The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-03
TAYL0R'S ORDERS
To HIS FORCES,
Colonel Mcneil Instructed to Obey
All Commands and Signals
From Collier.
PLANS FOR ARMED ASSEMBLY.
After the Shooting of Gocbel the
Executive Building Was
Guarded as Against En-
pected Attack.

| Geui gvtOwG, Ky. Aug. 2.-The defense in
! the Powers case offered the testimony of six
new witnesses in court to-day, and much of
! the two sessions held was taken up by the
wrangling of attorneys for both sides, the
| jury being sent out six times. One of the
| features of the day was the presenting by
| Colonel Nengel, of the First kentucky Reg
| iment of State Guards of an autograph let
| ter from Governor Taylor. written on jan
| nary IS, two weeks before the shooting Of
| Goebel. in which he instructed him TO obey
| ''all orders and signals given him by Ad-
| iutant General Collier.
| This officer offered to explain the cipher
messages "all right sent ont by Collier
| Immediately after the shooting.
Defense Overruled.
| The defense was ovcrruied on two impur
| tant points during the day. Judge Cantril
| refusing to allow one witness to relate
a conversation he claimed to have had with
| Wharton Golden relative to receiving pay
for testimony and refusing to allow anoth-
er witness to read to the jury two resolu-
tons adopted by the mountain petitioners
and which they attempted 10 present TO the
Legislature. The defense expected to show
by these resolutions that the assembling of
the petitioners was not Tor an unlawful pur-
pose.
The Reverend John Stamper the brother
in-law of Wharton Golden. resumed the
witness stand to-day. Colonel Hendricks OF
the prosecution. question him as to the part
County 10 go To the State capital on Jan
uary % He answered that he secured
quite number. On redirect examination
by Attorney Sims. the witness said that ths
conversations he had with Golden regarding
the money Golden was to receive for con-
victions. were confidential. but that he made
them public because q mans life was III
jeopardy. Witness next said that he mad
never been authorized by any one to offer
money TO Golden to leave the State before
10 Fr,f hal hA bod Nod h To-
memory refreshed since adjournment of
court yesterday. and he desired TO correct
the statement made then that his offer of
S5.0to TO Golden was made after talking with
Defendant Powers. He said he had the cor
yersation with Golden before talking TO
Powers.
The next witness was John O. Barrett OF
louisville. who had passed through the
crowd that assembled in the State House
grounds a few minutes after the shooting
of Goebei The defense asked him 10 tell
of threats he heard made there against the
occupants OF the executive building: The
ruled the question out.
The defense called r. l.. Mcclure OF Lex
ington a newspaper man. Attorney Owens
To him that Ioutsey was Il fool for talking
too much and would not get cent. but
that he Golden had fixed 1t before he told
his story to the prosecution. Attorney VIII
hams for the prosecution objected.
At the conclusion OF the arpument Judge
Cantrill said to the defense: You cannot
Inference. l sustain the objection
The witness stood aside
Taylors Telegram.
&c Colonel G c: Mengai. commander Of the
followed He produced two kilograms re-
ceived at Louisville on, the day of the shoot
An right and signed d. r. Collier, Adju-
tant General; also a letter from Collier, eS-
planning that the words '.All right meant
bring a regiment and Gatling gun. on
cross-examnation the prosecution read this
letter 10 show that Collier. had sent the
kilograms before and not after noon. The
witness produced orders signed by Governor
Taylor for the movement Of the regiment
TO Frankfort. He said he could not ex-
plain why the order was issued on January
IS, the date 1t bore. and not executed until
the SOth inst. In the order Taylor directed
him to obey. 'ail orders and signals" given
Stephen G. Sharp of Lexington, who was
chairman or the mountain meeting. held
%. produced the minutes and Tesuluti. ms &C
that meeting, but the cou:c then recessed
till afternoon.
Before the jury was brought In for the
afternoon session Attorney brown OF the
defense presented the copy of the resoiu
TORS adopted at the meeting Of the noun
tain men. ana asked that Ill. paper be read
to the jury. Passionate speeches fer and
against the admission OF ut paper as cvi-
Gence were made by Attorneys Brown ana
Williams. When they had ceased. the Judge
said:
The paper offered as evidence IS clearly
Incompetent. You might d., well read to the
jury Popes Essay on Mar.
Defended Executive Building.
The jury was then brought in and Sharpe
again placed on the stand. Witness said
he told Governor Taylor and General Col |
l.er before January 30, that he had been
warned by a Democratic friend 70 stay |
away from Frankfort, as the parties push |
irg the gubernatorial contest had 400 RI
fes there and were ready TO use them. Wit
ness was In Governor Taylor's office in five |
minutes after the shooting. Taylor asked
Elm to take charge d and to defend
Capitol grounds He had charge of one
squad of armed men and Berry Howard +,
had charge of another squad.
In response to q question on cross-eS-
animation. Sharpe said that he had In SUBJ |
stance said to some persons on the Satur |
day before the shooting that he was ready |
to take his gun and either lead or follow |
to prevent the ousting of the Republican |
officeholders. |
II am ready to do 1t now," he said.
The witness refused to make public the |
name of the man whom he quoted as say |
Ing that the contestants had 1000 guns at |
Frankfort ready for use. On re-cross-exam- |
ination the prosecution asked the court to |
compel the witness to give the name Of |,
demand was made too late. that 1t should |
have been made on cross-examination.
The second witness of the afternoon was |
served as Iieutenant-Colonelo of the First |
Regiment State Guards in January last. |
He corroborated statements Of his supc- !
rior officer. Colonel Mengel. Judge Cam |
trill would not let the witness state
whether he and Adiutant General Collier |
were of the same political faith.
Frank G. Carpenter of Louisville was the |
last witness of the day. He was in Frank
fort January 80. and was called by the de- |
fense to show the state of feeling on the |
streets of the city Immediately after the |
shooting of Goebel He repeated threats |
that he heard against the occupants of the |
executive building. While he was being |
cross-eXamined court adjourned.