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GOEBEh MURDER CfISE IS UP
Men Accused of Assassinating Governor Goebel Granted
a Change of Venue—Culton’s Sensational Testi
mony May Locate the Murder.
Frink fort. Ky.. April 30. —Five of the
defendants, chanted with complicity or ns
accessories In the murder of William Goe
bel. were arraigned this afternoon before
Judge Cantrfll. They were republican
Secretary of State Caleb Powers, Captain
John W. Davis, liarland Whittaker. W.
H. Culton and Itlchard Combs, colored.
All of them entered pleas of not guilty.
Henry E. Youtsey. who had previously
tcenarralgr.edandpleadednot guilty, was
also In court and h|s attorney asked for
a change of venue, the prosecution waiv
ing notice and allowing the motion to
come up along with a similar motion, tiled
In the cases of Powers. Davis. Whittaker
and Cotnlis. The defendant was repre
sented by ex-Governor John Young
Drown. Judge J. C. Sims. R. W. Nelson.
I*. J. Crawford. R. C. Kinkhead. Wood
Dunlop. John W. Rodman. General D. W.
Lindsay. E. E. Hogg and W. It. Ram
say.
The prosecution was represented by
Commonwealth's Attorney R. B. Frank
lin. Colonel T. C. Campbell. Judge B. G.
Williams and others. The courtroom was
crowded to suffocation when the prison
ers were brought into court.
Ex-Governor Brown insisted that the
motion for a change of venue be passed
upon before the arraignment of the pris
oners. but the court overruled the mo
tion on the ground that the defendants
were not technically before the court
till after th* arraignment. To this rul
ing the defense saved an exception. After
the arralgnm. nt ex-Governor Brown, for
the defense. tendered pardons granted by
Republican Governor Taylor to Caleb
Powers and John Davis and offered them
as a bar to the prosecution. In pr.-s.-nt
!ng the pardons. Governor Brown said:
••We pr.*s?nt these pardons, issued by
the governor of Kentucky, and plead
them am a bur to further prosecution.
We make a formal demand for dismissal
of th" Indictm. nts. We do this as a mat
ter of form, not with the hota* that the
court will suspend the motion.
Judg" Cantrill said:
•The all* g--d pardons are not g*»od In
law Tlie title to the office of governor is
In dispute .nil the litigation ov«-r it is
still pending in the courts. Several of
the courts have passed on the atu* st lons
at Issue. ami th •«• that have so passed
thereon deckled that -Mr. Taylor is md
governor and was not at th.- time th* so
pretend* *1 pardons were granted. Th”
motioti to dismiss the indictments is
overrule! "
The |«ctltions for changes -*J venue were
then ma*! The prosecution entered an
objection and ltl**l counter affidavits.
Both sides presented a lengthy list of wit
nesses to give te«t ! mony as to the state
of feeling and the question as to whether
a fair trial can b*‘ obtained here.
«*o|.>n. I R. W. Nelson, of the defense,
r. a hngtl.y nrgum* nt obj«-cting to the
Introduction of proof on the question of
a change of venue. His statement, he
raid, was professional and his reasons for
asking a change of venue for the d<--
f.ndants with *u: hearing proof were that
the courthouse here was tn charge of
armed s-ddl* ry who recognize one of the
contending parties to the political con
troversy. And that there were other evi
dences -f local excitement of which the
court cou!d take Judicial knowledge ami
about which ** was not necessary to havo
ora! proof to show that the conditions
here are such as to interfere with the dis
pensation of justice.
Judge t'antrlll denied that the court
house was under guard of the soldiers,
but said they were in charge of the jail
by order of the county judge. He over*
ruled tl>*» objection **f «'«*i->n.-l Nelsior,
and three wltmss« s were h> urd on the
sl*le of the prosecution in regard to the
change of venue.
They gave It as th**lr opinion that there
n« sentiment in the county that would
prevent a fair trial. Th- court adjourned
at 5 o'clock. The hearing of proof tn this
question will probably take up most of
the day tomorrow.
G-*vern-r Taylor returned to the city
tontght. having »|- nt last night and to
day in Loub-villc conferring with i>olltl
cal friends. He d.-clined to discuss the
work of th** grand Jury, which was tinaily
discharged today.
Accused Given Change of Venue.
Frankfort. Ky.. May 1.-After hearing
the testimony of about forty witnesses
and t-rlef arguments by counsel for both
th*» prosecution and the defense. Judge
Cantrill granted tlie petition of five of
the defendants charged with complicity
In the Goebel asaass.nation for change
of venue.
Those who joined In the petition were
Republican Secretary • f State Caleb
Powers. Captain John W. D.ivis. Henry
E. Youtsey. Harlan Whittak* r ami Rich
ard Combe, colored- The attorneys failed
to agree upon what county the cases
shall be tak**n to. The defense suggest
ed Bourbon county, where the next term
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of court begins the second Monday in
June. The prosecution objected on stat
utory grounds and suggested Instead a
special term of court In either Wood
ford or Scott counties for the trials.
Judge Cantrfll took the matter under
advisement and will decide tomorrow.
The hearing of the proof In the motions
for tall for these defendants and also
for W. H. Culton. who did not ask a
change of venue, will begin tomorrow,
All the witnesses who testified in the
matter of the motion for a change of
venue were democrats. 1 lie common
wealth rested its case ut 3:30 o’clock ami
the defense, through Colonel Nelson,
moved that the change of v* nuo be grant,
ed on th.- testimony of the witnesses
for the state, the defense declining to
Introduce any witnesses. though a I’HW
number had b«-< n summoned tor that
purp. The motion was argued at
length by Colonel T C. Campbell and
Judge M 111 I.ims for the prosecution and
by Mr K m aid and Colonel Nelson for
the defense and was granted at the con
clusion of the argument.
