The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-18
LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
Curt Jet and Tom White Con-
victed of Murder.
The Application For a New Trial Was
Made-The Prosecution May Not
Oppose the Motion as to =
Jett's Case.

Cynthiana, KY, Aug. 15.-Curt Jet
and Tom White, the Jackson feudists,
were both found guilty of the Marcum
assassination by the jury Friday and
sentenced to life terms in the peniten-
tiary.
White flushed as the jurors handed
the verdict to the judge and tears
came into his eyes and the blood seem
ed to leave his face as he heard the
Hateful words. Jet, with clincbed
Jaws, listened to the sentence and still
tried to keep up his air of bragga-
docio.
The defense filed grounds and mo-
ton for new trial at IL o'clock Fri
day morning and Judge Osborne set
3: 80 o'clock Saturday morning for the
hearing Of the motion. The motion
and grounds consist entirely Of objec-
tons to the evidence ruled in by the
court, and the attempted introduction
of evidence by the defense, and which
was ruled out, and also to certain aft
davits made by the defendants saying
that fair and impartial trial could
not be had here on account of military
display being made which infiamed the
public mind so that a fair trial could
not be had 1t is almost certain that
the judge will overrule the motion for
this new trial
The attorneys for the prosecution
were in consultation all Friday after
noon as to whether or not they will
oppose the motion as to Jet, as they
say if they can get new trial in this
case they will have enough evidence in
the case at the next trial to convict
him. However, Prosecuting Attorney
Byrd said that if they concluded to
oppose the new trial, that at the next
term of the Harrison circuit court be-
fore Judge Osborne, which begins
three weeks from Monday, they will
put forward the case Of the common
wealth against Curtiss Jet, one of the
defendants, for the murder of Jim
Cockerill, to which murder there were
some six eye witnesses, thereby sue
ceeding in hanging Jet, which has
been the ultimate aim Of the prosecu-
zion in the case just tried.
The main features in the case at
bar Friday have been the charges
against Juror Jasper King. who lives
in this city, and who was until two
years ago a deputy sheriff Of the coun-
ty and a man who has been highly es-
teemed Jurors McNees, Northcutt
and Tate all said Friday morning that
King did attempt to influence them
to decide for Jet and White in this
case by saying that there was nothing
against the defendants. Judge Os-
borne. in his admonition to the jury
told them not to talk about this case
among each other until it was finally
given to them to decide. This seems,
and it is said by attorneys here, to be
contempt of court.
No movements have been made as
yet as to the soldiers and Col. Will
liams, the officer in command of the
situation, said Friday afternoon that
no movements as to the soldiers were
yet decided on and would not be de-
cided on until Saturday after the
grounds and motion for a new trial
had been passed on by the court and
that the matter of the movements of
the soldiers were in the hands Of him
self and Judge Osborne.
ICynthiana, KY, Aug. 17.-Curtis Jet
and Tom White were Saturday remov-
ed from this city, and are now locked
in separate cells in towns that are
widely distant Jet was taken to Lex
ington at o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Tom White was taken to COvington at
o'clock.