The age-herald., 1900-05-03
TALKS WITH YOUTSEY Said GoebeI Would be Shot from
 Powers l0nice. DID NOT KNOW WHARTON GOLDEN Governor Bradley Was Told of the Pro. posed Murder and He Said,
 My God, This Must
 Not be Done"
DID NOT KNOW WHARTON GOLDEN

Frankfort, Ky, May 2.-W H. CultoTi, 1 the clerk of Auditor of State Sweeney, | who Is under indictment as accessory to l the murder of Governor Goebel, went on | the witness stand in his own behalf on the hearing of the motion for bail in his case this afternoon and gave highly sen! sational testimony. Cuton's testimony followed after the motions for bail in the cases of Powers, Davis, Youtzey, WhittaS ker and Combs had been overruled. They offered no evidence in support of their mot ton for bail. Judge Cantrill held that as the indictments charge a capital ofense, the defendants were not entitled to baiL An order entered transferring the prosecutions against them to Georgetown for trial on change of venue. Culton placed on the stand in his own behalf as the first witness in his hearing for bail Upon direct examination by his counsel he said he had never con- spired with any of the defendants or any one else to kill Governor Goebel He did not know Gun Golden, and only knew Whitaker since the assassination.
 T had nothing to do with the shooting of Mr. Goebel," he said, "and had no knowledge that he was to be killed. ! was as much shocked at the news of the shooting as any one in Frankfort. I made no resistance to arrest"
 | Colonel Campbell cross-examined Culton, The substance of his testimony was as l follows:
 | T had talks with Powers and Taylor aoout bringing men to Frankfort Taylor wanted witnesses from Jackson county be. lore the canvassiDg board He said get about Twenty-Five. had another talk with Powers Cecil Davidson, Howard and others. l do not recall any other confer& ences.
 Denied Attending Conferences
 The defense objected to the witness tell. ing what Powers and others said. Objec- tion oyerruled.
 Culton said:
 Powers did not tell the men who came with me that democratic legislators were to be killed by raising a row in the senate and l never heard 1t discussed. Wheh Berrys contest was to be voted on, I heard it discussed that he was to retain his seat even if voted out I heard noth2 ing said about plan to kill anybody" Culton said w. R. Johnson wanted to borrow his (Cultons) pistol. He added:
 Henry Youtsey told me that Goebel would be killed I told him that 1t must not b6 done. I told Governor Bradley what Yout- sey said and Bradley said: My God this must not be done.' Youtsey afterward said there was nothing In It."
 Witness said on the day after the as- sassination he was with Jim Howard in the state house yard. Howard called his attention to a piece of paper posted in d window. n
 "'WelT, what of that? I asked"
 "Oh, you have sense to know, haven't you," was Towards reply.
 He said Howard then took out of hts pockets rifle bullets and also somo
 fprtyfive pistol cartridges Howard saidi Don't ask any more fool questions" Henry Youtsey, after ths lssa ssination, asked the witness where he was on the | day of the murder q told him." sail Cuis ton. that I was up in the house lobby. Yonteey asked me how 1t would do for him to say he was there with me. I told YoCtsey I was all aid he was going to get into U ouble. I also told him that Grant RoteIts wanted to see him. Roberts had missed his rifle and told me that he be- ,ieved Youtsey had it. I toll Youtsey thai he had better see Roberts, Youtsey Had a Great Scheme The witness told of another conversation with Youtsey, who came with Burton, of Breckenridge county.
 "Toutsey said he had the greatest schema yet that Goebel would be shot from the l secretary of state's office, an1 nobody would know who did it'
 Witness denied that he had conversa- ton with Miss Sallie Jackson in which he made statements damaging 70 himself.
 "At meeting in Powers office," he said, 1T presided, and the question of providing boarding places for contest witnesses was discussed. B. B. Burton pulled out a handful of cartridges and said: "A few of these turned loose in the proper place would soon settle this contest
 "Caleb Powers said if any such talk as that was to be indulged in, he would leavc the meeting"
 Culton will testify again tomorrow. Pows CTS, Davis, Whitaker, Youtzey and Combs will be summoned to Georgetown on next Monday. The Scott county term begins there that day. but it is probable that the court will call a special term.
 Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin stated today that on his recommendation no warrant had been issued against Whar. ton Golden, who turned states evidence, and he has been promised immunity.