Show CULTON TESTIFIES His Sensational Story Regarding Goebel Murder Frankfort Ky May 2W II Culton the cleric of Auditor of State Sweeney who is under indictment as accessory to tho murder of Gob I went on the r wItness stand In his own behalf in the hearing of the motion for bail In his case this afternoon and cave hlchlv II I sensational testimony Cultons testi I mony followed after the motions for ball In the cases of Powers Davis Youtsey Whittukcr and Combs had been overruled The substance of Cullons testimony was as follows I had talks with Powers Pow-ers and Taylor aboul bringing men to Frankfort Taylor wanted about twen tylive witnesses from Jackson county beforo the Canvassing board 1 had another talk with Powers Cecil Davidson David-son Howard and others I did not tell the men who came with me that Democratic Demo-cratic legislators well to be killed 1 by raising a row In tin Senate and I never heard It discussed When I Berrys contest con-test was to be voted on I heard II discussed dis-cussed that he vas to retain his seat even if voted out 1 heard nothing said about a plan to kill anybody Culton said V R Johnson wanted I his Cultons pistol Henry Youtscy told me that Coebel would be killed but I told him that It must not be done I told Gov Bradley what Youisoy said and Bradley suld My God this must not be ilnnr Ynillsfv afi i rvn vil nild aflrnlr 1 Ihcru was nothing In 1 Witness said that on the day after the assassination he was with Jim Howard in the Statehouse yard Howard called his attention to a piece of paper posted In n window Well what of that < asked askedOh Oh you have sense enough to un derstand have not you was Howards reply He said Howard look out of his pocket some rllle bullets and also some 15callber pistol cartridges Howard said Dont ask any more fool ques tions Henry Youtsey after the assassina tion asked the witness where he wag on the day of the murder I told him that 1 was up in ihe lobby of the House Youtsey asked mo how It would do for him to say that he was there with me I told Youtsey that I was afraid he was going to get i into trouble also that Grant Roberts wanted to see him Roberts Rob-erts had missed his rile and told me he believed Youtsey had it I told him he had better see Roberts The witness told of another conversa tion with Youtsey who came with Bur ton of Brecklnridgc county Youtsey said he had the greatest scheme yet that Goebel could bo shot from the Sec retarv of Slates olllce and nobody would ever know who did it Witness denied that he had had Vlness a conversation con-versation with Miss Sallie Jaclcson In which he made statements damaging to himself At n meeting in Powerss ot lice I presided and the question of pro viding boaldln places for contest wit nesses was discussed B B Burton pulled out a handful of cartridges and suld A few of these turned loose In tlfo proper place would soon settle this contest Caleb Powers said that If I any such talk as that was to be indulged In he would leave the meeting Culton testifies again tomorrow |