The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-04-17
STARTLING EVIDENCE.
Judge Yost CorroInltcS Testimony
OF Govern + Bradley.
LOOKS eAo ron c,rTAN RIPLEY.
witnesses Admit Touring Sinister
Threats Agni Al '.OrbrI = Siginfl-
can't Remark al a ylorto Ripley.
Guns Hauled ." .ipIcy's Home.

Frankfort KY. April 11.-When the
trial of Garnott u. Ripley was re-
sumed the defendant came into court
accompanied by his wife and looking
cheerful. The court granted an order
on the Western Union telegraph Office
at Eminence TO produce all kilograms
sent and received b. Ripley last year.
j. w. Ferguson, Il lcborer who work
ed for Ripley last year, said that he
had been III meeting at Frankfort and
heard Ripley say that while Goebel
might be declared governor, he would
never serve. and that Ripley also said
Goebel should have been killed when
he Killed Sanford. and applied vile
epithetS in referring to Goebel.
William Jones. colorcd. who worked
as a laborer for Ripley, told of haul
ing mysterious boxes of freight from
Eminence to Ripley's house the day
before Gocbel was assassinated. He
found out, however. that they contain
ed gins, cartridges, soldiers clothes
and other military paraphernalia. The
defense asked Jones only one question.
His answer was an admission that he
had served term in the penitentiary.
Mr.. O'Niel for the defense admitted
the hauling of guns to Ripley's house,
and there was no more testimony on
this point.
Judge w. H. Yost. who assisted eX.
Governor Bradley as counsel for ex-
Governor Taylor last year, cOrTobo-
rated the testimony of Bradley. given
Wednesday afternoon. in which Mr..
Bradley detailed conversation he
said he had with Captain Riley while
the latter was in charge of his militia
ny company during the occupancyof
the state capital by the Taylor troops
last spring. during which Ripley told
him of frequent conferences with Gov
ernor Taylor prior to the assassina-
ton. Mr.. Bradley testified that Rip
ley told him he was In the executive
Office the day before the shooting, and
complained to Taylor because he had
not called out Ripley's company, and
asked him when he should have the
company ready. Taylor replied "My
God! Haven't you brought them yet?
Gocbel will not live "a hours" or "can
not live "a hours" | have forgotten
which he said. declared the witness.
Judge w II. Yost. associate counsel
with Bradley in the contest case, ac-
cOrding to the witness. was present
and heard the conversation. In re.
Spouse to n question as to whether he
heard of any conspiracy to kill Goebel.
Mr.. Bradley said that Jan. %, 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 GoebeI
All of this was corroborated by
Judge YOst who testified that Jan %,
the day tho crowd of mountain mon
were here, he saw Mr.. Bradley in con-
vcrsation with man. He could not
hear what the first party said. but
heard Bradley say, at is a damnable
outrage. If anything of that kind is to
occur l will go with Goebel into the
statchouse myself" Bradley then told
him he had been told three men were
waiting to kill Gocbel as Goebel en-
tered the yard. Bradley and Yost
hunted up Charles Finley and others
and told them what they had heard.
Finley said nothing OF the sort was in
tended or would occur. After the
shooting Judge Yost said on one oc-
caslon Ripley complained of an indig-
nifty he had received at the hands of
Taylor, and Ripley also related to him
the conversation with Taylor related
by Governor Bradley yesterday, in
which Taylor had told him that Goebcl
would not live "a hours longer. Judge
Yost said he advised Ripley against
repeating the statement.
Colonel Jack Chinn. Senator John
son and Civil Engineer Woodson also
testified, but their testimony was only
such as has heretofore been told.