The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-27
JUDGE sARels. TRIAL.
witness Says Defendant Asked n,-
To Enter Into a Plot.

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Cockrili 10 enter into a p.ot 10 tif
nim. and offered as an inducement N.
. marshalship OF jackson.
Attorney W. W. vaughn one or IN.
men claimed by Anse White I'm M,
V testimony. to be marked for ass,s.,n,
ion by Hargis. came here from nj.
nome IN Oklahoma Territory 70 tell
what he knew OF the alleged plots m
the life OF Cockriu.
: During his examination va.
Drought ont that an effort was made
20 star trouble in the courtroom dur.
ing the application OF haii for Tom
Coekriil. and that Hiram Hay. had
attempted TO start the dimculfy with
Attorney Vaughn. who vas acting for
: Cockriu
Lexington. April ei.-Mose Fei,ncr
resumed his testimony ia the Hnrv,s
case After long wrangle among the
attorneys the court ruled that Feltner
could testify TO nothing connected
~ien the Marcum killing and the al.
ieseo conspiracy leading to n. Felt.
he' stated In his deposition several
monthS ago that he was present AZ a
conference With the HarEises and Cal.
tahan az which the method OF killing
ooth Marcum and Cockrin were as
cussed. The court now rules th.t
nothing affecting the Marcuu cas-.
can be testified to IN this case Tha
most sensational disclosure F-,,,.r
made was that two year. ar,.r cock.
-" vas Killed and IL began TO appear
,n"' me hareises would be indicted.
James hargis. through Feitner's broth.
L HH"
bond
Fifteen hundred dollars was 10 n. I
used as a guarantee that the Hsrrises
would have Feltncr acquitted OF the
murder OF Fields.
Lexington April 22.-whcn n liz.
1ie was put on the stand in the Harrfs
lIlal a new phase developed. He re-.
i''ea The circumstance Of a personal
encounter between himself and the dc.
PENDANT. and the defense immediately
urged the theory that this was the
cause OF an animus he had foreibly
demonstrated by his manner OF tast,.
lying. Although the progress made
was not as rapid as had been erner,.
ed. Col Allen stated that he would Ger
tainly close the case for the cor,,,,,r.
wealth soon. so that the defe-s, ii,
oeSin the Introduce Ion of It's Testimony
Covineton.-Rev J. W Nfitchcur.
residence In this city Is a Cretn.
,ireen He entered the Tennessee con
Terence May 49, 1861. and In 1899 ha
came TO CovinEton. Since thar time
ne has married about 900 counles
me total number OF marriages solemn.
'fed mp 10 the present being a.o05.
Owingsville.--Whiie Tandv N,r,t,
vas riding along BurEy Branch in
Knott county. he was AIRED on bv p. /,
party concealed in dense underbr,sh
~" wounded In the shoulder. Martin
'N' spu'S To MS horse and ran 10 safe
y ne rs not dangerously hurt.
''a,e OF feud exists between Martin 5
md the Amburger family.
Mlddleburg.-At meeting OF tho
tockholders and directors OF the
umocrland a Nashville Railroad Co cl
eR az burnside. IL was definitely de-. al
= ermined TO begin the construction of s
ne proposed railroad from Corbin n,
". TO Nashville. Tenn. the coming Ia
nhlmer, and a contract was author. "
red a,
I-ouisviile.-The entangiement OF p
No electric wires caused sso ooo of
'ss from fire In the establishment :, 81
le George C. Fetter Printing Co. 422 N
- and 1876 West Main street Tbe na
lant is insured for sIs2.s0O. Five
notype machines were DESTROYED.
i-ondon.-Farmer Baker. who ls =.
larsed with forgery. and Hugh and
am Meredith. held for murder. es-
'ped from the Clay county ion ~
anchester. A large reward will be 4.
fered for the capture OF the Nfa-. ue
IN boys. ce
Louisville.-A remarkable coinct. lv
nee happened to Mrs. Mary Vands. WI
inter- and Mrs Clara Ricketts,. twin boz
sters. They gave girth to sirl ba. he,
es. the births occurring IS minutes Ga
art The grandmother OF the In. ms
nts was the seventh Of seven sis IA
~, An
M Sterling-The Clay City Roller
us Co. OF Clay City. has nled arti-
5 OF Incorporation. with a capltal
$4,000. The Stockholders are las u
Mckinney. W r. Cassidy and TE
sct a i00-barrel mill. ,
1oVington--The vigorous crusade ,h.
iusurated in the Kenton circuit
irt against the Covington poolrooms COZ
l'inued. when two more intnnct.o, spA
Is were filed on the relation OF ar Cor
ney General n. n. Hays. OF Ken he
ky. dis.
'SFis- - Recently the handsome tabl
'ntry hone OF Brutus J. Clay, nesr cas-,
s'eriiiz, was destroyed by are. To- rule
ner with it's contents. during hi. the,
enee. Mr.. Clay lost a large sum
money he had in wardrobe in the
ldenee and all his personal effects a,
: $4,000, with only $1,000 insur- ciec
e re2
Is said Prof. Gra- ,as.
a. kemper. assistant IN tho hivh -