The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-11
CULTON REFUSED BAIL
The Prisoner, After a Hearing Of
Several Days, Ordered to Jail.
sheriff sutcr, ,. N. Matthews, Con.
stable Davi. Harold. aud Other.
Give Their Testimony In
the Case.

ffNHhloFts N.Y. May A-M. III
fulton's attorneys announced that
they would insist on Offering evidence
ia the case of their clieut. and the de.
PENDANT himself took the stand. lie
said ce had never conspircd with ans
OF the defendants or any one else 20
Kin Mr.. 0oebei and had nothing to dc
with the killing.
Frankfort. KY. May s.---IIearing OF
fhe evidence in the Culton case was
resumed Friday morning. Capt. j. i.
Howe, % Barhoursille. military Of
iicer was the first witness Friday. lie
testified regarding Caleb and -eloan
Powers coming 20 him ten days be-
fore the assassination and trying C.
srt him TO bring his company &c
Frankfort disguised as citizens.
Mchinzie Todd. private secretary &c
GOV. Taylor, said he saw Culton and
Nontscy 40 The governors Office sew
cral times. Did not know Jim or Der.
~ Howard. Saw many armed men
in The governors Office the day Of the
hir mountaineer excursion. Asked Il
be- saw any guns in tho Ollie. OF the
secretary Of state, witness said he saw
Two there on the Saturday prior To
the assassination. Youtsey was IN
the room and later picked mp one of
she gums and took "a position near the
window. Witness had left the room.
hut could see Youisey, who was act
ing strangely.
Frankfort. KY May g.. Saturday
being the last day Of the April term
Of tho Franklin circuit court and
knowing a decision would bc handed
down in the Culion ease for bail. the
room was rapidly filing when Judge
Cantriii called the court to order.
Constable Davis Harrod stated that
hc entered the executive building n
fc,v minutes after the shot was fred
and taw "a man run out Of the secrc-
tory - states Office and run into
fhH basement. lie then tried 10 enter
che governors reception room. hut
vus stopped by some men and gun
WIS dropped In his face. lie didn't
recognize any of the men.
sheriff Sutcr told 81 going 20 the
siaic house and assisting In the ar.
rcst of Harlan Whitaker on the day
~ the assassination. lie also told Of
going 10 thu state house ON March
no with warrants for Calcn Powers
and John Davis. and being refused
admission ny lieut. Col. Morrow. who
said be was acting under Gov. Tay-
ior's orders.
D.. Wharton Golden followed Shcr-
if Sutcr. 4 number of letters from
1snt. Taxinr to Golden. in which the
former pledged him his support and
told Golden he was interested In his
future. were Rad.
st 9;a0 O'Clock Culton was ordered
hy Judge Cunfrill 20 be confined Ina
the Franklin county jail until the sep
TENDER term Of the Franklin county
court The commonwealth announced
chat ~ desired % make no argument.
Tho defense ASKED for time TO present
ifs else through Attorney Ramsey.
80 o'clock al night Mr. Ramsey be-
gan his argument aud spent one hour
and half on the effort. II was an
eloquent appeal.
ln giving his decision az the concur
sion of Mr.. Rnmscy's argument Judge
Contrill said with much feeling:
II have not only been pleased and
grniifcd. bat / have besn touched by
r very able and cloquenSp rcscniation
~ The cnse for this defendant IL
would not be proper for this court TO
comment upon the testimony in this
ease. nor 60 Indicate how much Of this
grcat volume Of evidence which has
been submitted would be competent
upon a FINAL trial.
There II one matter. however.
which counsel failed TO note. and the
court. IN referring TO that. did not
undertake 20 give weight upon a final
trial OF that particular branch of the
testimony. but in this ease. to the
mind 81 the court. the testimony OF
Mr. Park. which was not contradict
"a nor IN any way questioned. AZ to
what transpired between him and the
defendant al Louisville. 90 my mind,
would preclude any court from grant
ing this defendant bail. I regret ex-
cccdingly 20 have 90 deny this appli-
cation. lie Is a young man with a
Young family. and, as the proof
shows. with an afflicted wife. And
the sympathics of every man must go
out to a defendant under that state
OF facts.
"Yet the court is organized only for
the purpose of weighing the matters
between the defendant and the com
mouwealth. and under the obligations
that feel that | owe TO the people of
this community and 10 the whole
commonwealth, do not conceive that
under that state of case the court
would be authorized to grant this de
icndnnt bail"
Revolutionary War Claim Paid.
Washington. May IA bill 10 pay
81 .sas 60 Rachel Wilson, OF Harrison
county, West Virginia. for the SER
g.. st..r Col Das, IN m N WI.