Brown Gets a Knock.
While one witness was l>elng examined
this aftermion an Incident occurred which
made a strong point for the <lel«‘ns'. as
showing the ext.-nt •< !»•'“ ral *** Un *'
Richard Kirk, a farmer, testified that in
his oplni* n a fair tr al could be secured
hero as well as In any other county In
the state. As he left the stand ex-t-ox
ernor John Young Brown, who was con
ducting the examination, said:
••Mr. Kirk. I forgot to ask you, what
are your politics?”
The witness, facing the governor, said:
"My politics now are the sain*- as
yours used to I* when >® u we .V» K°ver
nor and I hauled hay for you.
This reference to th*- late gubernatorial
can.ldat” of the anti-Go.-b. I
tn the campaign of last fall caused A
demonstration in the courtroom Tho
c..u-t off! -rs pounded vigorous.-, for or
der' Jwlge Cantrill, in a vigorous state
•■ -itin.nb h« <1 the croivl that a
!rtlon“.>f the offense would be
by an order front the court clearing the
V *Golernor Drown file*! an * xcef *£
stale of publl*• feelh.g here.
Culton’s Sensational Evidence.
Frankfort. Ky.. May "•
the «l*rk of Au.llt.ir of Stat - hw.emy.
who is under Indictment as access ry t
th- murder of Governor Go. l>el w.nt <>'»
th- witness staml in hl* own lielialf on
to- Xing of the motion for ball in
his case this afterm<*n and gate nigniy
sensational testimony.
Cultcn"»« testimony f*dl<»w*-.l after th*
motions f. r ball In the cate s of
Davis Youtsey. Whittaker and Combs had
been overruled. They .ffered no evi.hmco
In supp-'rt of th-ir motion for l«ail. Judge
Cantrill held that as th • indlctm-nts
charge a capital offense, the defendants
Wern not entitled to ball.
An order wes entered transferring the
pntttecuiions against them to Georgetown
for trial »n a change of venue.
Cult.m was pl. «>n the stand '.n his
own behalf as the first wltm-ss In his
h.arlng for bail. Upon dire, t examination
by his counsel he said he had never con
spired with any «*f the defendants or
any one else to kill Governor Goels-1. He
di*t not know Gun Golden and only knew
Whittaker since th.- a.-.- a>siu iti-n.
"I hud n-thing m •!*» w'tli th-- sho-» -
ing of Mr. G—h*l.” h*- a’d. •‘•tndh’ul no
know iedue that he was t-» be kill-I I
was as much sh-< k<-l at th- n* ws of tit**
sh«M>tlng as any one lit l-'rtmkfort. I made
no resistance io arrest."
t'oiom-l Camplw'l! ••ro-s-*-v:iiuiii' <1 < ul on.
Th.- substance «t his testimony was as
follows:
Denies All Knowledf’e.
"I had talks with I’owa-rs and Taylor
alutut bringing »-«• n to Frankfort. Taylor
wanted witnesses from Jacks, n coutr.y
before the canvassing board. H<- said c*-t
about twenty-five. I h: *J .vi- th-r talk
with Pow—rs, Cecil. I•>ivl*ls-*a. Howard and
others. I don't recall any oth-r confer
ences.”
The def nse objected to th- witness tell
ing what Powers and others said. <»’■•-
jcetlon overruled. Culton said:
“Powers did no: tell tin- men who came
with me that deim eratl* legblators w* r-»
to l*<- kill-.l by raising a tow in the icna.e.
and I n* v-r heard it dis. ussed. M h«-n
Berrv's cont.-st was to lie voicd on, 1
h. nr-i It dis ussed that he wus to r*-'tiln
his seat « v.-n If vo ed out. I h- ar.l noth
ing su’d ai-.ut . plan to kill anybody."
Cult.m ; aid W. R. Johnson want-d to
borr ■ lit * (•’niton's) -.dstol. Il - ndd--d:
••Henry Youtsey told me that Goe
bel would be killed. I told him that
it must not be done. I told Governor
Bradley what Youtsey said and Brad
ley said:
“ ‘My God, this must not be done.’
••Youtsey afterwards said there
was nothing- in it.”
Witness said on th— dav nfter the as
sassination h* w is with Jim Howard in
fTTTT? WPFKT V CHYSTTTTTTTOXt ATT,AVTA. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1900.
the statehouse yard. Howard called his
attention to a piece of paper posted in a
wind-w.
"Web, what of that?” I asked.
"Oh, you have sense enough to under
stand. haven't you?” was Howard's re
p y.
Ho said Howard th* n took out of ills
pockets some rifle bu.a-ts ami also some
forty-five pistol cartridges. Howard said:
"Don’t ask any more fool questions."
11. nry Youtsey, aft.-r the assassination,
asked the witness where h*- was on tlie
day of the murder. “1 told him," said
Culton, "that 1 was up in the house
lobby.
“Youtsey asked me how it would
do for him to say he was there with
nte. I told Youtsey I was afraid he
was going to get Into trouble. I also
told him that Grant Roberts wanted
to see him. Roberts had missed his
rifle and toll me that he believed
Youtsey had it. I told Youtsey that
he had better see Roberts.”
The witness told of another conversa
tion wftli Youtsey. who came with Bur
ton, of Bre* kinrfdge county.
“Youtsey said he had the greatest
scheme yet; that Goebel would be
shot from the secretary of state’s
office and nobody would ever know
who did it.”
Witness denie*! that ho hti.l a conversa
tion with Miss Salli- Jackson tn which he
made statements damaging to himself.
