| Show BRADLEY SENSATIONAL I I I ExGovernor r of Kentucky Makes Startling Statements in Trial of Capt > Ripley L t1 V < Charged With Coih acy f Ii i t li V V5 1 J V I FrnnkforjL Ky April V 10 ExGov W 0 Bradley who was chief counsel for exGovW So Taylor in V the gubernatorial gu-bernatorial contest before the Legislature Legis-lature last year gave sensational testimony tes-timony this afternoon in the trial of C apt Garnett D Rlpley who Is charged with conspiracy with others to bring about the murder of William E Goebel Mr Bradley detailed a conversation which he said he had with Capt Rip V icy while the lat I 9r i was In charge of V his military company during the ocru pancy of thcState capitol by the Taylor Tay-lor troops last spring in which l Rlpley V told him of frequent conferences with Gov Taylor prior to the assassination The itnens said that Ripley told V him he wris In the executive office the day before the shooting and rom plnined to Taylor l because he had not railed out his Rlpleys company and asked him when he should have the company ready Taylor replied according ac-cording to BrndleMy God havent you brought them yt Gocbcl will not live twentyfour or cannot live V twentyfour hours V Judge AY IF Yost associate counsel V with Bradley In the contest case ncI nc-I cIr lnl to the witness V was present and heard the conversation In response to a question as lo whether he wilpes 0 heard of any conspiracy to kill Mr Goebel the witness wit-ness rotated that on January 25th the day the trainload of mountaineers arrived ar-rived some one he could not now recall re-call who told him that parties In the crowd were waiting In front of the i V Statehouse to kill Goebel VV I I said continued the witness It shall be stopped I will go into the V Senate and come out with Goebel and V see that he is not hurt nor insulted I looked up and saw Wharton Golden I V Gold-en and told him to get Finley Culton and others and send them to me He V sold Goebel l Is not going to be hurt Culton and Flnley told mclt was a fake and that there was nothing In it they condemned violence as I did V Why did you send for Culton Fin ley and the other men T V V Because J thought they knew the mountain menThe men-The witness was turned over to the defence The defense asked witness if he knew anything of any connection of I Riplpy with vse occurrences Gay j V Bradley said Ripley had acne so far I i as he knew Asked If Ripleys company com-pany had not been disbanded at this time witness said he thought it was V j disbanded about that time I |
