Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-27
COURTROOMCLEARED.
The Defense In the Goebel Murder
Case Will Not Introduce Any
Testimony.
RELEASE OF POWERS ASKED
The Pardon of Secretary of State Powers
BY Governor Taylor rendered to
the Court As Bar to
Prosecution.

Frankfort, KY, March 27.-The fourth
day of the examining trial Of Republic
an Secretary of State Caleb Powers be-
gan with the court room cleared Of all
people excepting the attorneys, newspa.
per correspondents and the officers Of
the court. Governor Brown, for the de.
fense, announced that no testimony
would be introduced for the defense
and they would waive further examina-
ton. The pardon issued to Powers by
Governor Taylor was rendered by ex-
Governor Brown as a bar to prosecu-
ton, and he asked that the defendant
be dismissed.
MOTION ovERRULED.
The commonwealth denied Governor
Taylors right to issue a pardon. Gov
ernor Brown moved that the prisoner
be dismissed upon the evidence. The
motion was overruled. Judge Moore
said: ut is not my belief that Powers
fired the shot which killed Governor
Goebel, but from the evidence it Is my
opinion that he was connected with the
conspiracy to kill him. shall. there
fore, order him to be held without bail
to the Franklin county grand jury"
The cases against Capt. John Davis
and William H. Culton, also charged
with being accessories to the murder,
were postponed until this afternoon.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN ARREST
Frankfort, KY. March T.-H. E.
Youtzey, a Republican, and Auditor
Sweeney's private secretary, was ar
rested to-day as the man with the black
mustache whom Golden mentioned in
his testimony as the man John Powers
gave the key to the Office of Caleb Pow
ers. Youtzey's half-brother, John L.
Crawford, is a prominent Republican of
Newport. The warrant charges him to
being an accessory before the fact to
the murder of Goebel.
WAIVED AN EXAMINATION.
Culton and Davis waived an examina-
ton trial. BY agreement of the attor-
neys, Culton will remain home with his
sick wife under private guard. In the
case of Davis, the bail was flxed at
$4,000
JUST LIKE KENTUCKY.
Frankfort, KY, March N.-The most
thrilling event in the examining trial Of
the Republican secretary Of state, Caleb
Powers, occurred yesterday afternoon
after o'clock. and for few minutes 1t
looked as If serious trouble could not be
prevented. Judge George Denny, for the
defendant, in an argument upon the
competency of question said:
ut is perfectly lawful for people to
come here and to come armed came
here several times myself"
He referred to the crowd that was
present at the mass meetings held in
the state house yard just prior to the
assassination Of Governor Goebel.
EXPECTED A FIGHT.
Colonel Campbell. for the prosecution,
replied that he did not consider it law
full, and was surprised to know that
Denny had come here armed. Judge
Denny denied having made such a
statement, and said he did not come
armed. Campbell insisted that he had
made the statement. Both men were
very much excited, and spoke with We
hemence, and, with arms shaking, COM
menced to advance toward each other.
The court room was crowded, and the
audience evidently thought that fight
was on, and made mad rush for the
doors and windows, people falling over
each other in their wild efforts to get
out of the room. After five or ten min
utes of the most exciting scenes since
the assassination. quiet was restored.
Just as soon as the room began to
grow orderly Ex-Governor Brown, one
Of the attorneys for the defense, whis-
pered to Colonel Campbell, who prompt
ly rose and apologized to the Judge and
to the court, Judge Denny replying in a
very happy speech. On an inspection OF
the record it was found that Campbell
had misconstrued Denny's statement.
MRS. GOLDEN NOT WILLING.
At the conclusion Of the examination
Of Golden, the commonwealth rested Its
case. 1t was stated last night that Mrs.
Golden would also be introduced as q
witness, but she was not put on the
stand. 1t is stated that she was an un-
willing witness.