The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-13
CONSPIRACY
 IS CHARGED. County Officials of Brsathitt
 Under Suspicion DISAPPOINTMENT IS ASKED snall Army of Newspaper Men Arrive In Jackson and Find a Quiet Town. Witness MissIne-carou.
 saIs Cease.

Jackson, Ky, June 12.-An unusual num- Der of correspondents arrived here today, including magazine writers and artists for illustrated papers They will now find a quiet town Provost Marshal Long mire has made no arrests for two nights and two days. Since he closed the blind tigers there has been no shooting dur ing the night. The free use of weapons in the carousals around these places led to reports at times of bands of feudists coming into town to attack the jail When court had to take the noon recess today earlier than usual because the next wit ness was unable to get on the witness stand. it was evident that liquor Is still available from some source.
 County Officers Implicated.
 The feature of the trial today was the drift of evidence towards a conspiracy duplicating county officials and others, and tending to show that Jett and White had no such motives as the conspirators, but were simply hired to kill J. B. Mar e who was the attorney for parties contestng the election of county of ncials. The defense during the forenoon attempted to have the case continued on account of the absence of witnesses, and again in the afternoon on account of the illness of one of the attorn vs for the de- fense. In both instances Judge Redwine ordered the trial to proceed.
 Provost Marshal Longmire reported to- day that no arrests were made during the night Lieutenant Kinnard, who was sent after the missing witness, Henry Freeman, has returned without his man, and Deputy Sheriff Whitaker was sent after him today,
 Witnesses Questioned
 The first witness today, William Hurst, was questioned regarding plot to assas- sinate Marcum in which two county of- ficials were implicated. William Eversole and other witnesses were exa mined as to the alleged conspiracy. Abner. Smith and Feltner are said to have been in the plot to assassinate Marcum. Abner after ward made affidavit that he kept Mar cum informed. He gave Marcum an affi- davit, which was filed in court, stating that the plots were formed in the office of County Judge Hargis and that Judge Hargis and Sheriff Ed Callahan were furnishing the money. Mrs Johnson tes- tifed also to this information being fur nished her brother by Feltner.
 The defense claims these men are badly needed. They are supposed to be in Cherry county. Feltner has forfeited a bond of s30OO. after being granted a new trial for the murder of Jesse Fields, in the French Eversole feud. Marcum was his lawyer and secured a reversal in his case Because he was a friend of Mar cum, it is alleged he was picked out to assassinate him, as he would not be sus- pected, a pardon for the Fields murder being the reward promised
 Postponement Asked.
 When court re-convened this afternoon Judge French for the defense asked for a postponement, claiming that Ben Gold en, one of the attorneys for the defense, Is too i'll to appear. Judge Redwine again refused to grant a continuance. Wiley May testified he was passing the court house on a wagon just before the shoot- ing and saw Jett follow White to. the ter. He drove about 200 yards down the street and then heard the shooting He was extremely reluctant and refused to testify further when he was cross-ex- amined by Judge French
 Will Cope was near the courthouse and saw Jett run after the shooting. He was severely cross-examined as to the where abouts of a number of people who will testify for the defense.
 Deputy Sheriff Whitaker failed to find Freeman, a missing witness. up to a late hour today.
 Elisor Jones was sent after Freeman and court adjourned until morning"