The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-16
BURNED
HOTEL OF
WITNESS
Breathitt County in a
DepIorable State.
SPENT NIGHT OP
SLEEPLESSNESS
Citizens Afraid to Retire Lest
Torch Be Applied toHomes.
THE GRAND JURY
is INVESTIGATING
Judge Redwine Charged Them, if Pos
sble, TO ndct the Men Who We're
Guilty Of Setting Fire to Ewens
Home The Murder
Trial is Con-
tinued.
THE GRAND JURY
is INVESTIGATING
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b.
JACKSON, KY. June 15.-Interest in
tho trial Of Curtis Jctt and Thomas
White for the murder OF Marcum was
secondary to-day TO the preliminary
hearing OF the teamsters of Hargis Bro
Tiers. arrested by the soldiers on the
charge OF burning yesterday morning OF
the hotel Of y. J.. Even. the principal
witness OF the Commonwealth against
,Jett and White. Although this place has
become accustomed to assassinatons and
lincendiary fires during the fend OF the
past three years, 1t never had such a
night Of terror as that Of last night.
Many spent a sleepless night, not as
members OF any vigilance committee pa
trolling tho streets. but within their own
doors. az they We're expecting the torch
to be applied to their houses next
Joe Crawford and Ed. Thorpe we're
brought before Judge Redwinc this morn
ing and testimony was heard on tho writ
of habeas corpus issued out for their
release by tho Hargis people yesterday.
Gray Haddicks and Jerry Ludsford 1den-
tilted Crawford as one of The @, men seen
coming from the Even Hotel Just before
he fro was discovered. and A. II. Short
said he saw Crawford and Thorpe cross
ing the bridge. going in the direction ot
the Even Hotel, an hour before the IRE.
THE prisoners told conflicting stories OF
their whereabouts
Judge Hargis and the attorney ne ern-
ployed to defend Jett and White repre-
scented the prisoners. Judge Redwine de-
cided to hold them to the grand jury.
which was reconvened this morning.
MURDER TRIAL CALLED.
After the habeas corpus proceedings
were disposed Of the trials Of Jett and
White for the assassination Of Marcum
were called. There was much excitement
about the courthouse. and those entering
the courtroom were not only searched,
but closely watched Attorney Golden
made the opening statement for the de-
tense in tho assassination case this morn
ing, He outlined an albi, which the de-
fepse will depend on to save White and
Jett, as already forecasted.
According to Mr.. Golden's statement, the
defense VIII cndeavor to place Jett near
the postoffice when the fatal shots were
fred and will urge that White alone
prior to tho shooting. Golden said they
would provo that Jett came out Of the
side door after he went to see Marcum' 8
PROSTATE form in the doorway, and that
he was there only to learn what had hap
pened. Golden charged that Even lied
when he testified that he saw Jett fire
The shot. Curtis Jett was then called to
the stand in his own defense. He was
calm. but answered questions by his at
torneys with considerable hesitation.
CHARGED GRAND JURY.
The jury was excused for few minutes
and the grand jury filed into the court
room. when Judge Redwine charged them
to investigate the burning of Ewen's
Hotel. Judge Redwine was very forceful
in his charge, saying that arson was next
to assassination, and that he wanted the
grand Jury to resort to every fair means
ia indct the men who were guilty OF
setting fire to the home of Even lie
said 1t was doubtful II life and property
were ever so insecure in q civilized coun-
ity as 1t IS In Breathitt county to-day.
Judge Redwlne intimated that special
term of court would be held to try in
cendiary cases II indictments wero found.
Meantime the overworked troops were
sent out with summons to bring In Wit
nesses for the grand jury.
HAND BADLY SWOLLEN.
The murder case was then resumed.
lett was asked what he had said to Mrs.
Johnson on meeting her after Marcum
was killed. lie replied: II said that she
could not lay this on me; that every time
a man was killed they said did 1t"
Mrs Johnson testified that Jett said:
"Iargls' money killed him; fired the
SLOTS"
IIe said at the time OF the shooting his
right hand was so bodily swollen that he
could not have pulled a trigger. He said
he had finger amputated two weeks be-
fore. When court adjourned for dinner
Jett was still on the stand,