The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-11
Intimates that There Was Plot to
XIII GoebeI, but Afterward Exon
crates the Prisoner at Bar.
ALLEGED TALK WITH TAYLOR
SECONDHAND RECOUNTAL OF THE
LATTER's REMARKS.
Evidence as to Shipment of Guns
Ruled Out of Court-The Jurors
Are All Democratic Farmers.

FRANKFORT, KY. April 1o.-Ex-Gover-
nor w. o. Bradley. who was chief counsel
for Ex-Governor w. S. Taylor in the guber
Material case before the Legislature last
year, gave sensa ional testimony this aft
ernoon I'm the trial of Capt. Garnett d. Rip
| ley who is charged with conspiring with
| others to bring about the murder of Will
| liam Goebel. Mr.. Bradley detailed a con-
| versation which he said he had with Cap
| tain Ripley while the latter was in charge
OF his military company during the occu-
pancy of the State Capitol by the Taylor
troops last spring, in which Ripley told
him of frequent conferences with Governor
Taylor prior to the assassination. The wit
ness said that Ripley told him he was in
the executive office the day before the
shooting and complained to Taylor because
he had not called out his (Ripleys) compa-
ny, and asked him when he should have
the company ready. Taylor replied: MY
God, haven't you brought them yet? Goebel
will not live twenty-four hours" or can
not live twenty-four hours, L have forgot
ten which he said," declared the witness.
Judge w. H. Yost, associate counsel with
Bradley in the contest case, according to
the witness. was present and heard the
conversation. In response to a question
as to whether he (witness) heard of any
conspiracy TO kill Mr.. Goebel the witness
stated that on Jan. %, the day the train
load Of mountaineers arrived some one,
he could not now recall who. told him that
parties in the crowd were waiting in front
of the Statehouse to kill Goebel
Il said" continued the witness 1T shall
be stopped. 1 will go into the Senate cham
ber and come out with Goebel and see that
he is not hurt or insulted.'
81 looked up and saw Wharton Golden
and told him TO get Finley, Culton and
others and send them TO me- He said
'Goebel is not going to be hurt
"Culton and Finley told me it was a
fake and that there nothing in it; they
condemned violence as 1 did,
''Why did you send for Culton, Finley
and the other men?'
Because thought they knew the noun
tain men,
The witness was turned over to the de-
Tense The defense asked witness If he
knew anything of any connection OF Ripley
with these occurrences. Governor Brad
ley said Ripley had none so far as he
knew. Asked if Ripley's company had not
he thought it was disbanded about that
time.
w. p. Thorne was next called. Asked If
he had any conversation with Ripley on
the day prior to the day Goebel was shot,
he answered that he had had few words
in the depot at Emnence on Jan. %. in the
morning, about o'clock. Witness said:
Ripley came in as If he was to take the
in Frankfort. He told me. upon my reply
ing in the affirmative. to send for him to
return home. Take my advice and send
for him. said Ripley. Will did not come"
Did Ripley say when you should send?'
"He said send right away" said the wit
ness.
Witness stated that on the next day,
when he tried to telephone TO Frankfort.
some one was calling Eminence. and that
the person at the Frankfort end of the
telephone said he General Collier. and
that he wanted Ripley Witness did not
know that Ripley went TO Frankfort on
the day before or the day of the shooting,
and did not think that he did
A. V. Hite. agent OF the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad, was introduced for the
purpose OF proving that consignment of
guns shipped to Ripley at Eminence,
and way bills showing the consignment
were produced. but were ruled out on OBJ
lection from the defense
Preceding these witnesses Drs. Hume
Ely and Welch testified 10 GoebeI's
wounds and death. and Colonel Eph Lillard
who. with Jack Chinn. accompanied Gov.
Goebel when he was assassinated, told over
again the story OF the shooting but added
nothing that he had not told on former
trials.
The work of selecting jury in the case
was completed early in the day The jurors
are all Democrats and farmers living out
side this city. Ripley entered plea OF not
guilty.