New-York tribune., 1906-06-14
ARREST MORE FEUDISTS.
Action FoIIoscS Startling Disclosures
Hrs. Marcu7n IN Court.
IBy Telegraph to me tribune, ]

jackson, KY. June I3.-Janes Hargis. mem
Der from the Sth Congress District OF the Demo
cratic state Central Committee. and formerly
county judge OF Breathitt County. surrounded
by his family, sat IN the Circuit Court room here
to-day and heard from two Of his hirelings,
Curtis Jett and Asbury Spieer. wild stories Of
assassination and plots TO murder. Following
the disclosures made by Jet. the confessed muir
derer of Marcum and CocBrin, IN an affidavit
published to-day, Elbert Hargis and Ed Gala
han were arrested on a warrant, sworn 10 by
Thomas Cockrill. charging them with the mnr-
der OF DR.. D. B. Cox They Joined issues with
Judge Harg1s. who IS in jail on the same charge,
IN the hearing for bail. which was set for to-day
before Special Judge T. G. Lewis.
Jett arrived on the noon train, and the case
was postponed until he could reach here In
the court was woman equally interested IN the
outcome OF the trial with Harg1ss wife and
daughter This person is Mrs. James B. Mar
cum, widow OF the young lawyer who was the
last TO fall in the Hargis-Cockrill feud. Mrs
Marcum has swoTn 10 give her life to the prose-
cution OF her husbands slayers. and, according
10 the statements Of Jett and Spicer made on the
witness stand to-day. these men are the Har-
gises and Callahan, and the real assassins whose
names they told il their startling revelations of
crime and plots OF crimes.
are expected, and then all the alleged principals
and the assassius save Jesse Spicer win be in
the meshes of The law. Jett was first placed on
the stand. and told Of being called by telephone
after The shooting Of Cox He buckled his re-
yolver about him, he said, and went out finding
James Hargis, Ebert Hargis Edward Callahan.
John Abner and John Smith and Jesse spicer,
armed with Winchester rifles. standing in the
yard Of Judge Hargis's store. Judge Hargis &c
cording 10 Jett. said. Tt IS Dr. Cox" Turning TO
Jet, he IS alleged 10 have said, Curt, 90 and
guard my house"
Judge Hargis lived Just across the street from
the house Of DR.. Cox. Jett said he and Ebert
Hargis took up guard in the second story of
Harg1s's house, and they could see the people
inside the Cox home dressing the dead man.
Callahan stayed all night with Hargis
Jett said he had not been consulted about the
Cox killing, and did not do It. He related
various plots 10 murder Marourn and Cockrill
anG SAID that othsr plots had been laid to rnur-
der by the Harg1ses.
AsbuTy Spicer, brother Of Jesse Spicer WAS
paced on the stand. He too, made a fun CON
Iesslon OF The plots. He said he had acted as q
go-oetWeen for Harg1s and Callahan 10 obtatr
me ASSASSINATION of Marcum. Jett was then no.
on speaking terms with Judge Hargis and Spice,
promised him his uncle's protection and friend.
snip II he would DO the Job, and said he stoof
ready 70 assist in case of fight IN which ASST st
alce might be needed.
This is the first time Spioer has apnearad ir
lhe case and the additional confession coroho.
rating Jett was another sensation which IS nre
dicteo 70 bring on still others until the entir,
band OF htrelings turn on their ernployers an
ue tuii apalling story of crime Will be reyea ed