The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-10
POWERS TRIAL CLOSING
The Geebel Murder Case Soon to 90
to the Jury.
The Defence May Rest Its side on
saturday and the Prosecution VIII
Consume Three Days in irodncinS
Testimony in Rcbuttal-L. II. Sin
clair Goes Upon the Witness stand.


GEORGETOWN. Ky. Aug. e.-The de-
fence presented more contradictions today,
but they were not on material points.
The defence also produced witness, L. F.
Sinclair. who said he looked out of the
window of the Governors office after the
shots were fiered and as soon as he saw
the body of a man lying on the pavement,
he recognized it as that Of Mr.. Goebel
although $50 feet away.
The defence hopes to conclude by Sat
urday morning, and the prosecution will
then require about three days for re-
buttal. The jury may get the case in ten
days
Surveyor Goldman was on the stand
again this morning According to his
calculations if the bullet Travelled IL
Inches through Goebel's body and in do
ing Sc fell 1 1916 inches in that distance
1t indicated that the bullet if not de-
: flected had come from a point Z feet
above the windowsill of the west window
of the Secretary of States office.
After recess the prosecution asked that
Capt. s. s Stone. the ex-auditor. be re-
called Colonel Owens. for defence. said
it was irregular. but he would not object
Il have allowed your side to do the
same thing" said Judge Cantrill
THAT was after they got through, and
it was our right to do SO, and 1 say this
is irregular" replied Owens in rather
tart manner.
Il say it is not irregular. and have
ruled and you can sit down" said the
Judge with a slight rising infection.
81 say. your honor. that I do not OBJ
iect to witness coming in now, but I say
Il is irregular
We'll, if you are not objecting. why
are you standing up talking against it?
have decided it." said Judge Cantrill
Your honor has the right to decide it,
said Owens. still standing up. and in
manner indicating he would not sit down.
Mr. Clerk. enter fine of $40 against
Mr.. Owens and issue q capias forthwith"
said the judge.
Owens stood IN a few seconds longer.
but said nothing more.
D. H. Sinclair. a telegraph operator at
Frankfort, was recalled by the defence 10
lay the foundation for a contradiction. He
was asked if he had not on July 25 told
Dr. II. S. Keller that he had been prom
ised a place. but the promise had not
been fulfilled. that he said he had gone
to Justus GoebeI and demanded posi-
tion; that he had been offered money for
his testimony, but he had agreed TO ac
cept a position an exchange of courte-
sizes. That he could break down the prose-
-ution if he wanted to and had given
Justus Goebel one week to fulfill the
promise or he would go over to the de-
fence.
The prosecution objected and the court
ruled that he need not answer.
The defence recalled Robert Noakes for
the purpose CT contradiction. Noakes said
be never said 10 Abe Herndon that he was
going on the stand but would answer no
questions except when his attorney nodded
his head. He said he did say to Herndon
that he was in the hands of his attorneys
and would do what they said. He said he
never told B A Rice that he would get
written contract that he was not to De
prosecuted bsfore he would testify.
He-ndon swore that Noakes did tell him
he would only answer when his attorneys
nodded and Rice said Noakes did say in
his presence a few days after the trial
began that he would not testify till ne got
written contract not to be prosecuted as
an accessory
l. F Sinclair. postmaster at George
town, and one Of the attorneys for the de-
fence. said:
Wharton Golden told me on the train
or April II that Cullon and Youtsey were
fools for talking, IS they were not getting
a cent for it.
Il was just entering the door Of the main
hall in the executive building leading into
the reception room OF the Secretary OF
States office on January 30 when shcts
were fired l though, the first shot was
TIE slamming Of door at the west end OF
the hall. I looked. but the door was
closed, and ! saw no one in the hall The
shots sounded like they came from out
side of the west door. / then went on
into the reception room saw Governor
Taylor there and push I'd him back into his
shooting meant. We both went to the win
dow and locked out. saw man lying
on the pavement and / said That is
GoebeI.' 4"
On cross ss-examinaiion Sinclair said: 81
did not tell the s-and jury what l have
told today because no questions were ask
ed me about IT. ] did not tell Mr.. Pedi-
cord in the presence of R. E. Roberts that
the first shot SOUNDED clear and the others
rnufled, and that saw Goebel and that he
quiyered like a shot hog"
Sinclair is the fourth or fifth witness
who has testified 20 being in the hall OF
3he executive building when the shots were
fired. but each one las sworn there was
nobody else in the hall.