The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
'REPUDIATES HIS
OWN CONFESSION
Curt Jet on Stand Surprises
The Prosecution.
Nose Felfner Tells How He Was In
duced 10 Leave the Country
BY Hargis.
ADMISSION HURTS DEFENSE.

Beattyville. KY. July H. For
the first time since the assassination
of J. b. Marcum, three years ago,
Curt Jet, the self-confessed murder
err. took the witness-stand and told
OF the manner in which he killed
Mareum. Jett was perfectly cool and
collected as he told his remarkable
story OF assassination. In which he
was the central figure, Jet said Mar
cum had prosecuted him. and was his
bitter enemy. and that he killed him.
lie said he secured the pistol from
Selden Hargis several months before
the murder. while early today he
told attorneys he had been given the
pistol the day before by Ed Callahan,
while they were in the corridor of
the courthouse.
The attitude OF Jet on the witness
stand was such as to bear out the
statement made by Attorney Young
today, that Jett wanted TO repudiate
his confession and swear for the de-
Tense.
Much excitement prevailed after
Jet left the stand. and the attorneys
held a conference with the court rel
alive to the change in Jett's testimo-
ny. Defense would not cross examine
Jet.
Tom White followed Jet on the
stand and asked Mr.. Byrd to excuse
him, as he did not want to answer
any questions. He was asked II he
was in Jackson the day Marcum was
killed but declined TO answer. White
said he would not tell Mr.. Byrd any
thing and denied that he had been
advised by anyone not to talk. lie
said Callahan was in the Jail this
morning, but declined to say who he
came there to see. White showed
that he was very bitter toward Byrd
because the latter had prosecuted
him for the murder of Marcum.
White even refused to answer after
being told to by the court. Judge
Dorsey ordered the witness to jail.
The court ruled that he would per-
nit the evidence tending TO show
that witnesses were spirited out OF
the state, during the trial of the dam
age suit. and Nose Feitner was re-
called to the stand.
Visited by the Hargis Men.
Fetner testified that Hargis, CAL
lahan and French came TO see him in
Leslie county after the filing of the
damage suit and their efforts to get
him to leave the country and not
testify in the case. lie said they la
ter came to him in Winchester, and
did get him to go 10 Ohio and remain
until after the trial. Attorney Jouett
introduced the check for 5000 which
Feltner claims was given to him to
defray expenses, but which he turn
ed over to the attorneys for Mrs.
Marcum without getting 1t cashed.
This was severe blow TO the defense
and was permitted to be introduced
over the vigorous protests OF the de-
Tense.
A statement was made by Attor-
ney w. A. Young this morning that
Curt Jet had sent for him. and stat
ed that he would fix matters and
swear that his confession was fake
If the defendants would give him ST.
600. On the other hand, Jet stated
to the attorneys for the common
wealth that every influence had been
brought to bear, since making his
confession, to retract it swear that II
was secured by fraud.
Asbury Spicer Talks.
Asbury Spicer was the first witness
examined by Attorney Byrd. Witness
was approached by Jim Hargis and
asked him to kill Marcum. Hargis
wanted him to hide IN an old house
and shoot Marcum as he passed. Har-
gls told witness to get any aid neces-
| SdIy 10 assist anu hS Nouiu pfotcct
them. Witness refused to accept the
proposition made by Hargis. Witness
said Hargis asked him in June. 1909.
to go with Nose Feltner and Tom
White to kill Marcum. Witness re-
fused TO lay in wait in the rock quar-
ny to kill Marcum. He Went TO the
courthouse with +. l.. Noble and
others at the instance OF Callahan.
Witness saw and talked to- Jet Just
before the killing. He said be went
after Jet for Jim Hargis and Gala
han. with word for him TO hurry 10
the court-housey Witness saw Jett
and White near the home OF Mrs
Hurst on Sunday before the killing
and Mareum was there. 3
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