Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-27
WILL BAR THE PUBLIC
Judge Fears Excitement at
Trial, at Frankfort, KY.
ATTORNEYS CAME NEAR FIGHTING.
Denny and Campbell Approached Each
Other in a Threateh.a., Manner-spee.
tators Rushed for Doors and Windows
Apologies Foliowed-GoIden a Witness.

FEASKFoRT, Ky, March 27-Judge
Moore. before whom the trial o. Score
tary Of State Powers is proceeding wiz
issue an order the effect of which will
be tc bar everybody from the courtroom
except the attorneys, court officers and
newspaper men. This action is taken
on account Of the high tension Of pub.
lie excitement, which resulted in the
wild stampede IN the courthouse during
the pbell-Denny eoloquy.
Colonel Denny, for the defeng ant, in
an argument upon the competency OF
question, said:
lit is perfectly lawful for people to
come here, and to come armed | came
here several times myself. T"
He was referring to the crowd that
was present at the mass meeting held il
the state house yard just prior to Gov.
ernor Goebel's assassination
Colonel Campbell, for the prosecution,
replied that he did not consider it law.
full and was surprised to know that Mr..
Denny had come here armed. Denny
denied having made such statement,
and said that he did not come armed.
Campbell insisted that he had made the
statement. Both men were very eXclt.
ed and spoke with vehemence, and with
arms shaking commenced to advance
toward each other The courtroom was
crowded and the audience evidently
thought fight was on and made mad
rush for the doors and windows, people
falling over each other in their efforts to
get out of the room. Several policemen
and deputy sheriffs were crying for or
der, and Judge Moore was bringing his
gavel down with terrific force and urg
ing the people to take their seats. After
five or ten minutes of the most exciting
scenes witnessed since the assassination
quiet was restored.
They finally apologized to each other.
On inspection of the record it was
found that Colonel Campbell had mis-.
construed Colonel Denny's statement.
Governor Brown, in a speech, asked
the court to adjourn and give the pee.
sple time to cool off, stating that it was
only by the GOODNESS of several officers
and people around him that dozens
of people were not killed He further
said that it was not that he feared VIC.
lence, but he only spoke for the protee.
tion of his clients.
County Attorney Polsgrove objected to
uuJOul mug, sttitlnS ludt IL Wuulu DC all
admission that the court was unable to
protect the prisoner and insisted upon
resumlng the questioning of Golden.
Colonel Denny agreed with Mr. Polls
grove and the court told the attorneys
to proceed with the examination.
AT the conclusion of the examination
of Golden the commonwealth rested its
case. Mrs. Golden was not put on the
stand.
Ex-Governor Brown Intercepted Col.
den. He said he learned about two
weeks ago that he would be arrested if
he did not tell what he knew about the
assassination and that if he did tell the
attorneys for the commonwealth would
try and save him from prosecution.
Golden said he told Judge Fleming, of
Winchester, that he intended to tell all
he knew about the affair While he was
in Winchester he said he was stopped
by two men, DIR. Foster and William
Steele, who grabbed him by the arms
and cursed him for exposing the Re
publican party Golden replied that he
had not exposed the party.
Governor Brown asked him if he had
not told the two men that he knew
nothing about the affair Golden said
that he might have told them that, as
he would have said anything they
wanted him to. Governor Brown asked
him if he made habit of saying an
thing a person desired, to which the
witness responded:
mot when | am on equal terms with
them"
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