"At a meeting In I’owers's office," he
said, "T presided, and th<- question of pr >-
viding boarding id ices for cont-st wit
nesses was discussed. B. B. Burton pull
ed out a haiulfu; of cartridges and said:
’A f«-w of tiiese turned loose In the proper
pace would soon settle tuts contest.’
"Caleb Powe s said If any such talk
as that was to lie indulged in he would
leave the meeting.”
Culton will testify again tomorrow.
Powers, Davis, Whittaker. Youtsey and
Combs will !>*• summoned to Georgetown
next Mondav. The Scott county term lo
gins th'-re that day. but it Is probable
that the court will cal! a special term for
tin- trial <>f these cases. Tt is genera iv
be iev.-tl that a special term will be fixed
for July.
At the conclusion <»f court today *-x-
Govi-mor Brown called attention to the
foot that Wharton Gohlen, who is und'-r
indictment, is not u:.d< r arrest, while tin*
oth--rs are in |.til. Commonwealth’s At
torney I-'ranktin slated that on ills r< com
mendation no such warrant had been is
sued tg.aln*t Golden, who turned stat.-'s
ev'.d-ne* and has been prom!s<*l im
munity.
Taylor Wanted Youtsey To Lenve.
Frnnkfort. Ky.. May 3. Th*- second day
of the hearimr in the applh-itlon for bail
for William 11. Culton, tlie defendant
who gave such startling testimony yes
terday. enile.l with th-* case unfinished.
Culton r* surno.l his testimony this morn
ing and i-ontiniK'd on the stand till nearly
noon. He stated that Governor Taylor
authorized the witness to give Youtsey
any amount of money desired if he would
leave Kentucky.
At a conference in Ix'xlngton tin- Sun
day before GoVenor G«M-bel was shot, it
was decided, in- - ild. that |{e->r* s* nl.itlvo
Henry Berry, who ha.l l>een unseated a
few days before, should l*o to tlie hous*
of representatives next morning and take
ills ,s. at and r*-fu.'<- to give it up. \an
Meter, his opponent, was to be in ouine
way prevented from gdng to the hall
that morning. Cale!* Powers, who was
at th*, conference, telephoned to Governor
Taylor at Frankton two or three linu-s
in regard to the confer«-nee.
Culton said In d:d not know when- Pow
ers or Youts< v were when the shot that
killed Go.-bel was tired. During the last,
talk he had with ) out.-ev tin- latter said
the plan to kill Goebel had been aban
don**d. Culton bail Is en asked by Taj lot
to ascertain wii.-it the witnesses In ilo
eotitesl knew, is-causi- be was a lawyer.
To the pros* cution <Tilton said lie had
told more now on tin -land than lie hud
to any person < xe. pt Ills father.
This aft -tnoon fudge Cantrill nnntiunn <*
that as counsel had failed to agree as to
a elate for the trials of Heeretar.v of stat*
1 ‘ov.i-rs, Yauts*-'. Whittaker, I'avl. and
Combs, ve-ued to Scott county. In- would
call a special term of the court in that
county to begin th" second Monday Hl
July. Judge Cantrill said that on the
first dav of tin- special t* rm all of th
< . ses traiiferred will be called and as
signed a hearing, but that it will doubt
less be tmi>oss:l*le to finish up more than
one or two of them during th** term. Th*-
assassination cases, all told .In the opin
ion of tin- I iwvers. will string out dining
th<- greater part of rbe next tw* ive
lllolit Its.
T It* most ini|>ortnnt testimony brought
out tlii- aft*-rnooii was that of tlie two
pliysi* ian* win* assisted in tin- autopsy
on tin- bodv of Governor Goebel. ’lbis
I had tn ver been made public before. Dr.
T. it. Welch, of Jessamine county, a state
s-nator. who was also one of Goebel's
physicians, conducted th*- autopsy, as
..' :<-d by Drs. 7-1. E. Hume and J. R.
Elv.
Dr. Welch gave a long technical statc
i nn-nt about tin- bulb-t entering the right
: si*i<- ami passing out on tin- left side.
I>r Elv corroborated Dr. Welch.
, D M Woodson, tin- civil engineer who
j made tin- measurements in tin stat, hou •
! yards, exhibited a map showing tin- yard
| and buildings trees and other things and
tin street- . d|:ic*-nt. The bullet which
was cut out of a hackberry tree near
where «:<-•!•. I fell, anil which Is supposed
' to hav* passed through his body, was
prodve***! in court. It Ims lx-*-n in the
j ettstodv of tin- pr*»--a-euting attorney.
Th- demonstrations on tin* map. made
th-- witnesses. w- r<- for the purpose of
slu.winsr »h-’’ ’be shot was fir.*<l from a
window* in tin- office of tin- secretary of
! state.
Deith Shot Fired from State House.
I Frankfort. Kv., May 4. —The most Im
, nort-mt testimony yet in connection with
, the assassination of Goebel was brought
out tonight in tlie hearing so- ball in tin
Culton case. Assistant Secretary of
State J. B. Matthews mil McKenxi.
Todd, private secretary to Governor Tay
lor. were tlie star witnesses and gave tes
‘ tlmony nearly as sensational as that of
Cult.m. Matth*-ws stated that par-ions
.... , . - . -i nlro to * 'hall* - Fink : Job I
I*, powers. Harlan Whittaker and possi
bly W. 11. Culton. Th*- witnesses Hr t
s. a panion had iu-eii issu.-l to Culton,
bat lat-r «atd he was not sure as to (. ni
ton. but thought In- entered a pardon for
him at tin- same time he entered the other
three pardons and those to Caleb Powers
and John Davis. March l"th. T in- Culton
case was resumed tins morning with * ap
taln J. F. Iluwc, a Barbourville military
ollie, r. on tin- stand. He t< stilled regard
ing Caleb and John Powers coming to
him ten daxs i-efore tli**. assassination and
trying to r t him to nring his <'ompany
:to Frankturt disguised as citizens. He
1 declined to .io so uhp-ss ordered by Gov
ernor Taylor, mid no orders came until
i atu-r the assassination.
