Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-03-27
Says Regular Feudists with 45-Cal-
iber Revolvers Were Ordered to
Be Brought to Frankfort by Pow
ers-Witness Brings in Name of
Taylor In His Testimony.

1O'4sh AoSSlSbd1y IOWeIS SIMPLY IN
structed him to bring witnesses" who
were mountain feudists, yet Golden
understood they were to come to
Frankfort for possible more sinister
purpose, that of cleaning out" the
democratic majority in the legislature
Golden also brought in the name Of
Gov. Taylor in an incidental way, also
the names of Culton, John Powers
Capt. Davis, Chales Finley, Judge
bingham, and others. the plan to
BRING the mountaineers to Frankfort
having taken on wider scope than ex-
pected. 1t is expected the common
wealth will rest at the conclusion of
Goldenss testimony. Golden was
seized with slight hemorrhage dur
ing the morning and an adjournment
was taken earlier than the usual hour.
Secretary Powers was the only one
OF the defendants brought into court
Saturday morning, Capt, Davis and
Culton remaining in Jail. j. Wharton
Golden, of Barboursville, was sworn as
the firstwitness. He said he had known
Secretary Powers for II or IS years,
also knew Mr.. Culton. He was also ac-
quainted with Gov. Taylor and Capt
John Powers. He said he was good
friend to all the defendants. He was
in Frankfort in January and Febru-
airy and saw Secretary and John Pow
ers nearly every day. He was in Frank
fort on January IA and went to Harlan
county on the 18th, and then went to
Laurel county for two or three DAYS,
from there returning to Frankfort.
Testimony in Detail.
Where then did you go? To Barbours-
ville?' asked Attorney Campbell. The wit
ness hestated. then said:
i won't answer that
When did you have conversation with
Secretary Powers?"
When Mr. Powers and I 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"
How were these witnesses to bSss..,
lected and in what manner were -
GENE %
Regular mountain feudists."
Give the exact conversation between
you and Secretary Powers relative to get.
ting witnesses in Harlan county"
He told me to go to Harlan county and
tell Mr. Hirst to send down ten men who
were regular mountain feudists."
DID he understand what you meant by
that, and If so what was your understand
Ing of that request?"
Objected to, but overruled.
II won't answer that" said Mr. Golden
To Kill Off Democratic Legislators.
After some parley Mr. Golden said:
''Well, men who would stand up and If
necessary go into that legislative hall and
n ma tn fo1,
Il did not see Mr. Hirst. l saw Hamp
Howard. told him we wanted ten regu-
lar mountain feudists for witnesses. Wo
wanted men who had good Colts 45's''
Were the Colts ass to be put in evil
dence?" asked Attorney Campbell
Most assuredly they were" answered
Golden.
In reply to question, Golden said he
did not know the witnesses who came to
Frankfort. He delivered the message to
Howard few days before Goebers shoot
ing on Sunday preceding the shooting
when did YOU next see Caleb Powers ?"
II saw him on Tuesday. l got on the
train at Ferris Station, Laurel county He
had couple of men on the train named
Pease and Locket. He told me to take
care of them. 1neXt saw Powers in Frank
fort. don't remember what conversation
we had then.
Howard Selected Men.
WHO selected the men who came from
Harlan county?"
Hamp Howard. He selected 80 men be-
sides the ten Caleb Powers, l think, Sc
lected the men from Knox county There
were about 70 or so. Jim Sparks. county
attorney in Laurel county. selected the
men from Laurel county"
when was it determined to bring the
men to Frankfurt
'I3don't know
Who informed you they We're wanted?"
Caleb Powers l saw him in London
Caleb said he wanted a regular army to
come to Frankfort"
DO You mean United States army men?"
. mo, mountaineers'
Powers Gave Him Money.
In answer TO further questions Golden
said Powers gave him sl60 to give to Judge
Bingham in Bell county.
Il gave some of 1t to Bingham to send
ten men down to Frankfort" said Golden.
The witness identified a receipt for $50
given by Bingham. Witness also said he
gave Mr.. Howard $3.50 for ten tickets to
Frankfort and return. He knew some OF
the men from Bell county. The men, a
good many of them, were mountain feud-
lists. In,all about 1900 or 1900 men were
brought to Frankfort. They We're fed back
of the statehouse. Capt Davis and Charles
Finley providing the provisions Contin-
uing Golden said:
Brings In Gov. Taylor's Name.
I'VE sent most of them back that night.
BY we | mean myself, Caleb Powers.
Capt. Davis. Bull Culton and Gov. Tay.
lor Finley. Taylor and Powers decided
to send them back. all except ten or fifteen
from each county. / selected the men to
be kept from Knox county, u of them
we'll armed. Deputy Marshal George
Thompson selected the men from Laurel
county About IFS men of the mountain
GERS brought to Frankfort remained here
to see that we got justice"
did you have any further conyersa
fion with Powers regarding the work TO
be done by the men remaining here?"
Creates n Sensation.
'.No. sir. We understood what they were
kept here for. We knew that those men
were here to go into that legislative hall
and If necessary clean out those fellows"
what fellows?"
THE democrats, enough to make me-
5ority on our side.'
The answer created a sensation in the
courtroom.
Golden said he was in the executive
building on the day before the shooting
He met Caleb Powers in Gov. Taylors
ante-room. Powers asked him to go to
Louisville that day. He told John Powers
he was going to Louisville with Caleb Pow
ers. During a lengthy argument OWE
technical point. Golden became i'll az
court was adjourned to ! 80 o'clock.
Sensations of Afternoon.
Golden resumed his testimony at the
afternoon session. He said John Powers
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