The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-04-19
TRIAL OF RIPLEY
IS STILL GOING ON
Point On Which Prosecution
Hinges It's Case.
DEFENDANTS TESTIMONY

Question of Veracity Arises Between
Governor Bradley aud Judge Yost
On the One Side and tho Accused
On the Other.
FRANKFORT, KY, April l6.-The Rip.
ley trial was continued today, with the
defendant still OH the stand under cross
examination. He has made an excel
lent witness from his own standpoint,
his answers being clear and unheSitat.
ing. The Bradley. ost evidence as to
what he declared Governor Taylor told
him the day before Goebel was sssassi.
mated, it is apparent, is the point on
which the prosecution Is hinging its
case.
The testimony Of the three witnesses
on this point has resolved itself into
matter of veracity between Governor
Bradley and Judge Yost on oDe side
and the defendant OIL tho other
Defendants Testimony.
The defendant, in response to
questions, told of his movements
after the arrival of his company
here on the morning of Jan. 81.
His company was stationed near
the executive mansion and peni-
tenti0ry and had nothing to do with
preventing the meeting OF the leSi>li-
ture. He was not III the squad which
chased the legislature out OF the court
house and city hall, nor with the com.
pany which formed and drilled in front
Of the Capitol hotel, where Goebel was
lying wounded. He denied entering the
Capitol hotel that night with pistol
in his hand and going to various rooms
in the hotel. He was not in the hotel
except on the l6th and Goth instantS.
The prosecution asked If he had not
said i'll substance TO j. b. Mathews, in
April of last year, tho following:
Matthews, l am going away soon.
and l want TO tell you confidently that
| know Caleb Powers is innocent and
can tell enough to clear him if it be-
| comes necessary for me to tell il. Now
| Is not the proper time, but ] am going
to New York, and later possibly to Cali
| fornia. will keep you advised OF my
whereabouts, rs I know you arc q friend
| of Powers, and whenever it becomes
necessary to tell it i'll order to save Pow
ers 1 will do it, but if you ever tell what
have said TO you then will deny that
had this talk with YOU"
The defense objected to the question
Oh the ground that it was testimony in
chief, and the jury retired during argu-
/
was Powers assistant secretary of state
! Objection Overrulcd.
The court overruled the objection.
and the wieness III his reply said he
might have said this to Mathews, but il
he did Is, had in mind the things he had
heard imp!icaring Henry Youtsey, and
also the occurrence, seeing Youtsey
come out OF Tnylor's Office OH Jan. 30.
He was not positive. however. whether
he said this to Mathews or not.
The witness did not remember wheth-
er he told Mathews i'll substance what
he is alleged TO have told her husband
but admitted that he had asked Mathews
to go away with him and suggested thav
| their wives so to his home i'll Henry
county. He could not remember wheth-
er he referred to Taylor as a coward.
| but did remember that he commented
| on the fact that he left his family alone
| at the mansion too often.
| The cross examination was completed
at li:20 and the redirect examination
developed nothing now il the defend
| ants testimony.