Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-15
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
FOR JETT AND WHITE
Jnry Finds Them Guilty of
Marcum's Murder.
FAMOUS CASE is CONCLUDED.
Motion For New Trial VIII Be Made
by Defendants Attorneys-Verdicf
of Jury Caused Little Surprise After
SO Prolonged Dellberation.

SO Prolonged Dellberation.
Cynthiana, KY, August lathe
Jury in the case of Curtis Jett and
Thomas White charged with the as.
sassination of James E. Marcum at
Jackson this morning returned yer.
dict OF guilty. fixing the punishment OF
each at life Imprisonment. The
verdict was returned when there we're
but few persons in the courtroom.
The only attorney present was Coun-
ty Attorney Webster. Jett received
the verdict with comparative indiffer.
ence and calmness. White, who has
during the trial, flushed up and his
eyes filled with tears. Attorney Golden,
for the defense, stated that a motion
,f0r q new. trial will be made as soon
as possible The general opinion
seems to be that the motion will be
overruled by the court and that it will
then go to the court of appeals.
The verdict occasioned little sur
prise here after the deliberation of the
jury had been so prolonged.
The only question which caused the
delay, 1t is said, was that of punish.
ment-death or life Imprisonment. The
verdict ON the whole Is regarded as a
victory for the defense as the prose
cution asked that no middle ground be
taken and that the men either go clear
or be hanged.
The case has been on trial almost
three weeks, having been begun July
27. At the first trial at Jackson, the
Jury disagreed and 1t is believed the
verdict today was compromise with
a juror opposed to capital punishment
The friends Of Captain B. l.. Even and
other witnesses for the commonwealth
who have suffered greatly and were
living in fear of their lives are great,
ly relieved. They expected the death
penalty, which they were confident
would have been followed by confes.
sions from the condemned men expos.
Ing parties high in authority in Breath.
lit county who are considered to be
back of the conspiracies.
There have been 27 lives lost with,
in the past two years in the Hargis.
Cockrill feud in Breathitt county and
this is the first conviction. No ar.
rests or indictments had been made un.
til last May, when the troops were or.
dsred to jackson to protect the grand
Jury and afterward the trial jury and
witnesses.
Jett is still under indictment for
first degree murder for killing Town
Marshal Cockrill. Jett said last night
the rope had never been made with
which to hang him. His friends say
he will have new trial, and even II
he fails in that effort he might he
pardoned in the course of time.
The friends of the defendants show
ed such relief as to leave no doubt
of their previous apprehension of the
death penalty.
The attorneys for the defense were
absent when the Jury came into court
and Judge Osborne sent for them. The
court asked them If theyshad anything
to say after the verdict was read. At.
torneys Blanton and Golden, for the de.
Tense, said they did not The Judge
then said that he would adjourn court
until 1870 this morning. BEN Golden
objected as he desired to leave earlier
for his home In Barbourville. Judge
Osborne told them to make their mo.
tion for a new trial. The attorneys
went to the Office of Blanton and dlled
motion for new trial. When it was
announced that the jury had come out
crowd gathered at the courtroom,
but 1t was quiet and orderly. All
the mountain men having gone to their
homes
AT 1O:45 a motion for a new trial
was fled before Judge Osborne and he
took the matter under consideration
when court adjourned until o, m.