Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18
JURY TAKES THE CASE
Arguments Concluded in Ken
lucky Murder Trial.
DRAM ATTIC FEATURES
GREAT CROWD IN COURT HEARS
CLOSING ARRAIGNMENT.
Men Threatened by Friends
Of Jett and White-Many
Women Present.
FEATURES

JACKSON, KY, June 1S.-With the ex-
pectation that the case would go to the
jury by noon there was a another large
crowd here today to hear the closing ar
guments in the case Of Curtis Jett and
Thomas White, on trial for the murder of
]. B. Marcum. The mothers of the de-
PENDANTS. widows of feud victims, and other
ladies were present. There are grave fears
today for some newspaper men. Two cor
respondents left yesterday and their pa
pers have sent new men so they will not
be known to the feudists.
Argument for State.
When court convened today B. B. Golden
concluded for the defense and Common
wealth's Attorney Byrd made his argu-
ment.
Byrd has purchased a home in Winches-
ter, KY. and is preparing to remove his
family to that place as soon as these cases
are over. Byrd spoke of how Even had to
be protected by soldiers fearing that he
would be assassinated if he ventured from
his home unprotected. how he had been
forced to remain under the protection of
the soldiers since the trial.
The defense objected frequently to his
statements and in some instances was sus-
tanned and the prosecution reprimanded by
the judge.
Dramatic Warning.
Byrd asked the jury to be willing, if nee
essary to make the same sacrifice that
Capt. Even had made for justice. Raising
his hand aloft and shaking it threateningly
toward two prominent men who sat in
court, he said:
II want to give warning to you and all
of your followers that your bloodthirsty
duels must stop in Breathitt county. l
leave this county and it's people. God
knows the day has got to come when the
arch assassins. the men who are, the con-
trolling powers behind the Jetts and
Whites. will be exposed to the world and
either sent to prison or to the moose.
With clenched fists and shaking with
emotion Byrd walked toward the jury and
said:
"Gentlemen, you are on trial as well as
Jett and White, and you must answer to
the bar of public opinion as well as to the
bar of the Breathitt criminal court. You
have got to do your duty or be pilloried by
public opinion"
The case was given to the jury at IL 30
this morning.
{ - Offered a Bribe.
LEXINGTON. KY, June 1S.-From a
staff correspondent, sent to Jackson to
learn definitely the facts as to the offer OF
5000 made to Capt. B. ]. Even to alter his
testimony as to seeing Jett in the corridor
with pistol in hand when Marcum was as
sassinated, the Herald has received a SEN
sational dispatch. 1t says:
From source that is reliable and au-
thentic it has been learned that the full de-
tails of the offer of s., 900 to Captain Even
to perjure himself, was communicated to
State Inspector Hines upon his last visit
here, and that he reported those facts to
Governor Beckham last week. The facts
in substance, are that a man went to Cap
tain Even made him the proposition to
pay him the sum stated if he would either
leave the county or would swear on the wit
ness stand that he did not recognize the
assassin of Marcum.
Captain Even told him that he would
have to think the matter over, and made an
appointment for the man to come to his
house, and told him to bring the money
He called upon three of his friends and told
them of the offer. Arrangements were
made that when the emissary returned
everything he said or did could be heard
and seen by two men.
That there might be a sufficient number
familiar with the facts two other men
were selected to conceal themselves -
overEear the conversation when the ennis
sary returned. He returned at the appoint-
ed hour and brought with him five 81 90
notes. He repeated his offer
Captain Even refused it, and told the man
to take the money back and that he could
not use it. Upon his refusal the emissary
lost his temper and said it was the worst
mistake Even ever made, that he would
find that he would be burned out DESTROYED
and absolutely wiped out of existence.
1T was learned last night that all these
facts were told Inspector Hines when he
was here before, and since that time he
has been to see the governor and returned
here. He returned Tuesday and is ex-
pected to go to Frankfort tomorrow morn
ing.
Another thing learned today is the fact
that Governor Beckham asked Judge Red
him not to. and it is the belief here he
would much rather not have served.
Denied by Even.
In an interview last night Captain B. J.
Even denied the suggestion of Alex Har-
gis that he fired his own hotel. He said:
THAT building and furnishings repre-
sented all to me. The hotel had been built
with dollars that I had made by hard
labor. When l went to Jackson I was
as impoverished as l am today. I bought
a team on credit. One of the mules draw
Ing scraper ran away and a foot was
cut off. 1 borrowed money and bought an
other; then the team and wagon were swept
away in fordng the river. I began again
and finally established a paying business.
II bought the site of the hotel on credit,
we ALL my wife and daughter. working
as hard as slaves to build the hotel. We
had the prospect of making a small for
tune with it. Is it reasonable to sup
pose that I would destroy what had work
ed so hard to build and abandon such
a promising business prospect when in
penniless just to reflect discredit on 9TH
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