The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19
CALEB POWERS
FOUND GUILTY
And Sentenced to Irnpris-
onl1lent for Life
LESS THAN AN HOUR
Required by the Jury to Reach an
Agreement.
PRISONER GREW CHASTITY PALE
As the Verdict Was Read by the Clerk.
Motion Will BE Made for o
New Trial, and, Fail
in. i'll That, an APP
peal Will 30
Taken.
PRISONER GREW CHASTITY PALE
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the jury, find the defendant guilty nnd fix
peaitenuary for the rest of his natural
lfe.'' This was the wording of the YER
dict rendered to-day in the case of ex-
Secretary of State Caleb Powers, charged
with being an accessory before the fact
to the murder of William Goebel.
The jury retired at 1:32 P. NJ, and re-
turned its verdict at 2:25, having been out
only fifty-three minutes.
The vote in favor Of life sentence was
unanimous.
When the jury retired the belief was
general that its members would full to
agree, and in this opinion the defendant
himself WAS firmly convinced.
When the verdict Of guilty was return
ed Powers. for the first time during the
weary six weeks of the trial, betrayed his
feelings. Under all Of the trying Incl
dents of the trial he had maintained a
changeless expression. The verdict of
guilty, however, apparently staggered
him He was sitting near the door OF the
jury room, and when the jurors knocked
on the door summonng the Sheriff his
face took on anxious look. When the
twelve men filed into the room and took
their septs. and as Clerk Penn called the
10 be more excited than the rest OF the
spectators.
Have you made verdict, gentlemen?"
inquired the Court.
I'VE have the jurors assented. and
at the same tine Mr.. Stone, foreman.
passed the verdict up to the clerk, who
read it aloud.
PRISONER GREW WHITE.
ISowers. always pale. grew Shastly white
Iokened Sr-Sat mental anguish. Then,
somewhat regainfng his composure, he
turned to the Misses Dangerfield, who had
been in conversation with him, and said:
II was not expecting that. The verdict
is unjust" There was no. sort of de-
monstration following the verdict and the
vast crowd filSd out Of the courthouse
almost in silence. Powers remained in
the courtroom for some time after the
verdict was rendered. IN conference with
his attorneys. who will at once move for
a new trial and failing in that will take
an appeal.
When the jurymen entered the jury
room. Juror Stone. the Oldest man on the
panel. was elected foreman. Juror Por-
ter the only Republican on the jury. the
first to speak, said:
-GentlemanI am a Republican and
have said that ! did not believe Gosbels
murder was the result of a conspiracy.
did not think Caleb Powers could be
guilty. but / have heard the evidence and
/ am convinced he Is
Others also made talks and it is said
one of the men of the jury intimated that
he thought the death penalty ought to
be inflicted. However. when a ballot was
talcar all twelve of the jurors voted for
life Imprisonment
THE JURY.
The jury which sat in the case was
composed of eight Democrats: three anti
Goebel Democrats and one Republican,
as follows:
]. G. Stone. farmer. anti-Goebel: Harris
MuSssllman. farmer. anti-Goebel: W. -.
Tinder, farmer. anti-Goebel; "A. ". Craig.
merchant, Democrat; w. P Munson.
farmer, Democrat: w. II. Oldham, mer-
chant. Democrat; Ben. Ford. farmer,
Democrat: George Murphy, Democrat; j.
T. Mn u7,erry. farmer, Democrat; j. T.
CrosswaGt. carpenter. Democrat: Alonzo
Kemper. farmer. Democrat: and }. Z.
Porter school teacher. Republican.
One of the jurors said tonight that the
turymen We're influenced in making up
their verdict by many things in the evil
dence. but that some of the chief points
were Powers own admission on the stand
that he Organized the crowd of ] 200 armed
mountainous which came to Frankfort
January 18th. his confederation of parts
OF the testimony OF Noakes. Golden and
Culton. the proof that he gave Youtsey
the kew and that the shot was fired from
his office.
It IT doubtful whether the Youtsev case
Will be tried. although it will be called on
Monday
Mr. Crawfordof the defense, made state
ment in court this afternoon that Youtsey,
according to his physician. Is still threat
ened with typhoid fever One OF his at,
sorneys, John NJ. Stevenson. is also Ill
o. typhoid fever, and Mr.. Crawford could
not say whether or not the defense would
he ready on Monday. In the event the
Toutsev case Is continued. one of the
other cases. either that OF Davis. Whit
taker or Combs will be taken IN
After the jury rcti-el the case OF Henry
Youtsey. also charged with comn1cNtv IN
the Soebel assassination. was caleb. me
defense was representea by ]. G. C-awford
and r. ". Nelson. Of Newport. and Judge
AslSew. of Georgetown.
A long list of witnesses was called but
few answered TO their names.