The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-12
JETT TAKES WHOLE
BLAME FOR
MURDER
OF LAWYER MARCUM AND SAYS
He SHOT HIM BECAUSE HE
WAS HIS ENEMY.
A HARClS CAVE HIM GUN
But He Says He Shot of His Own
Free Will--Testmony Was Un-
expected and Caused Big
Sensation in Court.

Beattyville, Ky, July 11.-Curtis
Jett testified today in the trial of
Hargis and Callahan on the charge of
numbering Lawyer Marcum that he
(Jett) had killed Marcum. Jett took
al blame upon himself and said that
he killed Marcum because he was his
enemy.
Jett admitted the pistol with which
The murder was committed was given
him by Seldom Hargis, brother pf
Judge Hargis, but that he (JetU kill
ed Marcum Of his own voition.
During his testimony Jett lost his
memory at critical moments and could
not tell Of his or Whites actions pre-
qeding or following the murder
White Also Innocent.
Jett did not remember seeing White
in the court house at all and so far
as he is concerned White is perfectly
innocent.
That Jett has bad some marvellous
change of heart is apparent and his
testimony today be ng unexpected
caused a big sensation but reason
may be found in The statement of the
Commonwealth Attorney Adams,
who said that Jett had been drinking
and that another attempt would be
made tomorrow to get him TO repeat
his confession.
Damaging Evidence.
The commonwealth has made a re-
markable showing in the HargisCalla-
han trial today and more testimony
tending to connect the defendants
with a conspiracy TO murder Marcum
was introduced than has ever before
been permitted TO go to a jury in any
mony of shrdluetaoihrdluabC mca
of the previous trials The tsetimong
of b. J. Even, James Mann, N. L.
Combs and Henry B. Noble borde"cd
on the sensational.
The court decided that the testi
mony of Mrs Mary John on and Judge
=. G.. Lewis A. s. Johnson and other
parties, who the commonwealth avow-
ed would prove that Nose Feltner had
told them in June 1902, of the plots to
murder Marcum, and by whom he had
sent warnings to Marcum, was not
competent for the reason that Nose
Feltner was not coConspirator, and
tlat the statements made by Feltncr,
if made at all were not confessions
Of co-ctIspirator. nor We're they
statements made in furtherance of or
i'm pursuance to the common design
and the fact that the defendants asked
Feltner themselves whether he ever
told any one of these plots except
Marcum, were not sufficient to give
the commonwealth the roght 10 go in
10 this testimony. The court then h..
cided that the Indictment in the Ma
coffin circuit court ard the articles
published November II. 1902 sought
To be introduced by the commonwealth
for the purpose of showing feeling and
motive of the defendants against and
toward Marcum were not competent,
hut he permitted the commonwealth
to prove by Judge Back that lIarsls
and Callahan read the publication
and that il contained statements Id 70.
rogatory of aud which reflected upon
the character of the accucd for law
abiding citizens.
y r. Combs saw JCtt and White inn
mediatcly after the shooting while
standing in front of his place Of bust.
ness in Jackson They heard White
say he was afraid for what they had
done and heard Jett tell him not 30 be
afraid. but 10 go on up TO Hargis
store, where they would be protected.
Captain B. J. Even repeated the
story Of the killing of James B. Mar
cum He was talking 10 he victim
when Curt Jett crcpt mp behind and
fired a shot into his brain. He said
he saw the attorney sink to the floor
and exclaim "Oh. Lord. they have
killed me at last"
Even saw HaHrris when he heard
that Mareum had spent the night at
his home aud wanted TO know why
he did not kick him cut the house.
Return Without Him.
He aid Hargis asked his 70 take
Marcum out for a walk and return
" NliuNut hllis hNA ~ IHA-'A A'f- .
remark that Haargis wanted the vii
ness 10 Mil Marcum. Witness said
that shortly aafier the killing Hargis
asked him to resign a. Deputy Sheriff
iu. order that they could use him
on the jury if anv one vas ever ar
rested for the killing Even was put
thrpugha severe examination,
but Attorney Young failed to shake
his testimony. james Mann testified
that Hargis sent for him and asked