The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-06
CULTON REFUSED BAIL.
Unesntradlcted Evidence Left the Courl
No Other Resource.
Tue TESTIMONY REVEALED 4 CONSPIRACY
ravHsr was to Pardon the Assassins.
Youtsey's Actions Peculiar.
Troops In Readinsss.

frankfort. Ky. May Sat the conclusion
II the arguments on the motion for bail OF
". H. culton. charged with being scces-
sory In the murder Of Governor William Coo
bel. tonight, Judge Cantril denied the APP
pucstion and Culton was rernanded to Jail.
In rendering his decision. Judge Cantrtll
said that the uncontradcted evidence on
some OF the points in tho case left the court
no recourse but to refuse the defendants ap-
phcaton for bail.
Cuiton's trial will come UP at the regular
September term OF court. The trials OF the
ether accused prisoners viii be hsld at
ceorgetown.
j. q. Matthews was called by the defense
and testified that kilograms signed by George
Denny OF Lexington and ned Immediately at
ter the assassination were sent TO seven
persons In different parts of the State saying
that the riot had commenced and told the
receivers to send different numbers Of men
to Frankfort at once. kilograms sent or re-
ceiYed by parties indicted for the asssssina-
u
by his side.
Duanes Sinclair Of the Postal company
testified that on the morning OF the assassina-
ton no sent number of kilograms to com
mAnders OF two kentucky regiments which
said IAN right" and were signed by Ad-
iutsnt General Collier
Constable David Harold stated that he saw
IA unknown man run out OF the secretary OF
tafe aFA .Ysa
mant few moments after the shot WAS fred
r. Wharton Golden presented a number OF
lettors from Taylor 10 Golden in which the
former pledged him his support. They were
read. Golden then went over the testimony
given In the examining trial.
Golden gave some additions to his former
testimony. Among them was statement
that Culton said the man who killed Goebel
was so drunk ho could hardly stand up. An
other was that Caleb Powers told him on
the day OF the assassination the best way to
Xiii Goebel would be to start an argument
IN the Capitol hotel and Kill him there
Powers SAID Taylor would pardon the as
sassin. Court adjourned till 2 o'clock
AZ the afternoon session Wharton Golden
told again about HOutsey getting the key to
tho secretary OF states office from John Pow
ers, and he SAID that John Powers told him
two negroes had been brought here TO kill
Goehel
on cross-examination Golden testified that
ex-Sccretary Finley said II the contest was
not stopped "Goehel and his gang would be
Golden replied: 81 am with you In that"
Witness heard people around tbs State
house say that Goebel would be killed IL
the contest was not stopped
When asked II he had not testified because
he had been promised immunity, Golden
stated that r. c. Campbell said he would do
all no could for him.
George r. Hemphill, clerk in Secretary OF
State Powers office, followed Golden. He
saw Youtsoy in the Office the Saturday before
the assassination with q riae, Hemphlll said
Houtsey came into the room minute or two
after the shot. Witness heard Sheriff Bur
ton (now deceased) threatened TO Kill Goebel
several times.
In rebuttal Culton denied that no had n
consultation with Golden in regard to the
condition of the man who killed Goebel He
did not know who fired tho shot and denied
Miss Jacksons testimony relating to what
his wife had said to Miss jackson about
Goebel going 10 be killed
Tho argument of counsel began at 8 o'clock
tonight, and at tho conclusion Judge Can.
trill denied tho application for bail.