The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-08
WILL lMPEACH WITNESSES.
ru SIDES IN POWER CASE TO
PURSUE THAT COURSE.

=, Trasper Says He Saw the
80. THAT Killed GoebeI Fired
urom the Third story of the Exec
tive Building-Couid Not See the
u.r-Testlmony of N Witness Who
was with TayIor-Cuiton Again
on the stand.
-.orqetown. KY. Aug. 7.-To-day's ses-
TN of the trial of ex-Secretary of State
--a1.h Powers developed the fact that both
AS in the case will deal extensively in
,optradiction and impeachment of wit
nesses.
rhe most important testimony heard to-
dov was given by Corpl. Milt Trasper Of
-. Rarbourville company. OF which John
1,o,yers was captain. Trasper testified
nat the shot which killed Goebel was fired
x.or, the third story of the executive
b,i]dng. and not from the Secretary OF
sta-e.s office, which is on the first floor.
rrasner declared he saw the window
raised and saw the smoke from the ex-
rlosion. but did not see the gun or the
person who fired II.
At the afternoon session of the court the
defense further sought to contradict w.
:, Culton by introducing two witnesses
wbo ,estifed that Culton told them he had
an agreement with the prosecution by
which he was not to be confined to jail.
C,I+on on the stand denied that he ever
made such a statement.
He Was in TayIOr's Office.
state Senator George H. Alexander of
louisville. teso fied as follows
- was in Gov. Taylcr's private office
tslkirg to him when the shooting oecurI-
ed There was one shot, sharp ana loud'
and four others which were dull and muf-
1ed | got up and ran out of the office
and stood behind tree on Lewis street.
Could see the body of the wounded man
living on tie pavement ] then walked
down to Bro ldway, where 1 heard that 1t
was MIR. Gee bel who faG been shot. l 90
rot remember what Gov. Taylor said
when we heard the Shots, but believe he
made soma exclamation of surprise. l
sew several rough locking men in the an
e-room of the Governors office as l frst
came in
John Perkins, the negro porter in the
Adiutant Generals office, says he was in
that Office when the shooting occurred.
"Tallow Dick Combs and Mason Hook
ersmith, the former of whom is under in
dictment as an accessory, were in the Of
fee at that time. About five minutes aft
er the shooting witness went to the ar
senal with message from Assistant Ad-
jutant General Dixon calling out the
Traspcr Saw shot Fired.
Corporal Milt Trasper said he arrived in
Frankfort on Jan. % and remained until
after Jan. 80. He was in the House CLOAK
room looking out of window toward the
executive building when the shooting oc-
Cured. He saw a window on the third
floor of the executive building raised,
heard the sohts and saw smoke, but could
no tsee either man or gun. Witness ana
not go UP into the executive building for
over an hour after the shooting.
He claimed that he found two boxes,
one UPON the other, near the window ne
had noticed open when the shots were
fired.
Cross-examined Trasper said he was a
member of John Powers military com
pany. The latter sent for him on jan
"a and told him he had secret orders from
Gov. Taylor to bring his military com
many to Frankfort Witness was afraid
trouble might come up over the soldiers
going in this manner and preserved POW
ers' note TO protect himself in case there
was any irregularity about it, witness
did no military service at FRANKFORT I'M
III Immediately after the assassination.
John Powers met him and told him to
get his gun, which he did
DR. ]. w. Prewit4 testified that john Il.
Powers became ill at Frankfort about
noon, JAN, rs and that he was called TO
see him twice that day. Robert noakes
had testified in regard to several con-
versations with Powers en- thaf day ana
DR.. Prewitt's testimony was IN contra
diction of Noakes.