The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-05-10
FIRED FROM STATEHOUSE.
Witnesses Locate Window From
Which Fatal Shot Was Fired
At William GoebeI.

At William GoebeI.
The most important testimony yet
in connection with the assassination OF
Goebel was brought out at Frankfort
Friday night in the hearing for bail
in the Culton case. Assistant Secre-
tary of State J. B. Matthews and Nc
Kenzie Todd, private secretary to
Governor Taylor, were the star wit
nesses and gave testimony nearly as
sensational as that of Culton.
Matthews stated that pardons were
issued also to Charles Finley, John
L. Powers, Harlan Whitaker and
possibly W. H. Culton. The wit
nesses first said a pardon had been
issued to Culton, but later said he
was not sure as to Culton, but said he
thought he entered pardon for him
al the same time he entered the other
three pardons and those to Caleb
Powers and John Davis, March 10th.
The Culton case was resumed Friday
with Captain J. F. Howe, a Barbour
vile military officer, on the stand. He
testified regarding Caleb and John
Powers coming to him ten days before
the assassination and trying to get him
to bring his company to frankfort dis
guised as citizens. He declined to do
so unless ordered by Governor Taylor,
and no orders came until after the as
sassination.
Captain Chinn, who was with Goebel
when he was shot, stated that he was
sure the shot that hit Goebel was fred
from the executive building.
Ed Stefee, who was standing on the
portico in front of the state house, saw
Goebel fall. Immediately after the
shot he looked toward the executive
building and he thought he saw the
barrel of rife pointing ouS of the
window of the Office of the secretary
of state. The weapon was drawn in
and the window closed.
In the cross-examination, Stefee
said that after the shot was fred he
thought he saw little smoke rising
above the window from which he saw
the rifle. He did not look to see where
the shot came from until after Goebel
fell.
At the afternoon session arguments
were heard from attorneys OF the tele-
graph company in regard to the sub
mission of kilograms as evidence. The
court ruled that the writ should apply
only to messages bearing on the Goe-
bel assassination.
Several kilograms were read to and
from the defendants, and relating to
the visit of armed mountain men to
Frankfort last January. At the night
sitting of the court, ex-State Auditor
L. G. Norman testified that prior to
the assassination he overheard Judge
George Denny, of Lexington, say:
"Somebody ought to kill Goebel,
and Governor Taylor ought to pardon
the man that did it."
TIE witness said the tenor of Den
ny's conversation was that Goabel's
deatL would save the lives of other
people. Witness communicated the
remark to Goebel.
MoKinzie Todd, private secretary
to Governor Taylor, testified that he
saw Culton and Youtsey at the COVER
nor's Office several times. He did not
know Jim or Berry Howard. he saw
armed men around the governors
Office the day of the mountaineer ex-
cursion. Asked if he saw any guns
in the Office of the secretary of state,
witness said he saw two there on Sat-
urday prior to the assassination.
Youtsey was in the room and later
picked up one of the guns and took .
position near the window. he asked
Youtsey what he was going to do.
Youtsey said he thought there was
trouble in the legislative building and
that eff it started he wanted to be
prepared.
Youtsey said he would not start any
trouble. but wcald be prepared to pro-
tect the building if it did start.
Public Printer George G.. Fetter told
of printing badges for Caleb Powers
and John Powers which were used by
the 1900 mountain men on January.
Private Dudley Williamson, who was
with the soldiers in the arsenal, said
that they got marching orders one
hour before the assassination, and
were uniformed and armed at the time
of the tragedy. The soldiers did not
know what had happened till they got
J almost to the state house.