The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-29

Powers and black-red moustached
man had talk concerning the clos
ing of Secretary Powers office during
the latter's absence.
81 had my back turned" said Col
den. "but when / turned | saw John
Powers give the key to the man.
John Powers said to me 'Goebel Is
going to be killed this morning I
said. This must not be done He
said, Don't get excited, ] gave that
man the wrong key said, we
must go and see Caleb John Pow
ers saw him, | did not"
1--WE all went back to the state
house; l did not go to Louisville that
morning. I can't say why"
''Did you have any talk with Caleb
or John Powers about Dick Coombs ?"
"No, but they had two negroes
there to kill Goebel. John Powers
told me so. They were Hockersmith
and Dick Coombs. | saw Dick Coombs
at the drugstore near the depot ev-
cry morning for week or so pre-
vious to the shooting. Coombs
talking to man named Wallace in my
presence, said: cd him, I
know him as far as | can see him
and I can kill him as far as l can see
him. He was talking of Goebel.
This conversation was i'm the adiutant
generals office. He also sad Il
know his every movement and / can
hit him with this as far as l can
see him. He carried Colts 32 that
shoots Winchester cartridge. six
or eight inches in the barrel.
Coombs was in the assistant adju-
tant generals Office on the morning
of the shoting with Hockersmith and
Jim Wallace. l saw the man who got
the key from John Powers this
morning. The fellow was little
man. When we Caleb and John
Powers and myself) went back there,
he said: You have given me the
wrong key l don't remember what
John said to him. The rest of the
day 1 was around town. No refer
ence was made to the key the rest
of the day. The key was to Caleb's
office.
son Tuesday did you meet Caleb
and John Powers?" asked Attorney
Campbell.
"Yes, l did, / saw them in Caleb's
office. l got a letter from Brakeman
that morning asking me to come to
Louisville. Caleb said he was going
with me, but said he might want me
10 go to the mountains. He was talk
ing to Walter Day and Gov. Taylor.
X. J. Howard, of Harlan county, came
up and he talked to Taylor. He in
sisted on Taylor calling out the mill
tia. Taylor said: My God, you peo-
pie must do something first adding
4 can get the militia quick enough.
You fellows must act first. BY that
| understand we fellows must raise
riot in the senate chamber. Goe-
bel was there. AS I told you this
morning, we would clean out enough
of that legislature there to make il
our way"
What do you mean by that?"
"Why, kill EN-"
After Taylor was through talking
| urged Powers to get the train
with me. as it was due. 81 learned
at Lagrange. We continued on to
Louisville. l do not know why Mr.,
!Powers went to Louisville. Both
John and Caleb Powers were along
We left for Frankfort that afternoon
and went directly to the state house.
never saw Mr.. Powers again tha.
day"
Attorney Campbell then took the
witness back, and Golden told of a
conversation he had with Caleb Pow.
ers on train in Laurel county pre-.
vious to the shooting. "Caleb said,
continued Golden, ID them, we've
got them" l understand by that
remark that we had democrats down
here and we could do as we pleased
after we got here"
Counsel for the defense strongly
objected to this line of examination
and the commonwealth withdrew il
and announced that it was through
with the witness. Golden, who wa.
very weak from his hemorrhage
begged to be allowed few minutes
rest and he was accordingly taker
out by deputy sheriff.
Golden's illness proved more Sc
rious than at first thought and after
half an hours delay an adjournment
was taken until 10 a. m. Monday
Frankfort, KY, March 26.-Not
withstanding troops recognizing the
! dual governors are quartered within
two squares of each other, the repub
lican troops at the state house, un
der orders from republican Gov. Tay
lor, and the democratic troops at tn,
court house, guarding Prisoners Pow
ers, Culton and Davis, under orders
| from democratic Gov. Beckham, ther,
has been no clash. Republican Adjt
Gen. Collier and democratic Assistan
Adjt. Gen. Murray were together fo
some time in conference. Gen. Collie
called to disclaim responsibility 70
the mine which some of the soldier
made pretense of laying, but it il
understood their talk took on |
wider scope and that they discusse,
and mutually agreed upon plans t.
avoid the possibility of any sort o
clash between the troops.
The examining trial of republican
Secretary of State Caleb Powers will
! be resumed. Sergt. F. Wharton Col
den. who, it is alleged, turned state
evidence, will continue on the witnes
stand for cross-eNamination, his di
rect testimony having been complete,
Saturday. When he is through, Mrs
/ Golden his wife will he in DfrOduced n