The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
END OF CASE IN SIGHT
THE TRIAL OF Ex-SECRETARY POWERS
DRAWING TO CLOSE
DEFENSE TO CLOSE CASE TODAY
The Prosecution to Consume Only One
Day In Rebuttai Testimony-Four
animation or Engineer Goldman As to
Direction of the Fatal Bullet-More
Witnesses tor Defendant Contradict
States Witnesses

Georgetown. KY. August Sit is
believed the defense will complete to-
morrow its testimony in behalf OF for
mer Secretary Of state Powers. charg-
ed with completely in the Goebel shoot
ing.
Colonel Campbell. OF the prosecution.
stated that his side will consume only
one day in hearing rebuttal proof. There
Will be four speeches On each side when
the evidence is finished.
Whether the trial OF Henry Youtsey.
another alleged conspirator. will be
taken up following the Powers trial
or will be laid over has not yet been
decided.
In today's session Of the Powers case
the business OF impeaching and contra
dieting witnesses continued. The pros
ecution claims TO be We'll satisfied with
the testimony Of Surveyor Goldman,
who was introduced by the defense
They declare that they have proved
by his demonstration that the shot If
fired from the lower sill Of the second
window in the office of the secretary
of state. would have passed through
the body at the same point as shown
by Goebel's wounds.
During the afternoons session, the
proceedings We're again interrupted by
a spat between Mr.. Owens. of the de-
Tense, and the court which resulted in
9th $40 fine.
The prosecution cross-examined Sur
veyor Goldman. again going over the
greater part Of the ground covered
by him yesterday. The defense had
shown by the witness that the bullet.
if fired from the secretary of states
office and passed through Goebels
body at l 1916 inches depression TO
the foot would have entered the ground
near the fountain and that the bullet
cut out of the blackberry tree could
not be the one fired by the assassin.
The prosecution sought to break down
this contention and the cross examina-
ton was strung out at great length.
EX-State Auditor l.. S. Stone was re-
called by the prosecution for the pur-
pose of laying foundation for a contra
dfction Of his testimony regarding W.
H. Culton, whom Colonel Stone, while
on the stand last week, accused of
stealing 81, 200. Stone was asked if he
did not tell Tailor PfianZ in Louisville
in March that CultOn was IAN honor
able young man and could be trusted
anywhere" n admitted part Of the
conversation, but denied that it was
in such broad terms.
Roberts Noakes, recalled, denied the
substance of a number of alleged con-
versations.
Nelson Cummings testified as to the
character Of the members of the Cor
bin military company, which Noakes
had testified was made up of d~isreputa-
BILE persons as in accordance with in,
struct.ons from Powers. He said the
men with whom he vas acquainted
bore good regulations.
L.. F. Sinclair, one of the attorney!
for the defense, testified as to an al
legged conversation with Wharton
Golden in April in which he said Cul
ton and Youtsey were fools to confess
as they would get nothing for it. Wit
ness said he was in the hallway of tht
executive building when the assassina
ton occurred. The shots sounded u
him as if fired from the step of tn
building. He saw no one else in tn
hall or at the door. Witness then pass
ed into the governors reception room
and met Governor Taylor, who wa
standing in the door of his office. H,
was very much excited. Witness
pushed him aside into the office anC
pulled the door to. Governor TayloI
lac a pistol. Witness and Tayloi
body lying on the pavement. Witness
recognized it a. Goebel.
On cross examination witness ad
mitted that he testified before thu
April grand jury at Frankfort, blu
did not upon hat occasion tell o
things he had related on the stand thi!
afternoon.