The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-07

ter, adjutant general of Kentuclxy une
der the Taylor administration. He Of
fered as testimony the written order
of Gov. Taylor directing him to bring
the regiments of state guards to
Frankfort after the shooting of SEN
ator Goebel and ordering him to con-
fer with the civil authorities of
Franklin county as to how best to
preserve peace there. This was the
first appearance of the document.
which was never made part of the
state records, and Judge CGntrill ruled
it out as incompetent on objection CT
the prosecution that it was not in ac-
cordance with the statutes of the
state, not directing Collier to place
the militia under direction Of the civil
authorities.
Georgetown, KY, Aug. 5.-Adjt.
Gen. Collier, whose direct examina-
ton was concluded at the adjourn
ment of court Friday afternoon, was
placed on the witness stand Saturday
morning for cross examination. At
tOrney John X. Hendrick conducted
it. Witness told of keeping soldiers
at the state arsenal at Frankfort prior
to the shooting, but could not re-
member whether he had brought any
arms into the state capital grounds.
He admitted having refused to allow
civil officers to go into the executive
building to execute the writ of ha-
beas corpus, saying that he had or
ders from Gov. Taylor to do so.
Over the objection of the defense,
Judge Cantrill allowed the prosecu-
ton to show by the witness that on
two occasions prior to January 30,
the day of the Colson-ScOtt duel, and
of the arrival of 1900 armed noun
tain petitioners, the feeling at Frank
fort was intense and that no soldiers
were then called to preserve peace.
Witness was closely cross-eXamined
as to movements of troops and arms
during month following assassination.
He said that he never before the
shooting of Gov. Goebel heard any one
say that the best way to settle the
contest was to kill him. Witness told
Of preventing by military force the
assembling of the Legislature in the
city of Frankfort on the day follow
ing the shooting. The defense o.
jected to witness stating that he
went to the Capital hotel, where the
wounded man lay, and warned the
proprietor that he would close his ho-
tel if he permitted the assembly 10
meet there, claiming the question to
be incompetent. The jury was sent
out and argument made. The Judge
admOnished the jury upon its return
that all evidence of the witness con-
corning incidents which happened az
ter the shooting should be consi9-
cred only to his interest. WitAess
then stated that he did give such
warning to the hotel proprietor.
Witness Collier left the stand af-
ter two hours and Rev. c. T. Cody, of
Georgetown, was next called. He tes-
titled of meeting Wharton Golden
about March 21st at home of Witness
John Stamper, and of Golden saying
that he had made a confession only
for his own protection. On cross-eX-
animation prosecution brought OUT
that witness had displayed much in
terest in the case on the side of the
defense, working in conjunction with
the attorneys.
Reuben n. Miller, of breckenridge
county, but later of Indianapolis,
Ind, was next placed on the stand.
He was in the general reception-rOom
of the office of the secretary of state,
next to the private Office of the de-
PENDANT when GOebel was shot. He
heard five shots. The first shot
seemed to come from outside the eX-
ecutiye building. Gov. Taylor came
from his private Office into the room
and inquired what was happening out
side, at this juncture the court adj
journed until afternoon.