New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-03

dsEs. had Feltner indicted for FIeldss murder.
Eeitner got change of venue from Perry County
and had his trial in Breathtr County where he got
and supporter OF tSe HaTeises and during the
prosecution OF Feltner had become intimate with
J: 3. Marcum a young Jackson attorney, had UNI
had succeeded in securing a reversal of the lower
courts decision new trial was ordered. and
Feltner was appealed to to do the murder because
told MAT being tIe I ~ s1 sIn ,I5 me S
Mareum. he would be able to murder him and avoid
been approached. and Marcum told him to go into
that he might be informed to their plans. Felt
money which had been paid him to xiii him and
guns which he said had been supplied by the Har-
lawyer unmistakable proofs of the plots Marcum
and he ofrered the afidnvit of Feitner pi CIV
ing the fun details with an affidavit by him
be indicted for plotting against his life The Circuit
SoutI reJeeteo me aindaVlts unoer the HaTgls
IN the Lexington newspaper. with the names elm
end to the plotting against him. and, after failing
TO nnd sat- IN exile from his home he re
home"
FEARLESS PROSECUTOR.
But for the fact that a fearless young man
was the commonwealths attorney Of Breathitt
County at this time. it is doubtful If the united
protests Of the whole people could have overcome
the powerful influence of the Hargises and Gala
han. This young is A. Floyd Byrd. He per-
sisted in his efforts bring the guilty justice.
and. being opposed by the circuit judge D. B.
Redwine, who was an aspiring politician. and the
HaTgises he could do nothing until the State came
he secured change Of venue for the trials OF Jett
and White. sending them entirely outside Of his
own district because he knew once outside the
district Of assassnations they would be convicted.
Inc Harglses went TO the defence OF the accused
men with witnesses and money for attorneys but
they were CONVICTED
sue 10 I 10 Ia5e meF ioi I SS
10 be reelected because of the HargiS influence.
He then undertook to secure damages for the
ana ex-senator Hargis and sheriff Callahan and
B. Fuls French asking 100000 damages for the
widow. Just at this time the Court Of Appeals was
asked to pass upon the Hagan-Barbour case at
shot in one county and had died in another the
should have jurisdiction. Byrd now turned to Lex
ington, and. laying before the officials here the
ton was indoted Irst and tried being con1icted
Hargises followed.
There were six, Of the Hargis brothers. Three
were killed and the other three in jail. Curtis
Jet is in the penitentiary for the murder Of Mar
cum. and Tom White is to go to prison next
week, the Court Of Appeals having just refused
cum murder and again convicted. the penalty in
the last case being death. This case was appealed
to accept the life sentence.
FIGHTING FOR DELAY
Britton's case has been appealed. It was shown
at the trial for bail here last week that they had
paid all expenses in all the trials they admitting
this on the witness stand At Winchester during
the Marcum assassination damage trial they spir-
tied away four important witnesses for the plain
tiff. Mrs. AbeIia Marcum sending them to various
towns in Ohio and Indiana, to keep them out OF
the jurisdiction OF the Kentucky court Nose
Feltner was one Of these and his brother Felix
Feltner got $3.50 to take them away. All this had
been sworn to- and Judge Benton. the trial judge
in Clark County. had issued rules of contempt
against French. the Hargises and Callahan and
placed under the ban OF the court, and the trials
have been set for the next term OF court me
10 be postponed The defendants in the Marcum
trial which has been refused and then purpose
carrying the case before the higher court.
While the Hargises and Callahan are in jail here.
Byrd proposes going TO jackson and asking the
grand jury there TO indlct them for the murder OF
than the Cockrill case. Once indicted for the
by the commonwealth to some other county. where
fair trial could be assured Here however an
seI Ineg Sttornev and their
man was declared elected by the district board Of
commissioners but the opposing candidate Appealed
to the State board and got the election with the
a certain length Of time. Adams, the Hargis at
torney, is now serving but ROBERTS, the oPpoIilns
candidate, under the ruling Is TO take his Pq ace
before the State board nouon TOT a new neaLI!s
in the case just at the time the jackson court IS
once will be allowed to go with the Jackson
court and the anti-Hargis men will get notice
Of SUSPENSION pending further investigation or the
case. This would enable the hargiseS TO eontroI
the Circuit Court TO such extent that notWlth-
fanding the fact that they absent in jail here
they could forestall an indictment against them
for the AIarcum murder . -,
No one has yet been indicted for the Cox murder
since that was done at night and there were no eye
witnesses Mrs. Marcum declares she mas evidence
showing that the Circuit Court was adjourned on
Tuss6ay noon at Jackson at one time IN order
hat the assassins might have an opportunity TO
KIN her husband. and she says SIZE VIII go oefoIe
fba Grand ilry when It meets there ana DO her Ut
most to secure other indictments She said; Dis
o,,ssing the probable assassination which we an
Se,I.IIateed NV husband asked me what / would 90
IN ease thev killed him. I said: I VIII spen1 the
last dollar on earth can command 10 PUNISH theih
FOR the murder, and l WILL. she ADDED
nvECI1TLON OF CHANG.