The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-13
WILL
REST TOMORROW

Frankfort, KY April 12.-The
prosecution will conclude It's testimony go
the Ripley case tomorrow The defense
win move for peremptory instructions
FOR a verdict OF acquittai Lawyers fos
the prosecution do not believe this viii
be sustained 10 vicw OF the ruling Of the
court permitting the Introduction Of the
evidence as 10 the conspiracy the as-
sert that the evidence OF Ex-Governor
Bradley and Judge lost connects Rpley
iu q way to preclude percmptory instruc-
dons
O. l.. Ostor, freight agen1 at Emin'nce'
Identified n paper. signed by Ripley ac
knowiedglns the receipt OF freight which
consisted of gums. cartridges, etc. The
OF hiding was dated January 30, which
was the same day of the assassination.
but q Indicated that the freight was shlp-
pea the day before
George Lockard OF Knox county ttst-
iaad that spent January. 1888 in Frank
fort. Caleb Powers had to.d him that
he wantod him here, and tnd provided
him with three pistols Powers
told him 20 stay about the state house
NAiNANAANff ftH Atf liNtrNN "N AA'Nftf.'tf
sherin Suter told OF his efforts to enter
the executive building after the shooting
and of being reprlsed By armed guards.
Erasmus Ditto. who lives i'm
Ripley's neighbornood. testified O. hav-
INK a conversation with Ripley durlns
the contest over the governorship Wit
ness asked Ripley II he thought Goebcl
would be declared governor Ripley re-
] f., mill f.4
his seat
George Barnes, clerk IN the Office Of
Auditor Sweeney, saw DR. Johnson. Of
Jackson county, come into the office ana
hold a conference with Henry Youtsey
Youtsey gave him box OF some kind,
/ and johnson said Tho cartridges SO
/ with the gun. don't they
/ Youtsey replied that they Did,
Ex-Treasurer wolter Day repeated the
testimony which he gave IN the Youtsey
case In regard 70 Youtsey coming TO him
and telling him that for $500 ne would
bring the contest 60 an end Day want
ed to know more about H. but Youtsey
said Never mind about that; I viii set.
/ ue H."
/ Day did not know exactly what Yout-
sey meant. but refused to treat with him
aad he had his susplcions. ilo also
saw Youtsey in Powers oirloe with q
/ shotgun
/ Wade Watts colorcd porter told o..
hearing Repre- sentative Lilly say taat q
signal shot would be fred IN tho lcgis-
lnturo hail This would excite the dem-
ocrats and the republicans could shoot
them as they rose which thoy undcubted.
\ ly would do. not knowing what il was
for He saw Youtscy as he ran out Of
the basement OF the legislative building
az the tlmo Of the shooting You,sey
did not stop, but said in passing. ITS All
UP now" or something like that
Dudley Williamson. Of the Frankfort
Military company, which was on duty
In the arsenal said the soldiers wo'
lined up In readiness for marching tvs
hours before the assassination. They
did not get to the state house Tor hali
an hour after the shooting
John Rickett. said he talked witt
Youtsey on numerous occasions Yout
sey told him the oely way TO win IN,
contest was to put "Goebel out of tn,
way" and said It could be done from
the secretary Of states office and IN,
assassin could escape through the base
ment and not be discovered few min
utes before the assassination Youtses
called on him and others TO ACCOMPANY
him 20 tn executive buildings and sal,
that some thing was going TO happen
Witness remembered what Youtscy ha,
said about putting Goebe out OF TN
way and did not go.