Captain Chinn, woo was with Go*-!/ I
w hen lie was -. Hol, stated that he was
sure tlu- sliot that hit Goebel was tired
irorn the executive building.
I.U Sletlcv. who was standing on tlie
portico in (rout of tne stateiiousi, saw
t. tall, lainiediatelj utter Hie sl*->l
In- looked toward the executive
i.nu li< n.oi giii in .saw Hie parrel or .*
i rm.* pointing out of tne window of the
j ollice ot me secretary ot state. Tin.
weapon was diawn in and tlie winuuw
Cioaeu. In lite cross-exuiu. nation, tsl.-ilee
.-am that alter tile snot was Hied ite
tuougiu l.e saw a little smoke riSdig above
tlie wuiuow troni wtucn in- saw tn v rule,
to- uiti /lot i”ok -•» see where m-- snot
, came- irom until alter Goebel fell.
At tile all.-riKJou - ssion urgumenla
I w--i< in-ai.i Horn attorneys of tne tel.-
graph company in regaru to tin- sulum. -
Isioii of telegram- as eina nce, 't he court
rui.-u that tin- writ should apply only to
messages Inuring on the Goebel ussiis.a
naiion. Beveral teiegrama were read to
from th. defendants, aS relating to
tin- visit of armed mountain men to
Frankfort last January. At th*- night
sitting of the conn, ex-ritate Auditor L.
C. Norman testified that prior to the as
sassination he o'- ’head Judge George
Denny, of Lexington, say:
“Somebody ought to kill Goebel,
and Governor Taylor ought to par
don the man that did it."’
Th*- witness said th.-- t< nor of Denny's
I conversation was that Goebel's death
would .-'live tli«- Ilves of other p*-oplc.
Wltm-ss <-ominiinicat*-<l the remark to
Goels-I.
| McKinzie Todd, private secretary to
. Governor Taylor, testified that he saw
Culton and Youtsey at the governor's of
fice several times. He did not know Jltn
-ur Berry Howard. He saw armed men
around the governor’s office the day of
the mountaineer excursion. Asked if he
saw any guns in the office of tlie secre
tary of state, witness said he saw two
there on Saturday prior to the assassi
nation. Youtsey was in the room am!
later picked up one of tlie guns and took
a position n* ar the win-low. He asked
Youtsey what he was going to do. Yout
sey said he thought there was trouble in
tip- legislative building and that "if it
started he wanted to be prepared.”
Youtsey said Ip- would not start any
trouble, but would b»- prepared to protect
th- I.uilding if it did start. Tlie secretary
testified as follows:
Where Shots Came From.
"I was in the reception room of the
governor's office at the time of the as
sassination. The shots seemed to coinc
from tile west end of the building. I
did not know that Goebel had been killed
until Joe Davis ran In and told us. I
went with Duvls to his house anil lie got
a gun. \Ye came back immediately. The
door to the office of tlie secretary of state
was opened while we were gone."
A slstant Secretary of State J. B. Mat
thews was c tiled to the stand. He said:
"1 was in the governor’s reception room
when the assassination occurred. The first
shot sounded to me ns If it came from
b« t wen the two buildings. I got a pistol
and started out. As I opened tin- door I
met Henry Youtsey com.ng in. He had a
revolver in his hand. He a.-kc-l me wii'Te
the shooting was. Governor Taylor asked
Mr. Hartgrove to go out ami see what
had happened. Hartgrove went out Just
ahead of in--. I remain-d out of the office
but a few m'nute; and when I returned
sev.-ral people had come into t/e office.
We tried to get In the secretary of state's
office to get some guns which were in
there. Tlie doors were locked and I had
to crawl over ’lie transom to get In. The
windows and curtains were down. A rifle
was lying l-y one of the windows with the
butt toward the vast. There was also a
rifle in each corner on the l*-ft side of the
room. Tw- were of 33-ctilib.r. I examined
them t-1 see If they had been recently
fired, i uni positive that two of them were
loaded, but am not sure as to tlie other
one. it soll-'-l my hands but I do not know
that this was caused by powder. I don t
know where that rifle is now. The ex
treme west window was raised about four
inches when 1 inspected tin- room."
Mr. Matthews continued:
■ I hav - talked to <’a|.-b I’ow-rs in re
gard to Youtsey. He told me In- loaned
Yoii’sev the kev to his office on two oc
casions’ l-ut did not say when. PowerH
10l 1 me of a n---*-tlng in his office to ap
point captains to take diarge of the wlt-
' nt ss.-j b- lor. tli- contest boards. ’Tilton
I Kid.-.i He t-.1-i me that Burton. of
1 Bi kinridge county, mail.- a fiery speech
jdvo-'a’lng powder and ball. Powers catt
ed Hurt n Io or-l- r but added that h- was
in favor of an open <l.- -laration <tf war
I and lielieve.l the people would indorse it.
It developed during Matthews s testimo
ny that Governor Taylor issued pardons
t<> J--Im 1.. Powers, Harlan Whittaker,
Charles Finit-y and W. H. Culton. a- well
-is to Caleb Powers and John Davis.
Matthews enter.-1 all of th*- pardons in
the executive journal March 10th. He
sal-1 no other pardons had been granted.
VVitn-ss was form- rly a detective and at
the instance of Caleb Powers ha.l done
all he could to ferret out the assassin.
