Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-06-18
TESTIMONY HEARD.
Defense Int, educed several witnesses "
Testify In Their Behalf

TESTIFY fbeh
Jackson Ky. June 1.-THE arson
cases were disposed OF Tuesday When
Crawford and Tharp, teamsters foi
Hnrrls. were set free and no indict'
ments returned by the grand jury.
II il stated by those who viii talk
even secretly on the matter. that the
grand Jury was composed OF residents
OF Breathitt county drawn by those
who are Identified with the dominant
faction. and aI were connected with
II. ana that no indictments Tor any
thing were expected from a jury drawn
In this county. but that tn jurors 10
the case Of curtis Jett and Tom White
are from another county. and for that
reason a verdict OF conviction may b.
possible.
The secret departure of part 81 tn |
| Even family. and arrangements toI
the rest TO get away, indicates the feel
ing that Ewen's life was not consid'
cred safe. even after al OF his property
had been destroyed. The general COM
mcnt Is that those who were charged
with arson for burning the hotel on
sunday were not as culpable as those
who were lying In wait to Kill Captain
Even when he ran to the FIRE, and that
only hired agents have been appre-
hended in any OF the events. The gem
eral impression Is that the Even no.
TEL would have burned earlier In the
night II Captain Even had been lodg-
Ing there instead OF In camp, and that
the object was TO get him out OF the
Camp so as To shoot him from ambush
, more than anything else. In addition To
. subscriptions from different parts of
, | Kentucky and other states Mrs. Mari
! Shreye Johnson OF Louisville offered
a the Even family a house in her city
for a wear free Of rent a petition
/. was circulated at Lancaster. Ky, FOL
:, Governor Beckham TO recommend .
= legislative appropriation to reimburse
CAPTAIN Even. and Lexington has OF
f,red him inducements TO locate II
that city
The defense placed DR. J. NJ. kasi
n, tho stand Or Kash was the trs
man 10 reach Marcum after the assas
sin had felled him. Or. kash tesuhe'
81 that ne saw Jett on the corner Of IN
% court house ten seconds before IN
is shots were fred. lie went direct {
30 Marcum and assisted In carrying MI
across the street 10 his office. wher
Af | MI WFfs.r fuEWmfDH later.
County Judge James iiargts. an ur
g Gle of lett. and the rcputcd head of IA
W Hargis faction. was called. hais'
= stated that he was inside his stoi
l. when Marcum was killed. He Sa'
White walk out Of the court h"u'
!, door. and was one-third across VI
!. street when the hrst shot vas hIeu'
" when I heard the first shot hr'
y, saw Even jump out OF the door az
~ run | saw Marcum fall. came
the door hurriedly. saw Judge blai
ton approach the wounded man
s,v cunt Jett approaching the seer
q, tho tragedy Ny recollection is th
I've saw Dr. Kash also approaching abo
IN. time IN, last shot was fired. "a
~ no, certain as 10 the exact time
&C. sheriff callahan testified that Wh'
os Marcum was killed he was III iia's
store looking ont u the window
i'u M,rcum and Even. He saw ~"
Of mmp out ~ the door and run al
he Narcum starp,r and fall lie dr'
m his revolver and ran out. but harl
on. called To- him not 90 go over To
In gourt house lie saw Jctt near l
et- court house walk lie said he 80
ties so,ne one in the hallway Of the COZ
ate mouse. but could not tell who IL "
ion f,r Inc smoke Hnrg.s told him not
tn go to the court house. but 90 le' u"
boy ,r,k. the search. Hs said he was 7
I'm good terms with Mlroum. ana O.
y. ,,t N4rcum ana Hlre.s bad had
difficulty.