The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-19
CULTON ON STAND
IN POWERS TRIAL
Said There Was a Plan
to Kill Goebe1.
HE WAS TOLD OF II.
The Shooting Was to be Done From
Secretary of States Office.
The Shooting Was to be Done From
POWERS ORGANIZED ARMED MOE
He Insisted on Bringing Them to
Frankfort TO iusimida,e the L.sis-
iature = Threat WAS Made TO
Kill Every Democrat iT Con-
tests Were Not Ssttied in
Thirty Minutes.
CIV As:s.,Iata., Press.N

GEoRGEroWN. KY. july 1s.-rn the
trial to-day OF Caleb Powers. c.Earged with
completely in the Goehel shooting, John
a. Black. of Rsrhourviiie, a banker and a
Republican of prominence wss the first
witness He sad Powers came 10 ht-a in
January to advise hin, as 20 the propriety
of the mountain organization, which he
said fowe"s WAS getting ND.
Il asked Powers said the witness.
what so1s ct q crowd he vcs s.s,tt.ag up.
and ne sad he was Organizing; an armed
mob to so to FTankfCrc DISCO ouragsd
tbs and ro!c, hir. It wcui5 iisiAte the Re-
publican psrts: wouli &c s.zTna on ous
end OF the state. ana cGg!1c 10 be ADAM
donsd. Powers, however, INSISTED that the
mob should 6s Eoc.res3. ts.s t1ea was that
il would intiunidats re legislature
Black. continuing. saG: II saw Powers
Later. and again demonstrated against the
mountain rlcb gc.u:; t. E'rauktor, Powers
told t1e it was beng Elsslist. with the ap-
pro=al Of GGve'Tlog Fa..s.' G-rac.es Finley
and octle. t.eVeso'Ecaa .-ar.srs ct Frank
tort. Ih&:tss FiGiGE Sl cAs... TO me ard
enGeayoced TO get NE 10 Cooperate with
them.
Il protested attarIy. Povers became
very angry u!;h ,ue Oh accoun5 u The post
ton / took. | tree - 5s:ssiiade ;he,.. .rc;n
sending THE d-rS: ra-d ard - se.sS g1GI
citizens pecpie % :s!f!ueaec = aHy,'
y check from Char.es eaz.ev 10 the
Louisville and Nashville f3c s. CO, for trans
portadon of the men - F',2aktnrt was
produced by Back In raspSrSa 10 a ques-
ton from the prosecut.on.
w II. Culton, who !s, uaGer iEdc;mer,t
as an accessory to the ki.iLEg OF Governor
Goebel was called ueNt.
sol ,sy,E
against the competency OF v-,.it5a as a
witness. he beng under indic.msat along
with Powers and otbe-s as i -o-coEs; ;rator
and not having been ti!eG.
The jury was excluded tlucins rhe afgu-
nent OF the point
Judge Cantrisl rue,s thGt CEltor s; COM
petenr witness ti.= r.s,.:- 70 testify being
a personal privilege. The cutsca instructed
Culton that he night 81 nliai:l not testify.
as he desired. ana i he did 50. he was not
compelled TO tell anytn.ag that would
criminate himSzif
Cultoa replied that he vas te,-ifying of
his own free well
THREAT TO KILL.
Culton said he attended a conference at
Frankfort in January. at When Powers
and others were present, and the matter
OF bringing mountain men to the State
capital was being discussed Hamp How
ard. Frank cecil and Ottler mountain IneH
were asked by Powers how many they
could bring from Harlan, Bell and other
counties They promised to bring from
fifty TO two hundred men from each OF
the counties
Powers said, according to the witness
that when the men arrived a Frankfort
they would give the Det.-oe-atic legislator.
thirty minutes in which to settle the con-
tests. and IF they did not Settle ii in thai
time they would kill every one Of them
Culton continued: The mountain men
arrived in Frankfort January Eth They
numbered from 1.O0O to 1.5pG men. Those
who carried guns had them stacked in the
office of the Secretary OF Agriculture, and
each man was given ticket corresponding
with the number on his gun. Afeer at
tending a meeting in the State yard the
larger part Of the crowd was sent home
FROM SECRETARY OFFICE
Culton said Henry Youtsey told him ne
had found way by which Goe6sl coRic
be killed and no one find out who did IL.
Youtssy said it could be done from ths
Secretary of States Office. and showed
some steel bullets.
Witness told Youtsey such th'na
should not be done. Ex-Governor Sfaa, S
ley had told witness that he mad hsaru
Goebel was to be killed, and SdiO Il
must not be done.
witness saw youtsey, and Youtse1
said the plan had been abandoned
Witness declared that Governor iayio,
furnished him the money TO oFinS tns
Jackson county crowd He went 70 besfe
Howard and others. at TaylosSs instance.
and told them the Governor "ah'o" e'ietS