The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-01
TALES TALLY | WITH EWENS New Evidence in the Jett- White Case. THE TRIAL AT CYNTHlANA Rum0rS of Threats Against the Witnesses. Judge Asks That Such Matters Be
 Brought to the Attention of
 the Court-Marcum's
 Sisters on Stand.
THE TRIAL AT CYNTHIANA

| Cynthiana. Ky, July 31.--Common- | wealth's Attorney Byrd surprised all to- day again by the introduction of new wit nesses who are making a much stronger | fight against Jett and White for the mur- der of Marcum than was made at Jackson last month. yfU
 | A half dozen have testified to seeing the prisoners enter the side door of the Jackson court house just before Marcum l was shot and emerge after the shooting. At the Jackson trial Jett claimed to be talking with Barney Schif when Marcum was shot.
 The new witnesses corroborate Captain Even as to the movements of Jett and White when Marcum was killed in the Jackson court house.
 Hadden is Recalled. The defense today recalled billiard Had den for the purpose of further cross ex- animation. Commonwealth's Attorney Byrd examined A. T. Hargis, Clerk of the Breathitt Circuit Court, as to Mar cum being called to the court house on the fatal day. and H. H. Gibson, civil en- gineer. as to plats he made of the scenes of Marcums murder.
 F. A. Bradley. foreman in the Breathitt News office, located over the Jackson postoffice. opposite the side door of the court house, testified that he saw Jett come to the side door of the court house immediately after the shooting. Witnesses Landrum, Bach, Johnson and Fulkerson all gave evidence corroborating Ewen of what happened in the Jackson court house at the time of the killing.
 They also testified that Jett was not standing immediately after the shooting where he said he was, near the well in the court house yard. Jett testified in the other trial at Jackson that he was near this we'll in the court house yard.
 Witnesses Threatened.
 When court convened in the afternoon Judge Osborn sent the jury to it's room and stated that he had heard that wea- pone had been drawn on witnesses on the street and he wanted any one hav- ing information regarding such incidents to report 1t to him.
 Alexander H. Smith, another new wit ness, testified to seeing Jett, White, Ewen, Marcum and others at the time of the shooting. corroborating the testl- mony of Ewen and others.
 Marcum's father-in-law and his two sisters testified during the afternoon. Mir. Hurst, the father-in-law, testified that Jett came to him the afternoon of the murder and wanted to talk with him. White was with Jett at all times on the three occasions that they met after the death of Marcum. Hurst testified that
  spiracy to murder Marcum for over a year before his death.
 Mrs. Hord, a sister of J. B. Marcum, testified that when her brother came into her house on the Sunday afternoon pre- vious to his murder that both Jett and White followed him into the house and walked about fin the different rooms of her home. She finally insisted that they leave and they did so.
 Mrs. Mary Johnson, another sister of Marcum. testified that armed men were frequently seen about the house where her brother lived. She had lived at her brothers home for a year previous to his murder. and the family were fre- quently warned that Marcum was to be murdered.
 White Lay in Wait.
 She testified that she saw Thomas White and three other men in a stone quarry about 200 yards from her brothers house; that her brother intended taking a trip and sent her out to see if anyone was lying in wait for him. When she return ed and told her brother about White and three others being in the stone quarry, he did not go to the depot. She testified that she saw both Jett and White after her brother was killed and that she asked Jett personally about it and accused him of 1t and that he replied "Hargis' money killed him, but I fired the shot"
 Mrs Johnson testified that she also asked Tom White about the shooting and accused him of helping to kill her brother. to which he replied: Co ask ,Ewen who killed him. He saw who did it and will tell you, he knows who did 1t. "