The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-25

and went to Harlan county on the lSth,
and then went to Laurel county for three
or four days. from there returning u
Frankfort.
From there where did you go? To Bar
boursville?" asked Attorney Campbell.
After hesitatng the witness said: 81
won't answer that"
when did you have a conversation with
Secretary Powers?'
Goes to Bring Mountaineers.
when Mr.. Powers and / left here to
gether, Col Powers told me to go to Har-
Ian county and tell Postmaster John Hirst
to send down ten witnesses In the contest
case. who were regular mountain feud-
lists"
ibid he understand what you meant by
that, and what was your understanding of
that requeSt?'
Objected to- but overruled. -
II won't answer that" said Golden.
After some parley Golden said:
well men who would stand up and II
necessary go into the legislative hall and
kill of enough to make 1t in our favor.
did not see Hirst. l saw Hamp Howard.
l told him we wanted ten regular noun
tain feudists for witnesses. We wanted
men who had good Colts forty fves."
Were the Colts forty-hves to be put
in evidence?" asked Attorney Campbell.
"Most assuredly they were" answered
Golden.
In reply to a question. Golden said he
did not know the witnesses who came to
Frankfort He delivered the message to
Howard on Sunday few days before the
shooting of Goebel.
when did you ever see Caleb Powers?'
IL saw him on Tuesday. / got on the
train at Ferris station, Laurel county. He
had No. NJ f,at
Pease and Locket He told me to take care
OF them I next saw Powers in Frank
fort | don't remember what conversa-
ton we had them
Brought Down the Fighters.
''who selected the men who came from
Harlan countyT'
"Hamp Howard. He selected thirty
men besides the ten. Caleb Powers. I
think. selected the men from Knox coun-
ty. There were about seventy or eighty.
Jim Sparks. county attorney In Laurel
county, selected the men from Laurel
county"
when was It determined to bring the
men to Frankfort"
II don't know"
Witness stated that at London Powers
saii he wanted a regular army of noun
taineers to come to Frankfort
In answer TO further questions. Golden
said Powers gave him $3.50 to give to Judge
Bingham In BELL county.
81 gave some OF Il to Bingham to send
ten men down to Frankfort" said Golden.
Witness said he gave Howard $3.50 for
ten tickets to Frankfort and return. He
knew some OF the men from Bell coun-
ty Most OF the men were mountaineers
About 200 or 1900 men were brought to
Frankfort. They were fed back of the
state house Capt. Davis and Charles
Finley provided the provisions,
Continuing Golden said:
I'VE sent most OF these back that
night. by we l mean myself, Powers
Davis. Culton and Gov Taylor Finley
Taylor and Powers decided to send back
all except ten or fifteen from each coun-
~. selected twelve armed men to be
kept from Knox county. Deputy Marshal
George Thomas selected the men from
Laurel county About It's men Of the
mountsineers brought to Frankfort re-
NAMED here to see that We got Justice"
Were to Murder Legislators.
did you have any further converse
tion with Powers regarding the work 70
be done by tho men coming here7'
No, sir, they understood what they
were kept here for. We knew that those
men were here to so into that legislative
hall and II necessary clean out enough
Democrats to make a majority on our
side"
The answer created a sensation.
Mysterious Dark Horse.
Golden said he was IN the executive
building on the day bcfore the shooting
he mot Powers IN Gov. Taylor's ante
room. Powers asked him to go TO Louis
willie that day. Ito told Powers John
he was going % Louisville with Caleb
Powers. During Lengthy argument
over technical point Golden became lIl
and court was adjourned 60 l.@ D. IN
Golden resumed his testimony at tho aft
CrBoou session. lie said John Powers
and black eyed. nons,ached man had a
tak concerning the closing 81 Secretary
Powers ofaco during the lattsrs alb
sence.
y had my hack turned" said Golden.
"tat when I turned I saw John Powers
site a Key 10 the man.
reIa of the PrSmeditated Murder.
John Powers said 20 me, tsoohs. Is 10
lus tc re killed this morning
'l sali. This uast aet ut Done
"Ho aid. Don't set excited. ] save that
man the wrong kcy
What WAS next doooT'
We an went back go tho state house.
! a.i uat 60 80 Louisville that rnorulne.
caut Sag why"
Dick CoonAbs DrouEht In.
"no you GuQw man named Dick
Ccnu.v 90 asked Attorney Campbell
81 ios hes o celocea man ana lives lr.
E,atttNiie Ro came 1own vita the lie
county ccuungVui'
"lii you have amy talk with CALEB a-
ieHa Powers tcog, Dick Coomasr''
Coembs Threatened 20 KIN Goeeel.
40 box they had ,wo ueggaes there
- ala C'oesel. JOAN Powers te.d rae &c.
rhfy were Heckers Aatch ana utek
De, waa sAa psck Corzahs al d ar5lF
s,ors uear the depot every mo-ulns g-s
week ~ 81 previous 20 the sA1auur
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