The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-29
MORE TROOPS
FOR JACKSON.
Mountaineers Are Reported to Be
Aiming and May Attempt
Rescue.
All Mountain Passes and Roads Are
Guarded BY the Kentucky
Militiamen.
More Troops Are Needed, However,
and Will Probably Be Sent
There

Louisville, KY, May 29.-Advices from
jackson. KY, this morning indicate that
all is quiet. There was some firing In
the night, but nobody was hurt. All noun
tain passes were guarded during the night
by outposts of militia. 4. 81 I.
Rumor Is persistent that the noun
taineers are gathering and will make an
attempt to release Jet and White. and
the vigilance of the authorities has been
doubled The Calling and Hotchkiss guns
are now in places believed to be the most
advantageous to the troops and for the
protection of the JAIL.
| Nothing is known Of the whereabouts
| of Captain B. j. McEwen, who left yes
terday afternoon.
| What is believed to be the first accurate
information regarding an attempt to re-
lease Jet and White came in this morn
| ing It is said that several OF the noun
| tain desperadoes have been riding night
| and day since the two prisoners were
lodged in Jail spreading the news OF the
capture and urging the mountafneers &c
be prepared to rescue their comrades. The
military authorities here have no further
intelligence from the mountains, and Attic
many efforts have been made to secure
something more definite, the attempts have
proved fruitless.
Guard All Roads.
It has been desired to keep an outpost
on all roads and mountain passes not only
at night but during the day. This proba-
bly, will result in a call for more troops as
the field Of operations is thus widened.
All newspaper correspondents have been
put in a tent at the military camp. They
were formerly stopping at little hotel
here but were brought in yesterday under
orders Of the military authorities. None
of the writers is allowed to file. any matter
for his paper after dark and all must re-
main in camp from dark to sunrise. under
military supervision. Several Of the cor
respondents here tried to send stories tc
their papers Of the shooting two nights
ago and were placed under arrest as they
| were leaving camp and returned to theil
| tent.
Press Reports Restricted.
The Jackson telegraph office will remain
open at night hereafter until ordered tc
close by the superintendent office Of the
Postal company in Louisville, but the cor
respondents cannot go to the office which
is in the Lexington & Eastern depot or
account of the military rules.
| Attorneys for both sides In the Jett and
White cases agreed this morning to allow
a jury to be drawn from another county
than Breattitt When court convened
McNeal. Of the defense, set the case fol
Monday when the commonwealth will
| make Its announcement The trial will
not be entered into unless the conditions
are considered favorable by bott
sides. Judge Redwine declined tt
| remove Eliz or Little whose tern
Of office expires tomorrow, ant
who canotS act in the selection Of q
! jury for this case. Both sides will try tt
agree on what county jury will be drawn
| from. Court has adjourned until to-nor
| row. ,A-
| Sheriff Callahan said to-day that HI
| would not act in the assassination cases
and another elizor will be appointed. The
commonwealth has proposed nine name:
for elizor and the defense twenty Ave. M
agreement was reached by the counsel.