Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-07-13 | Page 1 | Judge Hargis on the Stand

JUDGE ON THE TilE STAND Denies Every Allegation Connecting Connecting Connecting Con Con- Him With Murder of Marcum AFRAID OF CURTIS JETT Harris ls Said He lie Would e Ha Helped Marcum hut lie He Alto Also Would he Killed Ky iCy July 1 12 For For For five hours to today ay Judge o James Hargis charged as arch conspirator In the county assassination plots an and ort oil trial here testified In his own behalf lie He denied every allegation made against him him by Attorney Spicer B. B J. J Ewan and Curtis Jett Former commonwealth Attorney Byrd Byr conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted the tho cross examination an and at atall atall atall all times times Hargis answered the tho Interrogations interrogations Inter inter- rogations quickly as they were put to him He lie made a goo good impression on the jur jury He lie absolutely denied that he had formed forme an any plots with Ed Callahan Tom White John Smith John Curtis Jett and proved that he lie had jailed jallel Jett under a two thousand dollar bond for fOI ns assault and a D alive five live thousand dollar bond on a 3 peace warrant lie kept Jett In jail for tor twe In months 0 fl t ii s. s Hargis said that the only man nan or earth he lie was afraid of is Jett heti J B B. Marcum was wa murdered he said s. he lIe would have gone to his assistance but was afraid that he lie too would b be assassinated Special Ju Judge ge J J. J L. L Dorsey refu refused to rule out the testimony of Mos Feltner who testified that Hargis hat had employed him to 10 as assassinate Marcum