Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05

Culton. Matthews stated that pardons
were issued also to Charles Finley,
John L. Powers, Harland Whitaker
and possibly w. H. Culton. The wit
ness first said pardon had been is
sued to Culton, but later he said he
was not sure as to Culton, but thought
he entered pardon for him at the
same time he entered the other three
pardons and those of Caleb Powers and
John Davis, March 10. The hearing
will conclude tomorrow.
FRANKFORT, KY, May captain
]. # Howe, a Barboursville military
officer, testified to-day in the hearing
of Captain Culton, charged with COM
plicity in the Goebel shooting. He
said Caleb and John Powers came to
him ten days before the assassination
and tried to get him to bring his COM
pany to Frankfort disguised as citi-
zens. He declined to do so unless or
dered by Governor Taylor, and no or
ders came until after the assassination
of Goebsl.
Col. Jack Chinn stated that he was
sure the shot that hit Goebel was fired
from the executive building.
Ed Steffe, who was standing on the
portico in front of the State House,
saw Goebel fall. Immediately after
the shot he looked toward the execu
tive building and said he thought he
saw the barrel of rife pointing out
of the window of the Office OF the Sec
rotary of State. The rifle. according
to the witness, was drawn in and the
window closed. In the cross-examina
ton Steffe said that after the shot
was fired he thought that he saw a
little smoke rising above the window.
He did not look to see where the shot
came from until after Goebel fell.
Judge B. G. Williams, one of the
attorneys for the commonwealth, was
placed on the stand. He told of hav
ing seen Culton in whispered con-
versation in the State House yard, on
the morning of the assassination, with
Berry Howard. He did not know
what they were talking about.
Wade Watts, a bootbIeck in the
basement of the executive building,
said he heard somebody run down the
steps into the basement after the as
sassination and then saw Youtsey
running through the basement He
overheard some men whom he did not
know talking about killing the DEM
ocrats in the legislature. In the after
noon the question of compelling the
telegraph companies to produce copies
Of kilograms sent or received by the
accused was argued. the companies
having pleaded that such kilograms
were private.
The court ruled that the writ should
be amended so as to apply only to mes
sages bearing on the Goegel assassina-
ton.
Patrick Mcdonald was recalled, fol-
lowed by Robert l.. Brakeman.
Mrs. Anderson. manager of the
Western Union at Barboursville. read
a lot OF kilograms to and from the de-
PENDANTS, all relating to the excursion
lists of last January.
At the night sitting of court, ex-
State Auditor L. c. Norman testified
that prior to the assassination he over
heard Judge George Denny. of Lexing-
ton, say: Somebody ought to kill
Goebel and Governor Taylor ought to
pardon the man that did it."
He said the tenor Of Denny's con-
versation was that Goebel's death
would save the lives Of other people.
Witness communicated the remark to
Goebel.
Mckenzie Todd, private secretary TO
Governor Taylor. said he saw Culton
and Youtsey at the Governors office
several times. He did not know Jim
or Berry Howard. Saw armed men
around the Governors Office the day
of the mountaineer excursion. Asked
if he saw any guns in the Office of the
Secretary OF State. witness said he saw
two there on Saturday. prior TO the as
sassination- 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 IF it started he wanted to be
prepared"
Youtsey said he would not start any
trouble but would be prepared to pro-
tect the building II it Gid start Il
was in the reception room Of the Gov
errors Office at the time of the assas-
siuafirn said the witness ss7vba shnto