The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-20
CUlTON'S EVIDENCE
ON CONSPIRACY.
Says Bradley Told Him He Under
stood That GOebel Was
to Be Killed.
EX-GOVERNOR OPPOSED MOVE.
Witness Connects Powers With the
bringing of Mountaincers to
Frankfort-Effor, 10 IF
lace the Plot.

lace the Plot.
| Georgetown. Ky. July Il The ease Of
| Caleb Powers charged with completely ia
! The Cioebel assassination. opened to-day
| with a long e.;a! debate on The question Of
| the admissbility of matters TRANSPORTING he
| tween the date of the shooting of Senator
! Gocbei and his death. The point was raised
/ hy question put by the Prosecution to Wit
ness Cuiton regarding n conversation be
tween him ana YoUts-y before Goch"l diei.
| The Court ruled that this evidence must be
excluded.
In regard 10 the preparations for bringing
the big crowd Of uOuutaineers to Frankfort.
witness said Powers told those in the con-
ference that in the event of any trouble
growing out Of the importation Of the men
the leaders would be Indicted for couspirI-
~. and were asked if they were ui.!in. 20
take the risk. In The discussion Of the pucs-
zion Of transportation, witness said Henry
Painter. a AIidiles boro railroad lawyer. sI@-
gcsted tina; trains be- captured ON several
roads.
Mountnincer Excursion.
Culton SAIL n. hoar,.e! the rnnIntainsor
~ vi -ic!l ii lN-lliil4t'lu lie tAli IiiIr'tS
Finley had told him 10 go there and come
down with the men. lie was toidTto tell thc
| men to announce on tEe.r arrival that they
had come only to petition the Legislature.
After rhe assassination Powers came to the
witness a;.i told him 10 writ. Ia thu. parties
vino We're in the conference and tell them
they had better I've very careful and do no
talking. as they were liable to BE- connect
| al with the murder. Witness ROD. him IL
| would be dangerous 20 write and Powers
| SAID he would do II himself. The proSecu-
! tion produced a box Of cartridges for wit
| ness To inspect. He said the cartridges
| We're like those NOutS'y showed him when
ti'<ing ibnu, killing Gochel
| Powers gave witness badges for the
| npunlsI. rIvp. who remained at Frankfort.
| They Were issued 50 that In case Of trouble
! they could distinguish their own men from
| others. The badges contained q picture
| while IN jail with Powers at Frankfort.
| Powers begged him to not g on the wit
| motion for bail. Witness told Powers he
| wanted to get bail. as his family needed
| him.
| Powerss Offer Declined.
| Powers told him h. would see to IL that
| his family WAS provided for If witness
| would agree not to ~ on the stand. Vii
| ness declined to do 50.
is it not true that you used over 81 H1
| belonging To the funds in your charge
while a clerk in the Auditors Office.
| make your shortage good asked the de-
| ferse on crosS-eXamluItiO3.
| 1T is not true I Was not short IN any
| amount. and Auditor Stone did not have
| TO pay anything on my account There was
| a question about the legality OF some
| claims allowed In my Department"
Culton was asked about visiting C0lonel
| Campbell and others OF the prosecution
lie denied thar he had been promised i'm
munity. He admitted that he did not tell
| Campbell the truth when he said that he
| had told all he knew, but "a a matter OF
| fact he told Just such as he was forced
| TO tell.
| Witness said that in becoming a witness
| In the Powers case now on trial and In
| telling all he knew he il following the adj
| Vice of his father Judge CuitOn- The de-
| Tense then attempted TO show an intimacy
| between Culton and the prosecution, anu
| that a Discrimination was being made be-
| tween Culton and the other defendants.
| Mr.. owens asked a number Of questions TO
! show that the testimony given by culton
variance IN some points with that gwen
| IN his application for tail at Frankfort.
| Witness saii he had omitted some things
In his testimony. but that he had not done
| 40 Intentionally. His memory had been re-
freshed by the questioning of the lawyers,
and this recalled the additional matter he
had told.
During the severe fire of interroga,ives on
| the cross-examination OF Cult0n. the de
PENDANT, Powers. set with his eyes riyeied
on the witness. who Was also facing him.
Bradley's Statement.
1 The cross-examination Of Culton was con-
tinucd at the afternoon session lie Was
| asked 10 again relate the conversation be-
tween him and former Governor Bradley
regarding report that GoetGl was to De
Killed. bradley told witness he understood
twelve men had bc.n picked for that puT-
pose. and said: THAT must not be done
under any circumstances" He was asked
Il Powers did not come 10 him after tho
assassainatiCn and ask him IL hP knew
anything that would lead to the discovery
of the ASSASSIN. Witness could not recall
such conversation.
Culton concluded bis testimony AZ 80
Silas Jones Of Nhiieley County. who wen:
with tho rnountains-rs to Frankfort and
remained there Till after tie assassination,
was the next witness.
Jones was in the executive building when
the shooting occurred. The shots sounded
to him 10 come from the Secretary of States
Office. He said that Immediately after the
shooting Governor Taylor opened his door
and inquired what the shooting was about
just a, that time somebody said Gnebel had
been killed. Taylor went back and got his
pistol He - not have IL when he first
opened the door.
Prior to the shooting witness was In Gov
ernOr 'rs ylors office. The Governor asked
him why he was not in tho House lobby
Witness replied that he did not want tn
go up there. he was not armed The
Governor asked:
why IN the -- had come there without
arms. and said ] had as well go home"
After the shooting Jones was arrested as
q suspect. bat vas released. the Grand Jury
failing 10 indiCt.
George G.. Fettcr Of Il Louisville printinp-
House told OF printing badges on Caleb
Powers order. TIL" badges were those
worn by the mountaineers at Frankfort
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