The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-04
THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS.
rhc defendants IN the GorhcI AsSnss
sinution Cases Formally Ar
raoEned at Frankfort. kS.

Frank fort. Ky, May Five OF the
defendants charged with completely or
r. accessories in the murder Of Will
fam Gocbcl were arrnigned, yesterday
afternoon before Judge Cantrill. They
we're republican Secretary Of state
Caleb Powell, Capt. John w. Davis,
ilarland Whitaker. W. II. Culton and
RiS hard Combs. colorcd. All Of whom
entered pleas Of not guilty.
Petitions for n Change Of Venue.
Henry T.. Youtsey. who had presi-
o, sly been arraigncd and pleaded not
=, lily. was also in court, and his at
to'Icy asked for Il change OF venue.
the prosecution waving notice and
allowing the motion to come up along
with Il similar motion filed in the cas-.
az Powers, Davis, Whitaker and
Combs.
An Imposing Array Of Legal Talent.
The defendant was represented by
e. Gov. John Young Brown. Judge }.
| & SINS. w. II. Nelson. l.. j. Crawford.
L. &. Kinkcad. Wood Dunlop. John W.
holman, Gen. ID. w. Lindsay, l.. l..
| Lrcg and w. H. Ramsay.
| The prosecution was represented by
| Cs mmonweaith' Is Attorney II. u. Frank
la. Col. Il. {. Campbell. Judge j. u.
Villains and Others The court room
was crowded to suifocation when the
Urls oners were brought into court
The Defense Oserruicd.
Ex-Gov. Brown insisted that the mo-
ti,n for "a change of venue be passed
on before the arraignment of the pris-
Cncrs, but the court overruicd the mo-
ton on the ground that defendants
were not technically before the court
till after the arraignmcnt. To this rnl-
ing the defense saved an exception.
After the arraignmont, ex-tiov. Brown,
ioi the defense, rendered pardonS
tntcd by republican Gov. Taylor -
caleb Powers and John Davis, and Of
fcrcd them as bar TO the prosecution.
L. presenting the pardons Gov. Brown
sd d:
Presented pa-dons ns a Dur.
1--WE present these pardons, issued
y
plead them as n bar TO further prose
cutlon. we make formal demand for
dismissal of the indictments. We W
rhis as matter of form and not with
TIE hope that the court VIII sustai.i
Tho notion
Again O,crruIed.
Judge CantriiI said:
1.-THE alleged pardons are not good
in law The title to the office Of eov-
crnor is in dispute. and the litigation
over il Is still pending in = court. sew
erai of the courts have passed
O. the questions at issue, and
these that have SO passed there
ON. decided that Mr. Taylor is no; gov
crnor. and was not at the time thes,
pretended pardons were granted. The
Iioion to dismiss the indictments ii
o,erruled."
Petitions for Change Of Venue.
The petitions for changes of ycnu,
we're then made. The prosecution en-
tered m objection and filed counter al
fidasits.
There was n good deal OF utIibblins
bctwecn the prosecution and the IL.
4, nso us TO where the burden of proc
should rest in the issue raised. Lu
the prosecution finally gave in an,
commemorative Attorney Frankie
announced that that side would rs
sumo il and was ready to begin hear
.ng proof from its witnesses.
Attorney Nelson's Argument.
II. w. Nelson. of the defense. mad
! lengthy argument in objection I.
the introduction OF proof OH the qucS
ton Of a change Of venue. Ills state
ncnt. he said, was professional, am
his reasons for asking for a chang
4. venue for the defendants withou
hAaring proof were that the court
house here was in charge of armel
soldiers who recognize one OF the con
tending parties 10 the political con
tro,crsy, and that there were othe
evidences of local excitement Of whicl
. the court could take judicial KNOW
edge and about which il was not nee
cssary TO have oral proof 10 show tina
tie conditions here are such as to in
tarfcre with the dispensation OF jui
lice.
The Objection OvcrrnIcd.