The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-03
Defendant, SAYS He Heard Tavlnr
Men Say GOrbcl Would
Rc Killed.
MANf THREATS OF VIOLENCE.
III" Declares That IoutScv Wanted
Him la Establish His .Nlihi-
References To th, Miss
in" Rifle.

frankfort. Nv. May w II Cllton
"''" Of the defendants i'm TN, o",brI assss-
Sinatipn case. gave sensational testimony
to-day while on tho stand rn his motion T.. E
hdli til. testimony Ia suhsiar follows.
Il had talk wi.h Powers and Taylor
a'""t bringing men to Frankfort TI,iu-
wanted ah"at twenty-five Witnesses from
jackson t"urry before tue CauyaSsiug
Board I had another talk vita Powers.
'-ciI. Davidson. Howard snI others"
The defense rbi'rt~i 10 the witness tell
ing what Powers and uthers said. OHiec-
ti"- overrulcJ
CuIiun said; Il dId NOT tell The men yshn
came with m, that Democratic legislators
were ro D" KILLED by raising a row i'm the
Senate. and | never heard it discussed
When Perry's contest was To b, voted ora
heard it discussed that he was 60 retain
his seat even II voted ont. / h-ari nothing
-II about a plan 1" Kill anybody
Iuituu said W Il. johnson wanted 10
burrow his ,'uIj"u's, pistol
Henry Y"ut~"y told me thai ,;o-Ir
Would br killr,..
4 toll. him tha- IL must NOT To-. uaue I
told Governor Bradley what iuut>-y -aiI.
and Bradley said; Ny God. this must not
br done Youtsry afterwards said there
Was nothing I'm ii
Witness said that on The day after .l-.
assassination he was with Jim Howard tn
III" Stai"house yard. Howard called his 9t-
ttAii0n {" piece of paper posted in i win
dow
Well. Whist of that" asked
on You have sense enough io under
tie said Howard then took out .r mis- :rcR-
cts som" rifio bullets and also som" forty
five pistol cartridge. Howard said Don't
ask any more fool questions"
Henry uutSeN. ;iIrr ti.-- dS--s--!u.tf Ion.
asked the witness y nt"". h- WAS "n ':ie Gfy
~ the murder.
Il told him ina, | Mas up IN taa Hons
lobby. N0Gtscy asked M how it would ,4u
fo~ him tu say he was there with me-.
Todd iouts-y that I was afraid he was goir.
." get int" trouble. also that Grant Roh.r's
wanted To -" nin Roberts hId m,--.! =.
Iiite and told nir h- believed IoU'ss, had g.
told him he had better Rob"
The witness tul. OF aEvth"c ruHN-r-a. ',i-
with NOUl-e!. who .ane with ti'.rtou. "t
Breckenridge county.
scheme yet. that Gu'5I could b., sho; from
rhc secretary of states ufii,a and nobody
~ uuli eye" know vino did ia
Witness d"ni'd that IA" had had q roI-
, crsatjpu wIIh Miss "a liz Jackson, i'm
" hich i'e made stat m'ntS damaging O."
himself
AZ a meeting in Powers office pro
sided and the question of providing hoard
ng places Tor contest witnesses was dis
'ussrd y. x. Rur'On pulled ou; 4 hand tut
IF cartridges aud said: y few of these
settle this contest.
caleb Powers said that If any such talk
rs that was Ia be INDUCED in. h" would
eat. the meeting
Cu,ton testiiies again tomorrow. Powers.
DAVIS. Whitaker. NuUtsey aHd combs witt
ia sun muu.i To Georgetown neat Monday.
The Scott County term begins there that
IaN Iut It is probable that the Court VIII
ali Il special term Tor the tridl of these
,aS..s IL Is generally believed that a sp"' Ia.
cirn will be fixed Tor July.
CARTONS testimony followed after 'he
notions for hail i'm al. cases ot Powers. Da-
is IoutseN. Whitaker and COMBS Ia.
,.an ,yerriiied. fhev offered Uu evidence /
n support OF their motions Tor bail Jus" !
'aniTiil held that as tn" iu'iictm Mt charged |
. rauital Offease the i"fen !1ntS were not !
.u;iiieh to bail. An order was entered |
the prosecutions against them /
q. t;rorsrtovn for trial I'll change uf |
emu
A. the conclusion of c"Tr; to-day. f"rrs~ i
:nyernor firown cal e,l attention ~ IL" |
act that Wharton Golden. vino is under in ]
lie: Ireur. l. Not V1'."r arrest. w"Nt others |
Ira In tail. tommOnwraiihS Attorney !
srankIiu stated that on mis- r"commopaa
ION nn such warrant had been issued :
IEainet Golden. MAO turned States cNi-
cnca and has been promised immunii'-