Public Printer George G. Fetter told
of prtntlr.g l-:-ges for t'aleb I’owers and
j-.hn Powers w hieh w.-re used l» th*- h
mountain men on J-muaty -e.h. >r> •
ini-11,-. Williamson, who was w th tn.
ioldlers in th- arsenal, said that they got
m-r-hita' orders on.- hour b- 1 t th.
-,.‘sa sin ili-n. a'l-l were unifoim- d and
armed at the time of the trag.-dj. Ihe
s-ddl.-rs did not know what lia.i ha|>p< ned
till they got alim-t to th. stat” house.
Would pardon Goebsl’s Slayer
I Franks rt. Ky.. May 5.-At the conclu
sion of th” arguments on the motions
I, .11 of W H 'Tilton, charge.! with b<-
Ing an a-eess.iry in the murder of Gov-
- ernor William G - I-1. todglit. •?'" ig '"
Cantrill denied tlie application and Cu ton
l was rem inde-l to jail.
I in ren 1.-ring 111- decision Judge < antrill
‘ said that the un.l ntiu-li.'t'<l •' n '' e '' n
I some of the points in the ease let. the
court no r-cours- bat to r’fuse the de
; fendant's application for oail. <’ ulto " s
I trial will come up at th.- regular b. ptem
' b”r term ot' eon t The trials <,f th. other
accused wlu ue held at G.-‘ry--
I town. .... i.
J B Matthews was reea 1-d bv tne il< -
fens.- and t- -tilted that t. '.-grams signed
bv Ge rg- Denny, of Lexington, and tiled
immediately afte
■nt to - even persons in difl- rent parts ot
the s..ite. saying that the riot had com
men.-si and told the receivers to send
I different numb, rs of men to 1- rankiort
i Constable Davis Harrod stated that he
' saw an unknown man run out of the
I secretary of state's .like and run down
into tlie basement a few moments utter
- the shot hud been fired.
I j-'. Wharton Golden present' d a number
of lel.ers from Governor Taylor to Golden
' in which the form, r piedg- d him his sup
port. The> were re-1.1. G->id.-n Hun went
<>\er tile t.stiinoiiy given in tn-' cxamini.it.
‘ trial. G idea gave some additions to his
former testimony. Among them was a
.MJ lenient mat Culton -.lid tne man who
1 I'ci ‘; e! vl was *s i drunk tr.a. h<- cou d
! hard., stand up. Another was that Caleb
p.w.-r.s told h.m the day before the
a. I ;natl n that the best wav to k.ll
Goebel would I" to start tn argument
tn tin- Caph I Hotel and kill bun there,
powers, tiie witness av.rred. said lajio.
w.nil.l pardon tiie assassin.
I * th ‘ 1 ..-rn->.m - -ri-P Wharton Gol
’ u.-i't told ; gain about ’i.-ta.-ej g.-tting :he
h, vto th.- . er.-tary o! state's office from
l-.im Howel s. and lie said that John Pow
er- told iPtn tw" negroes bad be m brought
It.-t, to knl Goebel. On erefs-examination.
Golden t. .stiff.d that . x-Secretary Finley
"H the conies? I* not Stopped, Goebel
and his gang will be killed. Golden
i replied: „
"I tun v Ith you in that.
Witness In-ard people around tin- state
house av that Go.-nel would be killed u
til- ...nt -st was not stopped.
When asked if l-<- wis not testifying
l„ .. hi-.,, i,,. had b-.-n protni-.-d immunity.
Gold.-n -tated that T. C. Campbell said
he would .1.." II ite " OUld for him.
George 11. Hemphill, el. rk in b<.-rotary
i of Hat’- j'..vers's -.tflee, followed Clold-n.
i’lo aw Vouts-y in lite office Saturday
I before the ass; slnation with a tT’le.
i Hempltlll said Youtsey camo into th.*
r ><>tn a minute or two aft.r tiie shots.
Witne- s heard Sin-rifl Burton (now de
<-.-is, d) thieaten to kill Goebel several
t
In I'-lnit a! Culton -i-nle-i that lie ha.l a
consult Ilion with G-dden in regard to tit *
, i,p ~f th- man wit., kill* I Go '-.-I.
11, ( ];,l ■;<>: know who lit -d the sli 'f. md
,1,-nl.- j Mi s Jack-on's testimony relating
to w! -it Ills wit*- had said to Mt«s Jack
son a’- >’lt Goebel going to lie killed. The
I n-'gttm.-nt of counsel 0.-gat at •"* o clock to
night. and it the conclusion Judge ’'antrill
d.-itirel the application for b.nil.
Bradley Defends Taylor.
Washington. May I.—The supreme court
resumed Its hearing today in the Ken
tucky governorship case, Hon. V. . O.
B-i-dkw formerly governor of the state,
b. tlie first speaker. He appeared for
Govern-r Taylor. This, the first contest
the Stale has ever ha.l over that office,
would never have occurred, he said, but
for the Goeb.l law. He argued that Tav-
j lot's title was complete: that he was not
-nlv .1” Jute governor, but de facto gov
ernor a well, and that every step he had
tak.-n as governor was officially good
under tiie law.
On tin- point of Jurisdiction he contend
ed that the pending case is very similar
to that of Thayer vs. Boyd *>f Nebraska.
In which jurisdiction had been assume.:.
He met tlie argument of Governor Beck
ham’s eotins; I that an office was not prop-
■ ertv bv <iu. ting authorities to the con
trary In a case like this of the govern
orship there was no such thing as an ap
peal to the people. Th- adjudication was
" I'nd. r 'the state constitution tile state
1. gisl iture was nothing more than a board
of contest. Tills was a special power,
and it was limited by the constitution.
