The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-19
No Verdict Is Expected in Mar
cum Murder Case 1T
Jackson, Ky.
REIGN OF TERROR CONTINUES.
II Is Rumored Jurors Stand Ten TO
Two in Favor of Acquittal-
Hargis Faction Jul
bilani.

Jackson. Ky. June lS-As expected here.
the jury in the case OF Curtis Jett and
Thomas White, charged with numbering J..
j. Marcum, has been unable TO agree upon
q verdict The case has been in the hands
Of the jury all afternoon, and tonight II Is
stated that at least two jurors are holding
out for conviction, while the others are di-
rlded, most of them favoring acquittal The
Jurors went to bed early and there will be
no report before tomorrow.
During this suspense there has been In
tense anxiety about the Courthouse and
throughout the town in discussing what
might follow either a verdict of guilty or OF
aouuittal or OF a compromise ON i'm
prisonment but the indications are that the
jury will finally report that il has dis
agreed and ask TO be discharged.
ACoUITTAL WILL NOT
STOP PROSECUTIONS.
II is not expected that the prosecution OF
the murder Of Marcum and others will stop
with this jury. Although court has been in
session some weeks at great expense to the
county and also TO the Commonwealth. on
account of the troops. IT is believed that
State Inspector Hines will make such re-
port to the Governor to secure other
trials under different conditions.
Business was practically suspended to-
day. The reign of terror still continues
with all sorts Of apprehension as TO the
future and no hope OF any convictions under
the present official conditions.
The members of the Hargis faction were
almost jubilant tonight over the unofficial
reports from the jury-room. 1t was claimed
confidently that ten OF the purors We're
firmly for acquittal. and that the other two
would be induced TO join them tomorrow in
verdict of acquittal. 1t is mentioned that
all of the men brought In for the panel.
from which the jury was selected. were
brought in by the deputies or elisors who
are connected with the dominant faction.
md that they can be depended upon for the
result that is now anticipated.
Many WOMEN
IN THE COURTROOM.
There was another circus crowd" here
to-day 10 hear the closing arguments. The
pleadngs of Judge B. F. French. John D.
o'Neal and B. B. Golden for the defense
and of Captain William L. Hurst and
Thomas Marcum for the prosecution yester-
day and last night had attracted SO much
attention that all wanted to hear Common
wealth Attorney Byrd close this morning.
The mothers of the defendants. widows of
feud victims and other ladies were again
present While all men entering the court
room were searched every day for concealed
weapons. extra precautions were taken to-
day by the soldiers. as there were grave ap-
prehensions as to what might happen with
such crowd in town.
Inspector Hines came back TO investigate
the attempt to bride Captain Even. He
had five witnesses TO the attempt to bride
and threats of assassination and the
destruction of his property
There are grave fears for some newspa-
per men. Two correspondents left here
yesterday. and their papers have sent new
men, so they will not be known to the
assassins. 1t is dangerous for one man to
remain here long If his paper has circu-
lation in the town.
BYRD PREPARING
TO MOVE AWAY.
When court convened to-day b. B. Golden
concluded for the defense and Common.
wealth Attorney Byrd made his argument.
Byrd has reputation as a fearless prose-
cutor. When this case opened he announced
that he proposed to do his duty. 1t matter
ing not who was hurt.
Byrd has purchased home in Winches-
ter. Ky. and is preparing to remove his
family to that place soon these cases
are over. Byrd spoke of how Even had
10 be protected by soldiers. fearing that he
would be assassinated If he ventured from
his home unprotected, and how he had
been forced to remain under the protection
of the soldiers since the trial. The defense
objected frequently to his statements. In
some instances the objection was sustained
lad l.- N.a
Judge.
APPEALED TO THE
HONOR OF THE JURORS.
Byrd asked the jury to be willing. II
necessary. TO make the same sacrifice that
Captain Even had made for justice. Rails
ing his hand aloft end shaking it threaten
ingiy toward two prominent men who sat
in court, he said:
u want to give warning to you and all of
your followers that your bloodthirsty duels
must stop in Breath,,t county.
I'll leave this county and its people. God
knows they have suffered enough; God
knows the day has got 10 come when the
archassassins, the men who are the con,
trolling powers behind the Jets and
Whites will be exposed to the world and
either sent TO prison or to the noose!'
With clenched fists and shaking with
emotion. Byrd walked toward the jury and
said:
Gentlemen. you are on trial as we'll as
Jet and White. and you must answer to
the bar OF public opinion well as the bar
of the Breathitt Criminal Court. You have
got TO do your duty. or be pilloried by pub
lie opinion
DBt ENDANT JET
SHED COP1OUS TEARS.
Byrd followed the testimony with merci
less precision and lauded Even as u man.
The superior of whom in manhood does not
live. He was fierce in his denunciation of
certain witnesses and others.
Byrd. in concluding. branded Hargis and
Callahan as towards. and said their testi-
mony showed skillful tissue of falsehood
from beginning to end.
Jet was v!sibly moved Tears were in
his eyes when Byrd closed and he trembled
like a leaf.
Byrd was congratulated on his efforts
oSoiders are posted in the Courthouse and
extra precautions are taken to prevent
ssAlz outbreak.
WILL CONFER WITH GOVERNOR.
Captain Even to Inform Beckham