Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-05-22

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while After that we walked ou
Of there and walked overto the Sec
retary Of states Office, and J hap
pened 70 be near the second-storJ
window, and said: 'Here is where
they said Senator Goebel was shol
from, and Jim turned around and
asked me if saw slat off that
fence around the statehouse. He
said: "Do you see that paper on
the inside Of that?" told him I did.
| / said, "What about it2" "Well, y
he said. ''you are sensible man;
you need not ask questions, and
he walked on a little bit up to the
house, think up to the right-hand
wing of the state building-before
entering the Office, and he put his
hand in his pocket and pulled out
some cartridges, and he held one
up, and he said: "That Is tofty-
FIVE Winchester smokelcss.' / said:
"What about that?" lie said:
"Don't ask any fool questions. "
O-"Don't ask me any fool ques-
tions?" ABORT ask me any
fool questions,
Q-And did you ask any foolish
questions after that7 Al asked
another question or two after that.
O-And what were they? A.
Well, l asked him: "What makes
you say that?' and he laughed and
said "They told me that Jack
Chinn was abrave man, butI never
saw a man put up such race of
running after that shot was fred,
and he also said-he said: "Sena-
tor Goebel and Jack Chinn we're in a
house back of Kaggin's before they
walked upin the statehouse yard
there" and / asked him how he
knew, and he said not to ask him
any questions about it, and / didn t
ask him any more questions about
1t.
Q-Was it the morning of the Van
Meter-B Berry contest? Al think
it was.
Q-Who was it said it? Al
don t know, but l remember hearing
something of that kind.
Q-Was it yourself? Al would
not be positive; l know / heard
something of that kind.
R-Now, again, just take your
time and think about it; ifit was
yourself, from where did you get
the suggestion, or the instruction,
to deliver that message? A--Well,
sir, l think it was from the COVER
nor.
Q-Now, what did the governor
say to you to the best of your
A-Well, sir, my inn
preston is that he asked me to tell
Dixon or Gen. Collier, whichever
was there to have, the militia in
order and ready to come at mo-
ment's call. / think that is what
he said, and believe now that l
delivered a message myself think
| did.
Q-You say 1.-The governor" by
that you mean who-GOv. Taylor2
Ayes sir.
Q-Now, would you fix the time,
because it is of some Importance to
us to know the time? Al think
that is one Of the days-I think it
was about the time the Berry con-
test came up; it was on Friday or
Saturday. l think, before the kill
ing.
Odd you carry such message
more than one time-such a message
as that? Al don't remember if l
dill. l don't remember, hardly
think l did. / think though, took
one on either Friday or Saturday.
Q-Now, viii you give the court,
as near as you can, the exact word
ing of the message? A-Well, sir,
/ think it was to have the company
at the arsenal ready to march on a
notice,
H Who was it said it had
scheme to kill Goebel? A Youtsey.
B-Not Burton? A No sir it
was Youtsey. / asked him: "What
is the matter with you people; that
is the second time you have come to-
me about that matter, and it is
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