If tills limitation wa.-- t•anscen.ied the
act was tyrannical, and such the speaker
el-limed the act of tlie legislature in tins
, case to be. He eliallenged the Method
observed in drawing the board ai d la.-K
of sufil -ient notice. Fie argued tb - legis
i latere had no iurisdiction, alleging as one
ppiAt the failure of the contest notice to
state tin- ground of contest under tne
law Tlie legislature's finding he atta.-k-
I ed as irregular and void. He closed with
i an appeal for recognition by the court.
The court took a reccss until the 14th in-
1 stnnt.
BRYAN AND TOWNE
MAY BE THE TICKET
Conference of Three Parties
Was Held in Chicago to
Arrange Ticket
BRYAN REFUSES TO TALK
Johnson, of Kansas, and Campau,
of Michigan, Represented the
Democrats at the Dis
cussion of the Sit-
uation.
Chicago, May 6.—The Chronicle tomor
row will say:
Bryan and Towne—that was tlie way the
probable . emocratk-, populistic and l*ln
coln republican national ticket vviu* fram
ed as tlie result of a cons, renc-3 yester
day afternoon between leaders of the
three parties at the Sherman house. The
presidential nomination was not dis
cussed. that being a foregone conclusion,
but when tlie conferees had delved Into
Hie puzzle of the vice presidential situa
tion Charles A. Towne, of Duluth, Minn.,
stood on a pinnacle of importance that
dwarfed other possibilities.
The populist representatives nt the con
ference were Senator Marion Butler, of
North Carolina, chairman of his party’s
national committee; Gen< ral J. B. Weav
er, of lowa, ami ex-Congressmun George
Shildey, of Virginia. The silver republic
ans weie represente-1 by Senator Petti
grew, of South Dakota, and eX-Sen itor
i LH«tx>i3. ot Idaho.
Mr. Towne, though chairman of the
Un. dn republican national committee,
■ did not attend the meeting, owing to the
position in which he stood regatding tlie
■ matter under discussion.
Tiie demo Tittle representatives at tlie
conference were Vice Chairman J. G.
Johnson, of tiie national committed, tin 1
Daniel J. Camp ui. of iJetioit, national
committeeman from Michigan. Colonel
\V. J. Bryan was not present.
"I am not interesting myself in tlie vice
I r.-std--ntial nomination.’’ he said. "I
have j.-en the men of the three parties
present in the city today, but I am not
saying anything regarding conference...
I'm going home sot a tw-j months res.
on my farm."
Tho populist plan does not contemplate
the nomination >f Mr. Towne at the na
tional convention this «c«ek in Sioux
Fills. S. D. The programme of the lead
ers. so far as 1.-ad.-rs of the populists can
lay out the work for a convention, con
templates the nomination of Bryan with
out naming any one for second place.
Tlie convention, it was stated, will be
nsked to name a committee to attend the
demoerat!*- and silver republican conven
tions in Kansas City. This body will be
. inpowered t<> ratify the n >mi> tlon >l
th*- two parties, which ar.- expect* <! to
agree on a national ticket, but in ease
of their failure to put up a satisfactory
running tna’. for the Nebraska states
man it will > authorized to nam-a a popu
list candidate.
The object in giving such extensivo
powers to a committee, it wis intimated,
was that the party might hold a club
over the democratic party to insure the
reaffirmation < f th • Chicago platform
Assnran.-es were dedareil to have been
given thui this would be done, in which
case It w >s said noting stood in the way
of a sntista.-torv fusion of all three par
ties. thus avoiding the "Tom Watson mis
take” of LS96.
PASS ON CONVENTION HALL.
Sub-Committee of Democrats To Meet
in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo., May 6.—Tlie sub
committee of the democratic national
committee will meet it-, this city tomor
row tmd decide definitely whether or not
Kansas City will be able to rebuild the
convention hall for the July gathering.
BLEEDIHG PILES. No Cure No Pay.
Your druggist will refund your money
\ if I’azo Ointment fails to cure you. fiOcts.
POSTOFFICE BILL IS READY
Wolcott Will R?port Measure in the
Senate Today.
Washington. May 3.—The senate com
mittee on postoffiees and postroads today
complet.-d the consideration of the j:*«st
office appropriation bill and Chairman
Wolcott will report it tomorrow. Tlie tu t
Increase in the bill is about $1,000.(10),
which Includes the restoration of th*- pro
vision for the pneumatic tube service first
reported by the house committee. It pro
vides $225,000 for continuing the present
contracts and adds $500,010 for extension
of the service to other cities in addition
to those where it lias not been in use.
The following amendment has been m: de
! to tlie provision relating to letter car
riers:
j "Provided, That letter carriers may be
required to work as nearly as practicable
only *-iglit hours on each working day.
but not in any event *-xc edlng forty
eight hours during the six working il.iys
of *-a<-h week, ami such numb.-r of hours
on Sunday, not <-xe.-**ding eight, as may
be required by the needs of tlie service;
and If a legal holiday shall occur on any
working day. the service performed on
said day. if less than eight hours, shall
i>.- counted as eight hours, without re
gard t<> the time actually employed.”
Senator Clay Did Good Work.
Washlngto’i, May 3.—.Spe- ial.i Senator
Clay has la-en hard at work in tlie -oni
mittee on postottie<-s and post roads for
■ several days, tin- eoramittee t>” r.g en
; gaged In the consideration of the post
' "til-- • appropriation '-ill. He had special
! charge of the provision for tlie southern
' fast mail, and today tlie committee, by a
I vote of seven to two. decided to retain tlie
- appropriation. It will b - fought, as usual.
lon the floor of the senate, but Senator
1 Clay has ta doubt of his ability to carry
I it through there.
