The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-04-19
lie Explained the Statement At
trlbuted to Him by Messrs.
Bradley and Yost.
SAID They HAD Misunderstood HIM.
Inc Company of Cavalry Raised by
him In His Neighborhood Was
For Pleasure.
Never Knew Powers or YoutScv :iiI
some Days Aftrr the >ho"t;n;:
of Goebei Never saw
hrrr. Howard.

Frankfort, Ky. April l6.-Thc Rip
ley trial was resumed Monday after
noon. and the defendant went on IL.
witness stand. Ripley did not den,
that he made the statements at.
trlhUted 10 him hV cN-Gov. BRADLEY
and Judge ". H. NuSt concerning
cN-Gov. TaN Tors remarks To him. hat
said that while he thought they
were substantially correct i'm thrit
eV'derce. they had misunderstood
him or he had failcd To convey the
proper impression ON them at the
tmo.
On direct examination Ripley stat
ed that he had been talking with
the boys in his nrighborhood for sev-
"ral years about getting mp a com
panY of cavalry. lie came 10 Frank
ior' first on January Il. the day o.
The Colson-Scott tragedy He had
never known Gov. Taylor till that
day, and never saw him but once,
alter that. January -. till after his
company was called out. He said Ia
never knew Powers ~ Nouts,.v til
Some days after The shooting: never
saw Berry Howard AZ all: had seen
jim Howard only since they had been
IN iail together here and never knew
either Culton Of Wharton Golden.
Organized the Company.
Taylor gave him the order January
II for the organization of rhc com
lIany- and on January . Ripiev came.
here and secured equipments fer it.
This was the day on which he had
thess conversation with TAYLOR. and his
version of il which varies materially
from that stated by McSSrs. bradley
and lost. was as followss
went into the governors Office
and found GOV. TAYLOR looking very
lady. ] told him was sorry 10 Src
him looking badly. to which he re-
Piled; In these horrible times any
body would look bad some ire
SpoEsible fool or crank * likely to
Kill me or Kill Gocbcl and cause 81,
l'iot around here in which there will
DC many lives sacrificed on in sub
- - : - n6ln
! md not think This wound 0ccilr.
and went on talking TO him about 10Y
company, which | was getting
equipments for Ny God said he
haven't YOU cor that company ready
YETI That was what | WIS trying
10 sell Gov. Bradley and Judge Nost.
bit ! may not have stated il to them
as clearly as | Intended to-
He denied that hc ever said TO
Ferguson and Craw lord that Goebcl
woald he killed.
No Srcrec, About II.
lie maintained that there was no
secrecy about the orga nilation aud
equipment o. his company. and sail
that GOV. Taylor told hi'n that IL wa
not necessary To apply 20 the county
Judge for authority To organic H..
The company. be said. Was organized
ior pleasure.
Crosse xamincd. witness said Il. \.
Corley and five or SIX others ACCOM-
panied him 10 Frankfar; January 1G.
;>cotf-Colson tra~cdy occurred 5000
after their arrival. and they did not
sec Tnl Tor fill after dinner.
Saw Col BulIift aud others here.
who participated in Cali house CON
ference hat night. but none of them
spoke to witness about il. On Ian
nary l. witness said he procured
from q Cincinnati firm shoulder
straps aud received them the day
Gocbsl was shot.
Company Ordered ONT.
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin
rroduccd an order signed by cX-ldit
Gen. Collier for the straps and mark
ed rush" Witness said he did not
know whether il VAS Golfers si"aa-
tnre or not. and could not recall
whether he or Collier Sent the tel
ccram.
He received a special delivery letter
from Gov Taylor late in the after
noon of January 80 ortlcriny rho
company ont. The letter did not
state that Cocbel had been shot. ard
did not give the reason for calling
them out. He received The shoulGc.
straps ordered by Gen. Collier the
same day.