The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-21
Says Powers Told Him GOebel
Would Be Killed. and That
Would Settle 1t.
STARTLING TESTIMONY GIVEN.
Witnesses Involve the Accused in
th, Plot to Remove Gochel-
MuuntainecrS Wanted for
Intimidation.

| Georgetown. XIV, July 90-Niss Ami,
| WoiSt OF Louisville who was steaugraphei
| to Auditor Sweeney and was In thu Audi
| tors office II, the executive building wher
! the Goetal assassination occurred. was tn,
/ first witness called In the Powers trial tn-
| day.
| SHE heard three shots in the direction q.
| the office of the Secretary If State. Wit
ness said that Immediately after the shoot
| in:, several strangers came into the room.
| but they i'd not speak ~ the shooting and
| II WAS five minutes before she heard what
| had occurred.
| Witness said Henry Ycutsey came into
! her office the day OF the Van Mete--i9erry
| contest and told her she had better leave
| the Sratahousr. as trouble was likely. Wit
| ness said that a few minutes after the
shooting. Assistant Secretary of State Mat
| thews stationed two men with guns At the
| door Of the rulldiuE with orders 20 allow
! no enc to either enter or leave the build
ing.
Army of Intimidation.
Robert Noak.,s testified that John and
caleb Powers and Charles Finley conferred
with him in November after the election
relative 10 bringing armed men TO Frank
fort at the time of the meeting of the
State Election Commission Board. They
told him they wanted him 20 bring as many
men - he could TO lntimida;e the Election
Commissioner. Noakes told of being asked
by Caleb Powers to set company Of mill
tia. composed Of men who would fight, and
t" get smokcl.ss powder cartridges. He
secured a company and it WAS mustered in.
NoaLcs's Startling Charge
Asked II Powers ever spoke To- him about
Go"hcl Noakes said yes Powers said the
contests would amount to nothing and that
when Gocb-l was dead no man In the State
could hold the party together
Miss SuufTsr Of Williamsburg testified
that Powers told her January Il that be-
fore he would bc robbed of his position
he would Kill the last one of them. AT the
same time exhibiting pistol. y l"tt"-, said
To- have been written by Powers, Was read
in which Powers said be did not want to
see Charles Finley. There WAS no need Of
an understanding TO enable them To tell
the truth. Finley WIS as innocent as nc
jPowcrsl was This was written four days
b,fur" Powerss arrest.
Noakes testified that after they reached
Frankfort Caleb Powers came 10 him and
said
Bob, l understand you have two men in
your company v no would Kill man If you
wanted them to do it
Il Jold him." continued TNoakes. '.rhat
l did not believe | had such man. and
h,- mentioned Caldwell and Jones. That
home. Caleb Powers told ne To- keep ten
or twelve Of our best men. and 20 keep
Caldwell and Jones.
Uniforms ndcr Citizen Garb.
My military company was taken with
M. They wore citizens clothes. with the
uniforms under them. We were told by
Powers 10 do Ibis 50 We would be ready
for military service. u. II. Cation told me
/ must keep SIN OF my men under arms all
"f the time. l went % Assistant AGjuian.
General Dixon and told him / wanted To
turn over nay company for | had become
satisfied that '-oehcl woUli h,. seated as
Governor. ana l did not want To serve
under him. Dixon told ne not to .,. dis
Outraged. IS GOci.el would not he Governor
4 was tir'd ana asked Powers how long |
this WAS going on. lie said not much long
Ct. is Gocbel would be killed and that
would settle IT That morning l checked !
two larS. pistols ana a ride for Berry How
ard. Yes, ! saw Governor Taylor that
morning l went into his office and took
my pistols OFF ami put them into a book
case. l passed some words with him al |
that time
At o'clock tomorrow Noakes viii be |