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Show JURY IN THE FEUD MURDER CASE UNABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT Judgo James llargls. County Jail at Jackson, Ky. Tho Jurj In the Jctt-Whlte case at Jackson, Ky., reported to Judgo Red- wlnu Juno 19 that It was Impossible to agreo upon a verdict nnd was ills-charged. ills-charged. Tho enso has been transferred trans-ferred to C)uthlnua for second trial. Tho sccno ufter tho announcement of tho disagreement was In no wiso exciting. Somo started to clap hands, but wero stopped by tho court. ' Tho guards took Immediate possession of tho prisoners nnd they wcio closely guarded back to tho Jail. People gathered gath-ered around tho courthouse In knots discussing tho case, but thoro was no disturbance nor outward sign of trouble. trou-ble. Jett and Whlto are to bo watched closely to prevent any Bort of communication. com-munication. Attorney Byrd, after a consultation, made a motion for a change of venuo. Judgo Rcdwlno refusod to hear arguments, argu-ments, but of his own accord changed the venue to Cynthlaun, Harrison county, nt tho next term of court. Ho surprised the spectators by at once ordering or-dering the prisoners sent to Lexington under a detachment of soldiers nnd accompanied ac-companied by Elisor Jones. Thoy at once left Jackson nnd wero placed In Lexington Jail for safo keeping. It Is stated from a semi-official source that the Jury stood, eleven for conviction and ono tor acquittal and CAPT. B.J. MSEVYEN seven for conviction and five for acquittal ac-quittal In tho Whlto case. Fltzpatrlck, tho man who finally Btood out for tho acquittal of Jett, says ho did not base his opinion on tho arguments of tho attorneys at-torneys but on tho ovldonco In tho case. He said there Is In his mind not ouly a reasonable doubt of Jett's guilt, but thoro Is also icason to believe that ho had nothing to do with tho murder of Mnrcum. Capt. II. J. Uwcn is lu peril of tho assassin as-sassin In Kentucky because ho dured to tell what ho know about tho killing of J. II. Maicunt. Tho first reprisal camo when his hotel was burned at Jackson by his enemies. Ho is now in Louisville. |