The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-11-08
AFAMOUSCRIME
MrTER LRoAL nATTLK TO CON.
vTcT ALLEGED nARcUM
MuRnKRERa xNDs
MEN ARE ACQUITTED HY JURY
Jaags itArgia and "a Callahan Tried
for Conspiracy 70 Take Life of
Attorney who Had Prose.
eated Thssn.

beaiifFille. ky~The jury IN the
hAfEia-callahsn TRIAL returned : yer.
aiet q naQg Eullsg 10 kh0ft ORDER
after one q she most desperately
fought battles Ia = Kentucky court
fpf FsAFs Judse James Hafxia ana
Edward Caiiahan Mefe charged wtfh
The mardeF - J. II Mafuun.
Curtis fsfi, uhe wks brought here
from The Frankfort psnlisntsary. soats.
aed that ~ killed Marsam
The verdict a aoi guilty 4 the
enlminAsion u q long ana bgster aght
IN courts N a. attempt 81 convict
James hatEia and I'd Callnhan A.
chisf conapirainrs b ono u To- dark-
81 eFime& Ia Kentucky history.
James . Mafcam ,sAs a mountain
Republican lawyer of eneellon, stand.
tns he wAa enEagea three yeafa Aea
aa an attorney IN thc contest aealnut
Hafgia and caliahAn. respectively
lhomnefa'ie Judge aud ahsrin elect. %
uuei them from their efarra oa an
hiissatieu = corrupt election. Much
biitefAnaa wan aroused and fruauent
epen fuHiufea occurred
kiiies at jackson.
! % Haf 1873 Mafeam vas nhoi 10
death ffom lebind ln tha 1acksoa
c1afthouse Curtis 3est and Tom
White ecfe eouvleiea aad seaiencoa
q NE impfisennent o. tho murder.
Z saa eharge1 that tney we're tAs
tnois ~ Calishsa. iiafe,a nud others
iett aftsF hla onyiril0a. confessed
'hai Be saei Naffnm and thar tla
go WaA iasglred ty Cailaban aad
hafEia On the eiinesa staud. haaa
eFef, Be repudlaisd tho confession
aet said he hlane vas fefansihlo
TIE aeqaiuai followed nfEoly 90 ihis
Fepadlaiiou
a iary ~ CLARK county cldfuus -
turned q verdict for tsqsG damages
4 year nkn aEaihat Hhreia on iha a.
ieEatlan that BE- had causea Whrcnm
% - killed The tuii was uied -
Mrs Mafcum Hafxia and Callahan
are Yef 20 - tficd II tha Loxineson
roaft faF the killiug q James Cock.
rail uadeF similar circumstances
Hwing : Star Witness.
II hNfaa. sha saa standing ia
ttn courthouse deor talking uiih
+ Nsfeam shea lha latter uaa
murdered - curtis lutt aud Tom
White. Wa tho star Witness ~ TIE
commonwealth af tbe iflai e IiAFEia
aai galishAa Eaius Has s aeHuis
aheaa uHaef Caiiahan aad rlaaa
saa grastfa ffiead of 1adse llafFls
lls sala fad8e hAffis was eoaaaeaiial
siit hm sH1 talf hlm ef manf &
his lfpahias aHa anaiusna lie said
IiarHls BAD aHkei aim waf - ala
He 80 Hafeem ae hisAs shea fhe
A2sss hsa rHaisnd ht h.a haaaa Al
SIS
NssE uma soa &c caaece fase
lhst fel'os - ualk eud Iefafn
HiGhaai him FNlaa said b. ahaef
fieaf dafsia ia aoan ftai 81 wanted
b.m So Alll MAfeam eas 81 ga nng
aAo he hIHf Hls sla Huela afitf
gha maHieF q Nagcan taa saktd him
60 teasn as aelaf shada 81 gaat
81 could So 81 3 ian ihai mlgdt -
fhe nleN aecuaea 81 his mufdsf
Attorney foanH laT lhe fuoaecu.
tioa. attempted e. mske usht u
Eulns ana vas reaasel by ludKe
nsfaeT Ewlua said that b. had
iteataea 1els and admitted that BE-
eaa fhe nFat 70 netoa she Same af
ihc assassin fie aas Also asked f
hia hotel had nal heaa haFaea ta lhe
sFoand shortly aftef D. baa ma8e
th6 admissions which resulted la the
sfaeat g lelt. esd White said ihat lt
BAD bcsn burned and that So bad
been forced a. leave jackson fnf feas
= asasssinatou
other Witnesses Nbo taid of parts
Of tha plots 60 take the NE q Mar
uam NeHr John i Noble. aho Waa
: esefs Il che Harsis store. iletesiah
Combs. s /. Nabls s D Combs and
athers Ths wtaoN 81 the murdered
mah. with the bos Ahom tho father
has carried 60 aud from bic afee
vith bis arms around bis ueck 10
wafd - lhe bullets u ths sssaasina
who feared kililnE the chlld sas IN
ta0 CauFtfnon.
iiafEis took a deep interest in ihs
trial while Callahau. aa usual. vas
iisiiesa and gave little attention e.
shat vas golns on judge Dorsey
made several rulings that greatly dls
aHlaluted the commonwealth
Curtis Jegt. the sslfcaafessed as
sassin u Aareum and coekrill cams
here tn testify nom ths Frankfort
reniteHilsrY Ia she charge q prison
guards Ne was brought here h tell
iho stofy of tie assassination - Mar
cam and " the aiicEed plots formed
IS Ilsfris and Catalan - have hlm
murdered
YEARS. Output q black Hills