The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-12
STOP TRIAL To
PREVENT RIOT
KENTUCKY COURT BRINGS HAR.
Gls CASE HEARING TO SUD-
DEN TERMINATION.
SENTIMENT COOLS DOWN
Mountaineering q Ioodshed Would
Have Resulted il Trial Had
Continued, is the Belief

Jackson, Ky, Jan. 1.-THE trial of
Judge James Hargis on the charge
tof participating in the assassination
of Dr.. b. d Cox In this city three
years ago, was suddenly postponed
there today as a result of writ Of
prohibit on issued today by the court
of appeals of Kentucky. This writ
was granted upon the application Of
Attorney General N. b. Hays and
James B. Adams, commonweal his a.
torneys for the Second judicial dis
trict,
The petitioners allege that Special
Judge William Carnes, OF Williams.
town, who was appointed to try the
case of Judge Hargis and others
charged with the assassination Of Dr.
Cox. Is conducting the trial in aa
arbitrary manner and is oversteppi1g
the bounds of law The principal Oh
lection to Judge Carnes is his ruling
that temporarily suspended Sheriff
Beck Crawford and the naming OF
Robin Burton as eifsor The petition
ers alege that Judge Carnes has d.
rected the elisor TO summon bys and
ers for the jury. which is in violat on
of statute passed at the last gessto
of the legislature.
Sentiment coos Down.
Nthap onurt udiatrpad barn af
O'Clock this afternoon It was evident
that the writ of prohibition hal
wrought great change in the feeling
of the people of this city Judge
Carnes sa d that he thought the writ
would be Dismissed on a demurrer.
which he would fife tomorrow when
he resehca Frankfort The exile.
ment has subsided and the town II
almost deserted.
Judge Carnes held session Of
court for fifteen minutes this after.
noon. lie said he would hold short
session tomorrow He also announced
that he had asked for troops to pro
tect himself and attorneys In the
case Neither Judge Harg's nor his at
torneys. w A Yo,;ng and j ]. c.
Bach appeared in court.
The people of Jackson want the
trial removed from jackson as far as
possible JUICE Carnes has however,
signifed his intention of holding the
trial In Jackson. but will appoint a
special elisor to go to another county
and bring In a venire of men.
There was a conference between
the attorneys for the commonwealth
and several parties closely identlfed
with the prosecution, which lasted M
til early this morning II was decided
TO aske the court of appeal for a
writ Of prohibition restraining Judge
Carnes from continuing the present
trial Al 6 o'clock this morning At
torney Jouett. with the petition In his
possession left for Lexington.
Men Armed to the Teeth.
Meanwhile he engaged an auto tn
meet him at Lexington and the thirty
miles between that city aud Frank
fort were covered As rapidly as p,s,
siblc. in order TO reach the court of
appeals
The commonwealth at omcyS Al O
sent with Mr Jouett a statement st.
ting forth the state of lawlcssnoss
which exists in Jackson.
Jackson Until late tn afternoon
was filled with mo Jtain men armed
TO the teeth. Attorney W. a. YOUNG.
who is conducting the defense. Is
greatly alarmed. and will not venture
on the streets. Attorney Byrd has
been waited On by numerous friends
and warned TO be careful II is be-
lIeved that should a riot break out
Attorneys Byrd and Jouett world b.
the first men to be picked on by the
Hargis faction. as these two men
have been relentless in their efforts
TO punish the Hargis faction.