1 Bad blood breeds catarrh, rheumatism,
i and humors, all of which Hood's » r-a
--1 p.irllkl, the great blood puriti-r, effectu
i ally cures. It also overcomes that tired
• feeling and loss of appetite.
—
BROOK TO SUCCEED MEFAITT.
Retiring Commander of Department
Goes Abroad.
Washington, May 2.—Two important or
ders were issued by the war department
1 today. One granted General Wesley Mer
ritt. commanding the military depart- (
inent of the east, leave of absence from
' th*- 10th instant, with permission to go !
abroad. The other assigned Major Gen- I
oral J. R. Brook** to th.- command of .lie !
department of the east, with headquar
ters at Governor's island. New York, to
take effect on the 10th instant.
Prickly Asli Bitters cures the kidneys, I
regulates the liver, tones up the stomach
and purities the bowels.
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN AS
VIEWED IN FORMER TIMES
Chicago Times-Herald: A total eclipse
of the sun is announced as the most im
portant celestial phenomenon of IMOU. and
although the frequency with which solar
totality occur and our present scientific
knowledge 1 ave robbed it of the mystery
and even the terror which formerly ac
companied it, great value in astronomi
cal circles Is given to Its recurrence. Un
fortunately there is a doubt as to the to
tality being visible in America, the lead
ing astronomers locating it in Spain,
and naming 1925 as the date of a total
solar eclipse in the United States. Be
this as it may, elaborate preparations
are to be made for the occurrence on
May 2Sth. when the Southern railway
will run an eclipse train from New Or
leans to Norfolk, and another epoch will
be accentuated by progression in science.
i Among the elegant modern distinctions
i of railway travel smoked glass will be a
( leading feature, and the only drawback
I anticipated will be a cloudy sky or a
' total absence of the expected eclipse.
I The earliest records of solar eciipses
are ascribed to Confucius, and of these
‘ three were total, and they are not men
i tloned as gctentilic facts, but as bad
omens, lie recorded that the tota. eclipse
| was greeted as such phenomena are re
j reived at the present time by the Chinese
people, with th” beating of gongs, wild
I cries and a savage uproar, all of wlilca
! Is supposed to drive off the evil monster
j whois "eating up the friendly sun.”
One of the eclipses of antiquity was
’ famous for two events. One was that it
j was foretold by an astrologer of the
' philosophical school of the time, 585 B.
<’.. and its alarming appearance stopped
' a battle between the Lydians and the
Medes. The sudden darkness convinced
tiie combatants that the gods were wroth
and they at once- ceased lighting. The
prophets took advantage of their ow*.
ignorance and the terrors of tiie people
to predict direful things, which in many
cases—being the result of unfortunate
conditions—took pace, adding to their
i terror of the sun and inspiring a new
reverence for the powers of tlie prophet.
Two famous eclipses occurred in Europe
during the ninth centurry. A total eclipse
In A. D. 840 frightened Emperor Louis of
Bavaria to death and destroyed his king
; dom. Other eclipses had the same effect
' on rulers, which was so disastrous that
some wise men among those in power
I gave out the death of tile king as an
i event of sueh moment that the heavens,
I shocked at th*- suddenness of the fataii
' ty, went into m-|irning.
I In 1715, in .May, an eclipse of the sun
was predicted in L ndon by a pamphlet,
| "The Black Day, or th.- Prospect of
i Doomsday.” Great preparation was made
j for the unwelcome shadow, and it was
■ related afterwards that in spite of the
I "awesorn*- dark." no one of prominence
’ died, nor did any public disaster over-
I take the country.
j An eciipse of especial interest to Amer
j lea was that of October 27, 178”, when
1 tlie first American eclipse expedition was
; fitted out, destined to be followed by
, many and greatly improved solar insti
; tutions. securing results of wonderful
scientific accuracy and developing mtich
I valuable astronomic material. Several
I eclipses ot mino.- scientific imp*»rtance
I w -re recorded between 18S3 and 18fC», but
; in the later year two appeared. The first
' ushered in the new year and was visi
i ble from California to Manitoba. The
weather was favorable at all points
| along the line, and many photographs
wer<- made. The second eclipse of the
year occurred in Deeemoer and was vis
ible in South America.
<>n more than one occasion in history
' there is a record of the sjiecial darkness
which accompanies an eclipse, disclosing
, tlie presence of a comet, but the eclipse
of 1882 was the first time that a com
et was photographed by the astronomers.
- The eclipse was olwerved by astron
omers representing England, France and
j Italy.
'1 he total eclipse of May, 1883. had some
special dramatic feature about it. To
b* gin with, th*- duration was unusually
long; nearly live and a half minutes.
Tiie greatest duration of totality was six
■ and a half minutes, recorded in Great
Britain August 29, ls*6. Another peculiar
■ feature was that this eclipse was only
i visible in the middle of the Pacific ocean.
Fortunately for tiie cause of science, a
group of coral islands lay in its neighbor-
I hood. America, England. France, Italy
and Australia were represented.
During the total eclipse of the sun. Aug
ust 7, IMS), which was visible in Alaska,
the Indians of the Chilkat river were
greatly alarmed. Professor Benjamin
- Price of the United States coast survey
had gone with a party to Alaska to ob
serve and report the eclipse and ha.l
warned the Indians, but tiny had refused
to believe him until the sun was half
' obscured. Then they ail disappeared and
I not a sound was heard throughout their
village. Th'-y had mad.- up their abo
riginal minds that the scientists were
taking care of matters—that the sun was
1 "very sick" and tiny had "put it to
sleep.”
Educated and intelligent people do not
hesitate to express a dread of that solemn
' darkness which is unlike any other at
mosphere, and In which all nature ap
pears overshadowed with approaching
doom. On** who has witness* d a total
eclipse gives this graphic description:
•'As much as five minutes l>efore the
' total obscurity it may be possible to de
tect strange wavering lines of light and
shade drawing across the landscape.
