The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-03-27

~ ACb NdleD HOWerS IN Gov.
Iaylor's anti-room. Powers asked
him TO go TO Louisville that day. He
told John Powers that he was going
TO Louisville with Caleb Powers. Dur
ing a lengthy argument over a tech
meal point, Golden became i'll and
court was adjourned.
Golden resumed his testimony at
the afternoon session. He said John
Powers and a black-red moustached
man had a talk concerning the clos
ing of Secretary Powers office during
the latter's absence.
L had my back turned" said Col
den, "but when l turned 1 saw John
Powers give the key to the man.
John Powers said to me 'Goebel is
going to be killed this morning. [
said, This must not be done He
said, Don't get excited, I gave that
man the wrong key 1 said. We
must go and see Caleb John Pow
ers saw him. did not
I'VE all went back to the state
house; | did not 90 to Louisville that
morning, l can't say why"
Did YOU have any talk with Caleb
or John Powers about Dick COombs?"
No, but they had two negroes
there to Kill Goebel John Powers
told me 50. They were Hocllersmith
and Dick Coombs. / saw Dick Coombs
NJ the drugstore near the depot ev-
cry morning for a week or so pre-
~ fr
talking to Il man named Wallace in nv
presence. said: D him. /
know him as far as l can see him
and l can Kill him as far as I can see
HIM He was talking of Goebel.
This conversation was in the adiutant
generals office. He also said: L
know his every movement. and | can
hit him with this as far as / can
sec him.. lie carried Colts - that
shoots Winchester cartridge. six
or eight inches in the barrel.
COOmbs was in the assistant adju-
tant generals Office on the morning
of the Shooting with Hoc<ersmith and
Jim Wallace. / saw the man who got
the key from John Powers this
morning. The fellow was a little
man. When we Caleb and John
Powers and myself) went back there,
he said: You have given me the
wrong key 1 don't remember what
John said to him. The rest of the
day 1 was around town. No refer
ence WAS made TO the key the rest
Of the day. The key was TO Caleb's
office.
On Tuesday did YOU meet Caleb
and John Powers" asked Attorney
Campbell
Yes. / did. ] saw them i'm Calcb's
Office. ] got a letter from Blakeman
that morning asking me to come TO
Louisville. Caleb said he was going
with me, but said he might want me
10 90 TO the mountains. He was talk
ing 10 Walter Day and Gov. Taylor.
Y. J. Howard. of Harlan county. came
mp and he talked TO Taylor. lie in
sisted on Taylor calling out the mill
tia. TAYLOR said: NV God. YOU peo-
pie must do something first adding
1 can get the militia quick enough.
You fellows must act first BY that
/ understand we fellows must raise
q riot i'm the senate chamber Goe-
bel was there. As l told YOU this
morning. we would clean out enough
of that legislature there to make it
our way
What do YOU mean by that? -
why. kill en-
After Taylor was through talking
/ urged Powers to get the train
with me. as IL was due. u learned
that Senator Gocbel had been shot
at Lagrange. We continued on 10
Louisville. ! do not know why Mr..
:Powers went TO Louisville. Both
John and Caleb Powers were along.
We left for Frankfort that afternoon
and went directly to the state house.
] never saw Mr.. Powers again that
day"
Attorney Campbell then took the
witness back. and Golden told Of
conversation he had with Caleb Pow
ers on a train in Laurel county pre-
vious TO the shooting. Caleb said
continued Golden, ID them. we've
got them j understand bv that
remark that we had democrats down
here and we could do as we pleased
after we got here"
Counsel Tor the defense strongly
objected TO this line Of examination
and the commonwealth withdrew it
and announced that it was through
with the witness. Golden. who was
very weak from his hcmorrhage,
begged TO be allowed a few minutes
rest and he was accordingly taken
out by a deputy sheriff.
Golden's illness proved more Sc
Tious than AT first thought and after
half an hours delay an adjournment
was taken until 10 =. m. Monday.
Frankfort, Ky. March 2G.-Not-
withstanding troops recognizing. the
dual governors are quartered within
two squares OF each other, the reDub-
lican troops at the state house, UNI
der orders from republican Gov. Tay-
lOr and the democratic trOOUs nj fbC