The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-01
Not Possible for Men TO Get q Fair
Trial in Franklin County-Would
Not Protect Him.
MAKES A GENERAL DENIAL
OF the Statements Delivered by Many
Witnesses-The Prosecution Be-
gan upon Cross-Examinat!onr

tbs killing OF Governor Goebsl. lie said
that on the morning OF the assasSina-
tlon he was preparing TO go TO Louis
vile to make arrangements for bring
Ing more people 10 FranEr-t. He lock-
cd his Office door as des-"red by Wit
ness Golden, but denied that anything
suspicious was said. Al Ia Grange the
party heard that Goebel had bern as
sassIaated and that the shot had been
fired from the second or third story Of
the executive building.
Il said II was 4 shame and an OUT
rage" continued the witness, 'and that
It would gllght the chance OF nil OF us
whose Offices were IN contest. | eX-
pressed similar sentiments 10 Other
people that day. We went on 10 Louis
Vile, but us the assassination OF Gov
bel had upset our political plans, we OF
course. abandoned our idea OF bringing
more men TO Frankfort"
Go!den's statement that hc spoke do
rislvely when told OF the shooting WAS
absolutely false, he said.
Duty to Return to Frankfort.
Il thought 1t my duty Powers con-
tinued. ITO return TO Frankfort as soon
az possible and did so that afternoon.
went 10 the executive building ana with
my key, the only one ever had to thr
office, unlocked the door. ] found tina;
the lock had been battered and had
difficulty In getting the key out OF 1t. l
did not take tho lock on and supplunt
1t with a new one. as has been stated In
the prosecution. J. B. Mathews put on
the new lock-"
He never heard any sort Of vtuiercc
talked OF In any OF the many confer
ences In which he participated except
one held in.thc oliIce OF the commits
sloner OF agriculture, In which Sheriff
Burton, OF breckenridge county. talked
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"'s~'A'e' p'tc@N'"s 1iie a'leSt " nun
anu @"pt"'n A'A'lS' iic s"'u ms
"''o' 'e' ""E'seu "''n 10 '''aNe MS way
W '"e mountains n''" 'ei''h''l ''ete W.
va pu0.'I s~G''e'"e"' o'eu o"' peio'e
s'n."S "''""e'1 w 4oi H'A''
A"e Ie6'slature mao appropriated
FiO''''' ''' '"1 p'"see''''" oi person"
eN"' eeu Wv" .I'e ct''''p' anu he u'' no'
N."s'e ~ '"*S'o'e 'o' 'hon 10 se' Int
u '"' ~ amin 'oui''S'
Civil Authorities Would Not Protect
Him,
"Moreovnr he addad "r S,d no. he.
lIeye thu clvI, authorities ,hnr. vor,d
protact up did not t,ow tt,, 7
could ge, n cbongp ~ vs,ro and tbs,o
,vpre tho rs,.o,. r,,,oh sun,,,,a, ,,o,,
from Frankfort"
vi the |l'9oo In his pockets at the time
OIL MS arrest 9'oO was, he said. his own
money ana S9@ belonged 10 the Repub-
mean campaign tund. The witness de-
n'eu mat nc ever mad any one OF half
aozeh OF more conversations with
wharton 'o!deh ABOUT which the latter
'o'u on 'he s,and last week. and denied
'''''' me- hau ever TAXED with MN or
any other person about the killing OF
uoepel or any o'hes member OF the leg
's,%'ufe'
IN regard to the testimony OF Robert
NoaHes' witness said he never had a
conversation with Noakes IN regard to
'''e St''okeless powder cartridges and
never Ha" Noahes at Frankfort on jan
uarE 90 "hen Noakes alleged that the
witness maHe so many damaging state
i"eh8 10 nm Ihe witness was kept
pusy deny'ns statements made by the
WITNESSES NoaKes. Golden, Culton and
A"ue's'tf'
Knew Nothing About the Guns.
In regard 70 Tho rnns IN his os,.o
which Governor TayIor'. n-Ivoto s.cro
tary. Mckenzie Toao refcrrad ~ II
his testimony. the witness said h. dII
not know how they came there hut
s I E. s :ss E + E; e:s;s:' :, Ss s:s =;
in there later, he supposed ,, by some Sos Of