Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-11
TESTIMONY AGAINST RIPLEY.
Witness Heard Him Say Goebel Should
he Killed.

FRANKFORT. KY. April lin the trial
today of Capt. Garrett d. Ripley. charged
with completely in the shooting of Gov.
VIM. Goebel. an order was issued on the
manager of the telegraph Office at Emil
hence to produce all kilograms sent and
received by Ripley last year.
J. W. Ferguson, laborer who worked
for Ripley last year. said he had attended
meetings at Frankfort and heard Ripley
say that, while Goebel might be declared
governor, he would never serve.
According to the witness, Ripley also said
-Goebel should have been killed when he
killed Banker Sanford at Covington.
On cross-examination, Ferguson admitted
that he was not certain whether the con-
versation occurred prior to the November
election or in January, as he had stated
VIM. Crawford, who followed, testified
that the conversation was in January.
Ex-GOv. Bradley's Testimony.
In opening the case for the prosecution
yesterday Judge Williams declared there
was conspiracy to kill Goebel: that Rip
ley was connected with it throughout: that
he left Frankfort the evening before the
assassination with information that it was
going to take place the next day, and that
eeuppine his TO IT by goi home and 10
Frankfort when Goebel had been killed.
Ex-Gov. w. o. Bradley. chief counsel for
ex-GoV. W. s. Taylor in the gubernatorial
contest case before the legislature last
year. gave sensational testimony. 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 tho state
capitol by the Taylor troops last spring, in
which Ripley told him of frequent confer
e ences WITH Coy TAYLOR prior to the as,
SaSs1nation. The witness said 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
tRipley's) company. 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
hours" 81 have forgotten which he said"
declared the witness.
Judge Yost's Testimony.
Judge w. Fl. Yost, associate counsel with
Bradley in the contest case according to
the witness, was present, and heard the
conversation. In response to question as
to whether he the witness) heard Of any
conspiracy to kill Mr. Goebel, the witness
stated that on January 15, the day the
trainload of mountaineers arrived some
one-he could not recall who-told him that
parties in the crowd were waiting in front
OF the state house to kill Goebel.
Il said, continued the witness cit shall
be stopped. l will go in the senate cham
Der and come out with Goebel and see that
he Is not hurt or insulted'
i looked up and saw Wharton Golden
ana 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 1t was a fake and that
there was nothing in it: they condemned
violence, 1 did,.
Why did You send for Culton, Finley
and the other MANI"
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. Gov Bradley said
Ripley had none, SO far as he knew Asked
If Ripleys company had not been disband-
ed at this time, witness said he thought
is was disbanded about that time