The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-31
HEELING, les DAY, ULY 81. /. 1900.

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armed. and promised to pay the ex-
ipenses. I acted onsthis. The plans
were kept secret 70 prevent dropping
ius through "a bridge or 5derniling our
train. Il told these In the conference
that the utmost secrecy must be OBJ
served in getting them there before the
news got out"
NJ Defendant Resumes the Stand.
iliAt the afternoon session, the defend
ant resumed the stand. He read to the
jury receipts from various parties
which he said were for money paid by
him for board for. some OF the mountain
men brought by him to the state capt.
tai. He then told OF the Barbouryiil,
conference at which Finley, Powers and
Others discussed the arrangements with
John A. Black. who strongly opposed
the, movement The witness said he as
sured Black that he and Finley would
use their best efforts to keep the crowd
from degeneratingj into u mob. but de-
MED tha, he told Black he was going to
organize 4 mob. He said he had no
recollection OF having said in the pres
ence OF W. H. Culton that the leg!sla-
ture would be given thirty minutes 10
act and II 1t did not do 1t in that time
they would kill the Democratic legisla-
tors. Afterwards he said positively
that no such remark was made and
added:
The men came and nothing Of the
sort was done. We could have cleaned
them up as culton pu. 1t, II we had de-
sired" 6
Opposed Sending the Men Home.
Y In. regard to sending the men home
from Frankfort the evening OF January.
25, about which witness Noakes testi-
fled last week and told Of breach be-
tween the witness and Governor Taylor.
Powers said: G;t.
81 heard that they, were going to send
the men home and 4 opposed 1t as the
men had been up all the night before.
I went to see Governor Taylor. He told
me 1t had been decided to send them
home, as their presence was having a
bad effect. Some of the anti-Goebel
Democrats In the legislature had
strongly disapproved OF bringing the
men armed and had threatened to de-.
sert Governor Taylor in the contest un-
less he sent them on home.,'
The witness told of 4 conference at
the home OF Postmaster F. Clay Elkla.
at Lexington, in which the witness and
Others participated. This was the day
after Representative Berry was unseat-
ed, Those in the conference decided
that the vote had not been: properly
taken and that Berry should refuse to
give up his seat. Governor Taylor was
told OF the plan, but disapproved of i,
and Berry had made no attempt to hold
heseat. On the following day the Wit
ness said he intended TO 20 to Louis
Vile to make arrangements for trans.
portatlon OF some OF the mountain men,
but did not get of that day.
Did Not Give Youtsey Key.
i Hedidsaot give. Youtsey a kay OF. keys
nor did he have conversation with
John Powers and Holden in references
to Goebel being killed by "Tallow Dick"
Combs. He did meet Youtsey in the
hall of the legislative building and
Youtsey ASKED him to let him into the
Office. Witness did not want him in
there. Witness had his keys in his
pocket. Previous to his occupancy OF
the Office. there were three keys to the
door. only one OF which was turned over
to him. w. ]. Davidson is said to have
had one OF these keys and u negro por-
ter.is said to have had the other during
Finley's incumbency OF the office, but
witness never had but one key. He
talked with Treasurer Day and W. !.
Davidson Monday evening. January %,
about bringing another body of men 10
Frankfort, but did not decide until
Tuesday morning-the day OF the as
sasslnation. 1t was agreed TO do It.
Day,Golden and the witness went to
Louisville for the purpose OF securing
transportation for the crowd that was
to be gotten up. The witness explain
ed that the slip of paper found in his
pocket when he was arrested and which
read: Powers is our friend" (SIgnedl
"W. S. Taylor" was given to him by
Governor Taylor on the morning Of the
assassination to be taken to Pension
Agent Leslie Combs at Louisville. who
had charge OF the funds with which the
expenses Of the contest were being paid.
Powers testimony was interrupted at
this point by adjournment.
LIKED GOOD THINGS.
Tom Ford Supplied His Home With