| Show ASSASSINATION OF I GOV WM Testimony That Thai Powers Knew He lie Would be Killed Company Was Illegally Gotten Goten Up Taylors Questions Frankfort Ky icy 1 April AprI the Ip ley II trial this thU morning W V P Roeder ex tx county clerk of ot knox county coun t testIfied that he its talked with Caleb Calob Powers anti and frequently In Iii regard regald to the crowd they tile the were getting II tip lip to Ko o to Frankfort January 25 asked Finley If there was WI going to be ue a n fight at mit Frankfort replied that tha t he in Ii thought 80 o auth Would not ot be b surprised If Goebel loebel should be kIlled klo Town Iown Marshal hal Jesse Jose of or Pleasureville that military company hid karl Its It I lut first t drill Irl January 27 21 and unit the Iho second drill ns on ni I January 30 both bat Im in secret County Jud Judge o testified that company IU illegally gotten up all no lu mo application having hewing been made for tor torIs Its Is organization was T required by law Il Golden Goldel told tol f tire the lion ton of ot tho time mountain army He Ito got It I up ml In II conjunction with wih Powers who ho gave him hl the tl money Ho lie also told of oC d a I conversation with Taylor In which ray Tay Taylor ra lor Jar risked mini him hll If it I ho lie ami al l his hia men mn would hack back up ur tire the Republican members of ot tho time legislature In case cose they the started n a fight He lIe le told toll Taylor ho ire would Witness said Bald that ml In hr Cobb Callb told him that the tire killing of babel was 11 the tire only way to settle the content that hundred men bo he bl brought heio hoo from Crom rota the tire mountains and that Taylor would pardon the time mun awn who lid the tire shooting Touching nl I witness winess said sold hu inn II saw aa W Dim In the lire adjutant generals rn rall n few days preceding time the assassination lIsa Gen men oil ir told old t Ripley It he un Il had ira 1 no ItO 10 guns gUit wih wi I Ir which w lm iiii to equip e tm i the ire t company arr i it that brat t Ripley had hail organized saId Bald he ho would Dull buy Winchesters If ht in could not Iet get others Ho Ito Mw saw SI ey get Bet time the k key e to the tire i secretary of or states January 20 29 The TIre prosecution then rest rested ell ed edA A fOr lor or l Instructions for tor for acquittal 1 on evidence presented by I the was wag overruled arid Mr Ir Oell T made tire the opening statement t for Zv tire d defense lie He said ald that tha t Ire ho WIS con need i his hi client elent was Wil Innocent that he hr Al Vii did net nt even v know Caleb Powers or y ji 10 lie barely knew Taylor TI lor nil had only onh met him him on two occasion Ju JIM prior to the tire Isla hum lon anti and the proof or showed no link con him with wih the tire conspirators or with wih any an part hart of or tire the conspiracy In iii II explanation of the tire testimony ot of and arid Judge Yost o iNeal said a Q mountain had hod been mado ado of ot n a I molehill There here Wn OM grunt great excite ment tu nt in Frankfort I on aim January 2 anti and when 1 hl I l y went vent Into Tailors chIco he Ire found the tire latter hatter later nervous nerous and wringing his iris hands He lie 10 asked what was the matter mater and amid Taylor said Oh 01 my God Joul Ripley I I these are terrible times tl S Gocbel Goebel will Wi be bl killed kJ I I will wil be e kil ti I und 1111 there will wi ihl bo be a riot lucre hero h c told him he ire these hose things could he be avoided and when he should get Ket his company compa ny reedy ready To ro Taylor Tailor said paid My Iy God Clod jou IU ou got them ready yet et This was all al there thero wits was tc tl td this thil said paid Mr Ir ONeal and no such construe lion ton could rightfully be ho put on iii Oi It I as I hues has lr iwen n done don In this trial trial ONeal said both troth Gov Go Bradley and al Judge Jullie Yost ost were wre we mistaken II us mrs iK to line Ripley was as endeavoring to snake maka whets when wh n he h told of ot the tire conversation with Taylor In which he ho used u ed the words Goebel othel Will wili wi be bl killed Ripley sal aw passing about that time tIara and recognized hun him as an tin the man he had haa seen een comIng out of Taylors ollice on January 29 23 2 Ripley Ipley routed tin th whole conversation knit but nt at no iso Importance to 10 Taylors state trint Court then th n adjourned until Mon Monday Ion day 11 |
