Show WANTED NO HITCH WHEN T G GOEBELS Cl TIME TO DIE CAME 4 Republicans Brought Army of Mountaineers rs Downto Down Doan Downto to Protect the Assassins Y x Taylor Knew Y That Plot lot Had Been La Laid d to Kill Rightful Governor Govern r Frankfort lt Ky Sy April 13 d In the Rip flip Ripley Ripley ley trial this morning morn morning inS W P Reeder clerk of Knox county testified testified testified fied that he tallied talked with Caleb Powers and Charles Finley frequently in regard to the crowd they were getting up to togo togo togo go to Frankfort Franl ort Jan 25 35 Witness asked Finley if there was was as going to be a a fight at Frankfort Finley replied that he thought so and would not be surprised if Goebel hould be killed Town Marshal Jesse of testified that s military company I had its first drill Jan 27 7 and the second drIll dim was on Jan 30 both in secret I County Judge Bruce testified that company Y was illegally S gotten tte up no application having haing been made for its organization as required by law Wharton Golden G told of the organ organization organization organization of the mountain army He got sot with Powers who it up in conjunction ofa of ofa He also told him the money mone gave a 8 conversation with Taylor Ta lor in which Taylor aSked asks him if he and his men mem mom members members would back up the Republican bers hers of oP the legislature in m o case they started a fight He told Taylor he would Witness said that in J Caleb Powers told him that the killing ling of Goebel Go bet was the only way to settle contest that several e l hundred men i should shoud be brought here from the mountains moun mountains and that Taylor Naylor would pardon I the man who did the shooting Touching Iou hing Ripley witness said lie he lm saw him hint in the adjutant generals office a afew few days idas preceding the assassination General Gert ral Collier told tola Ripley he had no guns with which to equip the company that tha ipleY had organized Ripley s said ud he would buy Winchesters if he could not get others He saw Youtsey Set get the key to the secretary of states office Jan 28 20 I The prosecution then rested A motion for peremptory instructions for acquittal on evidence presented by bythe bythe bythe the commonwealth was overruled and Mr ONeal made the opening state statement statement statement ment for the defense He said that he was was vas convinced his client was innocent that he did not even know Caleb Pow Powers Powers Powers ers Finley or Youtsey He barely knew Taylor and had bad only met him on two occasions just prior r to the assassin assassination assassination assassination and proof showed no link con connecting netting him with the conspirators or with any an part of the conspiracy In explanation ion of the testimony of Bradley and Judge Yost said a mountain had been made of a a molehill There was great excitement ex excitement excitement in Frankfort on Jan 29 and when Ripley went into Governor Tay Taylors Taylor lors lor s office he found fould the latter nervous and wringing his hands He asked what was the matter and Taylor said Oh my mJ God Ripley these are ter terrible terrible times Goebel will be killed I will wiIl be killed and there will be a riot here r Ripley told him Wm he thought these things could be avoided and aDd inquired when he should get his ls company read ready rady To this Taylor said My God ha en t you got them ready yet e eThis This was all aU there was to this said Mr ONeal and no ho such con construction construction could rightfully be put on it as has been done in this trial ONeal said both Governor Bradley and Judge Yost were ere mistaken as to the point Ripley as t make when he be told pf pC f the conversa t m with Taylor Ta lor in which which h he used th rh tw words Goebel will be killed Hip y saw Youtsey passing about that tim and recognized him bim as th the man ho he h hal h ha i I 1 seen coming out of Ta Taylors lorB office jn oti H Jan 23 39 Ripley related the v whole hole con cm conversation but attached no important c to Taylors statement Court then ad adjourned adjourned until Monday |