The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-04-18
Testimony fer the Prosecution
About All In and Will
Rest the Case.
1HE DEFENSE ASKS FOR ACQUlTTAL.
One Witness Testified That Capt. Rip.
ley Said "Goebel Will Never
Take His Seat"
II ia Probable That Gov. Bcckhan
will Make n RequisitiOn On
Gov. Durbin for the Re-
turn of Taylor.

Frankfort. Ky, April 11.-Ex-Gov.
w. o. Bradley, who was chief counsel
for Ex-Gov. w. S. Taylor in the guber-
Material contest before the legislature
last year, gave sensational testimony
Wednesday afternoon in the trial of
Capt. Garnett ID. Ripley, who is
charged with conspiring with Taylor
and others to bring about the murder
of VIM. Goebel. Mr.. Bradley detailed
a conversation which he said he had
with Capt. Ripley while the latter
was in charge of his military com
pany during the occupancy of the
state capitol by the Taylor troops
last spring, in which Ripley told him
of frequent conferences with Gov.
Taylor prior to the assassination.
The witness 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 (Ripley's) company, and ask
ed him when he should have the
company ready. Taylor replied. My
God. haven't you brought them yet.
Guebcl will not live "a hours" or
can not i've ~ hours.
Judge w. H. Yost. associate coun-
sci with bradley in the contest case,
according to the witness, was present
ard heard the conversation. In re-
sponsc to question as 70 whether
he (witness) heard of any conspiracy
to kill Mr.. Goebel, the witness stated
that on January 20, the day the train
load of mountainecrs arrived, some
one. he could not now recall who.
told him that parties in the crowd
were waiting in front of the state
house to kill Goebel.
- said" continued the witness,
sit shall be stopped. | will go in the
senate chamber and come out with
Goebcl and see that he is not hurt or
insulted."
The general opinion here is that the
Bradley evidence will result in a reuui-
sition on Gov. Durbin. of Indiana. for
the return of eX-Gov. Taylor to the
state for trial. This. however. will
not be made at once.
Frankfort, KY, April 12.-The testi-
mony in the case of Garnett Ripley
brought out nothing sensational
lllul Ilt' npI diEtduN Dttll
anticipated Judge W. II. Yost testi-
fed corroborating the evidence given
by former Gov. w. O. Bradley We'd
nesday.
Frankfort, Ky, April 13.-The pros
ecution will conclude its Testimony
In the Ripley case Saturday. The de-
fense will move for peremptory in.
structions for a verdict of acuuittal.
The lawyers for the prosecution do
not believe this will be sustained in
view of the ruling of the court per-
mittine the introduction of the c,i-
dence as to the conspiracy overrulirg
the objections of the defense on this
point. They assert that the evidence
of ex-Gov. Bradley and Judge Yost
connects Ripley in way to preclude
peremptory instructions.
Erasmus Ditto, who lives in Ripley's
neiehborhood. testified to having a
conversation with Ripley during the
contest over the governorship. Wit
ness asked Ripley if he thought Goe-
bel would be declared governor. Rip
ley responded, "lf he is, he will never
take his seat"
John Ricketts, said he talked with
Youtsey on numerous occasions
Youtsey told him the only way to
win the contest was to put Goebcl
ont of the way" and said it could
be done from the secretary of states
Office, and the assassin could escape
through the basement and not be lis
covered. A few minutes before the
assassination Youtsey called on him
and others to accompany him to the
executive buildings and said that
something was going to happen. Wit
ness remembered what Youtsey had
said about putting Goebel out of the
way and did not go. Shortly after
this the killing occurred.
Frankfort. KY. April 15.-The pros
ecution in the Ripley case rested at
noon Saturday. Wharton Golden was
on the stand. He repeated the story
shat he told on the stand at the Pow
ers trial at Georgetown in all its !e-
tails, telling of the assistance he gave
In bringing armed people from the
mountains to Frankfort and of
threats of Taylor and Caleb Powers
against the life of Goebel and other
democrats. His only statement con-
cerning the prisoner at the bar was
that he saw Ripley during the month
of January, 1900. in the Office of Adjt.
Gen. Collier, and they were talking
about furnishing guns to Ripley's
company.
The trial of Garnett D. Ripley was
resumed Monday. The defendant was
the first witness for the defense. Ex.
Gov. Bradley and Judge W. II. Yost
could not be seen Sunday, but it is
known they positively affirm that
Ripley made the statement to them
that Gov. Taylor used the words.
"Goebel has not "a hours to live" or,
"Can not live "a hours longer"
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