GRAND JURY INDICTS THREE
Item
- Title
- GRAND JURY INDICTS THREE
- Date
- 7/22/03
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://lccn.loc.gov/sn84020123
- Crime
- Arson
- Subject
- Arson; Bribery
- Race of alleged offender
- White alleged offenders
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offenders
- Race of alleged victim
- White alleged victim
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- Trial
- Location
- Out of state, Jackson KY
- Length of story
- 163
- Description
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GRAND JURY INDICTS THREE.
Tharp and Crawford Held far Arson and Plummer for Bribery.
Jackson, Ky., July 22.óThe grand Jury returned indictments against Edward Tharp and Joseph Crawford, teamsters for the Hargis Bros., charging, arson. They were already under bonds on the charge of setting fire to Ewen's hotel last month. An indictment was also returned against Gardener. Plummer, charging an attempt to bribe a witness. It is charged that he offered R. J. Ewen $5,000 to leave
town, so that be could not.testify In the trial of Curtis Jett and Thomas White. It Is currently reported that U T. Bolin, as well as Ewen, testified I before tbe grand Jury as to who was to furnish the money that was offered, to Ewen by Plummer, and that well known county officials were named in the Jury room. As the grand
Jury Is continuing Its session, it is generally believed that the Investigation is extending into other offenses in connection with the feud.
