The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-07-28
Intimidation Charged.

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the 25, says: ''The special grand jury
called by Circuit Judge Redwine for the
purpose of investigating the arson and
bribery cases aud going thoroughly into
the assassinations of Town Marshal
James Cockrill and DIR. Cox adjourned
today. having made poor showing
towards accomplishing anything.
"Joe Crawford and Ed Tharp were
indicted for burning Ewen's hotel and
Gardner Plummer was indicted for offer
ing Even S., 900 not to ilnplicate Curtis
Jett in the Marcum assassination trial.
"When the jury went into the assassi
nation case Of Jim Cockrill, Common.
wealth's Attorney Byrd said he had to
leave town and turned the management
of the case over to the Breathitt County
Attorney, and before Byrd was on the
train Sheriff Ed Callahan began intim-
idating the witnesses by swearing out a
warrant for Riley Coldiron. charging
him with false swearing. Charles Green,
another witness to the assassination, of
Jim Cockrill. was taken to Jackson by
the officers, scared almost to death, and
when he went into the jury room he
denied knowing any of the men.
mckinley Cockrill, the 19-year-old
brother of the murdered man, did
everything in his power to get the case
before the grand jury, and Foreman
Bowman says that the jury was about
to bring an Indictment against Bill
Britton when ex-senator Alex. Hargis
made his appearance at the jury room
door and said in voice loud enough for
all to hear that Riley Coldiron should
be indicted for perjury. This seemed to
take all the nerve out of the half hearted
grand jury.
"Coldiron, who is a game man, was
placed in Jail near Britton, on trumped
up charge of false swearing, and he told
Britton that he saw and recognized him
when the shots were fired that killed
Cockrill to his face and that he would
not lie about it.
Foreman Bowman says the assassins
of Cockrill and Cox will never be con-
victed as the courts are now organized
in Breathitt county, and all in all the
special term of court has proven the
farce expected by every one familiar
with the rule of the Redwine- Hargis-
Callahan dynasty"
TWO SHOTS ARE FIRED AT RILEY COLDIRON.
At Jackson, there was much excite
ment Sunday over an attempt to assassi-
nate Riley Coldiron. Coldiron was with
James Gear when two shots from
passing through Coldiron's clothing.
Coldiron testified before the grand jury
the past week that he saw Britton and
Spicer with Curtis Jet at the time Jet
is charged with killing Town Marshal
Thomas Cockrell, and when Britton and
Spicer were not indicted certain county
officials attempted to have Coldiron in
dicted for perjury.
The friends of Coldiron wanted him to
leave the county after he had testified,
but he insisted Saturday night on visit
ing his sister, who lives near one of the
men against who he testified. 1t is
stated that B. J. Even and Riley Cold
iron are the only ones who have dared
to testify as to what they knew, and
that Even gets out of Breathitt county
a soon as he testified He states that
he is not apt TO be pursued into other
counties, where the assassin would not
only be arrested, but also have their
cases before both grand and trial juries
that could not be inundated, while
they seem to feel that they are i'm
munes in Breathitt from arrest. indict-
ment or conviction Riley Co'diron
left Sunday for the trial of Jet aud
White at Cynthiana, and his friends
will try TO prevent his returning to
Breathitt for the present.
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