Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08

tary Of State Charles Finley; Sergeant
Wharton Golden and others were
placed in charge Of the work of bring
ing to Frankfort the regular noun
tain feudists."
After the arrival of the mountain
men Finley was placed in general
charge, while Culton, in his statement
to the commonwealth, says that he
himself was placedin charge of the
men stationed in the hall of the House
Of Representatives for the purpose OF
starting the riot, which was expected
by all the Republicans in the conspir-
Hcy to result in the killing of enough
pf the Democrats to break the Demo-
cratic majority.
The intention was that when the
trouble began a smaller number OF
men in the Senate chamber were TO fire
upon Goebel and other Democratic Sem
ators.
Friday the Day Selected.
Culton says that the original inten-
ton was to start the riot on the Fri
day before the Tuesday on which Goe-
bel was shot
In substance Culton tells as follows
about what was to occur on Friday:
Representative w. H. Lilly, who rep
resents one of the mountain districts,
had been asked by the coNspirators to
get UP just before the vote on the Van
Meter-Berry contest and make .iensa-
tional speech. He was to say: We
demand justice, and justice we mean
to have" Culton did not say whether
Representative Lily knew of the con-
spiracy and of. the riot which his
speech was to start.
At the appointed time on Friday
morning twenty-five picked men were
with Culton in the hall Of the House,
all heavily armed and ready at the sig
nal to begin their deadly work. Mr..
Lilly did not make the expected
speech. Culton did not know why.
YOutsey Conhdes His Plan.
The confession of the two men show
that after the failure to start the riot
on Friday and kill Goebel and other
Democratic members, Youtsey went to
Culton and confded to him the plot to
kill Goebel.
During the conversation between the
two men, Youtsey drew from his
pocket package containing probably
twenty-five steel bullet, smokeless
powder cartridges, for use in 3S-cal-
ibre Marlin rife.
Il can get the key to the Secretary
of States Office at any time when we
are ready to act" he said. The win
COW can be raised few inches and the
curtain pulled down so that it will be
impossible for any one to see into the
room. After the shot is fired we can
step out the back door of the Office and
run down into the basement"
This, in substance, is what Culton
says Youtsey told him was the plan to
kill Goebel
Bradley Protested.
Further in his statement, Culton says
ex-Gov w. O. Bradley came to him
after the talk with Youtsey, and said:
Il understand there is a plot to kill
Goebel. This must not be done, and
you must see that a stop is put to it.
Such a thing would ruin the Republic
can party in Kentucky" -..
Culton says he told the Ex-Governor
what Youtsey had said when the car
tridges were produced, and he insisted
that Youtsey should be seen at once.
Gdr Bradley's statement.
We've given up the plan" said
Youtsey, in reply.
Culton says that after the arrival of
the mountaineers a man named John
son, of Jackson county, who was after
ward arrested here and ''pardoned' by
Taylor, came to him in company with
a man named Burton, of Breckenridge
county.
Il know sure and safe way to get
rid of Goebel" said Johnson. Il know
how to use nitro-glycerine, and by
shaving off my mustache l can go to
his room at the hotel, blow him up
and get away in the confusion"
Culton says he told Johnson that
such plan would never do, whereupOn
Burton remarked;
''Well, if you fellows are not going
TO do anything I'm going home" So
he went home, where he died later
from the effects of cold caught while
here.
Surprise for CuIton.
Culton claims that the only knowl
edge he had of that part of the con-
spiracy which directly resulted in
Goebels death was what Youtsey told
him. But the Commonwealth claims
to have evidence which will surprise
him. 1t was a conspiracy of several
parts, they claim, and that Culton was
the active agent or tool in charge of
the riot end Just as Youtsey was in
active charge of the assassination
end.
When the shots were fired Culton
was in the lobby of the House of Rep
resentatives with half a dozen men.
The Commonwealth claims it will show
that he and his men were posted TO
see that Goebel did not escape.
When the shots were fired man up
stairs gave a signal, and then several
of those upstairs ran down, one of