Show RIPLEYS SIDE PRESENTED Motion for Instructions for Acquittal Overruled by Court Frankfort Ky April 13he evidence evi-dence upon the part of the State In the trial l of Capt Rlplcy was 1 concluded today to-day S dayA A motion for peremptory instructions for acquittal the evidence presented by the commonwealth was overruled and Mr ONeal made the opening statement ro the defense lie said S that ho was convinced his client was S Innoccnt that he did not even know S Caleb Powers Flnley or Toutsey He S l arily knew Till > 1 and had only met him on two occasions Just prior to the assassination and the proof showed no link connecting him with the conspirators con-spirators or with any part of the conspiracy con-spiracy S In explanation of the testimony of exGov Bradley and Judge Yost S ONeal said mountain had boon made o a molehill There Avaa great excitement ex-citement In Frankfort on January 29th and when Hlpley wcnt Into Coy Tay lors office he found the later nervous and wringing his hands Ho askod what was the matter and Taylor said I Oh my God Rlplcy these arc terrible times Goobel will be killed I will be killed and there will be ml riot here Rlploy told him he thought these things could be avoided and Inquired when he should get his company ready To this Taylor said My God havent you got them ready et S I Thls was all there a to this said Mr ONeal and no such constructionS I construction-S could rightfully be put on It as has S leen done at this trial ONeal said both Gov Bradley and Judge Yost were mistaken as to the point Rlpley was endeavoring to make when he told of the conversation with Tavlor In which he used the words Gocbcl will S J bo killed Rlpley law Youlsey passing pass-Ing about the time and recognized him S J as the man he had seen coming out of S Taylors office on January 29th TMpley related the whole conversation hut attached at-tached no importance to Taylors state Monday monL Court then adjourned Until S |