The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-03
!. NOT
IMPLICATED in
GOEBEL MURDER.
Is Shown Clearly by the Evidence.
Not an Iota Of Testimony
ts, Indicating His Guilt. ,..;
JUDGE cANTRILl NOT ADMIT.
Important Evidence-Rev. Stamper
Tells Why He Was Anxious to
Testify for the Accused.

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GEORGETOWN. KY, Aug. 2.-Rev.
John stamper, brothcr-in-law Of
Wharton Golden. was recalled to-day in
the trial of Caleb Powers. charged with
completely in the Goebcl shooting. Col.
Hendricks. OF the prosecution, question:
cd him us to the part he took In getting
Republicans from Scott county to go to
the state capital on January %. He an
swered that he secured quite number.
On redirect examination. Stamper said
his conversations with Golden regard
Ing the money he (Golden) was to re-
ceive for convictions were CONFIDENTIAL.
but that he made them public because
mans life was in jeopardy.
'The witness should not make stump
speeches in the court house." said
Judge Cantrlll, sharply.
Stamper declared he had never been
authorized by any one to offer money to
Golden to leave the state before the
trial. His memory had been refreshed
since adjournment of court yesterday,
and he desired to correct the statement
made that his offer OF 5000 to Golden
was after the talking with Caleb Pow
ers, the defendant. He said he had the
conversation with Golden before talking
to Powers.
Golden Had Fixed It.
The defense called r. L. Mcclure. Of
Lexington, newspaper man. Attorney
Owens asked him IL witness Golden had
not said to him that Youtsey was q
fool for talking too much and would not
get cent. but that he (Golden) had
fixed 1t before he told his story to the
prosecution. The prosecution objected,
and was sustained by the court. An
exception was taken.
Colonel C. c. Mengel, of the First
Kentucky National Guard. followed.
He produced two kilograms received at
Louisville on the day of the shooting at
. p. M, containing only the words. "All
right" and signed D. r. Collier, adju-
tant general. Also n letter from Col
Her explaining that the words "ali
right" meant for the witness to come
to Frankfort and bring q regiment and
gatling gun. On cross-eXaminatlon, the
prosecution read this letter to show that
Collier had sent the telegrnms before,
and not after noon. Colonel Mengel
produced orders signed by Governor
Taylor, for the movement of the regI-
ment to Frankfort. He said he could
not explain why the order was issued
on January 1S the date 1t bore and not
executed until the Goth instant. In the
order Taylor directed him to obey "att
orders and signals" given him by Ad-
jutant General Collier.
Minutes and Resolutions Produced.
Stephen G. Sharpe. Of Lexington,
chairman Of the mountaineers' meet
ing held on the steps of the capital,
January 25. produced the minutes and
resolutions Of that meeting.
Before the jury was brought In for
the afternoon session, Attorney Brown,
OF the defense, presented the copy Of
the resolutions adopted at the meeting
of mountain men, and asked that the
paper be read 70 the jury. Passionate
speeches for and against the admission
OF the paper as evidence were made by
Attorneys Brown and Williams. When
they had ceased. the judge said:
"The paper offered rs evidence is
clearly incompetent. You might Us
we'll read TO the jury Pope's Essay on
Man."
The jury was then brought in and
Sharpe again placed on the stand. Wit
ness said he told Governor Taylor and
General Collier before January 80, that
he had been warned by Democratic
friend to stay away from Frankfort. as
the parties pushing the gubernatorial
contest had two thousand rifles there
and were ready to use them. Witness
was in Governor Taylor's office in five
minutes after the shooting. Taylor ask
cd him to take charge and prepare to
defend the building. He did so, giving
orders not to permit the arrest of any
one In the capital grounds. He had
charge OF one squad OF armed men and
Berry Howard Ind charge OF another
squad.
Ready to Take His Gun.
In response to n question on cross-ex-
animation Sharpe said he had, in sub
stance. said TO some persons on the
Saturday before the shooting that he
was ready to take his gun and either
lead or follow TO prevent the. ousting of
the Republican otilcc-holdcrs. II am
ready to do'it new" he exclaimed. The
witness refused to give the name OF the
man whom he quoted MS saying that the
contestants had Two thousand guns at
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