The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-08
NEW STORY OF THE SHOOTING
WITNESS SAYS 1T WAS FROM A
THIRD-FLOOR APARTMENT.
Two Stories Above POwers's ONCE
Point Where GOebel Fell Still
i'm Violent Dispute.

who have testified in the case. The most
important testimony heard to-day was
given by Corporal Milt Trasper, of the
military company at Barboursville, of
which Caleb Powers's brother John was
captain. Trasper gave testimony indicat-
ing that the shot which killed Senator
Goebel was fired from the third story of
the executive building and not from the
secretary of states office, which is on the
first floor. He declared that he and other
members of the military company had
been In Frankfort since Jan. Is, under Sc
cret orders from Governor Taylor.
AT the afternoon session Of the court the
defense further sought to contradict w.
III. Culton by introducing two witnesses
who testified that Culton told them he
had an agreement with the prosecution
by which he was not to be confined in
jail. Culton, on the stand, denied hat he
ever made such a statement, and 1t was
also proved that he has been confined in
Jail since his examining trial.
The prosecution this morning was grant
ed a subpoena duces tecum on State Aud
itor Coulter, requiring him to bring his
records into court. This was done to con-
tradict the testimony Of ex-Auditor Sam
uel Stone. who testified that he discharged
with stealing $1,000. The prosecution
expects to show by the record that Gull
ton was paid his salary in both December
and January, and by other witnesses to
prove that since that date Stone recon-
mended Culton to various people as being
entirely trustworthy. The defense asked
and was granted a forthwith attachment
against E. E. Hogg. Culton's brother-in-
law. an attorney, who had been SUBJ
poenaed, but failed to appear as a witness.
PLACE OF GOEBEL'S FALL.
w. j. Lewis, of Frankfort, was the first
witness heard to-day. He said that Goebel
fell at least ten feet from the spot marked
by the prosecution as the point where he
fell.
George l.. Barnes, who was a clerk in the
state auditors office, gave a detailed ac-
count of the occurrences on the State
Capitol grounds on the day of the shoot
ing. He heard several persons say the
guilty parties were being concealed in the
executive building and ought to be blown
up. Barnes said that after he went back
into the executive building he smelled
SI1Oke, Tic lie SuppOStu was the result
of the shots. He saw Whitaker arrested by
a party of citizens. They took several pis-
tolls from him.. Prior to the assassination
witness saw a Marlin rife in the vault at
the auditors office. 1t formerly belonged
to Henry Youtsey, but at the time of the
shooting 1t belonged to Grant Roberts, who
has since been appointed a clerk in the
Census Bureau at Washington. He did
not know where the rife is now. Witness
fn lIa ff pOhnrrc nrIf the n "
ance of the gun, but the court ruled that
he could not detail the conversation, neither
Powers nor Youtsey being present when
the talk occurred.
John b. Hurst, of Corbin. testified that he
was I'm Frankfort several times in January.
The last time he went was with the noun
taineers, Jan. Is. More than half of the
men were armed. He contradicted several
of the statements of Robert Noaks. Hurst
declared that the men in the mountain
army were average mountain citizens. and
closed by stating that he himself had been
a delegate to the Republican national con-
vention.
Ibid you see any of the alleged assas-
sins of Mr., Goebel at that convention
asked Attorney Golden. The witness said
he did not, but afterward said he saw ex-
Governor Taylor there.
Were there any of the others who were
in that armed crowd that went to Frank
fort up there at the Philadelphla conVen-
tion?' said Mr.. Golden.
The witness said he did not see any such
persons there. Ex-Governor Brown OBJ
jected to the manner of the examination,
and there was a hot exchange of words be.
tween him and Golden. Hurst admitted
that he himself had been indicted and tried
for forgery at Knoxville, Tenn. he was
asked concerning another alleged forgery
at Pineville, but the defense objected. The
court allowed the question TO be answered,
and the witness admitted that he was
charged with the crime, but that there was
no prosecution.
So C-1-A Ii 4va-Iar of
Louisville. testified as follows: Il was in
Governor Taylor's private office talking TO
him when the shooting occurred. There
was one shot, sharp and loud, and four
others which were dull and mufied. L got
up and ran out of the office and stood be-
hind a tree on Lewis street. Could see he
body of the wounded man lying on the
pavement. L then walked down to Broad
way, where / heard that it was Mr.. Goebel
who had been shot. Don't remember what
Governor Taylor said when We heard the
shots, but believe he made some exclama-
ton of surprise. / saw several rough-look-
ing men in the ante-room of the Governors
office as L first came in"
ORDERS FOR THE TROOPS.
John Perkins. the colored porter in the
adjutant generals office, said he was in
that office when the shooting occurred. Tai
low Dick Combs and Mason Hockersmith
the former of whom is indicted as an ac-
cessory, were in the office at that time
About five minutes after the shooting wit
ness went to the arsenal with a message
from Assistant Adjutant General Dixon
calling out the troops. For several days
prior TO the assassination a large number
of armed mountain men slept in the build
ing at night, and loafed there during the
DAY. About the same number were quar-
tered in the executive building.
w. H. Culton was recalled and asked il
he had not said to Capt. u. Il. Walcutl
that he had a written contract with the
prosecution by which he was TO confess and
receive immunity. He denied that he mads
the statement to Walcutt or anybody else
| Walcutt was then recalled for the purpose
of contradicting Culton. He testified thai
Culton did make the statement. G. o. Rey'
nolds also swore that Culton made 4
similar statement to him.
| Ed Mentz testified that he went 10 Louis.
vile Jan. 80 10 confer with George w
Long. Powers and others. He understood
the conference was for the purpose OF
taking a crowd from the western part Of
the State to Frankfort. but after the Kill
ing of Goebel Ii was abandoned.
Milt Trasper. of Knox county, one of tn,
mountain men who arrived at Fraakfor
Jan. 25. said he remained in Frankfort til
after Jan. 90. and was I'm the House cloal
room looking out of a window toward tn,
| executive building when the shooting oc
Cured. He saw a window on the third foo
| of The executive building raised. heard TN.