sheriff, and Asbury Spicer.
hnsman of Ed Callahan. charging
them with the murder of Town Mar
shall Jim Cockrill over year ago. The
men We're arrested by details of sol
diers sent to their houses
Charles Green, of Lexington, an eX
lie because of knowledge that he had
OF the killing of Cockrill, who was
brought here under escort of soldiers
as witness. testified before the grand
I"' She'S oitCI HOOH lildJ lie SAW
Jett and two others shoot Cockrill
from the second story window of the
courthouse. He was standing on the
street talking to Cockrill. He claimed
that he did not know the names of
Jets companions, but could identify
them
Jackson. Ky, July 25.-It was stated
Friday night that threats have been
made against Charles Green and that
he was intimidated so that he failed
to identify the alleged assassins Of
James Cockrill before the grand jury
Friday. 1t is now charged that the
pending investigation of the grand
jury has been interrupted by intimi-
dating some witnesses and preventing
the appearance of others.
By vote of eight to four the grand
jury refused to indict Deputy Sheriff
William Britton on the charge of muir
derinS Jim Cockrill 1t was divided
throughout the afternoon session and
finally recessed until Saturday when
adjournment will be taken. The jury
also failed to indict Asbury Spicer.
Witness Green testified that he recog-
nized two men whose names he did
not know with Curtis Jet when the
three shot Cockrll from the court
house window. On the strength of this
Britton and Spicer were arrested but
Green's failure to identify them as the
murderers so weakened the evidence
against the men that the grand jury
refused to indict. Green was brought
and kept here under duress and has
been in state Of terror since he came
Some believe that he fears to tell all
he knows.
As Riley Coldiron came from the
grand jury room he was arrested by
Sheriff Callahan for perjury. Coldiron
testified that Brltton and Spicer were
with Curtis Jett when Town Marshal
James Cockrill was killed last sum
mer
Ex-senator Alex Hargis testified be.
fore the grand jury for the indictment
OF Coldiron for perjury and County At
torney Blanton opposed the indict-
ment. insisting that the prosecution
should have been pushed further in the
Cockrill case instead OF prosecuting
The witnesses. The grand jury re-
fused to indict Coldiron and ordered
his release as well as that OF Spicer
and Britton because Of insufficient evil
denca.