Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-13
THE coEBEL CONSPIRACY.
10G OOG0G1 SO3S01 31S<1S3s
Ripley Trial Brings Out Additional
Evidence Against Conspirators.


Frankfort, KY, April 13.-In the Rip
ley trial this morning ex-County Clerk
;Reeder. Knox county, testified that he
talked with Caleb Powers and Charles
Finley frequently in regard to the
crowd they We're getting up to go to
Frankfort Jan. %. Witness asked Fin
ley If there was going to be fight in
Frankfort. Finley replied he thought
and would not be surprised If Goebsl
should be killed in five days. County
Judge Bruce testified that Ripley's COM
pany was Illegally gotten up, no appli
cation having been made for its organ
ization as required by law
Wharton Golden told of the organiza-
5tion of the mountain army He got il
up in conjunction with Powers, who
gave him money. He also told of con-
versation with Governor Taylor in
which Taylor asked him ii he and his
men would back up the republican
members of the legislature in case they
started a fight He told Taylor he
would. Caleb Powers in January told
him the killing Of Goebel was the only
way to settle the contest: that several.
hundred men should be brought here
from the mountains and that Taylo!
would pardon the man who did the
shooting. Witness said he saw Ripley
in the adjutant generals office few
days preceding the ASA ssination. Cen
Collier told Ripley he had no guns with
Which to equip the company that Ripley
had organized. Ripley said he would
buy Winchesters IL he could not get
Others. He saw Youtsey get key to
the secretary of states Office Jan. 90
The prosecution then rested.
"A motion for peremptory instructions
for acquittal on the evidence presented
by the commonwealth was overruled
and Mr. O'Neil made the opening state
ment for the defense. He said he was
convinced his client was innocent and
that he did not even know Calep Pow
ers, Finley or Youtsey. He barely knew
Taylor, and had only met him on two
occasions just prior to the assassination
and the proof showed there was no link
connecting him with the conspirators or
with any part of the conspiracy.
In explanation of the testimony of ex-
Governor Bradley and Judge Yost,
OiNeil said a mountain had been made
out of mole hill. There was great ex-
citement in Frankfort on Jan. 30 and
when Ripley went into Governor Tay-
!or's office he found the latter nervous
and wringing his hands. He asked
what was the matter and Taylor said:
"Oh! My God, Ripley, these are terri
BILE times. Goebel will be killed. l will
be killed and there will be a riot here"
Ripley told him he thought these things
could be avoided and inquired when he
should get his company ready. To this
Taylor said: My God. haven't you got
them ready yet?' This was all there
was to this" said O'Neil. "and no such
construction could rightfully be put on
it as has been done in this trial"
O'Neil said both Bradley and Judge
Yost We're mistaken as to the point Rip
ley was endeavoring to make when he
told of the conversation with Taylor in
which he used the words: "Goebel will
be killed" Ripley saw Youtsey passing
about that time and recognized him as
the man he had seen coming out of
Taylor's office on Jan. 20. Ripley re-
lated the whole conversation, but at
tached no Importance to Taylor's state
ment. Court then adjourned till Mon
cay.