Then, with frightful velocity, the shadow
of the moon is seen approaching, a tan
gible darkness advancing like a wall,
swift as imagination, silent as doom. The
immensity of nature never com.-s so near
as then, and strong must be the nerves
not to quive-r as th*- blue black shadow
1 rushes upon the spectator with incredible
I speed. A vast palpitating presence seems
i overwhelming the world. Bats emerge
; stetlthily. Se rsitive flowers close. An
' ass -mbled crowd is aw<d into absolute
sil-nce. it becomes curiously edd and
■ the chill is mental as well as physical.”
Opium, Morphine Free Treatment.
Cure guarantee.! at home without pain.
Trial fi ee. Dr. Tucker, ts and 20 Broad
St.. Atlanta. Ga.
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PORTO RICO NOW HAS MONEY
Treasury Has a Nice Balance, Ac
cording to Advices.
Washington. May 3. ihe Porto Rican
! treasury starts out with a comfortable
balance to the credit of, the new civil
gov--rnm<-nt. Acting Secretary M«-:k. ■-
John today received a cablegram tr-in
Governor Allen and (Jenera. Da\:< suit
ing that J. H. Ho lander, the newly ap
pointed treasurer of I "rto Rico, had
qualified and given a l> >nd in the sum ...
.<tP*i.”O”. General Davis ask. d permission
to turn over to th” n.-w fllcia! the casa.
amounting to S2BS.<XM» in the hands of th
military governor, an' Mr. MeiKlejolm
promptly authorized ’he transfer.
Dying from Dropsy
I. unn*-"e->arv. Doctors tell you you
must, but Diretol says no. A cure guar
anted. Book free. Walt.-’r Kirby. Mari
etta. Ohio
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS |
Porto Rican Portfolios Are Distrib
uted by Davis.
San Juan de Porto Rico May 3.—General
Davis's order, dated April 3”th and reach
ing this port today, provides for tho ap
pointment <>f the following noting mem
bers of the executive council:
Secretary, Judge Pettingill; attorney
general. A. F. Odelin; interior. J. R.
Garrison; education. Dr. Coll Y. Toste.
G. G. Gross. R. N. Abeisle. J. H. Lopez,
M. F. Ross.v and Perminio Dl.az. con
stitute the judiciary advisory body for
the purpose of considering and reporting i
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v -,r •» X• ' ' -'!r—A 4 BRISroi . Presidea*
on matters which may be referred io
the board. A. M. Stierile is nude presi
dent of the board of public works.
<>th«T l**sser appointments were mrde
i at the first moiinsr of the council y< --
; terdav. The meeting was called at the
request of Civil Governor Allen. -
Pettit pn sided. The chief
was to discuss the question of the treas
erer's bond, which was tixe 1 at JlOO.ttMi.
The meeting also discussed minor matters.
In the opinion of lawyers tiie meeting
and council were illegal, as the members
«er< not at tint pr ident ac-
cording to the provisions of the law.
Wood Sends in Death Reports.
Washington, M y —The i’o , iw.ng
death report was r -eived at the wi • d
1 partment i day from General Wood. at
Havana:
■v 2
tlag> province—William Ke ley. former •
quartermaster employee. April 24th. a.”.
alcoholism: Odin Arnold, private h"s.dt il
corps. April 25th. septicaemia. Puerto
Principe -Pack-T A Staley. April 24:h,
blood poisoning. WOOD.”
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EX-SEORETARY ENDICOTT DEAD
Boston. Mass.. May fl.—William Crown’n
shield Endicott. secretary of war under
President Cleveland's first administrate :.
died at his residence in this city this
afternoon of pneumonia, aged seventy
three. Although Mr
had been somewhat enfeebled by an at
tack of the grip from which he suffered
last winter, he had been in apparently
go ><l bodily health up to last Wednesday,
tvhen he was taken ill and pneumonia
developed, the disease reaching its most
acute form Saturday evening. JI railed
slightly, however, but during Sunday his
respiration gradually grew weaker and
about 5 o'clock he passed away.
The funeral will be private and the
burial will be in Salem
Mr. Endicott's daughter, the wife of
Joseph Chamberlain. the English seer -
tary of state for the colonies, was noti’i-.d
by cable. Mrs. Endicott was Ellen Fee
body. daughter of George Peabody, the
philanthropist.
Dole Named Governor of Hawaii.
Washington. Ma.v 4.—The president to
day sent the following nominations to
the senate;
Sanford B. Dole, of Hawaii, to be gov
ernor of Hawaii; Henry E. Cooper, of
Hawaii, to be secretary of Hawaii. K.
C. Bellows, of Washington, to be consul
general at Yokohama. Lieutenant Com
mander S imuel C. 1.. inly. United States
navy, of North Carolina, to be judge ad
vocate general f tile navy, with rank of
captain for the term of four years from
th.-4th of June. ]!*'>•. Mr. Dole’was presi
dent of the late Hawaiian repub ic.
Professor W. J. Wynn Stabbed.
Savannah. Ga.. M ty 4 —A special from
Eatonton, Ga.. says that news was re
. eived th -re tod ty of the -• v re stabl
of Professor W. J. Wynn, In Mariana"
Fla. Professor Wynn is a native of Ea
tonton. A f -w days ago. according to the
Information, he punished one of his pu
pils. a twelve-year-old son of ex-Govern
or W. Y. Atk nson. Th<» boy had a knife
concealed in his sleeve and struck the
teacher with it. The blade entered near
the heart, producing i painful wound. The
physician says the escape from fatal re
sults was a narrow one.
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