The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-21
DEPOSITION BY TAYLOR
SALIENT FEATURE OF DAYS TEsTI-
MONY IN THE POWERS CASE.
Complete Denial of All the AIIega-
tions OF the GoebeI Witnesxes-Most
OF the Statements Ruled Out.

GEORGETOWN, Ky, Aug. 3-The de-
Tense in the Powers case called witnesses
at the morning session OF the court for
the purpose of discrediting the common
wealth's witness. Henry Youtsey. J. L.
Butler told of Powers's visit TO Louisville
on the day of the shooting. saying 1t was
to get up crowd of petitioners from west
ern Kentucky TO go to Frankfort. George
L. Barnes and Samue. Shepard. clerks in
the state auditors office, told OF the Pc
culiar action of Youtsey for several days
before the shooting.
AS evidence in the case OF Caleb Powers
his counsel this afternoon filed the depo-
sition OF former Governor w. s. Taylor,
of Kentucky, now located at indianapolis.
The deposition is made up of responses TO
1l2 questions direct and no cross interroga-
tories, and its being considered one question
at time by Special Judge Robbins Fifty
one questions were read and answers given
at the afternoon session of court, and but
SIX OF them ruled out as collateral or not
competent for some reason
The deposition contains a general denial
Dy Taylor TO the charges preferred against
him IN the indictment returned in the
Franklin Circuit Court, of completely in
the murder or William Goebel, and also q
denial OF any knowledge of the completely
or of any one in the alleged conspiracy TO
asSassinate Goehel or any other member
or members of the General Assembly of 1870
or even of any participation in or knowl-
edge or any attempt 10 fntimidate the legis-
lators or to force them TO aught than Just
and right in the settlement of the contest
for the governorship. he denied that he
nad any or the discriminating conversations
alleged TO have been had with him by COM
monwealth Witnesses w. III. Culton, Whar-
ton Golden, Frank Cecil and Robert
NJ ~ lrAc nr,1 1I- -
talked to Cecil in his life The conversa-
lions related by the commonwealth wit
nesses are taken up separately and denied
in detail.
The deponent denies that the bringing Of
the armed body of men from the mountains
on Jan. %, 1900 was for other purposes than
TO peacefully petition the Legislature. He
declares that so far he knew they were
orderly and well-behaved and that they re-
turned home the night of the day of their
arrival for the sole reason that they had ac-
complished their one purpose. TO assemble
on the steps of the State Capitol and Pc
tition the Legislature not to rob the men
they had voted for as the nominees OF the
Republican party. The deponent takes on
himself responsibility for their coming. say
ing that it was originally his purpose to
have about LOCO men visit Frankfort each
day for the last few days the contest was
pending. not to intimidate the legislators.
but to show them the extent of the feel
| ing out in the State in the matter. 9th
ers opposed o the a. plan h and an attempt was
| cred by Caleb Powers and Charles Fin
| ley arrived in Frankfort. but the rescind-
| ing order went out too late to dissolve tina
| body. He declares Caleb Powers to be in
nocent, so far as he knows, of any COM
| plicity In the murder of Goebel, and says
! 1t was for that reason that he gave him a
| pardon. He says he never saw Jim How
ard until after the death OF Goebel and
never gave him a pardon for that or any
| crime.
The responses ruled out by the court are
| immaterial. The reading of the deposition
| will be concluded tomorrow.