Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-06-19
SHE With NOT LEAVE.
Mrs. Even say. She WIN Remain for nj
least Month.

least Month.
Jackson. KY. June iS.-B. J. Ewcns
the principal witness Ia the Murcum
murder case. with most OF his family
Is al Lexington. nincty-thrce miles
from Jackson. lie Is now considered
out OF the reckoning. but there are
other witnesses FOR the prosecution who
are considered Ia danger.
Major Embry Allen. VINO is now iu
command OF the troops here earnest
ly advised Mrs. B. J.. Even 10 leave
jackson. She has taken an active part
in accommodating evidence against the
men who burned her husbands hotel
and who are directly connected with
the powerful faction In Breathitt coun-
| ~. Major Allen expressed the belief
that her life was iu danger. Mrs
Ewens bravery and courage have ire
uuently been shown and IL WAS but
the expected when she replied:
4 viii stay here until our interests
are properly protected and our con-
tracts fulfilled. II they want 20 XIII
me they viii lind me here for at least
= month"
No woman has yet been ordered kill
ed by the feudists OF Breathitt coun-
! ~ II such AN order Is ISSUED Ia this
| Instance 1t Is the unanimous opinion
that there will be an uprising against
the men who would be at once sus-
pected and demand many lives for the
killing or the placing In jeopardy OF
any woman.
A hung jury Is expected because OF
the alleged attitude of two Of the MEM
bers As the case draws TO "a close
alarm among citizens because Of the
probability OF troop being withdrawn
is manifested. Ths assassination OF
every person who has become exposed
as antagonistic 90 the ring h feared.
Arson may substitute assassination
where the latter is Tor any reason not
expedient.
Even newspapor correspondents are
believed to be Boa DANCE and some
predict that some 81 them will never
AtAkf fANFAANlAA ANANNAN AAANNH tN' W
them received am anonymous letter
signed a Feminine Admirer.' Ia which
he was told that his assassination had
been ordered and warning him 10 get
out OF the town before Thursday night.
Everyone feels that verdict or fail
ure 10 return verdict Is going 10
precipltate a crisis and there is appre
hensiOn that bloodshed Is coming. Jack
son people are not easily alarmed and
they point to a series % crimes that
shock civilization as defense against
the suspicion that they may be hyster-
zeal In their dread for what they be-
lieve IL To follow the removal OF troops
should the real culprits never be reach
ed. II the defendants should be found
guilty II is predicted that the members
OF the jury and even the circuit judge
viii be in danger.
For the first time In eighteen months
Police Judge Cardwell tried an offender
Wednesday morning. Cardwell is "A
Cardwell- Cockrill partisan and like the
late J. u. Marcum. up To the time the
militia took possession of the town he
had been "a prisoner In his own home.
having received repeated threat of AS
sassination.
The prisoners brought before him
we're Lee Gay and Lewis Johnson.
known as henchmen from Perry coun-
" OF the dominant faction. They were
charged with assaulting Gay Haddicks.
who had been a witness before the
grand jury against Crawford and
Tharp charged with having set ire To-
Ewen's hotel. Cardwell fined Gay 81
and costs and Johnson SIS and gave
him ten days Ia jail for carrying con-
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