Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-24
THF GOEBEL MURDER.
Trial Of Those Accused Is New on
at Frankfort. @
POWERS CASE FIRST
Several Witnesses Examined, bat IN,
Testimony Was without Any
Sensational Feature Pab-
lie Kept from Court.

Frankfort, March 23.-Judre Moor,
convened court at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing The prisoners, Caleb Powers, W
II Cuul-on aud John Davis. wcr,
brought into the courtroom and tool
seats by their counsel. Tho common
wealth witnesses were called. number.
ing 90. The name Of Sergeant Golden
was not on the list. At the conclusion
of the call Of the commonwealth wit
nassos County Attorney Polsgroye AN
n1unccd he was roady for the trial IN
the case Of the commonwealth against
Powers. Ex-Governor Brown read the
warrant against Powers charging him
with boing accessory % the murder Of
William Gocbel and asked a dismissal
OF the defendant un the ground the war.
rant was fatally defective IN not alleg
ing the crime was committed IN Frank
lin county. and did not oven show the
uiionse 10 have been committed In Ken.
turky. County Attorney Polsgrovo said
the warrant followed the lines laid down
IN the criminal case, Judge Moore over.
ruled the objection 10 form of warrant.
\ squad ut % extra police aud deputy
shcriis guarded the outer entrance 20
the courthouse. while ile of soldiers
stood NJ the door and passed on the ere.
dental, of persons entering the room.
The general public being excluded by
order " Judge Moore, only ATTORNEYS,
relative, uf the accused, witnesses aud
officer, of the court are being admitted
Those admitted. however. soon alled
the courthouse on the second floor Of the
building.
Lexington aud Winchester companies.
armed with Wmchcstcrs, were scattered
through the various rooms Not much
moro than an ordinary crowd was on
the street, and there was no excitement.
Colonel + G. Cimpb,ll and Arthur
Goobel appeared at the courthouse at
92O o'clock A few minute, later ~.
Governor John Young Brown, W. B.
Ramsey, T. q Kiukold and G.. Sims,
attorneys iur the defense. arrived.
The defense announced ready fot
trial and called August Muninger. oi
Cuvington ana undertaken, a, the first
witness. Tie did not answer aud an
attachment against him wa, issued by
the court un demand of the defense.
Ex-Governor Brown asked that the
witness, he excluded from the court.
room and Judgc Muore ordered the wit.
nessc, 10 retire and admom,hed them
NOT 90 talk to anybody on the outside
Eph lillnrd, warden of the Frankfort
| peuitoutiay, was the first witncs.
sworn Hc was with senator GoebrI
whom The latter wus shot. He walked
ahead Of Gocbcl and was just entering
the state house when the shot was fired.
IIc turned hack from the state house
steps and saw what had happened.
lie then looked toward the cxccutiv,
buildings and saw that the second
window of the corner room slightly
raised. This was the Office of the secre.
taFy Of state. He thought the shot had
been fired from this room. There were
several other shots later. but did
not come from the same place. The first
shot was evidently fired from nAc.
while the others seemed to d. from pi
/ tol, and were not ,o clear and distinct
/ a. On, first.
Upon being cro,scXaminod by cx. Gov.
[ Brown, Lil,ard said he saw spmebodv IN
the room from which the shot seemed {,
hly, hcru lrcd and he did mot ,ce any.
one iu the main door Of or on the sicp.
Of 'ho uildinr 90 time of the shooting
When asked II he or Jack Chiun. who
wa, with Gocbcl, drew pistols, hc said
81 did not draw my pistol and did not
R'c Chinn draw one. ! don't think b.,
did.
There was q long wmuglo here bc.
tween the attorneys over the question
whether the witnesses who have beer
examined might remain iu the court
ruom The attorneys for the dcfrns,
objected to allowing the witnesses IN re-
main because many ~ them would b,
witnesses in the trials of Davis an,
Coulton later on, IN which practically
the same issues are involved. Iudpt
Moore, however, ruled that the witness
os who had testified might remain.
Policeman Windgatc Thompson wa,
the next witness introduced. He was il
the statchousc yard when the shootins
occurred, but arrived rs the crowd wa.
carrying Senator Goebcl out Of the yard
lie saw the armed men n, the entrnnc,
10 the executive building and recognized
John Davis and Berry Howard amort